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EEYYYYYY welcome to the Ground.news club. I swear they are sponsoring ALL of us... man I hope it doesn't end up being controversial platform like FTX lol! I'm actually working on a similar episode for next week myself. Been researching. Didn't finish your video yet as im writing this so curious to see if you came to the same conclusion like me.
Cam this video was funny but rather one sided, unlike most of your other videos that I've seen. Personally, Im pro-immigration, but I think you go overboard on painting the immigration debate as americans who think brown ppl icky vs americans who are pro-immigration. Anecdotally, this conversation seems much more reasonable in 2024 than it has in the past. I have many republican friends (republicans in a very blue state so...) who take issue with how immigration is being done from a fiscal perspective rather than the number of immigrants or where they come from. Over the long-term immigrants start businesses, spend money on services, and contribute to growing the labor force. However, in the short-term concentrated numbers of immigrants moving into high cost of living areas seems to result in substantial over-reliance on government services. Congrats on the sponsor though, nice to see sponsorships start on this channel.
What a great sponsor- guess draft kings out of the question 😂 never heard of them and looking forward to checking it out. Great reports man, keep it up
Unfortunately I'm going to have to report this video to they are not immigrants they are asylum seekers.... You seem to not even grasp the most basic aspects of the problem. yet you made it twenty five minute video pretending you're an expert.. People coming to this country under asylum seekers or refugees get a bunch of money they get processed very quickly they get taken care of better than me you or any of our family members ever have. Do some research google "aid for asylum seekers", "aid for refugees......." It's weird to me you can be confidently so incorrect about things no one tells you that you're just talking out your ****.... The American job market is full of ghost jobs. Bro you probably became a content creator because nobody would hire you. That's why I started a business because nobody would hire me. The American job market is so horrible Americans are just making their own jobs........... Are these video documentaries supposed to be satirical? I guess I'll start finding enjoyment out of how completely ridiculous and ask backwards your viewpoint is. You made fun of Alex Jones but yet you yourself completely missed the root issue and the actual problem about the topic that you're failing to communicate about........ The irony lol Job good job rambling incoherently about a bunch of unrelated things that have the same keywords involved so you think they're related....... lol
Most Americans do not realize that the Patriot Act allows the Border Patrol to stop anyone and confiscate anything within 100 miles of the border, a region containing more than half the population, and most of the latin and black population, effectively removing fourth amendment protections without any due process at all, on the whim of officers. How do you think that turned out?
I used to work in McAllen, Texas, and heard such crazy stories from co-workers who would get pulled over multiple times on the same stretch of road from McAllen to Laredo for literally no reason. Meanwhile as a white guy, the only time I had to say a word to anyone at the checkpoint in Falfurrias was the time I was driving a U-Haul, every other time they just waived me through.
We definitely have given too much power to our government and they're subsidiaries. Namely the three letter organizations, here's hoping we can turn it around before the empire falls and total chaos reigns. We gotta stop putting these pandering corporation backed fakes in office, on both sides.
@@machravensI mean it makes sense a white person wouldn’t be immigrating from the southern nations lol. Why would you expect to be stopped and searched?
@@waynewayne8419 I wouldn't, it's the luxury of being a white guy. But pulling over someone because they're the same race as 85% of the community they live in also doesn't make any sense? It's just a license to harass people and make them show papers.
The fact about immigrants and crime is hilarious. As an immigrant who knew people growing up that were undocumented at times we're usually n pins and needles and go the extra mile to stay OUT of trouble because something as simple as a traffic stop can lead to detention and deportation. Especially back then. Undocumented folks usually don't even call the police for legitimate crimes perpetrated against them because they know it involves dealing with Police who will ask for ID and other things they may lack. This rolls over into healthcare as well. I knew someone who was injured working undocumented and almost lost his leg because he wouldn't/couldn't go for healthcare, afraid of deportation.
immigrants and crime do have a connection bc the amazing people your taking about are trying their best not to be caught. meanwhile, there are crazy horrible immigrants that DO cause trouble, sex traffic, and drug traffic. its easy for all of them to be labeled as bad bc they come in the country the same way. i wish all immigrants were like how you described, but sadly its not the case, and ignoring it will not solve the discrimination they face.
@@X3nophiliacwhat? Ignoring it seems like the right thing to do to protect the good people. The ones causing crime can be dealt with by the police, or a strong community, or however you do it normally. The immigration status is not relevant to the real crimes
I can relate to this, because one time I got my license taken away (I deserved it) but i wanted to keep driving around. My driving got much better when I didn't have a license. I was stopping for stop signs and everything.
@@X3nophiliacWhat's your point tho? Not all immigrants are going to be law abiding citizens. Some will be criminals. It just how matters how proportionally that weighs out and the crimes committed. Unless we take away All guns from gun owners because some shoot people illegally, remove all kids from home schooling because some are abused, etc.
@@CamJamesVeracruz and Quintana Roo are! People who leave the Imperial Core states call themselves "expats" while everyone else are "immigrants." Surprise surprise
My wife is from Toluca. It’s about 45 minutes southeast of Mexico City. The weather there is very similar to Seattle actually. Elevation is 7500’ft so it’s mild there and it rains quite a bit. It does get a bit hotter in the summer though.
I grew up in Arizona and lived in an immigrant heavy town. What bothers me a lot is the characterization of illegal immigrants being inherently leechy and criminal, even subhuman in a way. I had friends who were children of illegal immigrants. All of them were hard working people. I knew for a fact that some of them were saving up money to become citizens (becoming a citizen isn't cheap to people who don't have money and aren't able to get well paying jobs). Staying in an illegal status is just living on borrowed time, as you could get swept up at any time and deported. I had classmates whom this happened to. Illegal immigrants from South of the border are often desperate people. Escaping a government that is corrupt and a nation controlled by the cartels. The dead bodies of immigrants in the Arizona desert is enough to show their despiration. It also shows how little some Americans see these immigrants as people. Focusing more on things like the litter these immigrants leave (because how hard could it be to carry your trash to the nearest trash can in the middle of the Sonoran Desert?) than the actual reasons why these people are forced to tempt fate in the desert rather than go the legitimate way. Immigration is a complicated issue, which is why it's controversial. Of course people take advantage of the systems, I mean, even the politicians of this country do that. But I do have an issue with the sheer dehuminization of human beings because they "didn't do immigration the right way". When a corpse is found in the desert, they are made out to be more of a warning, like nailing the a severed head of a traitor above the gates of a castle, than human beings who in despiration fled their country and died doing it.
well said. that shit is tragic and there's no other word for it really. at the core these are just people seeking something better for themselves and their families. The dehumanization has happened to Black people, Jews, Mexicans, LGBTQIA+ people, and so many more.
Most of us Conservatives do NOT think immigrants are inherently bad people. I’ve worked with Mexican immigrants on job sites and they’re some of the nicest, hardest-working people I’ve ever met. The problem is that we are opening borders and letting literally anybody in (even non-asylum seekers). We don’t have the resources to take care of our own homeless and/or downtrodden citizens, yet we are busing in immigrants by the thousands??? Then on top of that, we are spending MILLIONS in tax dollars to house them and feed them?? I understand compassion, but how is this sustainable, and how is it fair to our own people???
Congrats on the sponsor!! 🎉🎉 I'm an African immigrant and used to date a fellow African immigrant who was hella mean to undocumented immigrants. I've never been so irritated when he said, "I paid to come here the right way and they should too", like this ninja didn't already tell me the story of how his family finessed and borrowed to bring him here - he was lucky to be born into a situation that allowed him to use the "right process" 🙄. I bet most of these people who are so vocally hateful towards undocumented immigrants would do the same thing if they were born into the situations those people are born into today. I'm lucky my ancestors weren't forced into slavery, I'm lucky my mom had the means to bring me to the US, and I am lucky to have a comfortable life today. Not trying to discount my hardwork, but it would be way worse without just...luck. I am so glad you did this!! Thank you!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Seriously. To migrate to the US you need to have hella money and even that isn’t always a guarantee. You could spend tens of thousands of dollars and still be denied. Speaking a so-called legal immigrant.
Cant believe just 2 months ago I stumbled upon your channel and some of your first videos (the MLM one) you have definitely found your calling and people and companies are taking notice!! Keep up the great work!
Multiple choices ... in a police stop? There were choices?! We had choices?!? No seriously though, thank you, Brother, for this upload! It's a gift listening to you drop the truth on 'em. Just stopping by, showing support, attention, and love ✌️.
During the OC (pepper) spray training I received in the Marine Corps the white instructor told us that Black and Mexican people have a high tolerance to it’s effects I remember that a Black Corpsman and I were mocked for our reactions to it’s effects with people calling me a pussy and referring to the Corpsman as having out of control anger issues It wasn’t until long after I got out that I realized we were sprayed extra because the instructor wanted to make sure we felt the same thing as everyone else And he was so sure of this racially increased pain tolerance that he believed that we reacted differently because of personal faults
The immigration laws also affect people in ways that were unexpected. A lot of Korean children that were adopted got deported in their adult lives due to their adopted parents' negligence in applying for their citizenship. These are people who usually have never been to Korea or around a Korean community, so they do not speak the language or know about the customs/cultures. They essentially get dumped into a country they know nothing about.
I have an uncle who was adopted from Ethiopia in the 90s but didn't get citizenship. He had to move back as an adult and had to re-immigrate with his wife and kids (my aunt and cousins) exactly ten years ago. Our immigration system is really tricky.
Love that these keep getting better. As someone who immigrated to the US as a kid from Brazil and went through the entire immigration process to become a citizen, it fucking sucks. It’s long, it’s expensive, and if you don’t have resources it’s nearly impossible to complete correctly. There are tons of appointments you have to go to at artbirary offices, you need to get medical exams and vaccines, and you need to double check the government’s work because they fuck up. I remember at some point they messed up my country of birth and it caused a multi month delay - for some shit some random government employee fucked up on. My mom was smart, prepared, was already fluent in English before we moved here, and knew that she had to do everything possible to make the process as fast as possible so that I could become a citizen before I turned 18 to avoid even more legal shit, and it still took forever. It’s not easy to stay here even when you spend your entire life here. It would’ve been ridiculous to deport us if things didn’t go according to plan. It was incredibly stressful knowing that there was a chance I would never be able to work jobs here, or maybe even worst case have to return to a country that was so bad that my mom risked everything for us to leave. It fundamentally changes a person even if you succeed in getting to stay here forever. The system hardly works right now and it should definitely be improved on all fronts since even the “winners” pay a difficult to quantify cost.
The sad reality is that alot of migrants (surprisingly in europe too when i asked locals in prague) think that the USA is a magical land where all they need to do is work whtever job and thats it. They think as soon as they get there, thats all they need to do. Even worse, they go hoping their child would be one of those success stories they always hear about, and that can put incredible pressure on the kids. They never hear all the horrors and the real hardships of the everyday american/migrant person.
