The Mexican government has announced a new program, "Vete Sano, Regresa Sano," to let at least 200,000 Mexicans to illegally enter the US. A US organization, California Endownment, (21650 Oxnard St #1200, Woodland Hills, CA; ph-818-703-3311)is providing financial support. This is also illegal!
The kits for men will include condoms and those for women will include birth control pills. If Mexico provided these items at home, Mexico would not need to ship its excess population out of their country! The Mexican government must solve its own problems of unchecked population growth that underlies its citizens' poverty, it's infrastructural insufficiencies and its environmental destruction.
The US is not a dumping ground for excess population. The US Taxpayer is not a bank to feed, house, clothe and educate Mexican citizens, nor is the US taxpayer Mexico's medical insurance provider. Above all, the US is not a dumping ground for criminals. Everyone who violates US laws, including immigration laws, is a criminal.
Kick the Fox out of the Henhouse! For Mexico to actively promote
the violation of US laws is an egregious insult. It is time to
place US military on the Mexican Border and shut down illegal entry,
and it is time to deport all those who have violated US immigration
laws. They are criminals.
amadeus9 created this commentary on May 20, 2001
Secondly, Andrade states that Latinos are the hardest-working people in the world. I would like to know where he got his facts.
Thirdly, Andrade is concerned with the people "who are up in arms" over Latinos displaying their flags during patriotic holidays. Germans, Italians, Irish, etc. display their flags, but not on the hoods of their cars or driving around hanging out of the window waving a full-sized flag and honking their horns. It's called respect for America and the understanding that in America the U.S. flag is the most important. If these people are so proud of Mexico, they should be back home trying to make their country a better place.
I'm not against people being proud of their heritage, history or language so long as they respect the ideals and values that have made America the greatest country in the world. Phil Kranz, Mount Prospect, Illinois.
But such a policy could cost American taxpayers some $30 billion a year, one study suggests. Low-skill immigrants are a net loss to the nation's economy, some researchers say, and illegal Mexican immigrants are 67 percent more likely to use major welfare programs compared to U.S.-born families.
Large majorities of likely independent, Republican and Democrat voters conductedAug.25-29 by pollster John Zogby. By Ralph Z Hallow - The Washington Times
They are over taxing our health systems and bringing in disease. The government politicians would have you believe that there are as few as 3 million illegals living here. In reality, there are more then 12 million or more. Unauthorized entry is a crime, but congressmen and government officials won't enforce the law. They just wink and look the other way.
It is a fallacy that the immigrant workers will take jobs that American citizens would refuse. There are plenty of U.S. citizens willing to work hard, and they don't need a work permit. Retirees are more willing to work now that a new law allows them to keep more of their earnings. It is no longer a secret that people with disabilities are eager to work and are loyal to boot. We should also have a better market driven system to provide us with needed future workers. The illegals have driven wages into the ground.
Contrary to what the activists would have you believe, illegal
immigrants, in general, cost this country between $11 billion and
$20 billion in services. That more than offsets the $133 million
in taxes they pay. The politicians think the taxpayers don't know
the difference between a billion and a million. They might think
differently if we don't punch their name in the voting booth.
Cousin Charles Cook of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
As you know, the immigration laws are not being enforced. Now I understand that Congress and the President are considering the panacea of ignoring the previous laws and pass an amnesty law to permit 3 million, which will probably be more like 20 million, to remain in this country. This noble body passed an amnesty law a few years back with the promise that it would be a one-time law. Needless to say, it looks like you are going to break that promise. I know that your constituents have nothing to say in these matters, but I expect you to, at least, provide some answers. Who is responsible for enforcing the law that states that no persons shall be in this country illegally and must be deported? Who decides which laws should be enforced and which laws should be ignored? Do both congressional bodies along with the President engage equally in this selective enforcement process? I would think that somewhere in the congressional and presidential oath there would be some mention of responsibility to enforce the laws instead of ignoring them. I would very much appreciate it if you would answer these few questions yourself, instead of having some knowledgeable assistant send me a general Xeroxed letter about the red, white and blue and advising me what a great job the congress is doing. Thank you, USA is Full
It is interesting to see the furious energy displayed by the Bush administration and Congress to tighten immigration. None other than Senator Edward Kennedy(D-Mass.) is leading a drive to give closer scrutiny to the intake process. Everybody is worried about immigration now.
