The United States is being invaded and it threatens to destroy our way of life. This is not a military invasion but American citizens have killed. American citizens are paying for the health care and education of this invading force. Our President has betrayed his Oath of Office by ignoring this invasion. Homeland Security has already proven it's not up to the task from which it derives its name.
Where is this invasion coming from? Mexico. In the first six months of this year an estimated one million illegals have entered this country through our swiss cheese border. Illegals represent 30% of our prison inmates - the majority of them convicted of violent crimes.
There is no immigration problem. It has turned into a full blown invasion. What else would you call one million people crossing into our soverign illegally? A recent poll done in Mexico shows that 40% of the people there would like to live in the United States. 20% would enter it illegally if they had to. Over
20 million Mexicians would enter the United States illegally if they could! And the President is treating this like it's no big deal. New Mexico and Arizona have already declared a state of emergency. Governor Schwarzenegger has been lobbying Washington to get tougher on the border since his first day in office. This situation is unacceptable. The time for action has long since passed and when Hillary Clinton is calling for border security, when she takes a step to the right of a Republican on an issue, you know there's something wrong.
And it shouldn't end with border security. The Administration needs to play hardball with Vicente Fox because he's doing nother to stop this. And why should he? The Mexican economy is shot and it's well known that illegals are sending the little money they make from the U.S. back home. It's a win/win for Vicente Fox. With Mexican citizens leaving Mexico that lightens the burden of the state as well and sending badly needed money into a dying economy. The Administration, in treating this like and invasion, needs to, at the very least, place the National Guard at the border. If Vicente Fox doesn't work to correct this problem on his end the President needs to march the National Guard further south and correct the problem for him.
Enough is enough. Illigals are not looking for the American Dream. Not when, as I said, they account for 30% of our felons, destroy property and cattle and seek not to intergrate themselves into the fabric of America. We're a nation of immigrants but when my family, and probably yours, came here they stopped being Irish, German, Polish, Dutch and whatever else and made themselves American. They didn't expect a handout. They busted their asses and earned what they got. They learned the launguage of the nation (it's English in case you forgot) and expected no special treatment or consideration because they once called a foreign nation home. They took pride in the fact that they were now
American. This isn't the case with illegals. Many expect health care, education and housing all at the taxpayer's expense. They force others to learn their language. (Quick story: I have a sister who lives in California and worked at a fast food place staffed mainly by illegals. Even though many of these illegals could speak English, or at least understand it, they would not let on that they did. While she hersefl knew some Spanish she wouldn't let it fly. So, she'd give them instructions in English and when then feigned ignorance she'd tell them, "You know damn well what I'm saying. Do it." And it would get done.) They also have no intention of blending into the American fabric. That they would enter this nation illegally, force American citizens to accomidate them and then send they money they earn here across the border illistrates this better than anything else. Legal Mexican citizens of this nation are probably the most intolerant of this behavior. They worked hard to get where they are and they loved this nation so they did it all legally. They weren't looking for a free ride. This is why tighter immigration laws are quite popular amongst these people. They reconize that being an American citizen, and having access to all the rights and freedoms that entails is a privleage that must be earned.
True Americans know that they have what they do out of hard work and respect for their fellow man. True Americans do not depend upon the government to better their lives, they do that themselves and wouldn't trust anyone else with that responsibility. True Americans wish the blessings that comeout of this work for the rest of the world. I believe that this is why so many Americans treat the illegal immigration issue with kid gloves. They reconize the situation in Mexico and want to help those who come from that to here. However, these well meaning people fail to reconize that America is so great because Americans worked for what they had. We earned the freedoms and economic prosperity that we have. Illegals simply want to take advantage of the blessing paid for by others. They do not want to give back to this great nation. For this they must not be tolerated. We do not need leeches. I value my country too much for that. You want to come here you should repect the people here and expect to work for everything you have.
You can also read two good articles on this subject
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here.
Oh, one more thing, I'm glad to be back!
