Immigration Reform
And Current Events
Recently, Mr. Obama and his Orc army in the House of Representatives and the Senate are working on a plan to give amnesty to undocumented foreign residents that are living in this county. Despite the events of September 11, 2001, Mr. Obama is opening up the floodgates to a new wave of illegal/undocumented immigrants. Just how many of these felons are sleeper cells of terrorists, just waiting for the next target of opportunity?
The state of California receives, each year, approximately fifty percent of the undocumented immigration that pours into our country. These undocumented felons work for cash (minimum wage or less), when they get sick, they flood the Emergency Room at local Hospitals. When they can't pay, guess who pays: YOU DO. When money is a little tight, they line up for food stamps. When they need a place to sleep, they apply for Section 8 housing or subsidized rent. In some instances, they squat in vacant homes. When things are really tight, they turn into a band of brigands. According to the Los Angeles Times (hardly a "conservative" newspaper), seventy-three percent of persons wanted for "felony" warrants in Los Angeles County are undocumented foreigners. According the the Los Angeles Police Department, forty-three percent of violent crime and sixty-two percent of all crime is committed by undocumented foreigners. In the case of Mexico, because they have no social services, The State of California serves as their Welfare Department. The Mexican government just stands back and smiles because the United States in general, and the State of California in particular, picks up the slack for their government and lack of social infrastructure.
For years, the Republicrats have pointed to the inscription on the base of the Statue of Liberty that says, "Give us your poor, tired and huddled masses...." Well, our government's policy on letting these "poor, tired huddled" people into our country is the proverbial chicken that came home to roost on September 11, 2001. For the most part, people who immigrate to this country are in search of a better life. This is a great country. Despite the oppressive hand of our Government, if you do not like California then you can pack up your bags and move to Montana and get a job. Many of the countries these undocumented (and legal immigrants) come from you have to apply for "traveling papers" or a "work permit" if you want to find work in a different region. Having been to the third world cesspool of Mexico (actually Cabo and Ensanada) and the second world holes like Germany, France, Norway, Denmark and Spain, I can see why anyone would want to come to America. Many of those places do not have running water, sewerage, showers, electricity, telephones or even paved streets.
Allowing any form of amnesty is simply rewarding illegal behavior. These people broke the law to enter this country. It is so easy to legally enter this country it is ridiculous. Fill out a couple of pieces of paper, get a health check and bang, your in. The illegal aliens are motivated by the fact that they can obtain jobs and work "off the books" and not pay taxes. In 1994, a member of our group spoke at a Proposition 187 forum at Yuba College. It was a complete waste of his breath. The local Mexican community invited a Republican (our lead spokesman: The Phantom) to speak in favor of 187 and all they wanted to do was have a white boy to beat up on. When our group member mentioned that they don't pay their fair share of taxes that everyone else is required to pay, one of the illegal stood up and showed his grocery bill from Raley's and said "I pay taxes." Yes, maybe sales tax, maybe property tax on their rentals, but that is just about it. Members of our group pay Social Security, Self Employment taxes, payroll taxes, property taxes and the list goes on and on. The un-documented felons may pay some taxes, but they do not pay (to use their hero, Bill Clinton's phrase) their "Fair share." Since most of them are working for cash, none of their income is declared. The employers of un-documented workers make out too, They do not have to contribute to Socialist Security, State Disability and other employer taxes. This also opens up the issue of fraud. If an employer decides to cheat the illegal for wages, then the illegal employee takes it in the shorts. Why? Due to their "status" many, if not all, are hesitant to take a claim to the Labor board or take the employer to court. These undocumented felons do not have health insurance, therefore when they get sick they show up in the Rideout Hospital Emergency Room and skip off without paying a red cent. Who pays for this? You do. You are forced to pay higher hospital costs, doctor costs and higher insurance. The un-documented felons drive around in uninsured cars and when they hit you, they skip out of town and YOU are forced to pay for their illegal activity.
Foreign Student Visas
"We send them students they send us spies." Those were the immortal words of G. Gordon Liddy when he was commenting in the 1970's on foreign student (specifically students from the U.S.S.R) visa issues. Liddy should know, he was a FBI agent assigned to counter-intelligence. It was reported that several of the hijackers involved in the events of September 11, 2001 were in this country on "Student Visas." Of course, they never attended any institutions of higher learning except for flight school. One of the hijackers, Mohammed Atta, never arrived at the school he was scheduled to attend, never appeared at the front door of his "host family." Why was this never followed up by the proper authorities? Did the school even tell the State Department (the issuing agency for Visa's) or Immigration and Naturalization Service of Atta's "No show" status? Atta was flying around the country and living a fairly open life for approximately eighteen months on an expired student visa. Many of these once documented foreigners are running around with expired "student" visas. Are these un-documented foreigners just here to seek a better life, or are they attending terrorism school? What type of lesson are they planning on giving us?
Members of our group believe that US citizens should be afforded the full protections of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, however illegal felons should be given the boot. The background of all immigrants should be checked. Atta was on a "watch list." The Israelis had direct knowledge of his actions in their country and they notified the CIA. The CIA in turn, notified the INS and the FBI. Yet nothing was done...the result need not be repeated.
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