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Ok, I have stayed off this subject for the past couple of days as I have been trying to tone down my rhetoric regarding illegal immigration, but what I have seen on the news and on the web the past couple of days has me growing concerned and bothered. The massive rally's over the weekend by pro-illegal immigration folks and some of the violence that broke out in Indiana over the weekend and the sheer numbers of people that showed up in Los Angeles had better wake people up to the fact that this is a serious problem and it must be dealt with, before we have a civil war here in our own country. I have tried to keep my comments toned down of late as my church is in favor of protecting illegal immigrants, and I don't like feeling like a hypocrite, but actually I don't really think I should feel that way at all. There are several things I don't totally agree with my church with, and I am still at peace with God so I should be ok. I have heard the arguments that these people are taking the jobs others don't want, are paying taxes, and that the country was formed by immigrants. I don't buy into any of it. True immigrants, legal immigrants, who learned to speak English, who didn't carry disease, and who assimilated into society, formed the United States. Why do these folks think it is ok to jump to the head of the line and consider themselves law-abiding immigrants? They have bypassed all the checks and balanced put in place to protect legal immigrants and American citizens. These people are now taking jobs away from American citizens, as just one look at the construction industry should be clue enough. How many carpenters, electricians, and painters are out of work do the thundering hoards hanging out at Lowe's and The Home Depot every day? Fast food is another area these people have been taking over in. Mc Donald's, Wendy's and others were a good starting point for the youth or the country to land their first job. Not any more, as now you have to speak another language so they can get your order right at the drive through window. Then there is the tax thing. OK, they are paying sales tax, and that is about all I can see them paying. Are they paying income tax? If so, how can they be doing that, as they need to have a Social Security Number for that? Ah, that's right, stolen Social Security Numbers, so someone out there is the victim of identity theft as illegal aliens are using their numbers to get work, and those wages are recorded for that taxpayer. We are a country of about 200 Million people, and of that 11 million are illegal immigrants. That is 5.5 percent and climbing. They are gobbling up our health care, our tax dollars for the poor, and they are making a shambles of our education system. There has to be a point where the government will rise up and see this for what it is, a full-scale invasion from inside. Congress is just starting to take notice. I like this new law, but I think it will go the way of everything else. Back when Ronald Reagan was president he gave amnesty to illegal's living here at that time. They were going to then start enforcing the laws and keep the problem from raising its ugly head again. So as a result of that we should have no problem. Actually the problem is worse now, and these rallies would have never happened back in Reagan's day. I think all these people currently here should be deported back to wherever they came from and then be placed at the bottom of the legal immigration list. The just because you are born here medical loophole should be eliminated. They should establish a guest worker program and it should be open to all countries, not just Mexico. When I hear these folks whining about how it will split up their family and all, while I am sympathetic and all, they knew they were breaking the law when they came, so they should except the consequences. There have been laws on the book pretty much for many years concerning hiring of illegal's and the companies that hire them should be fined heavily. When I hear this crap of home loans for illegal's I really want to blow my top. That is what caused the violence in Indiana. I am currently working hard to brink Laila and her children to the United States legally. It is a paperwork hassle, but it will be well worth it in the end, as we will have the satisfaction of knowing we did it properly. The folks that come here illegally are the reason it takes so long for regular legal immigrants to come here. They should be sent back and to the bottom of the list. Getting rid of them will relax the healthcare, education, legal, and law enforcement burdens cause by these law-breakers. They have no rights as they are not subject to our Constitution and have not earned the protections offered by it. Being able to sneak into the country does not automatically make you a citizen or give you any rights. By properly filling out all the paperwork, having a physical and showing a means of support other than applying for a welfare heck does put you on the road to gaining it. This craziness on our borders has to stop. I realize we have not had another 9/11, but it is only a matter of time, because if the contractor putting a new roof on my house can do it cheap with some guy who entered the country illegally, than one of Osama Bin Laden's buddies can blow that roof up after they sneak in by the same means. |
| demonsurfer March 28, 2006 09:19 PM PST heh.. what's the bet the next new program will also give illegals voting rights as well.. that would explain everything. | ||
| RWO March 28, 2006 07:40 PM PST Yeah Demonsurfer, It does seem strange, but I am glad that it is getting the national attention it deserves on the news. What depresses me is that now it seems that the Senate is going to come up with an amnesty program, which is a direct slap in the face for those that are here legally. Washington is so much out of touch. All they care about is getting re-elected, but they do not see that illegals can't vote and do not need to be catered to. | ||
| demonsurfer March 28, 2006 03:58 PM PST I agree RWO. If you choose to enter this country illegally, then be prepared to face the consequences. As the saying goes, 'if you cant do the time, dont do the crime'. I do not understand why if an American commits fraud (ie: using someone else's SS number) they go to jail, yet if an illegal does it, apparently nothing happens most of the time, and they aren't even deported! If laws are only going to apply to citizens, then who the fark would want to be a legal citizen here? And this crock about stolen land.. unbelieveable. Illegals need to realize that THEY DO NOT HAVE AN ENTITLEMENT TO BE IN THE US. Simple as that. Rather than protesting, they should be thanking the authorities that they aren't being dumped over the nearest border, which is probably what should happen. | ||
| RWO March 28, 2006 06:27 AM PST Laila, Where there is a will there is a way. We are doing everything the right way and I don't see us having any problems. Bill O, They have caught them working on the various military bases here in San Diego. I am a little concerned about all the kids skipping school and protesting as the protests here are turning violent. They arrested 21 of them here yesterday. When you hear what they are saying on TV, they have been brainwashed into thinking the US stole the land. I guess they do not get taught about the Mexican American War and the fact that the US won and then paid Santa Ana for the land. Also much of the area where I live was part of the Gadsden Purchase. | ||
| Bill O. Writes March 28, 2006 05:19 AM PST I suspect many Americans may feel the same way you do. We spoke out about port security, yet few know that 9 illegal immigrants were found at a top secret area involved with WMDs (U.S. Dugway Proving Ground in Utah). These people had no documentation of who they were, or their background. Is the pursuit of the dollar so important? The report was by The Salt Lake Tribune on Feb. 11, 2004. http://www.nti.org/d_newswire/issues/2006_2_13.html#F7759BA5#F7759BA5 | ||
| Laila* March 27, 2006 04:56 PM PST I understand your predicament. While I know we're going to face difficulty taking us there, the US embassy here in Manila is stricter too with the visa approval due to visitors disguised as tourists but, they find instead jobs there and never go back to the Philippines anymore. I know the legal proceedings caused us the delay, and I appreciate that you have enough patience to wait for us! | ||
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