As i stated in an earlier comment on another video, i am a dual citizen with Hungary. My wife is Russian and in order for us to live together, i had to emigrate to Hungary. A very difficult process indeed. This is all because the legal means of bringing a Russian into the US has proved very problematic, to say the least. Even here it is difficult. I had to take up residence and request family repatriation. The question of legal immigration has always been a very hot topic item. You provided a concise insight into the problems. And until both very corrupt sides of the aisle get it together, this will not end anytime soon. Thanks for the good videos, i binged them all today.
"We shouldn't be thinking about how people got here, we should be asking why they come here." FACTS! also Cam even if you're not an immigrant, that's immigrant-level hustle to go from a handful of subs to 40k in a couple months, I know my lazy second generation ass would have fumbled that for sure -- congratulations and keep up the good work
I’m a child of immigrant parents. The biggest fear in my life is that I waste the opportunity they gave me and my siblings by crossing the boarder. Giving up their families, friends, etc. My brother and I are engineers, my sister is a senior accountant, and my other brother is a contractor. I appreciate you talking about this subject!
Writing this for everybody in 2027, going on a binge of your videos after you've already gotten millions of subscribers. Hey y'all, I was here at the beginning, when Cam just hit 10k. I'm an og fan and that makes me cool
bro your post had me so scared about what you were gonna say in this video 💀💀 i just had to watch and see for myself! not at all disappointed. appreciate your deep dives and congrats on the sponsor!!
As a white as white can be Australian living in the US, it's sickening how many people are surprised that I'm a "Registered Alien" and then say "Oh, but you're one of the good ones". I try to educate people but it's an uphill battle, the racism is deep and rooted ingrained in the system.
This was one of the best, most informative & necessary videos to date. You keep getting better & better with each one. I will be sharing your series with others.
really appreciate the thorough research and insight you brought to this topic. as a daca immigrant i thank you for sharing and educating those who may not be familiar with the situation i and many others are in.
The way people speak about immigrants is heart breaking. They’re kids separated from their parents and woman euthanized at the border and somehow people still will call them evil names like “illegal aliens”. If these people had to switch lives with some of these immigrants for 24 hours I hope it would change the way they treat them.
Speaking about them without caring about them is what the term “illegal alien” is FOR. If a group wants another group to be treated poorly or used as a scapegoat, they use language to make them an “other.” The extreme examples are those of mass violence, which is invariably preceded by dehumanizing language.
True for small scale violence too. Hate crimes are committed against [slur]s and [slur]s. The perpetrators, before committing inhumane acts, were taught with language use that their victims are less than human or unworthy of humane treatment.
Your'e the first channel I've seen that shows how ground news works . Everyone else I've seen just seems to read a script that feels very radio station ad like. Thanks for showing it. I'm gonna have to give it a try
I actually overstayed a visa in Canada a year and there's stress involved with being undocumented somewhere. I have a lot of sympathy for people who are fighting a system that is apparently designed to be as opaque and difficult as possible. And politicians, partly of the Trump party, have zero desire to solve it because they think keeping voters angry and afraid is their path to winning elections. I live in Southern Arizona and have been along the border in spots from Texas to Arizona. Let's just say in general it is desolate, quiet and you're often the only person for miles, apart from a bored border agent sitting in his truck. There is an immigration problem in this country, but it's not a crisis. The problem is that we have a system that is awful and often inhumane. And that once again is on politicians who won't lift a finger to do anything constructive. Also, for many Mexican families in my part of Tucson, their ancestors never crossed the border. Due to the Gadsen purchase, the border crossed them.
Dude you've been KILLING it with the rate and quality of uploads! I'm a Latino but "white passing" and I've seen so much bullshit towards people of my ethnicity just because they're brown. Thanks for bringing attention to this issue.
I ain’t because they’re “brown” it’s because ngos in foreign countries are telling all their poorest most needy citizens to head north and the gringos will take care of you. Democrats literally importing third worlders to replace the black & Latino voters that support Trump. Hebrew immigrant aid society. Why do the Israelis support a militarized border with Gaza but a wide open southern border for America?
Same boat, I have an insanely Latino name (four names and all) but get way less shit than my more brown Latino brothers. It’s crazy too the racism that’s baked into Latin culture surrounding skin color. Specifically the whole “white = rich/brown = poor” aspect and all its weird side effects
Whether I’m interested in the topic, agree with the conclusion or not, you always make these videos enjoyable to watch through exceptional presentation. Keep at it man, you’re destined for big things
while true, language evolves. why do you think we no longer call my people "colored" or "negroes"? they know what they're doing, and it is very much on purpose.
bro already got a sponsor! movin on up. hope you have the stamina to keep this up. so many youtubers quitting this year because they got gassed. prioritize your health!!
it's had me gassed at times for sure. i'm apparently landing on the radar of a lot of big agencies right now. trying to get ahead of schedule so i can do just that.
Man, I love how you stress "don't take it from me" and encourage people to look into things for themselves. It's a message that can't get said enough and one that people forget in an often subconscious attempt to "win" their argument. Much respect, keep doing what you're doing.
non-resident alien here.. been here for nearly seven years, pay into social security, don’t qualify for it nor am i qualified to be a resident.. and i’m on the privileged side of all this having a visa.. and white skin, but damn it’s hard.. no real outlook and knowing if i don’t find another way to stay i’ll probably won’t see anyone in my social life again when it runs out and i have to leave.. thanks for talking on the topic ..
Hey it sucks that you have to pay into social security and not get anything from it but it doesnt look like in our future much will also get their social security benefits when we age, rn our social security payments are supporting the ones that are on it rn , meaning the money was never saved
US has some of the best resources in the world, but they would mean jack shit without the millions of immigrants that went there with their knowledge from America and Europe (And more recently Asia and Africa).
New Cam James deep dive drop is always a good day Real quick, I truly think there are tons of us who feel pressured to have an opinion on everything without enough context. People read headlines, not articles. Not you, though. You always shoot it straight, guy 🤙🏻 keep breaking that mold
@@CamJames it’s inspiring, dude - genuinely. Inspiring others happens when you lead by example. You continually set a strong example. Have a good day! 🤙🏻
I am in love with your content. Everything about it is so insightful and thoughtful: your shot composition and cinematography, your research, the topics you cover, your delivery, it’s all flawless. Truly appreciate you and the amount of effort and dedication creating this content is.
while i understand the empathetic side of the argument, this has a serious economic cost. at some point its just straight up not fiscally possible to continue. its already pretty disgusting that they're stripping the money away from the other social programs to support people who knowingly sneak into a country for perceived benefits. theres plenty of people coming into the country who are coming here for the right reasons and want to contribute and build a life for themselves, but we cant act like there arent opportunistic individuals who are seizing the weak policies being enforced by our government. theres a better way to do this, and we're making a mess of it all
our policies aren't always weak, even when they seem so. Obama was Deporter-In-Chief. and the positives have outweighed the perceived negatives in many ways, as i pointed out.
@@CamJames i understand and agree that the majority of the people coming in are coming for the right reasons, but that doesnt mean we should just ignore the decently large number that arent. some of these people commit serious crimes and then move to another state once they're caught, just to up the ante in the new location. heres a video that shows some receipts as proof of the issue with the ones who are taking this perceived weakness in policy as an opportunity to do whatever they want when they come here. its only 10 minutes long but it gives very specific documented examples ua-cam.com/video/eTX21SCvYNU/v-deo.html
In NC we used to have a rural sheriff who had part of Interstate 85 running through his county...he was quoted as saying "pull over anything darker than a snowflake"...this was quoted on TV news and newspapers in the days before the internet.
Imma sound nerdy as shit but just hear me out. The founder of Steam, the biggest game marketplace ever, was able to make piracy less popular than buying games traditionally. His idea was that the consumers will more often do what is right, and what is convenient. It may be naive to compare this to immigration, but it applies pretty well. We should focus more streamlining the process of getting here the legal way, rather than making a big ass wall to block it all off. If we make it easier to get in and faster, less people will hop the fence. I think then we could consider getting stronger border protection. But for now, it's our fault. Also, I know the government makes the process of getting in legally difficult as shit, knowing how hard it is just to get a license renewal.
Just discovered your channel today. Really interesting topics. I'm from England and it feels like a lot of this rhetoric is becoming more and more conmon place here too
Found your channer through the almight Algo. As a DACA recipent now going through Adjustment of Status (Aos) to become a Permanent resident, seeing this video gave me hope that more people hear about immigration in the US. People think of us as parasites. My parents were just trying to escape the crime and corruption of Mexico. Their sacrifice and hardwork have given me the opportunity. The opportunity to Dream. That opportunity is all we want. I used it to now just finishing my PhD in Chemistry. I want to improve the country that has given me so much. Thanks for the spotlight.
I watched this video when it first dropped and agree with most of what was said here, and I got to share my story. On May 2022, I found out I won the Diversity Visa lottery that I just randomly filled one day during the previous year around October 2021. The process was long, but finally on September 2023, I took a flight straight to Chicago, and unlike many immigrants who got here illegally, I got my green card and became a lawful permanent resident, as simple as that. I am very grateful for this country, and I understand this is a sensitive topic for many as politics is divisive but there has to be a common sense solution that works for the greater good.
When it comes to immigration from Latin America, I'm reminded of this story about a whole town in Mexico capturing a major cartel leader and all hell breaking loose. Upon his capture, the cartel shut down the whole city, no way in or out. The whole city broke out in gunfire. And then the most shocking thing for me...they knew the homes of the officers and took apartment complexes hostage (not just the families of the officers). In the end, the police were brought to their knees and they let the leader go. I can't even frickin fathom that. Imagine trying to leave your home and a military grade jeep is camped at the end of the road, ready to shoot you. Assuming they even let you walk out the front door. After I saw that, it really put into perspective the heinous things happening there. This incident was in a Mexican city, but it's not a one-off. I would absolutely take my chances and head for the U.S. I fault none of them for running away when the corruption and weakness of the government and police leads to situations like that. Unless the U.S. is willing to do something drastic for their countries to give them a reason to remain there, it's just way too dangerous to stay.
never heard that before. the types of things that can happen in other countries are unfathomable to most of us. that's part of what built my views on this topic
Each new vid tops the last. I can hear real fire in your voice on this one! And yes! This ain’t your first “political” topic. I notice most people don’t say “yo you’re getting too political” until it’s something that makes THEM uncomfortable.
How are we supporting more people if we aren't even supporting the people we have here already? Most citizens are already being hit financially with the major rise in food prices and home/rent prices. That's the issue most people are on edge about. Then you allow so many more people with open borders. The question is why? It goes beyond race. The reason is one...to suppress wages...and two to fill the military ranks. The elites are the ones who will profit from all this. It's just another way for the wealthy to exploit the working class. If someone doesn't like another human because of their race color gender etc. then imo those people are ignorant and really not worth my time. This whole situation is class war and I hope most people wake up to that.
anyone who presents the point about "supporting who we have here already" needs to wake up tbh. we aren't doing that and have never done that adequately enough. there's countless immigrants working harder and paying more taxes than half this comment section.