The reason of course, is the tragedy of Sept. 11. Some of the 19 terrorists who participated in the suicide hijackings that killed almost 5,000, entered the United States legally or were staying here on expired visas. The Immigration and Naturalization Service has acknowledged that more than 250,000 illegal immigrants it ordered deported remain in the United States!
The anti-terrorism bill forces the attorney general to hold illegal immigrants suspected of terrorism investigation for seven days while the government seeks to estalish grounds for action. There are civil liberties complaints, but even Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn),the most liberal member of the Senate, acknowledges that immigration must be severely curtailed in the name of security. It wasn't long ago that Bush was negotiating with Mexican President Vicente Fox to liberalize immigration laws to allow Mexican illegal immigrants to gain legal status. Now, it appears the goal is to tighten immigration all around.
Where have all these guardians of internal security been before now?Peter Brimelow, an immigrant himself, in Alien Nation;Common Sense about America's Immigration Disaster(Random House, 1995), alleged that "our nation is being engulfed by the greatest wave of immigration it has ever faced." Brimelow, a former British subject, charged that these newcomers are less educated, less skilled, prone to trouble with the law, less inclined to share American culture and values and altogether less likely to become American in name or spirit."
The fact is, all-but-unchecked has been carried on by Democrats and Republicans for years with a wink and a nod. The Republican Party, often too observant to the needs of industry, has welcomed a flood of unskilled laborers as a great boon to their party.
David schippers, the Chicago lawyer who prosecuted President Bill Clinton's impeachment, in his book Sell Out: The Inside Story of President Clinton's Impeachment(Regnery 2000), tells of the blatant politicalization of the INS during the 1996 "Citizenship USA" program. "To ensure maximum impact, the INS concentrated on aliens in key states--California, Florida, Illinois, New York, New Jersey and Texas--that hold a combined 181 electoral votes, just 89 short of the total to win an election,"he wrote. Schipper's book detailed wholesale immigration fraud inside the INS that directed their agents to relax the testing for English, to complete each interview within 20 minutes and ensure that all applicants pass the civics text by continuing to ask questions until an applicant got a sufficient number right. Sometimes it was necessary to ask 20 or 25 questions before four or five were answered corrrectly.
This has not just allowed unqualified people to enter the nation, it possibly compromised U.S. security. These tactics demean the citizenship of ordinary individuals with much to contribute who enter our country the right way.
The war waged against our nation demands a total re-examination of our immigration policies. The question must be asked: Do we want individuals to enter our country because they truly want to be Americans, or those who want to be foreign citizens in exile and even worse? By Thomas Roeser nationally known correspondent.
There is no question that the tragic events of Sept. 11 have created a major economic and national security crisis.
It is therefore, in my considered view, a security imperative that our government examine closely our present laws regarding immigration, visas, political asylum and refugee status in order that we do everything within reason to protect our great nation, subject to any Constitutional constraints that may be applicable. By: William C. Alletto from the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago,IL.
"In God we trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian rightwing political slogan. The Christian men and women on Christian principles who founded this nation adopted this motto and this is clearly documented. God is a big part of our culture. If God offends you or if our paying homeage to our God offends you, why did you bother to become part of us? If the flag of our great nation offends you or you don't like Americans, why did you immigrate? Perhaps you came to the wrong country. The world is a big place, you may consider yet another move.
We are a culture that enjoys freedom and have no desire to change. This is our country, our land and our lifestyle. We really don't give a hoot how you did things where you came from. Our First Amendment assures every citizen the right of free speech allowing everyone to express his or her own opinion and certainly we will allow you every opportunity to express yours. However, when you have finished griping, whining and complaining about our great flag or out national motto, pledge or free society, pause for a moment and reflect on another great American freedom: The right to leave.
America. Love it or leave it. Robert Emmett Pritchard - Hickory Hills, Illinois
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