Illegals

There is a reason that we have laws in this country. When you don't abide by the laws, you are committing a crime. People that sneak into this country are here illegally, they are breaking the law and if you are helping them, you are breaking the law as well.

Across this country people have been protesting about our getting strict on illegal aliens. There have been school walk outs, Senate debates, local laws trying to be passed, all of which is completely ridiculous. It's as simple as right and wrong. If you came into this country illegally, you are guilty of a crime. If you are harboring an illegal alien, you are guilty of a crime.

Locally, some towns have tried to pass a law that English is the official language. It did not pass. They have tried to pass a law that renting to an illegal alien is a crime, that did not pass. Congress is trying to pass a bill that supports illegal aliens, but it has been side lined. A town in Connecticut plans to issue ID cards for illegal aliens to help them in getting bank accounts.

My great, great grandparents immigrated to this country just over 100 years ago. They came through the proper channels. They learned English and recognized America as a great opportunity to better their lives. The illegals today demand that they be able to speak their language, expect bi-lingual teachers for their children and receive free medical care, all at taxpayer's expense.

Your president, in an effort to keep the Spanish speaking populous in his favor, wants to give all illegals full citizenship.

A few months ago in New York City, a woman went down stairs to yell at the workers below her apartment because she felt that they were being too loud. The laborer that she yelled at, an illegal afraid of being deported, followed her back upstairs and murdered her.

Here is an e-mail I received recently that says it all:

Cheap Tomatoes

I'll pay more for my tomatoe's

Pretty interesting article.................... Cost of Tomatoes.....

This should make everyone think, be you Democrat, Republican or Independent from a California school teacher - - -"As you listen to the news about the student protests over illegal immigration, there are some things that you should be aware of:

I am in charge of the English-as-a-second-language department at a large southern California high school which is designated a Title 1 school, meaning that its students average lower socioeconomic and income levels.

Most of the schools you are hearing about, South Gate High, Bell Gardens, Huntington Park, etc., where these students are protesting, are also Title 1 schools.
Title 1 schools are on the free breakfast and free lunch program. When I say free breakfast, I'm not talking a glass of milk and roll – but a full breakfast and cereal bar with fruits and juices that would make a Marriott proud. The waste of this food is monumental, with trays and trays of it being dumped in the trash uneaten. (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)

I estimate that well over 50% of these students are obese or at least moderately overweight. About 75% or more DO have cell phones. The school also provides day care centers for the unwed teenage pregnant girls (some as young as 13) so they can attend class without the inconvenience of having to arrange for babysitters or having family watch their kids. (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)

I was ordered to spend $700,000 on my department or risk losing funding for the upcoming year even though there was little need for anything; my budget was already substantial. I ended up buying new computers for the computer learning center, half of which, one month later, have been carved with graffiti by the appreciative students who obviously feel humbled and grateful to have a free education in America. (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)

I have had to intervene several times for young and substitute teachers whose classes consist of many illegal immigrant students here in the country less then 3 months who raised so much he** with the female teachers, calling them "Putas" whores and throwing things that the teachers were in tears.

Free medical, free education, free food, day care etc., etc. Is it any wonder they feel entitled to not only be in this country but to demand rights, privileges and entitlements?

To those who want to point out how much these illegal immigrants contribute to our society because they LIKE their gardener and housekeeper and they like to pay less for tomatoes: spend some time in the real world of illegal immigration and see the TRUE costs.

Higher insurance, medical facilities closing, higher medical costs, more crime, lower standards of education in our schools, overcrowding, new diseases etc., etc, etc.

For me, I'll pay more for tomatoes.

We need to wake up. The guest worker program will be a disaster because we won't have the guts to enforce it. Does anyone in their right mind really think they will voluntarily leave and return?

There are many hardworking Hispanic/American citizens that contribute to our country and many that I consider my true friends. We should encourage and accept those Hispanics who have done it the right and legal way.

It does, however, have everything to do with culture: A third-world culture that does not value education, that accepts children getting pregnant and dropping out of school by 15 and that refuses to assimilate, and an American culture that has become so weak and worried about "politically correct" that we don't have the will to do anything about it.

If this makes your blood boil, as it did mine, forward this to everyone you know.

CHEAP LABOR? Isn't that what the whole immigration issue is about? Business doesn't want to pay a decent wage. Consumers don't want expensive produce
Government will tell you Americans don't want the jobs

But the bottom line is cheap labor. The phrase "cheap labor" is a myth, a farce, and a lie. there is no such thing as "cheap labor."

Take, for example, an illegal alien with a wife and five children. He takes a job for $5.00 or $6.00/hour. At that wage, with six dependents, he pays no income tax, yet at the end of the year, if he files an Income Tax Return, he gets an "earned income credit" of up to $3,200 free.

He qualifies for Section 8 housing and subsidized rent. He qualifies for food stamps. He qualifies for free (no deductible, no co-pay) health care. His children get free breakfasts and lunches at school. He requires bilingual teachers and books. He qualifies for relief from high energy bills. If they are or become, aged, blind or disabled, they qualify for SSI. Once qualified for SSI they can qualify for Medicare. All of this is at taxpayer's expense. He doesn't worry about car insurance, life insurance, or homeowners Insurance. Taxpayers provide Spanish language signs, bulletins and printed material. He and his family receive the equivalent of $20.00 to $30.00/hour in benefits.

Working Americans are lucky to have $5.00 or $6.00/hour left after paying their bills and his. The American taxpayer's also pay for increased crime, graffiti and trash clean-up.

Cheap labor? YEAH RIGHT! Wake up people!

Now don't misconstrue my intentions with this subject. If you are here legally and went through the proper channels, I'm glad you're here. After all, my family has only been here since 1900. However, if you are here illegally or are harboring someone here illegally, this post is aimed at you.

Some even say that the immigration reform is a way of keeping Hispanics out of the country. This is not true at all. Is it a form of racism? Again, no. The law is the law and it's there for a reason. Go through the proper channels and you will be welcomed in OUR country.

It's time to take our country back. English IS the national language. If you intend to live in America, learn it! Our national anthem is sung in English, as it was meant to be. Employing or renting to illegal aliens is a crime. Harboring illegals is a crime. It's time we stopped worrying about being "politically correct" and start enforcing our own laws!

And That's What I Think.