August 16th, 2011
Immigration - get it right, please…
Immigration - when did Immigration go from an issue of national security of The United States of America to being all about hating Mexicans? What? Are we really seriously calling people who want the law followed, racist? So, when “you” cross in to Canada to illegally by hash (pot) as many young Americans do, is the arresting officer a racist? Or is he simply upholding the law? If you get back across the “line” into the U.S. high and get arrested, is that officer a racist because he/she upheld the law? Absurd, you say? Indeed! So, it is with our current Immigration discussion - but only as it applies to the Southern border. Oh yea, and to anyone claiming to be Muslim. We have forgotten the law. Those annoying things that govern any society, that strive to maintain order, and yes, sometimes get abused and used as weapons against people. The Law. I wasn’t aware that we had the option of ignoring it. Unless, of course your a politician or are coming up from Mexico. There I said it. No, I’m not a racist. I love the Mexican culture, and as an American citizen I welcome any and all LEGAL immigrants. But why am I branded a “racist” because I want ILLEGAL immigration stopped? Do I not have the right to want all reasonable laws followed? I have many Hispanic friends, been to parties, and have been warmly and lovingly welcomed by many Hispanics - that is not at issue. The Law. Someone said I have to walk in their shoes to understand. I respectfully disagree. As a taxpayer who pays 1/3 of my annual income to health insurance, cannot get my son covered because some Dr somewhere wrote “asthma” in his chart, have to be careful what I buy, eat, cut coupons, drive old cars, scrimp and cut every possible corner to pay for gas, food, and utilities…who is walking in MY shoes? My son breaks him arm and I literally wait hours in the ER because illegals are using it as a Dr’s office - yes, it is true. I truly wonder who needs to walk in whose shoes? I have no real proof, but from what I hear there are tens of thousands of people in the exact same boat as me - struggling. Frustrated. To be clear - NOT at the illegals, at the government that is taking my hard earned money and giving it, in large sums, to people that according to the law, should be on their way home, to whatever country they came here from; illegally. We have Political Asylum for those that are persecuted. I watch my city flagrantly violate Federal Law to set up illegal immigrants (NOT “undocumented workers” because they do NOT pay taxes - that is a lie) with illegal jobs. What? I listen to politicians make NO sense. President Clinton makes Regime change (in Iraq) a matter of U.S. law. Nearly every Democrat supported that move. A Republican President (Bush) followed that law and the very same Democrats went nuts demanding impeachment. For following the law? What? Immigration. It is a matter of law, period. The question is not where they are from, or what color is their skin. The question is to US - are we going to follow our own law? If not, we now MUST ask what other laws are we willing to ignore. We find ourselves in a very dangerous position of now playing “life-boat”, when we should have been following the law. If you’ve made it this far, anyone that knows me knows I’m not a racist. But the way people react to this issue while at the same time ignoring the realities of struggling legal Americans is astounding.
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