The point is that the "more people" isn't why we aren't able to support the people we have here already. Did you see the video of Jon Stewart questioning the US Defense Deputy Secretary on the fact that despite the painfully hilarious amount of money they're allocated from our taxes, they can't seem to tell us how that money is being spent? Yeah, your government is squandering your taxes on everything and "supporting the people" isn't as much of a priority as having the best military in the whole world or paying a congress that can't seem to get any work done for their constituents. As an immigrant, I find it so embarrassing when Americans try to punish the weakest and most vulnerable people for the failings of the country instead of the poor leadership they keep electing.
@@CamJamesA deeper understanding of the economic impacts of immigration can help people who are open to listening become less inclined to oppose immigration. A simplistic overview of an individual’s economic impact can help us realize that the typical immigrant supplies more than they demand. While I was born in the US and was demanding resources for the entirety of my unproductive childhood, only to begin contributing to the supply of goods and services around age twenty, immigrants often show up at age twenty ready to work, with all the resources that go into raising a human already spent by another country. It’s a rarely discussed point. People not born here supply more than they demand simply for age and life cycle reasons. Before even considering the fact that undocumented immigrants often actively avoid signing up for various benefits. People hating on immigrants and inflation in the same sentence have no idea what food might cost without migrant labor
TLDR of my comment: immigrants contribute more to supply than to demand in their new country b/c they immediately enter the workforce rather than being a useless consumer for two decades first. Sry kids
I don’t think anything is wrong with a border wall it may be expensive and pointless, but people put walls around their property line. If the politicians actually cared about the economy and illegal immigration they would earmark money from the defence budget and 10x the immigration department, give them work visas and socials and tax them. The US is in a deficit we need people to work so we can tax them and take their hard earned money. I don’t get why a country wouldn’t want a bunch of hard working immigrants to come. We need cash flow and immigrants are perfect for that. Give them socials so we can tax them.
common sense vs. xenophobia. a wall is whatever, most houses have those so it's not really a factor. no matter what they build it'll be bypassed like it is now. my primary issue is the treatment of undocumented immigrants once they get in.
Saying that sending weapons to Israel is "controversial" but then make a plea about calling non-citizens "illegal aliens" is an interesting side by side.
My dad was an immigrant from Germany in the 50s. We lived in the East Side neighborhood in Chicago, my mom taught ESL to immigrants from all over the globe and my block/neighborhood was predominantly immigrants. Polish, Greek, Mexican, South America, etc. my babysitter growing up was an older Scottish woman with a thick brogue that sounded like music when she spoke. I was also raised in a fundamentalist Christian belief system that thankfully I left behind when I realized it didn’t mesh well with loving others and being a good person. I grew up hearing other languages daily. My parents each spoke a second language. from a very young age I knew there were all kinds of other people that existed and I’m so grateful I’ve always been able to see the humanity in others despite the outside propaganda and influences trying to convince me as a white woman that I’m somehow superior or different or better than anyone else. I’m glad I grew up in a neighborhood that I was the minority as a white person and from a baby heard stories of people immigrating and their struggles and triumphs coming to the USA. Some of the kindest, best people I ever met were from other countries.
The fact is, the racist immigration system makes it so immigrants are second class citizens in the US. Some may argue that because they aren't citizens, they can't be second class citizens, but that withholding of citizenship itself is what designates them as second class. They pay taxes, contribute to the economy, and often are part of communities for decades in the US. The only difference is that they don't get a lot of privileges citizens do, and have a constant stressor about their status expiring or being revoked for legal immigrants, or being found and deported in the case of undocumented immigrants. In the olden days, many countries didn't give women citizenship because they were seen as second class and subservient to their husbands. Everyone can recognize that the withholding of citizenship was the method to designate women as second class citizens back then, so they should be able to recognize how that same method of exclusion applies today to immigrants. And coupled with the quotas from countries that make it easier for Europeans to immigrate than Latin Americans and Asians (idk how it is in relation to Africans) which keeps Europeans in the immigration process for a shorter time, the designation of immigrants as second class often means a designation by race as well.
@@mandalorian5038 So, you're of the opinion that people should have less rights if they break a single, non-violent admnistrative law, no matter how far in the past it was? If you smoked a cigar at 17, should your right to vote be taken away? What if you forgot to file taxes one year? Fibbed to get out of jury duty? Shoplifted a candy bar? Fished without a permit? If we held everyone to the standard that you hold undocumented immigrants to, a majority of US born citizens would lose their citizenship. If you do support revoking citizenship for the offenses I listed above, you're in favor of a tyrannical, unjust government, and if you don't support it, you have a higher standard for people that are from out of the country, which is an inherently xenophobic and nationalistic take. Also, you're just wrong about illegal immigrants being criminals because they statistically commit less crimes than the domestic population, probably out of fear of getting deported. If you want to label all of them as criminals, citizens are worse criminals. It doesn't matter whether it was the first act or the millionth act they did in a country. I could just as easily turn that statement around and say citizens are worse because they have a privilege but are ungrateful for it amd are making their own country worse than even outsiders do. But that wouldn't be fair to the citizens, and in the same vein, your statement isn't fair to immigrants. The worst part of all of this is that undocumented immigrants are often the poorest and most disenfranchised people. They're undocumented because they don't have the resources to go through the immigration process. No one wants to be an undocumented immigrant. Everyone wants to do it the legal way, and the only ones who don't just can't, either because of dangerous circumstances that require immediate action, lack of funds, or the purposefully obtuse immigration system. They're still humans at the end of the day, and being harder on undocumented immigrants is being harder on the poorest and most unfortunate humans. Is that really the standard you want to set?
11:55 you literally agree with that illegal have a downward force on wages with that statement how can you not understand that you contradict yourself here. heck you even say this when you say '...in a labour market in desperate need of labour...' meaning downward force on wages. you seem like someone that have an emotional streak whilest not thinking through everything and that is fine when you acknowledge something like that then people understand your hack standpoints everybody have them
You have a point about black people being imported here. I feel like everyone else came here as immigrants, but black people were imported here. Native Americans were already here, so Europeans came here as immigrants.
Too simplistic. We share resources with both illegal and newly legalized immigrants that we do not have enough of for American citizens that have either descended from enslaved people who built this country or Americans who have been here for generations already. Your explanation is way too simplistic. We are becoming overwhelmed in population. The poor have to compete with resources for affordable housing and other resources illegal immigrants benefit from paid for by us taxpayers who need the money to better work for us. The waiting list for housing can be up to ten years or longer. Waiting lists for educational programs that are overwhelmed leads to commuting to get excepted in other programs. When immigrants make money in America yet send it to their beloved country, it doesn’t benefit us if it’s not circulating in our country. Hopefully those who do so are paying taxes . Our taxes that need to go to Americans ultimately gets divided amongst people who want to run here. Yes it’s true immigrants can take your job opportunities simply by competing with citizens for those jobs. Summer jobs that once were available to the youth are given to noncitizen immigrants for cheap labor. My father picked strawberries as a summer job in his youth. That’s no longer available for the youth. Foundational Black Americans fought hard and died to receive whatever human rights we have today. It’s too easy to run from your problems and overwhelm a country. Eventually, you’ve got to stop running, stand up and fight for what’s right instead of hoping that people will sympathize with your situation and take of you. Ultimately, when you come to a country don’t cry mistreatment. Know what you are getting into. America was built on a ton of mistreatment. As a side note-discrimination amongst illegal immigrants against American citizens is something that hasn’t been touched on , yet concerns me more than the accusations of them being criminals. Some immigrants will come to America and become very clannish only wanting to do business with their own kind. If an immigrant has an apartment for rent or a job opportunity available-that information should be available in English, so Americans can benefit from it. Either you come here to become one with us or not.
Excellent video. I was born in Haiti, lived there till I was 14 and then my family sent me to stay with my uncle and aunt in Boston. At the age of 25, after doing high school and starting college, I couldn't hack the USA immigration system so I tried Canada. I eventually became a Canadian citizen and earned a university degree. I can relate to this video. A lot of white Canadians hate minorities like me for getting degrees and good jobs. They got no idea what we had to go through. I think it's the same way in the USA. The foreign-born man or woman who has to jump through hoops to make it to the USA will achieve more than those born in America. If given half a chance.
it's always the flag avatars...Trump deserves way worse than he got here, he is an absolute monster of a human being. you think a sponsor would pay me to show pics of Guantanamo abuses? I do and say what I want. You listen to part of what someone says and ignore the rest.
Another home run. I'd like you to become a reporter on The Daily Show or something. You deserve not only a great YT audience, but a voice that might be heard by a broader audience.
I have 0 respect for Trump, but that's still a higher opinion than the one I have for Nikki Haley. Trump is a narcissistic manchild, I truly don't think he knows any better and none of his opinions are his own. Nikki Haley knows better and will say whatever she wants to help herself. She'll hop back on the Trump train as soon as it's better for her.
on one hand, Trump is in his 70's and clearly hasn't learned anything besides manipulation in two of my lifetimes, and on the other Haley absolutely knows better and just wants to win at any cost. still think 45 is worse just off his statements and Jan 6 alone.
@CamJames in terms of dangerous people in power, I 💯 % agree. Nikki Haley may be more politically savvy and cunning, but Trump is an existential threat to democracy.
I wanted to take a minute to say thank you Cam. I just recently discovered your videos and I really appreciate you being able challenge my views while still being funny and entertaining.
this is a great video. Life in America is hard for citizens but compound that with the fact that immigrants and non-immigrants have little to no rights plus the constant racism that I myself face for being brown-skinned in a liberal city, life for us is on expert difficulty. It is purposefully designed this way so immigrants suffer for the white man. I don't see any hope personally and have just accepted most of my income going to the government for providing benefits to which I'm not eligible for. I am a patriot through and through and love America dearly, this country has given me an opportunity very few others will give. But it is what it is, I am powerless to this, as much as I want, I cant change my situation.
feel your pain and hope things get more hopeful in the future. i can't turn these videos into a tirade against the government, but what's being done to some immigrants is flatly wrong.
Papa yo don't know about Venezuela.. I grew up there and what's coming now.. (The ones that can't buy a plane ticket).. Brooo gang in another level that's why Venezuela went from the 2nd most violent country in the world to be safer than the united states.. Because all the Venezuelan gangs left the country..
I don’t wanna say this in the typical “YoUrE sO wElL sPoKeN” way but damnnnnn man. From the few videos I’ve watched of yours it’s clear how smart you are. The confidence and effort you put into these videos is clear. I know that these take a lot of time and effort to make but please keep making them because I really enjoy watching.
