Illegal Immigrant - He's Canadian!

[bowflex 0]

I'm also not trying to offend anyone, I just get worked up on this stuff from my past experiences

[Krikit 1,164]

I'm also not trying to offend anyone, I just get worked up on this stuff from my past experiences

That's okay, Bowflex. I knew where it was coming from.

[trailmix 77]

I'm also not trying to offend anyone, I just get worked up on this stuff from my past experiences

That's okay, Bowflex. I knew where it was coming from.

lol at and

[rhymeswithcandi 0]

That guy is the most selfish butthole in the world, I can't believe anyone would find his story funny?

This kind of stuff TOTALLY pushes me to the worst kind of anger, and I have NO idea how anyone could joke about this.

Well I think some of the comments of the author are funny. This article didn't make me angry in the least. I don't feel responsible for this guy, i'm sure it works both ways, illegal Americans in Canada and Canadians in the U.S.. It is the way it is, probably happens in most border countries.

Oh I'm sure it does, and any American that is living illegally in Canada deserves the exact same treatment. While I admit that I am TOTALLY against illegal immigration and am quite biased with stories involving it, the guy could not be any more selfish. For those who risk everything to give their children a better life than they had, and do it legally, it's horrible to see him state that "he doesn't have much to lose."

Going over the border from the States to Canada with my wife's family was seriously the worst moment in my life. To see two parents so dedicated to their children that they are willing to uproot everything they've known to give them a better life is amazing, but to see the worry in their eyes as they're forced to live in a motel for a month while trying to find a way to support them is awful. This guy deserves to be forced to realize that his actions are garbage.

I can understand your frustration... I've seen it too - When I lived in Malta I used to often drive by the refugee camp where the boatloads of Africans were held and they were all fleeing deplorable conditions - they'd traveled weeks through desert and sea and all they wanted was to start a new life in the UK or the US. When I lived in Cyprus, the place was FULL of illegal Sri Lankan immigrants working as housekeepers. It's all very sad...

What he's doing is nothing compared to the thousands who illegally go to Canada to scam on healthcare and welfare benefits. There are third world illegals in almost every country! I just don't think it means we need to slam the hammer on people like this hippie.

[bowflex 0]

That guy is the most selfish butthole in the world, I can't believe anyone would find his story funny?

This kind of stuff TOTALLY pushes me to the worst kind of anger, and I have NO idea how anyone could joke about this.

Well I think some of the comments of the author are funny. This article didn't make me angry in the least. I don't feel responsible for this guy, i'm sure it works both ways, illegal Americans in Canada and Canadians in the U.S.. It is the way it is, probably happens in most border countries.

Oh I'm sure it does, and any American that is living illegally in Canada deserves the exact same treatment. While I admit that I am TOTALLY against illegal immigration and am quite biased with stories involving it, the guy could not be any more selfish. For those who risk everything to give their children a better life than they had, and do it legally, it's horrible to see him state that "he doesn't have much to lose."

Going over the border from the States to Canada with my wife's family was seriously the worst moment in my life. To see two parents so dedicated to their children that they are willing to uproot everything they've known to give them a better life is amazing, but to see the worry in their eyes as they're forced to live in a motel for a month while trying to find a way to support them is awful. This guy deserves to be forced to realize that his actions are garbage.

I can understand your frustration... I've seen it too - When I lived in Malta I used to often drive by the refugee camp where the boatloads of Africans were held and they were all fleeing deplorable conditions - they'd traveled weeks through desert and sea and all they wanted was to start a new life in the UK or the US. When I lived in Cyprus, the place was FULL of illegal Sri Lankan immigrants working as housekeepers. It's all very sad...

What he's doing is nothing compared to the thousands who illegally go to Canada to scam on healthcare and welfare benefits. There are third world illegals in almost every country! I just don't think it means we need to slam the hammer on people like this hippie.

The United States definitely has the problem of folks scamming over the system by getting surgeries and then not paying, etc, but keep in mind he is not paying taxes at all. He may be paying for services and such, but in the end he broke the law just by staying, did it again by not paying taxes, and then brags about it. I really wish that people who are so selfish could somehow be forced into seeing that the world is so much bigger than the life they know. There's not a day that goes by that I'm not incredibly thankful that my wife is now in the same bed next to me, nice and safe, and that her family is now on their way to citizenship in Canada. I just feel he's slapping everyone in the face that struggles to do it the right way, then smiles and brags right after.

[rhymeswithcandi 0]

The United States definitely has the problem of folks scamming over the system by getting surgeries and then not paying, etc, but keep in mind he is not paying taxes at all. He may be paying for services and such, but in the end he broke the law just by staying, did it again by not paying taxes, and then brags about it. I really wish that people who are so selfish could somehow be forced into seeing that the world is so much bigger than the life they know. There's not a day that goes by that I'm not incredibly thankful that my wife is now in the same bed next to me, nice and safe, and that her family is now on their way to citizenship in Canada. I just feel he's slapping everyone in the face that struggles to do it the right way, then smiles and brags right after.

I totally get where you're coming from

[athena_ny 1]

OH man, that's pretty sickening.

