Illegal immigration

My family came here from Germany in the late 1800's early 1900's. All you needed then was the price of passage and a family to sponsor you. You didn't need permission.. You came through Ellis Island, with your sponsorship papers, they gave you a really quick physical.. those not passing it were put back on the boat.. those passing were sent on their way. I know this because my grandmother was 11 years old and remembered it well. She told me all about her passage here and Ellis Island..
 

After WWI immigration policies changed. Instead of being inspected only at Ellis Island, many immigrants had to work with U.S government offices in their home countries to get medical and legal inspections before they left.

In effect, it started becoming harder to immigrate.
 
QuickSilver said:
My family came here from Germany in the late 1800's early 1900's. All you needed then was the price of passage and a family to sponsor you. You didn't need permission.. You came through Ellis Island, with your sponsorship papers, they gave you a really quick physical.. those not passing it were put back on the boat.. those passing were sent on their way. I know this because my grandmother was 11 years old and remembered it well. She told me all about her passage here and Ellis Island..
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My grandfather and two of his brothers both came in the late 1800's. My grandfather stopped in Ohio, one brother was found in Pennsylvania, the other brother I never heard of or where he settled.

But one thing for sure back then. No place was so crowded that there was no place for them to go. And young as they were, there were plenty of places to find work and learn careers. They were all young, just out of the German army.
 

That's such a shame that young store clerk lost his life for no reason like that. Illegals should be deported for their first crime in America, and not allowed to come back after that. In this case, somebody wouldn't have lost their life over a pack of smokes. I'm of the eye for an eye mindset, if he killed somebody in cold blood like that, then he should received the death penalty....and not 12 years later either. We don't need to give them the luxuries of prison life until they die from old age, why waste the money?

I worked with many immigrants from Mexico, who did what they needed to become legal citizens, and they were proud to be American. I felt bad for one guy, he was a good worker and a nice person. Guess he just had to take one final step to become a citizen, he was almost there. Nobody knew that he was not legal. Well, during a friendly talk with the manager, he mentioned his excitement about becoming an American citizen so soon. He was fired, the company did not employ illegals.
 
We have a problem here in the Uk also with illegal immigrants coming in from Paris ,they wait at docks and when vehcles like
Lorries stop they climb inside or Underneath .If they do not get spotted they get off in England and melt in to town and cities .
Sometimes when the Lorries are going fast down a motorway they fall off and Die ,They must be So desperate to risk their lives ..
there is now a growing trend for them to sneak in cars while the driver is away for a short while ,and hide in the back .
 
We also have a problem in the U.K. that not all companies pay the minimum wage and when caught out, make excuses for it....there is no excuse in my opinion.

Retail giant H&M and service station operator Welcome Break are among 37 firms to be "named and shamed" for failing to pay the minimum wage.
It is the single biggest list of companies exposed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
The 37 firms will be fined a total of £51,000 and must also pay affected staff the £177,000 they were underpaid.
Welcome Break said a new IT problem contributed to the mistake, while H&M blamed time logging errors.
The government has already named 55 firms since October 2013 for underpaying staff.
The minimum wage for adults aged 21 and over currently stands at £6.50 per hour although the three major Westminster parties have all said they want to raise it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30822565
 
I know my post isn't strictly to do with immigrants illegal or otherwise, just pointing out that not all legit companies play by the law.

There have been several cases where immigrants illegal or legit have been exploited where wages are concerned.

For me to condemn illegal immigrants I would have to know their circumstances first, when they risk life and limb to arrive in the U.K. there must be something seriously wrong with their countries of origin.
 
Bee, with regard the companies who were recently fined for failing to meet minimum wage requirements, this didn't only apply to immigrants but to everyone regardless of their race or legal status in this country, who were employed by these charlatans.
 
Yes I know that Holly, I did point out that I realised it was nothing to do with immigrants illegal or otherwise.
 

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