It’s crazy cuz I’m a dreamer, started with nothing had to walk to a $7.50 hour job to save up for a car, now im financially secure and trying to make my way into the middle class, and sometimes it seems like the American dream is more prominent in a Mexican than most of my American born peers. Been thinking about that jay-z quote too “I tried to give you a million dollars worth of game for 9.99” it’s true I’m trying to put my friends on game like living below your means, and investing in a house as early as possible, but they don’t wanna listen, guess it’s true, you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. Just my thoughts and feelings
Immigration can work if the people have the resources and govt. services that should provide support for new families or ones that are struggling l, which immigrants families tend to be either or (like mine who came for more opportunities and were young when they came.) Hence why immigrants in the US is set up to fail because basic needs are not even provided for US citizens, how would you expect them to help immigrants from different cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds? This is also showcased abroad in other countries as well. Like most things, it’s a system that exploits a majority for the benefit of a small minority and it pains me that people believe the trash about immigration and foreign families.
many think they're coming for all the beautiful things they've heard about, or to escape persecution and crime in their home country...then realize we're only better in some ways, while being worse in others.
This shines a really good light on the issue at hand! This vid coupled with the recent Andrew Callaghan/Channel 5 series give a really good overview of the problem. I personally believe that this anti-immigrant sentiment really stems from misinformation stemming from wanting to find a scapegoat to bigger problems like crime and the economical downturn. There is no easier target than those who dont know their rights.
Fantastic. Thank you. The madness needs to stop. We are signatory to multiple human rights laws and treaties which make what is happening at the border clearly liable to prosecution in the ICJ. Americans need to get out of their own butts and learn some history and economics... it is stupid and racist and ignorant and self destructive for a country like the US to try and have a closed border. Period. And we should have some GD solidarity with migrants as HUMANS, or what the hell are we?
Im a DREAMER (recipient of DACA) i have SSN, DL, and a work permit. I pay all my taxes, and receive none of the benefits from government funded institutions (i.e food stamps, Financial aid, section 8 etc) i have started my naturalization process and for my case to ONLY reach the desk of government employee for them to only REVIEW if im eligible will be in 2028, i was born in 97, ive been in this country since 1999, and received DACA around 2012. Dont know when or if I will become an American citizen, and if DACA gets revoked i have no idea what my situation would be. It's a very scary place to be in.
Been a big fan of your channel for a while, as an illegal immigrant brought as a month old baby with no choice, Im glad you’re shining light into this issue that’s only getting bigger. I can acknowledge that not all people coming into the country have the best intentions but that’s a minority giving the millions of hard working immigrants a bad reputation. It’s a very difficult situation to find a solution for. Btw thank you for recognizing us as people and not as dirt scum as some treat us. God bless you and America we are stronger together 🙏
@@CamJames We all appreciate it brother keep up the great work. The quality is only getting better and better with every video since your first one! You always got support from here🙏🖤
🙄 we don’t think that all immigrants are bad people. We just want people to come over legally and we are tired of our government spending MILLIONS to bus in illegals by the thousands when we don’t even have the resources to help our own. Why does that make people racist??
THANK YOU!!! How people don't see through this I have no idea, I asked a friend if illegal immigration stopped tomorrow how would your life be improved?
Lowers the demand on housing so homes become more affordable. Less government money being spent on social programs to support illegal immigrants which means more for citizens. Higher average wages as illegal immigrants drive down wages by working extremely low rates.
@@JimmyJim13 lower demand doesn't correlate as closely with housing prices as you'd think. social programs don't benefit illegal immigrants even though they pay into them. illegal immigrants work for lower wages in jobs many Americans are "too good" to work in the first place, and companies wouldn't magically raise wages just because there's less illegal labor. Most companies don't even hire illegal immigrants in the first place.
@@CamJames Americans think they’re “too good” to work those jobs because they don’t pay enough. Jobs that don’t pay a living wage shouldn’t exist. Illegal immigration isn’t happening because our politicians are so empathetic. It benefits people in power because they get a limitless source of cheap labor. Removing illegal immigration would be felt by consumers in the form of higher costs. That’s the cost of national security. It’s on the companies to pay their employees better and not hire people who broke the law to come here. The vast majority don’t hire them but many do so knowing they can take advantage of them. People who coming here illegally and stay at homeless shelters, enroll their kids in schools or get free food are taking money away from the citizens of this country. There’s a housing crisis in the country. You really think the millions of illegal immigrants here don’t affect housing prices? Most just rent but them being here increases the demand for rent which pushes up housing costs. I understand why people break the law to get here. Most of them are good people who work hard and want a better life. But they come here with no background check, use services that citizens are entitled to and openly show that they do not respect the laws of this country.
there's a lot of opinion in this comment, and i create these videos from a foundation of fact. If you think housing prices would drop with their absence, you missed the 2008 financial crisis entirely. That's just one gaping hole in your theory based on a loose understanding of macroeconomics.
I am curious about why birthright citizenship should still be a thing. I think US is the only developed country that still has it. Can someone give me some arguments on why children born in any country shouldn't get the citizenship of one of their parents but instead get citizenship in wherever they are born? Overall it was a good video with an interesting perspective even though I don't agree with all points 100% in this one. Good job on the videos. I enjoyed all of them so far.
thanks for watching and listening. if you don't think it should be a thing, that's your right. We're talking about uprooting children from schools and ruining their lives by sending them back to a country they've never known (which might be dangerous in the first place, if they're a refugee). real life is not the same as these hypothetical arguments.
did you delete my comment about how borders are inherently violent? did youtube? i came back to see what other comments were saying (wow a lot of ppl are xenophobic and still think they're not conservative...) and now it's gone. anyway abolish borders and abolish the nation state
lol i have a lot of comments, they get auto-filtered for moderation if they contain certain words. as long as i'm not being directly attacked i don't delete stuff. will check out what you said
@@CamJames thank you, idk what would've gotten it filtered!! i really like the direction your work's going. i highly recommend harsha walia's border and rule if you want to get into this topic further.
I appreciate you speaking about this. However if you come here illegally you should be deported. Being an American citizen should count for something. We have so many Americans that need our resources, there has to be limits set.
Nope. We don’t deport people coming from the north or from Europe. Saying we should deport people for coming “illegally” just shows how much of a racist you are. Seriously. I know people who work in immigration law. My partner is an immigration paralegal, the child of an undocumented immigrant who came here from illegal means. You should really think a lot harder before you advocate for extremely racist, inhumane laws in the face of someone who actually did their fucking research. Keep creating, Cam. These people are just gonna drag down your following. You don’t need them.
respectfully, the issue of there not being enough resources to go around is a separate problem from migrants. "illegal" or not they are still human beings escaping something far worse than what they think exists here, so much so they risk their life crossing the border to get here knowing they could be shot or killed. what truly scares me is what kind of propaganda is the US spreading to the world to give the impression the "american dream" is possible for anyone anymore.
I have no issue with you having this opinion, the question I'd ask is this: what are we doing for those already here? would less illegal immigration result in a positive effect for any of them?
Aye. the gloves are off.
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EEYYYYYY welcome to the Ground.news club. I swear they are sponsoring ALL of us... man I hope it doesn't end up being controversial platform like FTX lol! I'm actually working on a similar episode for next week myself. Been researching. Didn't finish your video yet as im writing this so curious to see if you came to the same conclusion like me.
Cam this video was funny but rather one sided, unlike most of your other videos that I've seen. Personally, Im pro-immigration, but I think you go overboard on painting the immigration debate as americans who think brown ppl icky vs americans who are pro-immigration. Anecdotally, this conversation seems much more reasonable in 2024 than it has in the past.
I have many republican friends (republicans in a very blue state so...) who take issue with how immigration is being done from a fiscal perspective rather than the number of immigrants or where they come from. Over the long-term immigrants start businesses, spend money on services, and contribute to growing the labor force. However, in the short-term concentrated numbers of immigrants moving into high cost of living areas seems to result in substantial over-reliance on government services.
Congrats on the sponsor though, nice to see sponsorships start on this channel.
@@NeflixNChill Then we should fund government services better. Something we should already do, so there's just another reason to do it.
What a great sponsor- guess draft kings out of the question 😂 never heard of them and looking forward to checking it out. Great reports man, keep it up
Unfortunately I'm going to have to report this video to they are not immigrants they are asylum seekers.... You seem to not even grasp the most basic aspects of the problem. yet you made it twenty five minute video pretending you're an expert.. People coming to this country under asylum seekers or refugees get a bunch of money they get processed very quickly they get taken care of better than me you or any of our family members ever have.
Do some research google "aid for asylum seekers", "aid for refugees......."
It's weird to me you can be confidently so incorrect about things no one tells you that you're just talking out your ****....
The American job market is full of ghost jobs. Bro you probably became a content creator because nobody would hire you. That's why I started a business because nobody would hire me.
The American job market is so horrible Americans are just making their own jobs...........
Are these video documentaries supposed to be satirical? I guess I'll start finding enjoyment out of how completely ridiculous and ask backwards your viewpoint is.
You made fun of Alex Jones but yet you yourself completely missed the root issue and the actual problem about the topic that you're failing to communicate about........ The irony lol
Job good job rambling incoherently about a bunch of unrelated things that have the same keywords involved so you think they're related....... lol
"Really sexy, inconveniently intelligent farm equipment" had me 🤣🤣💀
might be my favorite line i've written tbh
This is how I will describe my ancestors from now on.
Yeah because simple inbred cannibal doesn’t sound as cool
It really is a great line lmao
Most Americans do not realize that the Patriot Act allows the Border Patrol to stop anyone and confiscate anything within 100 miles of the border, a region containing more than half the population, and most of the latin and black population, effectively removing fourth amendment protections without any due process at all, on the whim of officers. How do you think that turned out?
really, really badly. every time you put discretion in officers' hands, people suffer.
I used to work in McAllen, Texas, and heard such crazy stories from co-workers who would get pulled over multiple times on the same stretch of road from McAllen to Laredo for literally no reason. Meanwhile as a white guy, the only time I had to say a word to anyone at the checkpoint in Falfurrias was the time I was driving a U-Haul, every other time they just waived me through.
We definitely have given too much power to our government and they're subsidiaries. Namely the three letter organizations, here's hoping we can turn it around before the empire falls and total chaos reigns. We gotta stop putting these pandering corporation backed fakes in office, on both sides.
@@machravensI mean it makes sense a white person wouldn’t be immigrating from the southern nations lol. Why would you expect to be stopped and searched?
@@waynewayne8419 I wouldn't, it's the luxury of being a white guy. But pulling over someone because they're the same race as 85% of the community they live in also doesn't make any sense? It's just a license to harass people and make them show papers.
The fact about immigrants and crime is hilarious. As an immigrant who knew people growing up that were undocumented at times we're usually n pins and needles and go the extra mile to stay OUT of trouble because something as simple as a traffic stop can lead to detention and deportation. Especially back then. Undocumented folks usually don't even call the police for legitimate crimes perpetrated against them because they know it involves dealing with Police who will ask for ID and other things they may lack. This rolls over into healthcare as well. I knew someone who was injured working undocumented and almost lost his leg because he wouldn't/couldn't go for healthcare, afraid of deportation.
yep, it's a fear they have regularly. i can't relate but I CAN relate to a fear of the police.
immigrants and crime do have a connection bc the amazing people your taking about are trying their best not to be caught. meanwhile, there are crazy horrible immigrants that DO cause trouble, sex traffic, and drug traffic.
its easy for all of them to be labeled as bad bc they come in the country the same way. i wish all immigrants were like how you described, but sadly its not the case, and ignoring it will not solve the discrimination they face.
