Thread: Illegal immigrants struggle to survive in US

Illegal immigrants struggle to survive in US
by Henni Espinosa,
ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at 08/25/2011 4:33 PM
Updated as of 08/25/2011 6:57 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - An undocumented Filipino who arrived in the US in 2007 said it was a struggle to survive.

"Wala akong gaanong kakilala tapos, pangalawa, sa situation mo di mo alam mga dapat mong puntahan saka hindi mo alam anong pwede mong pasukan," said the Pinoy worker.

Through perseverance, he found a job as a caregiver, and has since worked full-time. He disputes the growing sentiment that undocumented immigrants like him take jobs away from Americans.

There are 14 million Americans who are looking for jobs, which are becoming harder to find amid the gloomy US economic climate. There are also 12 million undocumented immigrants in the US.

“Yung mga trabaho na yan na binabanggit nila hindi naman yan yung papasukan nila," he said.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, who conducted a town hall meeting on jobs in San Jose, also disagrees that undocumented immigrants take away opportunities from Americans.

"Overall, that is not the case. People who are here without their documents are paying taxes and they are not getting benefits for it. A lot of times, we have immigrants especially in the agriculture sector where you can put as many ads as you want on the paper, but there are no lines of Americans at the door who want to become farm workers," said Lofgren.

Bitoy Logarta is an accountant who has not found a full-time job since 2009. While he does not resent undocumented immigrants, Logarta realizes that not all of them work as farm workers or caregivers. However, some of them work in offices, where he could also find employment.

He said, "We have laws right now. It's just a matter of implementing them. If these laws are not implemented, then they're really taking away jobs from people like me."

Logarta said companies who knowingly hire undocumented immigrants should be penalized.

“They are taking away jobs for legal immigrants or citizens,â€

Could anyone help with a translation?

BS... Blah blah blah
Racist... Yada yada yada

How am I doing so far?

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Could anyone help with a translation?

I'm sure there are a lot of people in his home country that understand him. If we repatriate him then all are happy.

Originally Posted by nomas

BS... Blah blah blah
Racist... Yada yada yada

How am I doing so far?

I'm impressed, you got the right number of 'Yadas."

For any illegal alien troll who may be reading this in this country...

LEGAL CITIZENS by the millions who are Starving, homeless, jobless, struggling to feed their families and in a great part due to YOU being here taking jobs and benefits...

DON'T GIVE A FREAKIN DARN!

GO BACK TO YOUR OWN COUNTRIES AND COMPLAIN THERE! We survived and built this country quite well long before your swarming, babies popping out like rabbits, drunken driving habits, child pedophlia tendency, stealing identities, sneaky, law-breakers ever came here ILLEGALLY!

Just because you were able to get here by doing what you KNOW was wrong doesn't mean hoot! It means you have already demeaned yourselves in the majority legal citizens eyes and you digust us!

This is the US, the US for US LEGAL CITIZENS and you are not even an ILLEGAL IMMGRANT! True immigrants abide by the laws of the land and do not think they should be above the law just because of their "poor me, I only want a better life for my family" rants.

We who have no other country but this one are indeed angry that you have the gull to whine, cry, and demand after coming here like the thief you are.
We who have no other country but this one are not about to feel sorry for your asses when millions of our own struggle to survive in their own country!

Read the Bible and follow the TEN COMMANDENTS.

THOU SHALT NOT STEAL!

THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBORS GOODS!

THOU SHALT NOT LIE!

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

America's new commandments

Thou shalt not enter illegally
Thou shalt not carry illegal drugs
Thou shalt not use America as your personal breeding ground
Thou shalt not work in America if your illegal
Thou shalt not lie to get food stamps and other social services.
Thou shalt not attend our schools if your undocumented
Thou shalt not protest since if your illegal you have only the right to be deported
Thou shalt not live in the USA
Thou shalt not use false ID
Thou shalt not encourage others to come here illegally

Yeah... those too!

Quote............"Through perseverance, he found a job as a caregiver, and has since worked full-time."

SEIU knowningly employs illegals and tells them to vote and who to vote for.