My husband (Peruvian) was illegal for 4.5 years due to circumstances beyond his control (father's death, by the time he thought everything was in order lawyers were telling him in order to bring a lawsuit (negligence on his father's workplace, his dad died on the job, wrongful death lawsuit) they couldn't return to Peru since there was already a 3 year ban on them. (Though had they told him how long lawsuits take to go through, he probably would have gone back because the three year ban would have passed by the time they got a settlement or their day in court, but he was advised to stay and break the law.) He paid taxes, always paid his medical bills (got medical insurance with his ITIN), and no one paid for anything for him, before I get attacked for that.

Anyway, point is, he would be disgusted at this guy making a joke out of it, and leaving a country and a place where he had everything just to shun the US immigration system. I would pander a guess that most illegals who purposely come here and stay are either fleeing deplorable conditions or dead end lives that lead nowhere, and being illegal here is better than being legal in their home country. I feel for those people, but from all accounts I've heard, Canada is BETTER than the US in a lot of ways. So why would you come here and live here illegally...to make a point? I just don't get it.

dfjdalfjjalds I understand why bowflex is upset. Let's just say that.

[Delicia 1]

Illegals, from anywhere, just burn me. Here we are suffering through the 'legal' way and the illegals get here (and to Canada too where they have a serious problem with people who arrive claiming refugee status and are subsequently denied, but they never leave) work, have their families with them, take advantage of government services, pay no taxes, etc.

I recently had to change my insurance policy from MN coverage to AZ and I watched my premiums go up over $300 a year simply because, as my agent said, "there are lots of illegals driving around with no insurance, they get into accidents, and disappear." Not to mention the vehicle theft rate is crazy high here with a percentage of those stolen vehicles ending up in Mexico and resold.

Illegal immigration hurts everyone.

[athena_ny 1]

Illegals, from anywhere, just burn me. Here we are suffering through the 'legal' way and the illegals get here (and to Canada too where they have a serious problem with people who arrive claiming refugee status and are subsequently denied, but they never leave) work, have their families with them, take advantage of government services, pay no taxes, etc.

I recently had to change my insurance policy from MN coverage to AZ and I watched my premiums go up over $300 a year simply because, as my agent said, "there are lots of illegals driving around with no insurance, they get into accidents, and disappear." Not to mention the vehicle theft rate is crazy high here with a percentage of those stolen vehicles ending up in Mexico and resold.

Illegal immigration hurts everyone.

Making assumptions about people's situations also hurts everyone.

[warlord 73]

Yes it is people like him who are making it harder and more frustrating to become legal in the US. Another side though is, unlike other illegals, he's not really benefiting from the US in anyways at all. He's not recieving special care, education etc or bonuses at all. Sure he doesn't pay taxes to the government, but in a way all his money is being spent in America to Americans and not the government. So in a way that's kind of supporting the people rather then the gov't.

I'm sure his time is limited, he's already been redbooked by the border, so last time he was lucky they didn't check up on him more, but it'll be a matter of time before he's discovered. Now with this article maybe they won't deport him right away and instead hold him in one of those illegal immigration holding cells for a few months. Plus getting a lifetime bar from every comming back to the US.

Yeah it's not right, but at least he's not out running drug rings in the streets or robbing people for a living. He's just making pretty much nothing and spending it all back into the US economy without any burden on anyone really. It's really more the employers fault for hiring him under those conditions to make it easy for people to come over like that...

[Delicia 1]

Making assumptions about people's situations also hurts everyone.

I guess you need to clarify what assumptions are being made with my statement? I R confused....

[Caladan 19]

What I thought was interesting in the article is that no one's screaming about him because he's not Hispanic. And that they're seeing that while he's illegal, he hasn't been a drain on public resources. I think the guy's an ####### for flaunting his flouting of the law, but I can't see this article being written in the same tone if he were from Mexico.

[LaL 418]

What I thought was interesting in the article is that no one's screaming about him because he's not Hispanic. And that they're seeing that while he's illegal, he hasn't been a drain on public resources. I think the guy's an ####### for flaunting his flouting of the law, but I can't see this article being written in the same tone if he were from Mexico.

I totally agree.

[athena_ny 1]

Making assumptions about people's situations also hurts everyone.

I guess you need to clarify what assumptions are being made with my statement? I R confused....

You assume all illegal aliens don't pay taxes. A lot do. I don't endorse using other people's social security numbers, but if they are doing it that way or through an ITIN, many illegal immigrants DO pay taxes. Many forgo health care that they need desperately, not all are crowding into the local ER at the earliest sign of a problem. You assume that they haven't been separated from their families. Most of the illegal immigrants I've known have been separated from their families with no end in sight. Yes, it's decision, but it doesn't mean it's easy. I don't support illegal immigration but the system as a whole is broken. If they didn't have a reason to come (employment), most wouldn't.

So while illegal immigration does hurt, I wouldn't say it hurts everyone all of the time. Illegal immigration isn't the source of all that is wrong with the world. The politicians who have their hands in corporate America's pocket...I have an easier time blaming them.

[athena_ny 1]

What I thought was interesting in the article is that no one's screaming about him because he's not Hispanic. And that they're seeing that while he's illegal, he hasn't been a drain on public resources. I think the guy's an ####### for flaunting his flouting of the law, but I can't see this article being written in the same tone if he were from Mexico.