@@X3nophiliacwhat? Ignoring it seems like the right thing to do to protect the good people. The ones causing crime can be dealt with by the police, or a strong community, or however you do it normally. The immigration status is not relevant to the real crimes
I can relate to this, because one time I got my license taken away (I deserved it) but i wanted to keep driving around.
My driving got much better when I didn't have a license. I was stopping for stop signs and everything.
@@X3nophiliacWhat's your point tho? Not all immigrants are going to be law abiding citizens. Some will be criminals. It just how matters how proportionally that weighs out and the crimes committed. Unless we take away All guns from gun owners because some shoot people illegally, remove all kids from home schooling because some are abused, etc.
Congratulations on the sponsor. Big. Also, banger video. Immigration is such a complex thing. It sucks we have boiled it down to one word.
quite complex, writing this was tough. i appreciate that!
US citizens who move to Mexico to retire or discover their tropical roots are often called emigres. Let that sink in.
is Mexico tropical? lol
It is for all those retired gringos! Love your channel, by the way. @@CamJames
@@CamJamesVeracruz and Quintana Roo are! People who leave the Imperial Core states call themselves "expats" while everyone else are "immigrants." Surprise surprise
Yes, Mexico has tropical regions. Mexico has an extremely diverse landscape just like America does….
My wife is from Toluca. It’s about 45 minutes southeast of Mexico City. The weather there is very similar to Seattle actually. Elevation is 7500’ft so it’s mild there and it rains quite a bit. It does get a bit hotter in the summer though.
A side-by-side double "Aye" to kick it off??? I am here for it! Congrats on the sponsor. Another great video about a very important issue for us all.
aye aye
I grew up in Arizona and lived in an immigrant heavy town. What bothers me a lot is the characterization of illegal immigrants being inherently leechy and criminal, even subhuman in a way.
I had friends who were children of illegal immigrants. All of them were hard working people. I knew for a fact that some of them were saving up money to become citizens (becoming a citizen isn't cheap to people who don't have money and aren't able to get well paying jobs). Staying in an illegal status is just living on borrowed time, as you could get swept up at any time and deported. I had classmates whom this happened to.
Illegal immigrants from South of the border are often desperate people. Escaping a government that is corrupt and a nation controlled by the cartels.
The dead bodies of immigrants in the Arizona desert is enough to show their despiration. It also shows how little some Americans see these immigrants as people. Focusing more on things like the litter these immigrants leave (because how hard could it be to carry your trash to the nearest trash can in the middle of the Sonoran Desert?) than the actual reasons why these people are forced to tempt fate in the desert rather than go the legitimate way.
Immigration is a complicated issue, which is why it's controversial. Of course people take advantage of the systems, I mean, even the politicians of this country do that.
But I do have an issue with the sheer dehuminization of human beings because they "didn't do immigration the right way". When a corpse is found in the desert, they are made out to be more of a warning, like nailing the a severed head of a traitor above the gates of a castle, than human beings who in despiration fled their country and died doing it.
well said. that shit is tragic and there's no other word for it really. at the core these are just people seeking something better for themselves and their families. The dehumanization has happened to Black people, Jews, Mexicans, LGBTQIA+ people, and so many more.
Have you seen the movie Savageland? Might resonate with you, I highly recommend it
Most of us Conservatives do NOT think immigrants are inherently bad people. I’ve worked with Mexican immigrants on job sites and they’re some of the nicest, hardest-working people I’ve ever met.
The problem is that we are opening borders and letting literally anybody in (even non-asylum seekers). We don’t have the resources to take care of our own homeless and/or downtrodden citizens, yet we are busing in immigrants by the thousands??? Then on top of that, we are spending MILLIONS in tax dollars to house them and feed them?? I understand compassion, but how is this sustainable, and how is it fair to our own people???
My girlfriend is a paralegal at a local immigration law firm. The amount of gouging the attorneys force her to do is disgusting.
smh that's trash for real
A sponsor that doesn't make my skin crawl, hell yeah
yessir, I do my diligence and always will
@@CamJameswe can tell. Keep being great 💯😤
Congrats on the sponsor!! 🎉🎉
I'm an African immigrant and used to date a fellow African immigrant who was hella mean to undocumented immigrants. I've never been so irritated when he said, "I paid to come here the right way and they should too", like this ninja didn't already tell me the story of how his family finessed and borrowed to bring him here - he was lucky to be born into a situation that allowed him to use the "right process" 🙄. I bet most of these people who are so vocally hateful towards undocumented immigrants would do the same thing if they were born into the situations those people are born into today. I'm lucky my ancestors weren't forced into slavery, I'm lucky my mom had the means to bring me to the US, and I am lucky to have a comfortable life today. Not trying to discount my hardwork, but it would be way worse without just...luck. I am so glad you did this!! Thank you!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
That's exactly what I'm getting at. They'd all do the same thing in that position and flatly refuse to be empathetic. You're very welcome
Seriously. To migrate to the US you need to have hella money and even that isn’t always a guarantee. You could spend tens of thousands of dollars and still be denied. Speaking a so-called legal immigrant.
Cant believe just 2 months ago I stumbled upon your channel and some of your first videos (the MLM one) you have definitely found your calling and people and companies are taking notice!!
Keep up the great work!
it's crazy how fast it's growing, i appreciate every single one of you.
Multiple choices ... in a police stop? There were choices?!
We had choices?!?
No seriously though, thank you, Brother, for this upload! It's a gift listening to you drop the truth on 'em. Just stopping by, showing support, attention, and love ✌️.
thank you for receiving the info, can't thank y'all enough.
During the OC (pepper) spray training I received in the Marine Corps the white instructor told us that Black and Mexican people have a high tolerance to it’s effects
I remember that a Black Corpsman and I were mocked for our reactions to it’s effects with people calling me a pussy and referring to the Corpsman as having out of control anger issues
It wasn’t until long after I got out that I realized we were sprayed extra because the instructor wanted to make sure we felt the same thing as everyone else
And he was so sure of this racially increased pain tolerance that he believed that we reacted differently because of personal faults
holy shit. man what the hell
Meanwhile I'm white and the OC spray and CS gas barely effected me.
Dude, I heard the opposite growing up around military folk, that pepper spray is more affecting to minorities.
@@donventura2116 heard vs experienced
The immigration laws also affect people in ways that were unexpected. A lot of Korean children that were adopted got deported in their adult lives due to their adopted parents' negligence in applying for their citizenship. These are people who usually have never been to Korea or around a Korean community, so they do not speak the language or know about the customs/cultures. They essentially get dumped into a country they know nothing about.
very good point. revoking birthright citizenship is wild
I have an uncle who was adopted from Ethiopia in the 90s but didn't get citizenship. He had to move back as an adult and had to re-immigrate with his wife and kids (my aunt and cousins) exactly ten years ago. Our immigration system is really tricky.
Love that these keep getting better. As someone who immigrated to the US as a kid from Brazil and went through the entire immigration process to become a citizen, it fucking sucks. It’s long, it’s expensive, and if you don’t have resources it’s nearly impossible to complete correctly. There are tons of appointments you have to go to at artbirary offices, you need to get medical exams and vaccines, and you need to double check the government’s work because they fuck up. I remember at some point they messed up my country of birth and it caused a multi month delay - for some shit some random government employee fucked up on. My mom was smart, prepared, was already fluent in English before we moved here, and knew that she had to do everything possible to make the process as fast as possible so that I could become a citizen before I turned 18 to avoid even more legal shit, and it still took forever. It’s not easy to stay here even when you spend your entire life here. It would’ve been ridiculous to deport us if things didn’t go according to plan. It was incredibly stressful knowing that there was a chance I would never be able to work jobs here, or maybe even worst case have to return to a country that was so bad that my mom risked everything for us to leave. It fundamentally changes a person even if you succeed in getting to stay here forever. The system hardly works right now and it should definitely be improved on all fronts since even the “winners” pay a difficult to quantify cost.
excellent insight and valuable perspective. the lasting effects of surviving that process are very relevant context here.
The sad reality is that alot of migrants (surprisingly in europe too when i asked locals in prague) think that the USA is a magical land where all they need to do is work whtever job and thats it. They think as soon as they get there, thats all they need to do. Even worse, they go hoping their child would be one of those success stories they always hear about, and that can put incredible pressure on the kids. They never hear all the horrors and the real hardships of the everyday american/migrant person.
very true, it's a very idealized country to say the least
There’s hardship in EVERY country. Welcome to the real world.
As i stated in an earlier comment on another video, i am a dual citizen with Hungary. My wife is Russian and in order for us to live together, i had to emigrate to Hungary. A very difficult process indeed. This is all because the legal means of bringing a Russian into the US has proved very problematic, to say the least. Even here it is difficult. I had to take up residence and request family repatriation. The question of legal immigration has always been a very hot topic item. You provided a concise insight into the problems. And until both very corrupt sides of the aisle get it together, this will not end anytime soon. Thanks for the good videos, i binged them all today.
thank you for taking the info in, i really appreciate that. glad to help
"We shouldn't be thinking about how people got here, we should be asking why they come here." FACTS!
also Cam even if you're not an immigrant, that's immigrant-level hustle to go from a handful of subs to 40k in a couple months, I know my lazy second generation ass would have fumbled that for sure -- congratulations and keep up the good work
i love being described as having immigrant-level hustle tbh 😂 thanks fam
I’m a child of immigrant parents. The biggest fear in my life is that I waste the opportunity they gave me and my siblings by crossing the boarder. Giving up their families, friends, etc. My brother and I are engineers, my sister is a senior accountant, and my other brother is a contractor. I appreciate you talking about this subject!
i appreciate you and your fam!
Writing this for everybody in 2027, going on a binge of your videos after you've already gotten millions of subscribers.
Hey y'all, I was here at the beginning, when Cam just hit 10k. I'm an og fan and that makes me cool
stamping this, i endorse 🎯
@@CamJames Keep up the great content
doing my best! @DiovoloKujo
I truly appreciate your style of delivery. Straightforward, clear, well researched, and without inflammatory or excessively emotive language.
thank you, it was a difficult balance to strike this time but I needed to test my range.
bro your post had me so scared about what you were gonna say in this video 💀💀 i just had to watch and see for myself! not at all disappointed. appreciate your deep dives and congrats on the sponsor!!
thank you! yeah i don't think it was off base at all
As a white as white can be Australian living in the US, it's sickening how many people are surprised that I'm a "Registered Alien" and then say "Oh, but you're one of the good ones". I try to educate people but it's an uphill battle, the racism is deep and rooted ingrained in the system.
100%
Did you come over LEGALLY?? Then it’s not a problem. 🤷♂️
This was one of the best, most informative & necessary videos to date. You keep getting better & better with each one. I will be sharing your series with others.
huge praise and i appreciate that. trying to make my mark.
