For years I've wondered why our government hasn't acted to stop the flood of illegal aliens pouring into our country. I've heard complaints and questions. The excuse usually given by politicians is, "They do jobs our citizens won't do."
However, the people with whom I have discussed the topic usually respond, "Not true. We used to do those jobs."
If farms need the help, a farm registry program should be set up, but stop illegals who are taking other jobs - including construction jobs - that our own citizens want. Unskilled jobs taken by illegals are needed by our citizens as unemployment increases.
These illegal aliens are costing taxpayers billions, mainly for their education, health care and prisons. It has been estimated that illegal aliens cost the state of California $9 billion a year.
A report from the Federation for American Immigration Reform, based in Washington, D.C., estimated $7.7 billion yearly to educate the children while special English classes and school lunch programs add even more.
At a cost of $63 a day, taxpayers spend more than $3 million dollars a day to house alien prisoners, most of whom are thought to be illegals, in federal prisons.
Census officials estimate 10 million to 12 million aliens are in the U.S., but illegals tend to avoid the census so a larger estimate of 18 million was made in 2005 by the chairman of the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus.
The Los Angeles Police Department bans immigration enforcement and mirrors other large cities in this practice. One captain was quoted as saying, "We can't even talk about it. People are afraid of backlash from Hispanics. I would get a firestorm of criticism if I talked about it (enforcing immigration laws)."
In Los Angeles, 95% of homicides are reportedly attributed to illegal aliens. Two-thirds of all fugitive warrants are for illegals. Authorities attribute 60 percent of all drug traffic to illegals.
People in all the border states are alarmed.
The U.S. is in serious economic trouble. Illegal aliens are costing multiple billions every year for services. Further, much of what illegals earn is sent to their families in Mexico and doesn't come back, adding to the drain of money out of the U.S.
There are many who will shriek "Racism!"
We are in a struggle for the economic survival of the U.S. We face terrible debts and unemployment. Laws exist against this invasion by illegals and those who hire them. These laws need to be enforced.
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Comments » 2
Stephen writes:
I agree, illegal immigration must be stopped, once and for all. It's very easy to accomplish. Enforce current immigration laws and use federal, state and local officers! Make E-verify mandatory by all employers. Prosecute ALL employers with stiff penalties, including jail time. Eliminate citizenship to babies unless one parent is a US citizen. Finish the border fence and give border patrol whatever resources they need to protect our borders. Eliminate remittances out of the country in excess of $100/month. Reduce all immigration until our economy recovers. We don't need any foreigners displacing American workers. Finally, I'd like to add that it's not racist to defend your country against foreign invasion. It's patriotic! Illegal alien advocates cry racism because they can't justify illegal immigration on merit alone. The term illegal alien does not specify race. The real problem is with governments that would rather export their poor and undesired citizens instead of providing for them. The US government must demand these governments stop illegal immigration into our country or face serious reprisals.
JohnH writes:
Illegal immigration is a difficult problem to address: there are just so many people here in this country that shouldn't be, legally. Not to mention solving the problem creates a divide in the country between those from here and those who are not. Nevertheless, the problem needs to be solved for a few reasons, in some way.
The number of jobs is slipping rapidly with the economy. With the number of jobs slipping, many American workers are being laid off and illegal immigrants will work for less, therefore securing them those lost jobs.
To put on a legal attack against the immigrants is xenophobic. To put an entire group of people on trial because they were not born in this country and now reside here, is utterly un-American. Nationalism is not the route to go in this situation, I do not believe. We need to work together as a nation to make a solution to this problem.
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