PUSH ONE FOR ENGLISH
The United States is not a nation of Immigrants. We are first and foremost a nation of laws that allows and encourages legal immigration. There is a big difference between the two concepts. One states the core value of our country, the other a trendy statement that comes from those selling illegal activity.
What is confusing about the term “illegal alien”? What is confusing about the insanity of rewarding bad behavior and the breaking of our laws? Apparently there is a lot of confusion in Washington as politicians from both parties keep pandering for votes and trying to sound sanctimonious. Someone needs to inform these bravados of babel that the majority of Americans, including the legal Hispanic population do not want illegal immigration. Please Washington—just follow the Constitution (secure the border) and enforce the law. Our current approach makes it easy for dishonest people with no skills to come here and difficult for those with highly needed skills (math, science, etc) because they follow the law. Only in Washington could upside down logic like this exist.
To put this in perspective, let’s imagine a country where other laws are ignored.
Counting Illegal Votes—Imagine a close Presidential election. The losing side says something like “True, the ballot is not filled out properly and according to the rules shouldn’t count but let’s consider the intentions of the voter and ignore the law. I know these rules were followed the last fifty years but this year is different”.
Gay Marriage--- Imagine a city like San Francisco where the law is very clear on who can get married. However, the Mayor doesn’t like the law and wants same sex couples to feel good so he says it’s ok to break the law and has the City perform marriages.
An employee for the CIA leaks the location of our prison camps in Poland that house Al-Queda prisoners. “Yes, I know it’s wrong but my conscious was bothering me and I disagree with the war”.
My conscious, my feelings, my intentions; all poor excuses to ignore the law. We have procedures in this country to change local, state and national laws if the majority desires. Let’s stick with that system. Hopefully, none of those nightmarish situations will ever happen so let’s return to Illegal Immigration.
Most all illegal activity is done because of Money and/or Power.
Money
The employers who hires the illegal workers are nothing but thieves. They steal from the legal American worker by paying lower wages due to the increase in the labor pool. They then rationalize their actions with nonsense comments like Americans won’t do these jobs and it keeps the price of fruit low.
Power
While it is true that no politician speaks more nonsense on a daily basis regarding this issue than Harry Reid, I’m awarding the “Pandering Award” to the carpetbagger senator from New York for her “Good Samaritan” comment. “It is certainly not in keeping with my understanding of the Scriptures, because this bill would literally criminalize the Good Samaritan and probably even Jesus himself.”
Clinton’s lack of scriptural knowledge is only surpassed by her obvious pandering to the Hispanic community which is highly religious. A few facts for the Senator.
- The Good Samaritan was not breaking any laws of the land.
- The Good Samaritan did not pander for the injured man’s vote, encourage him to break any laws or become a burden on the legal citizens.
- Jesus never broke any laws and encouraged others to obey the law.
In conclusion, my anger is not with the Mexican people crossing the border escaping a corrupt and impoverished country. I would be doing the same. That however is a feeling, not an ok to commit a crime. My complaint is with our elected leaders and the illegal employers who are allowing the flow of people and thus violating our laws. In short, follow our constitution by securing our border and enforce the law. That will remove all the confusion.
Dooley
5/21/06
The United States is not a nation of Immigrants. We are first and foremost a nation of laws that allows and encourages legal immigration. There is a big difference between the two concepts. One states the core value of our country, the other a trendy statement that comes from those selling illegal activity.
What is confusing about the term “illegal alien”? What is confusing about the insanity of rewarding bad behavior and the breaking of our laws? Apparently there is a lot of confusion in Washington as politicians from both parties keep pandering for votes and trying to sound sanctimonious. Someone needs to inform these bravados of babel that the majority of Americans, including the legal Hispanic population do not want illegal immigration. Please Washington—just follow the Constitution (secure the border) and enforce the law. Our current approach makes it easy for dishonest people with no skills to come here and difficult for those with highly needed skills (math, science, etc) because they follow the law. Only in Washington could upside down logic like this exist.
To put this in perspective, let’s imagine a country where other laws are ignored.
Counting Illegal Votes—Imagine a close Presidential election. The losing side says something like “True, the ballot is not filled out properly and according to the rules shouldn’t count but let’s consider the intentions of the voter and ignore the law. I know these rules were followed the last fifty years but this year is different”.
Gay Marriage--- Imagine a city like San Francisco where the law is very clear on who can get married. However, the Mayor doesn’t like the law and wants same sex couples to feel good so he says it’s ok to break the law and has the City perform marriages.
An employee for the CIA leaks the location of our prison camps in Poland that house Al-Queda prisoners. “Yes, I know it’s wrong but my conscious was bothering me and I disagree with the war”.
My conscious, my feelings, my intentions; all poor excuses to ignore the law. We have procedures in this country to change local, state and national laws if the majority desires. Let’s stick with that system. Hopefully, none of those nightmarish situations will ever happen so let’s return to Illegal Immigration.
Most all illegal activity is done because of Money and/or Power.
Money
The employers who hires the illegal workers are nothing but thieves. They steal from the legal American worker by paying lower wages due to the increase in the labor pool. They then rationalize their actions with nonsense comments like Americans won’t do these jobs and it keeps the price of fruit low.
Power
While it is true that no politician speaks more nonsense on a daily basis regarding this issue than Harry Reid, I’m awarding the “Pandering Award” to the carpetbagger senator from New York for her “Good Samaritan” comment. “It is certainly not in keeping with my understanding of the Scriptures, because this bill would literally criminalize the Good Samaritan and probably even Jesus himself.”
Clinton’s lack of scriptural knowledge is only surpassed by her obvious pandering to the Hispanic community which is highly religious. A few facts for the Senator.
- The Good Samaritan was not breaking any laws of the land.
- The Good Samaritan did not pander for the injured man’s vote, encourage him to break any laws or become a burden on the legal citizens.
- Jesus never broke any laws and encouraged others to obey the law.
In conclusion, my anger is not with the Mexican people crossing the border escaping a corrupt and impoverished country. I would be doing the same. That however is a feeling, not an ok to commit a crime. My complaint is with our elected leaders and the illegal employers who are allowing the flow of people and thus violating our laws. In short, follow our constitution by securing our border and enforce the law. That will remove all the confusion.
Dooley
5/21/06
posted by Dooley at 3:51 PM
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