I've seen so many sponsorship segues for ground news. This one takes the cake 10/10
thanks man, segues are fun when done right
thank you cam for being blunt and honest about the political spectrum and how both sides do it dirty
always, it's a promise
really appreciate the thorough research and insight you brought to this topic. as a daca immigrant i thank you for sharing and educating those who may not be familiar with the situation i and many others are in.
anytime, y'all are family
The way people speak about immigrants is heart breaking. They’re kids separated from their parents and woman euthanized at the border and somehow people still will call them evil names like “illegal aliens”. If these people had to switch lives with some of these immigrants for 24 hours I hope it would change the way they treat them.
Speaking about them without caring about them is what the term “illegal alien” is FOR.
If a group wants another group to be treated poorly or used as a scapegoat, they use language to make them an “other.” The extreme examples are those of mass violence, which is invariably preceded by dehumanizing language.
True for small scale violence too. Hate crimes are committed against [slur]s and [slur]s. The perpetrators, before committing inhumane acts, were taught with language use that their victims are less than human or unworthy of humane treatment.
@@SigFigNewton Nothing but facts.
This channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Congrats on the sponsor.
the love is felt, i appreciate you fam
Your'e the first channel I've seen that shows how ground news works . Everyone else I've seen just seems to read a script that feels very radio station ad like. Thanks for showing it. I'm gonna have to give it a try
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I actually overstayed a visa in Canada a year and there's stress involved with being undocumented somewhere. I have a lot of sympathy for people who are fighting a system that is apparently designed to be as opaque and difficult as possible. And politicians, partly of the Trump party, have zero desire to solve it because they think keeping voters angry and afraid is their path to winning elections.
I live in Southern Arizona and have been along the border in spots from Texas to Arizona. Let's just say in general it is desolate, quiet and you're often the only person for miles, apart from a bored border agent sitting in his truck. There is an immigration problem in this country, but it's not a crisis. The problem is that we have a system that is awful and often inhumane. And that once again is on politicians who won't lift a finger to do anything constructive.
Also, for many Mexican families in my part of Tucson, their ancestors never crossed the border. Due to the Gadsen purchase, the border crossed them.
all good points and i really appreciate this perspective. most things called a crisis are less than what they're built up to be by the news.
Dude you've been KILLING it with the rate and quality of uploads! I'm a Latino but "white passing" and I've seen so much bullshit towards people of my ethnicity just because they're brown. Thanks for bringing attention to this issue.
i'll always use my platform to shine a light in the dark fam. i got you!
I ain’t because they’re “brown” it’s because ngos in foreign countries are telling all their poorest most needy citizens to head north and the gringos will take care of you. Democrats literally importing third worlders to replace the black & Latino voters that support Trump. Hebrew immigrant aid society. Why do the Israelis support a militarized border with Gaza but a wide open southern border for America?
this comment is an impressive bag of crazy. do you read before pressing enter? just curious
Same boat, I have an insanely Latino name (four names and all) but get way less shit than my more brown Latino brothers. It’s crazy too the racism that’s baked into Latin culture surrounding skin color. Specifically the whole “white = rich/brown = poor” aspect and all its weird side effects
Whether I’m interested in the topic, agree with the conclusion or not, you always make these videos enjoyable to watch through exceptional presentation. Keep at it man, you’re destined for big things
I appreciate that!
The word alien described foreigners long before it ever involved space.
while true, language evolves. why do you think we no longer call my people "colored" or "negroes"? they know what they're doing, and it is very much on purpose.
ahora no podemos decir cam no nos dijo
ahora soy en una lista jaja
your data collection methods and storytelling are A1. as a phd student i’m honestly inspired. thank you!
wow, thank you. doing my best to verify and report
These Deep Dive videos have been very insightful. Great work!
i appreciate that!
bro already got a sponsor! movin on up. hope you have the stamina to keep this up. so many youtubers quitting this year because they got gassed. prioritize your health!!
it's had me gassed at times for sure. i'm apparently landing on the radar of a lot of big agencies right now. trying to get ahead of schedule so i can do just that.
Man, I love how you stress "don't take it from me" and encourage people to look into things for themselves. It's a message that can't get said enough and one that people forget in an often subconscious attempt to "win" their argument. Much respect, keep doing what you're doing.
thank you for noticing, that was important to me. this whole series exists to encourage better media literacy.
non-resident alien here.. been here for nearly seven years, pay into social security, don’t qualify for it nor am i qualified to be a resident.. and i’m on the privileged side of all this having a visa.. and white skin, but damn it’s hard.. no real outlook and knowing if i don’t find another way to stay i’ll probably won’t see anyone in my social life again when it runs out and i have to leave.. thanks for talking on the topic ..
Hey it sucks that you have to pay into social security and not get anything from it but it doesnt look like in our future much will also get their social security benefits when we age, rn our social security payments are supporting the ones that are on it rn , meaning the money was never saved
i couldn't imagine having to deal with my existing problems while also having a ticking clock on my residency. that sounds horrible.
@@jbthetestgod lol he said he has a visa dog
@@spencerlegthe money isn’t supposed to be saved, that would be stupid seeing as inflation would destroy it, you don’t want it saved
@@Bbfishman He stopped reading at non-resident alien, without understanding what that means to spew hate.
Thank you for tackling this ✊🏽 love your stuff, had to cop a membership
i really appreciate you, that's huge
The algorithm did me a solid showing me your channel
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@@CamJames for the first time in a long time
US has some of the best resources in the world, but they would mean jack shit without the millions of immigrants that went there with their knowledge from America and Europe (And more recently Asia and Africa).
New Cam James deep dive drop is always a good day
Real quick, I truly think there are tons of us who feel pressured to have an opinion on everything without enough context. People read headlines, not articles. Not you, though. You always shoot it straight, guy 🤙🏻 keep breaking that mold
most people absolutely skim headlines. i don't have that luxury because y'all will hold me responsible. thank you for seeing the effort
@@CamJames it’s inspiring, dude - genuinely. Inspiring others happens when you lead by example. You continually set a strong example. Have a good day! 🤙🏻
really appreciate that!
I am in love with your content. Everything about it is so insightful and thoughtful: your shot composition and cinematography, your research, the topics you cover, your delivery, it’s all flawless. Truly appreciate you and the amount of effort and dedication creating this content is.
very grateful. thank you so much
while i understand the empathetic side of the argument, this has a serious economic cost. at some point its just straight up not fiscally possible to continue. its already pretty disgusting that they're stripping the money away from the other social programs to support people who knowingly sneak into a country for perceived benefits. theres plenty of people coming into the country who are coming here for the right reasons and want to contribute and build a life for themselves, but we cant act like there arent opportunistic individuals who are seizing the weak policies being enforced by our government. theres a better way to do this, and we're making a mess of it all
our policies aren't always weak, even when they seem so. Obama was Deporter-In-Chief. and the positives have outweighed the perceived negatives in many ways, as i pointed out.
@@CamJames i understand and agree that the majority of the people coming in are coming for the right reasons, but that doesnt mean we should just ignore the decently large number that arent. some of these people commit serious crimes and then move to another state once they're caught, just to up the ante in the new location. heres a video that shows some receipts as proof of the issue with the ones who are taking this perceived weakness in policy as an opportunity to do whatever they want when they come here. its only 10 minutes long but it gives very specific documented examples
ua-cam.com/video/eTX21SCvYNU/v-deo.html
Great video quality, loved the script. I appreciate the transparency of sources and information. Much love
much love right back
In NC we used to have a rural sheriff who had part of Interstate 85 running through his county...he was quoted as saying "pull over anything darker than a snowflake"...this was quoted on TV news and newspapers in the days before the internet.
whew
Came for the Baker font, Stayed for the research/source citing.
our love of fonts unites us
Imma sound nerdy as shit but just hear me out. The founder of Steam, the biggest game marketplace ever, was able to make piracy less popular than buying games traditionally. His idea was that the consumers will more often do what is right, and what is convenient. It may be naive to compare this to immigration, but it applies pretty well. We should focus more streamlining the process of getting here the legal way, rather than making a big ass wall to block it all off. If we make it easier to get in and faster, less people will hop the fence. I think then we could consider getting stronger border protection. But for now, it's our fault. Also, I know the government makes the process of getting in legally difficult as shit, knowing how hard it is just to get a license renewal.
great point tbh. people pretty much always choose the easiest option
I wholeheartedly agree. Immigration process reform is necessary for the future of all countries.
With your editing style and presentation your channel is going to blow up. Greetings from Peru
greetings from Atlanta, thank you ☀️
Just discovered your channel today. Really interesting topics. I'm from England and it feels like a lot of this rhetoric is becoming more and more conmon place here too
thank you, glad you discovered me 🥂
Found your channer through the almight Algo.
As a DACA recipent now going through Adjustment of Status (Aos) to become a Permanent resident, seeing this video gave me hope that more people hear about immigration in the US. People think of us as parasites. My parents were just trying to escape the crime and corruption of Mexico. Their sacrifice and hardwork have given me the opportunity. The opportunity to Dream. That opportunity is all we want. I used it to now just finishing my PhD in Chemistry. I want to improve the country that has given me so much.
Thanks for the spotlight.
i love y'all and i wish the best for you and your family. we need you here.
I watched this video when it first dropped and agree with most of what was said here, and I got to share my story. On May 2022, I found out I won the Diversity Visa lottery that I just randomly filled one day during the previous year around October 2021. The process was long, but finally on September 2023, I took a flight straight to Chicago, and unlike many immigrants who got here illegally, I got my green card and became a lawful permanent resident, as simple as that.
I am very grateful for this country, and I understand this is a sensitive topic for many as politics is divisive but there has to be a common sense solution that works for the greater good.
glad you're here, and thank you for sharing. i agree, there has to be a middle ground
Better c'mon now 2k+ views in 2 hours🎉 So great to see the channel grow! Keep it up!Leave no stone left unturned & keep plugging your music!
the response is crazy af every time. thank you so much for the enthusiasm, you keep me going
When it comes to immigration from Latin America, I'm reminded of this story about a whole town in Mexico capturing a major cartel leader and all hell breaking loose. Upon his capture, the cartel shut down the whole city, no way in or out. The whole city broke out in gunfire. And then the most shocking thing for me...they knew the homes of the officers and took apartment complexes hostage (not just the families of the officers). In the end, the police were brought to their knees and they let the leader go.
I can't even frickin fathom that. Imagine trying to leave your home and a military grade jeep is camped at the end of the road, ready to shoot you. Assuming they even let you walk out the front door. After I saw that, it really put into perspective the heinous things happening there. This incident was in a Mexican city, but it's not a one-off. I would absolutely take my chances and head for the U.S. I fault none of them for running away when the corruption and weakness of the government and police leads to situations like that. Unless the U.S. is willing to do something drastic for their countries to give them a reason to remain there, it's just way too dangerous to stay.
never heard that before. the types of things that can happen in other countries are unfathomable to most of us. that's part of what built my views on this topic
Each new vid tops the last. I can hear real fire in your voice on this one!
