# Where are the illegals going? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2009, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827 "2009-08-18T08:17:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/21 "2011-09-20T02:17:11Z")
> [@contradancer](#): > > I know, it’s always funny until your living space is invaded. And as an aside, I think the gay people in the building would be offended by your remark about niggers and fags. Definitely wouldn’t want to offend anyone, in a thread about how those goddamn foreigners are bringing down our property values because really who wants to live next to a dirty Mexican? ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/22 "2011-09-20T13:03:01Z")
God, I hope they finally open a decent taco truck nearby. Does this mean we’ll get more soccer on basic cable? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/23 "2011-09-20T16:12:51Z")
Why, is that your GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL _\_ LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/24 "2011-09-20T16:22:31Z")
**Where are the illegals going?** They are going to that tree. What will they do there? It’s a party! What an illegals party! - with apologies to P. D. Eastman. ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/25 "2011-09-20T16:34:22Z")
> [@contradancer](#): > > but many of them, with children here, don’t want to do that. Well, guess what? They are moving into your neighboorhood. They are?! Well, there goes the neighborhood. Hey, wait a minute, I live in Mexico. I had no idea I was driving down the property values here all this time. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/26 "2011-09-20T16:44:06Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I can’t figure out if this is talking like a pirate or talking like a zombie. I’ll pretend that it’s a Zombie Pirate! [Youtube link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uORAyORWRAA&oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fresults%3Fsearch_query%3Dthey%2Btook%2Bour%2Bjobs%26aq%3Df) ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/27 "2011-09-20T17:03:21Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Where’s the OP been? Out of the country for the last two years? Looking for a parking spot. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/28 "2011-09-20T18:23:20Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > **Where are the illegals going?** > > They are going to that tree. > What will they do there? > It’s a party! > What an illegals party! > > - with apologies to P. D. Eastman. Or, Where have all the illegals gone, long time coming; Unpicked produce everywhere, prices they are hiiiking; Oh when will they ever learn, when will they evvverrr learn? ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/29 "2011-09-20T18:36:31Z")
Their last posted [tour schedule](http://www.webwrite.net/illegalsgig.htm) is from 2010. That’s the kind of thing that happens with these zombie threads. ---
**Author:** ![AndyLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/30 "2011-09-20T18:49:41Z")
Illegals don’t take legit jobs. They take jobs that are illegal to begin with. An illegal alien is not going to steal a “real” job from an American or legal immigrant. They take jobs that are below minimum wage or jobs that OSHA would find hazardous. Those people aren’t gonna check anything to begin with nor report it. They’re liable to do you as an independent contractor, knowing an illegal won’t tell on them. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/31 "2011-09-21T16:32:08Z")
> [@AndyLee](#): > > Illegals don’t take legit jobs. They take jobs that are illegal to begin with. An illegal alien is not going to steal a “real” job from an American or legal immigrant. They take jobs that are below minimum wage or jobs that OSHA would find hazardous. > > Those people aren’t gonna check anything to begin with nor report it. They’re liable to do you as an independent contractor, knowing an illegal won’t tell on them. Well yeah maybe but they’re still stealing all the women. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/32 "2011-09-21T17:08:55Z")
> [@AndyLee](#): > > They’re liable to do you as an independent contractor, knowing an illegal won’t tell on them. You know how long I’ve been trying to get someone to do me as an independent contractor? The wife’s just not into it, and a man has needs. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/33 "2011-09-21T22:04:08Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > You know how long I’ve been trying to get someone to do me as an independent contractor? The wife’s just not into it, and a man has needs. Just remember that it’s illegal to do that in the city of Las Vegas. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/34 "2011-09-21T22:42:05Z")
> [@gregorio](#): > > You know how you want to say something in a quick reply but you just can’t think of the right remark? Wow. Two years, **contradancer**? That’s turning the esprit de l’escalier into an artform. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rain\_Soaked](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@Rain\_Soaked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rain_Soaked)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/35 "2011-09-21T23:27:37Z")
> [@Raguleader](#): > > Just remember that it’s illegal to do that in the city of Las Vegas. Apparently, this is the ONLY thing that is illegal to do in the city of Las Vegas. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/36 "2011-09-22T09:14:44Z")
> [@Rain\_Soaked](#): > > Apparently, this is the ONLY thing that is illegal to do in the city of Las Vegas. Well, I understand it’s also illegal for casino staff to rough you up (unless you hit them first, I think) ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827/37 "2011-09-22T13:34:14Z")
> [@contradancer](#): > > I wondered where a lot of the illegals were going now that the job market is so bad, and some states have e-verify. I knew some of them have gone back across the border, but many of them, with children here, don’t want to do that. Well, guess what? They are moving into your neighboorhood. My son lives in a nice condo building in Chatsworth, CA (very close to LA). In the last few months he has not been able to find a parking space in the underground garage because they’re filled (permanently) with junk cars loaded with people’s possessions. these people either have relatives or friends in the building or groups of them are sub-letting from people who want to sell but can’t. Also, the grassy areas are now covered with dog poop, which was never there before. I guess these people are hoping that the jobs will come back and are staying in the country. Meanwhile, they are gradually bringing down the value of these condos and will eventually turn it into a ghetto. I picture groups of them sleeping on the floors and with no maintenance these places will be almost worthless when real estate does recover. anyone else seen this or something smilar? Ever read _Grapes of Wrath_? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827.md?page=1)