Quote from US. worker:
"They're taking jobs from American citizens. Its causing us to lose our homes. Its putting us in poverty, you know? Where's my rights? I got two Bronze Stars and a Silver Star. This is not what I fought for. I didn't fight for Mexico. I didn't fight for these illegals. I fought for this country because I love it."

Remarkable C-SPAN Exchange
By Jerry Kammer, July 29, 2010

A call into C-Span's Washington Journal today from a former construction worker encapsulated much of the frustration and anger percolating around the immigration debate. The caller told his story to Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., whose response illustrated his belief that the blame lies not with illegal immigrants, but with the employers who exploit them by paying poor wages. Here are parts of the comments of both men:

CALLER FROM OHIO: I was living in North Carolina. We had things going good for us. We was buying -- we had our home. They started bringing the illegals in. They wiped us out. I went from being an employer to being an employee. We lost our home. We had to move back and live in a family-owned dwelling. They're not raising their standard of living; they're lowering ours. I've got friends that built houses all their lives, and now they can't get a job. They're taking jobs from American citizens. Its causing us to lose our homes. Its putting us in poverty, you know? Where's my rights? I got two Bronze Stars and a Silver Star. This is not what I fought for. I didn't fight for Mexico. I didn't fight for these illegals. I fought for this country because I love it.

http://www.cis.org/kammer/grijalva-cspan

Most of the rest of the article is devoted to remarks by Rep. Grijalva, who switches the focus to the exploitation of illegal aliens by U.S. employers. To read the entire article, please click on the source link above. I thought the U.S. construction worker's statement a good summary of why so many U.S. citizens and legal residents are banding together in organizations like ALIPAC to work together against illegal immigration.