And yes! This ain’t your first “political” topic. I notice most people don’t say “yo you’re getting too political” until it’s something that makes THEM uncomfortable.
thank you for real. and yep, every single time.
Something they’ve been trained to feel strongly about by their political group and media
How are we supporting more people if we aren't even supporting the people we have here already? Most citizens are already being hit financially with the major rise in food prices and home/rent prices. That's the issue most people are on edge about. Then you allow so many more people with open borders. The question is why? It goes beyond race. The reason is one...to suppress wages...and two to fill the military ranks. The elites are the ones who will profit from all this. It's just another way for the wealthy to exploit the working class. If someone doesn't like another human because of their race color gender etc. then imo those people are ignorant and really not worth my time. This whole situation is class war and I hope most people wake up to that.
anyone who presents the point about "supporting who we have here already" needs to wake up tbh. we aren't doing that and have never done that adequately enough. there's countless immigrants working harder and paying more taxes than half this comment section.
The point is that the "more people" isn't why we aren't able to support the people we have here already. Did you see the video of Jon Stewart questioning the US Defense Deputy Secretary on the fact that despite the painfully hilarious amount of money they're allocated from our taxes, they can't seem to tell us how that money is being spent? Yeah, your government is squandering your taxes on everything and "supporting the people" isn't as much of a priority as having the best military in the whole world or paying a congress that can't seem to get any work done for their constituents. As an immigrant, I find it so embarrassing when Americans try to punish the weakest and most vulnerable people for the failings of the country instead of the poor leadership they keep electing.
this is a fantasy you've invented where undocumented immigrants get more assistance than citizens.
@@CamJamesA deeper understanding of the economic impacts of immigration can help people who are open to listening become less inclined to oppose immigration. A simplistic overview of an individual’s economic impact can help us realize that the typical immigrant supplies more than they demand. While I was born in the US and was demanding resources for the entirety of my unproductive childhood, only to begin contributing to the supply of goods and services around age twenty, immigrants often show up at age twenty ready to work, with all the resources that go into raising a human already spent by another country.
It’s a rarely discussed point. People not born here supply more than they demand simply for age and life cycle reasons. Before even considering the fact that undocumented immigrants often actively avoid signing up for various benefits. People hating on immigrants and inflation in the same sentence have no idea what food might cost without migrant labor
TLDR of my comment: immigrants contribute more to supply than to demand in their new country b/c they immediately enter the workforce rather than being a useless consumer for two decades first. Sry kids
I’m just here for the comments 🍿🍿🍿🍿it’s WILD in here… you feather ruffler 😏 I’m here for it!! Great video btw.
it is indeed quite wild. taking it all in stride
I don’t think anything is wrong with a border wall it may be expensive and pointless, but people put walls around their property line. If the politicians actually cared about the economy and illegal immigration they would earmark money from the defence budget and 10x the immigration department, give them work visas and socials and tax them. The US is in a deficit we need people to work so we can tax them and take their hard earned money. I don’t get why a country wouldn’t want a bunch of hard working immigrants to come. We need cash flow and immigrants are perfect for that. Give them socials so we can tax them.
common sense vs. xenophobia. a wall is whatever, most houses have those so it's not really a factor. no matter what they build it'll be bypassed like it is now. my primary issue is the treatment of undocumented immigrants once they get in.
Saying that sending weapons to Israel is "controversial" but then make a plea about calling non-citizens "illegal aliens" is an interesting side by side.
...is it not controversial? that's objectively true. and I'm not pleading, I'm pointing out that it's stupid.
How is it objectively true. That’s literally your opinion
controversy implies there's a substantial amount of people on either side of the issue. is that not true about Israel?
My dad was an immigrant from Germany in the 50s. We lived in the East Side neighborhood in Chicago, my mom taught ESL to immigrants from all over the globe and my block/neighborhood was predominantly immigrants. Polish, Greek, Mexican, South America, etc. my babysitter growing up was an older Scottish woman with a thick brogue that sounded like music when she spoke. I was also raised in a fundamentalist Christian belief system that thankfully I left behind when I realized it didn’t mesh well with loving others and being a good person. I grew up hearing other languages daily. My parents each spoke a second language. from a very young age I knew there were all kinds of other people that existed and I’m so grateful I’ve always been able to see the humanity in others despite the outside propaganda and influences trying to convince me as a white woman that I’m somehow superior or different or better than anyone else. I’m glad I grew up in a neighborhood that I was the minority as a white person and from a baby heard stories of people immigrating and their struggles and triumphs coming to the USA. Some of the kindest, best people I ever met were from other countries.
dope ass story, thank you for sharing. glad you found your way here.
The fact is, the racist immigration system makes it so immigrants are second class citizens in the US. Some may argue that because they aren't citizens, they can't be second class citizens, but that withholding of citizenship itself is what designates them as second class.
They pay taxes, contribute to the economy, and often are part of communities for decades in the US. The only difference is that they don't get a lot of privileges citizens do, and have a constant stressor about their status expiring or being revoked for legal immigrants, or being found and deported in the case of undocumented immigrants.
In the olden days, many countries didn't give women citizenship because they were seen as second class and subservient to their husbands. Everyone can recognize that the withholding of citizenship was the method to designate women as second class citizens back then, so they should be able to recognize how that same method of exclusion applies today to immigrants.
And coupled with the quotas from countries that make it easier for Europeans to immigrate than Latin Americans and Asians (idk how it is in relation to Africans) which keeps Europeans in the immigration process for a shorter time, the designation of immigrants as second class often means a designation by race as well.
no lies told here.
@@mandalorian5038 So, you're of the opinion that people should have less rights if they break a single, non-violent admnistrative law, no matter how far in the past it was? If you smoked a cigar at 17, should your right to vote be taken away? What if you forgot to file taxes one year? Fibbed to get out of jury duty? Shoplifted a candy bar? Fished without a permit?
If we held everyone to the standard that you hold undocumented immigrants to, a majority of US born citizens would lose their citizenship. If you do support revoking citizenship for the offenses I listed above, you're in favor of a tyrannical, unjust government, and if you don't support it, you have a higher standard for people that are from out of the country, which is an inherently xenophobic and nationalistic take.
Also, you're just wrong about illegal immigrants being criminals because they statistically commit less crimes than the domestic population, probably out of fear of getting deported. If you want to label all of them as criminals, citizens are worse criminals. It doesn't matter whether it was the first act or the millionth act they did in a country. I could just as easily turn that statement around and say citizens are worse because they have a privilege but are ungrateful for it amd are making their own country worse than even outsiders do. But that wouldn't be fair to the citizens, and in the same vein, your statement isn't fair to immigrants.
The worst part of all of this is that undocumented immigrants are often the poorest and most disenfranchised people. They're undocumented because they don't have the resources to go through the immigration process. No one wants to be an undocumented immigrant. Everyone wants to do it the legal way, and the only ones who don't just can't, either because of dangerous circumstances that require immediate action, lack of funds, or the purposefully obtuse immigration system.
They're still humans at the end of the day, and being harder on undocumented immigrants is being harder on the poorest and most unfortunate humans. Is that really the standard you want to set?
glad I subbed, early as hell to this one
early early
Nice Ground News sponsorship! Also, really great coverage of the issue, I love these video essays, keep it up!
Nah. Im not with you on this. You go to Russia and try to get in their country. Vote Trump 2024
Russia is a horrible place to live for so many reasons, why would we wanna be like them at all lmao
Exactly. Why won't the Biden administration close the border?
11:55 you literally agree with that illegal have a downward force on wages with that statement how can you not understand that you contradict yourself here. heck you even say this when you say '...in a labour market in desperate need of labour...' meaning downward force on wages. you seem like someone that have an emotional streak whilest not thinking through everything and that is fine when you acknowledge something like that then people understand your hack standpoints everybody have them
no, more green cardholders earning more doesn't mean a downward force on wages. this is a weird leap to make and your criticism is half-baked.
Dudeeee ground news is your first sponsor?? That's legit. They've been helping me depolarize my brain
they're super dope, I'm fortunate to have the chance to work with companies like these
You have a point about black people being imported here. I feel like everyone else came here as immigrants, but black people were imported here. Native Americans were already here, so Europeans came here as immigrants.
yep, we were the only mass import as far as people go.
Congrats on blowing up! You’ll get to 100k soon. So well deserved!
thanks so much ☀️☀️
Too simplistic. We share resources with both illegal and newly legalized immigrants that we do not have enough of for American citizens that have either descended from enslaved people who built this country or Americans who have been here for generations already. Your explanation is way too simplistic. We are becoming overwhelmed in population. The poor have to compete with resources for affordable housing and other resources illegal immigrants benefit from paid for by us taxpayers who need the money to better work for us. The waiting list for housing can be up to ten years or longer. Waiting lists for educational programs that are overwhelmed leads to commuting to get excepted in other programs. When immigrants make money in America yet send it to their beloved country, it doesn’t benefit us if it’s not circulating in our country. Hopefully those who do so are paying taxes . Our taxes that need to go to Americans ultimately gets divided amongst people who want to run here. Yes it’s true immigrants can take your job opportunities simply by competing with citizens for those jobs. Summer jobs that once were available to the youth are given to noncitizen immigrants for cheap labor. My father picked strawberries as a summer job in his youth. That’s no longer available for the youth. Foundational Black Americans fought hard and died to receive whatever human rights we have today. It’s too easy to run from your problems and overwhelm a country. Eventually, you’ve got to stop running, stand up and fight for what’s right instead of hoping that people will sympathize with your situation and take of you. Ultimately, when you come to a country don’t cry mistreatment. Know what you are getting into. America was built on a ton of mistreatment.
As a side note-discrimination amongst illegal immigrants against American citizens is something that hasn’t been touched on , yet concerns me more than the accusations of them being criminals. Some immigrants will come to America and become very clannish only wanting to do business with their own kind. If an immigrant has an apartment for rent or a job opportunity available-that information should be available in English, so Americans can benefit from it. Either you come here to become one with us or not.
Since you're doing excelent deep dives into inherantly political topics, will you please deepdive into the family court system?
let me see what i can do
Excellent video. I was born in Haiti, lived there till I was 14 and then my family sent me to stay with my uncle and aunt in Boston. At the age of 25, after doing high school and starting college, I couldn't hack the USA immigration system so I tried Canada. I eventually became a Canadian citizen and earned a university degree. I can relate to this video. A lot of white Canadians hate minorities like me for getting degrees and good jobs. They got no idea what we had to go through. I think it's the same way in the USA. The foreign-born man or woman who has to jump through hoops to make it to the USA will achieve more than those born in America. If given half a chance.
I was filing my taxes yesterday and It hurt when I had to check the box written: NON RESIDENT ALIEN
couldn't even imagine
It’s insane that an official government document can casually call other humans aliens.
Love your videos man, keep up the great work!
