by pugzleyca3 » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:40 pm
Chertoff is cut from the same cloth as the rest of them and I wish he'd never appeared in the government in any capacity.<br><br>That said, I don't buy into the mantra that all these illegals are just poor people looking to make a better life and we should keep the doors open to them. <br><br>"If all the illegals could be rounded up and sent home tomorrow, this nation would shut down. People doen't realize how many businesses rely on that cheap labor. Gotta say this, too. The illegals are usually hard workers, eager to do their jobs to the best of their abilities, willing to perform duties that are distasteful to most Americans."<br><br>Please provide something to back up these statement above.<br><br>Because I live here in a border state and the illegals are no longer selling oranges on the street corner. They are taking jobs that Americans are required to have a license and pay taxes on the wages. Jobs like laying tile, house painting, landscaping (and I'm not talking about cutting grass, either. I'm talking design and everything else that goes with it, without a license), roofing jobs, construction jobs, etc. <br><br>There are tens of thousands of Mexican gang members (illegals) in cities all over the United States. They are criminals, not people looking for a better life.<br><br>I have NO pity for the businesses who started basing their businesses upon cheap labor. I run a business and I have never hired illegals. I hire people who pay taxes. And if anyone wants to argue that illegals pay taxes, I have to ask the question: HOW? If they have no ss #, they simply are not paying taxes and neither are these cheap labor businesses. This is not a plus, it's a drain. <br><br>In my opinion, which isn't worth much on this board, I am sure, people are being brainwashed into thinking that paragraph I quoted above is true. <br><br>If you want the truth about illegal immigration, look at all the medical facilities that have been shut down due to bankruptcy and the UNFUNDED federal mandates that have caused this disaster. I'm talking trauma units, etc.<br><br>Also, take a look at the diseases which are now cropping up here that we previous had eradicated. TB, leprosy and a host of others are showing back up. <br><br>Also, look up anchor babies. This is a scam of the highest proportions and all those poor innocent illegals know the ropes. <br><br>Before anyone starts branding me as prejudice, let me clarify something. My husband is a LEGAL immigrant. We went through all the hoops that were offered by immigration and it was not fun, nor was it cheap. But that's how we did it. And I have no sympathy for anyone who sneaks into another country and takes up illegal residence. If we had done this, I am sure we'd both be in jail right now. I think all people should have the SAME opportunity we had. And it totally pisses me off when others sneak in here and get amnesty. <br><br>Amnesty has been offered before and it temporarily documented who was here, for the most part. But the border was left open and here we are again. With anywhere from estimates of 10 million to 30 million illegals in the country.<br><br>The truth of the matter is this. The government wants to bring us all down to 3rd world status. The only way they can do this is by passing laws like Nafta and Cafta,etc. and shipping our jobs overseas and by turning a blind eye to the southern border and allowing millions of undocumented aliens in as they have been doing. <br><br>Yes, we are a country of immigrants. But not illegal immigrants. <br> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=pugzleyca3>pugzleyca3</A> at: 10/19/05 10:41 am<br></i>