Cmon now
SO U CROSS THE BORDER AND THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE????
NO RULES,ACCOUNTABILITY
WHAT U TALKING ABOUT??????
you sure that's what I said?
it's always the flag avatars...Trump deserves way worse than he got here, he is an absolute monster of a human being. you think a sponsor would pay me to show pics of Guantanamo abuses? I do and say what I want.
You listen to part of what someone says and ignore the rest.
Another home run. I'd like you to become a reporter on The Daily Show or something. You deserve not only a great YT audience, but a voice that might be heard by a broader audience.
i have my sights set on something a little more unique, i'll unveil that if I get the opportunity for sure
I have 0 respect for Trump, but that's still a higher opinion than the one I have for Nikki Haley. Trump is a narcissistic manchild, I truly don't think he knows any better and none of his opinions are his own. Nikki Haley knows better and will say whatever she wants to help herself. She'll hop back on the Trump train as soon as it's better for her.
on one hand, Trump is in his 70's and clearly hasn't learned anything besides manipulation in two of my lifetimes, and on the other Haley absolutely knows better and just wants to win at any cost. still think 45 is worse just off his statements and Jan 6 alone.
@CamJames in terms of dangerous people in power, I 💯 % agree.
Nikki Haley may be more politically savvy and cunning, but Trump is an existential threat to democracy.
I wanted to take a minute to say thank you Cam. I just recently discovered your videos and I really appreciate you being able challenge my views while still being funny and entertaining.
it's seriously appreciated man. thank you for watching ☀️
love the videos, you’ve got a very refreshing approach to these harder topics to discuss
always the goal, thank you frfr
Well researched dope editing and smooth as butter sponsor transition. Thank you for pushing back again this fear narrative of immigration.
thank you for the love! felt necessary.
I don't care how many jobs need to be filled. There is a right way for immigration, and this shst show is not it.
you're correct, our system does need to be reformed
this is a great video. Life in America is hard for citizens but compound that with the fact that immigrants and non-immigrants have little to no rights plus the constant racism that I myself face for being brown-skinned in a liberal city, life for us is on expert difficulty. It is purposefully designed this way so immigrants suffer for the white man. I don't see any hope personally and have just accepted most of my income going to the government for providing benefits to which I'm not eligible for. I am a patriot through and through and love America dearly, this country has given me an opportunity very few others will give. But it is what it is, I am powerless to this, as much as I want, I cant change my situation.
feel your pain and hope things get more hopeful in the future. i can't turn these videos into a tirade against the government, but what's being done to some immigrants is flatly wrong.
Papa yo don't know about Venezuela.. I grew up there and what's coming now.. (The ones that can't buy a plane ticket).. Brooo gang in another level that's why Venezuela went from the 2nd most violent country in the world to be safer than the united states.. Because all the Venezuelan gangs left the country..
I don’t wanna say this in the typical “YoUrE sO wElL sPoKeN” way but damnnnnn man. From the few videos I’ve watched of yours it’s clear how smart you are. The confidence and effort you put into these videos is clear. I know that these take a lot of time and effort to make but please keep making them because I really enjoy watching.
very grateful. i read a lot of books as a kid, and my Dad is the least shy person you'll ever meet. that about explains it lol
It’s crazy cuz I’m a dreamer, started with nothing had to walk to a $7.50 hour job to save up for a car, now im financially secure and trying to make my way into the middle class, and sometimes it seems like the American dream is more prominent in a Mexican than most of my American born peers. Been thinking about that jay-z quote too “I tried to give you a million dollars worth of game for 9.99” it’s true I’m trying to put my friends on game like living below your means, and investing in a house as early as possible, but they don’t wanna listen, guess it’s true, you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. Just my thoughts and feelings
Don’t forget, about 40% of America used to be Mexico…
muy verdadero
¿Qué? Lo lamento. Mi inglés no es muy bueno. Crecí en El Paso.
@dulagan history matters. it provides context for current issues.
Immigration can work if the people have the resources and govt. services that should provide support for new families or ones that are struggling l, which immigrants families tend to be either or (like mine who came for more opportunities and were young when they came.)
Hence why immigrants in the US is set up to fail because basic needs are not even provided for US citizens, how would you expect them to help immigrants from different cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds? This is also showcased abroad in other countries as well.
Like most things, it’s a system that exploits a majority for the benefit of a small minority and it pains me that people believe the trash about immigration and foreign families.
many think they're coming for all the beautiful things they've heard about, or to escape persecution and crime in their home country...then realize we're only better in some ways, while being worse in others.
This shines a really good light on the issue at hand! This vid coupled with the recent Andrew Callaghan/Channel 5 series give a really good overview of the problem. I personally believe that this anti-immigrant sentiment really stems from misinformation stemming from wanting to find a scapegoat to bigger problems like crime and the economical downturn. There is no easier target than those who dont know their rights.
excellent point
Fantastic. Thank you. The madness needs to stop. We are signatory to multiple human rights laws and treaties which make what is happening at the border clearly liable to prosecution in the ICJ. Americans need to get out of their own butts and learn some history and economics... it is stupid and racist and ignorant and self destructive for a country like the US to try and have a closed border. Period. And we should have some GD solidarity with migrants as HUMANS, or what the hell are we?
captured my sentiments pretty succinctly here. we got some nerve closing our border considering our history.
Im a DREAMER (recipient of DACA) i have SSN, DL, and a work permit. I pay all my taxes, and receive none of the benefits from government funded institutions (i.e food stamps, Financial aid, section 8 etc) i have started my naturalization process and for my case to ONLY reach the desk of government employee for them to only REVIEW if im eligible will be in 2028, i was born in 97, ive been in this country since 1999, and received DACA around 2012. Dont know when or if I will become an American citizen, and if DACA gets revoked i have no idea what my situation would be. It's a very scary place to be in.
can't even imagine living on the edge like that. i hope that process works for you
Been a big fan of your channel for a while, as an illegal immigrant brought as a month old baby with no choice, Im glad you’re shining light into this issue that’s only getting bigger. I can acknowledge that not all people coming into the country have the best intentions but that’s a minority giving the millions of hard working immigrants a bad reputation. It’s a very difficult situation to find a solution for. Btw thank you for recognizing us as people and not as dirt scum as some treat us. God bless you and America we are stronger together 🙏
as long as I'm here, I'll use my voice for y'all 🖤
@@CamJames We all appreciate it brother keep up the great work. The quality is only getting better and better with every video since your first one! You always got support from here🙏🖤
thank you fam!
🙄 we don’t think that all immigrants are bad people. We just want people to come over legally and we are tired of our government spending MILLIONS to bus in illegals by the thousands when we don’t even have the resources to help our own. Why does that make people racist??
The issue is mostly an issue with a lack of government resources in processing people efficiently.
THANK YOU!!! How people don't see through this I have no idea, I asked a friend if illegal immigration stopped tomorrow how would your life be improved?
Higher grocery prices and slower construction projects
Lowers the demand on housing so homes become more affordable. Less government money being spent on social programs to support illegal immigrants which means more for citizens. Higher average wages as illegal immigrants drive down wages by working extremely low rates.
@@JimmyJim13 lower demand doesn't correlate as closely with housing prices as you'd think. social programs don't benefit illegal immigrants even though they pay into them. illegal immigrants work for lower wages in jobs many Americans are "too good" to work in the first place, and companies wouldn't magically raise wages just because there's less illegal labor. Most companies don't even hire illegal immigrants in the first place.
@@CamJames Americans think they’re “too good” to work those jobs because they don’t pay enough. Jobs that don’t pay a living wage shouldn’t exist. Illegal immigration isn’t happening because our politicians are so empathetic. It benefits people in power because they get a limitless source of cheap labor.
Removing illegal immigration would be felt by consumers in the form of higher costs. That’s the cost of national security. It’s on the companies to pay their employees better and not hire people who broke the law to come here. The vast majority don’t hire them but many do so knowing they can take advantage of them.
People who coming here illegally and stay at homeless shelters, enroll their kids in schools or get free food are taking money away from the citizens of this country. There’s a housing crisis in the country. You really think the millions of illegal immigrants here don’t affect housing prices? Most just rent but them being here increases the demand for rent which pushes up housing costs.
I understand why people break the law to get here. Most of them are good people who work hard and want a better life. But they come here with no background check, use services that citizens are entitled to and openly show that they do not respect the laws of this country.
there's a lot of opinion in this comment, and i create these videos from a foundation of fact.
If you think housing prices would drop with their absence, you missed the 2008 financial crisis entirely. That's just one gaping hole in your theory based on a loose understanding of macroeconomics.
I am curious about why birthright citizenship should still be a thing. I think US is the only developed country that still has it. Can someone give me some arguments on why children born in any country shouldn't get the citizenship of one of their parents but instead get citizenship in wherever they are born?
Overall it was a good video with an interesting perspective even though I don't agree with all points 100% in this one. Good job on the videos. I enjoyed all of them so far.
thanks for watching and listening. if you don't think it should be a thing, that's your right. We're talking about uprooting children from schools and ruining their lives by sending them back to a country they've never known (which might be dangerous in the first place, if they're a refugee). real life is not the same as these hypothetical arguments.
did you delete my comment about how borders are inherently violent? did youtube? i came back to see what other comments were saying (wow a lot of ppl are xenophobic and still think they're not conservative...) and now it's gone. anyway abolish borders and abolish the nation state
lol i have a lot of comments, they get auto-filtered for moderation if they contain certain words. as long as i'm not being directly attacked i don't delete stuff. will check out what you said
@@CamJames thank you, idk what would've gotten it filtered!! i really like the direction your work's going. i highly recommend harsha walia's border and rule if you want to get into this topic further.
nuance is such a dying necessity today. also, edit: patriot act was one of the biggest hits against personal freedoms in US history
I appreciate you speaking about this. However if you come here illegally you should be deported. Being an American citizen should count for something. We have so many Americans that need our resources, there has to be limits set.
Nope. We don’t deport people coming from the north or from Europe. Saying we should deport people for coming “illegally” just shows how much of a racist you are. Seriously. I know people who work in immigration law. My partner is an immigration paralegal, the child of an undocumented immigrant who came here from illegal means. You should really think a lot harder before you advocate for extremely racist, inhumane laws in the face of someone who actually did their fucking research. Keep creating, Cam. These people are just gonna drag down your following. You don’t need them.
respectfully, the issue of there not being enough resources to go around is a separate problem from migrants. "illegal" or not they are still human beings escaping something far worse than what they think exists here, so much so they risk their life crossing the border to get here knowing they could be shot or killed.
what truly scares me is what kind of propaganda is the US spreading to the world to give the impression the "american dream" is possible for anyone anymore.
I'm sure you only think this if the person is coming from the southern border.
I have no issue with you having this opinion, the question I'd ask is this: what are we doing for those already here? would less illegal immigration result in a positive effect for any of them?
You say that like our country bothers to use its resources on us and not the military.
great choice using UGK for the spaceships transition :PP