I don't know who we would find to mow the lawns and run the leaf blowers if we packed all the illegal aliens back to Mexico.
But the fact is that many of them are here ILLEGALLY. And that makes them criminals and that criminal practice exposes this nation to more risk than an Arab company with American executives taking over the leases of a handful of terminals at fewer ports.
The protests this weekend by Hispanic immigrants illustrates what a problem this is. Many of them do work hard, and God bless them for doing so. And we cannot ignore, nor will we, the contributions they make to our economy.
But is it too much to ask that they participate in our economy and our society LEGALLY?
One of the news channels interviewed a participant in the protests: "We are being treated like criminals!" You mean like people who BREAK LAWS to get into this country? Big surprise.
From an AP report of the protests in Phoenix, this quote: "They're here for the American Dream," said Malissa Greer, 29, who joined a crowd estimated by police to be at least 10,000 strong. "God created all of us. He's not a God of the United States, he's a God of the world."
OK... Fine... God is not the God of the United States. We've seen similar renditions of that "we should all have a say in the U.S." kind of crap from Europeans and the U.N. You are free to go back to Mexico or wherever, and worship God however you choose. Note: you might want to skip the Muslim countries if you are a Christian. I notice breaking into Islamic states isn't real high on your list. Doesn't seem like you want to try your luck in Venezuela or Cuba either.
And from the L.A. Times report:
"500 Huntington Park High School students waved Mexican flags, held balloons colored green, white and red, and periodically broke into cheers of "Mexico! Mexico!"
Perhaps those student at Hungtington Park High had a geography teacher in the mold of Colorado's Bennish. But I am sorry to inform them that this is the United States of America, not the United States of Mexico. And if you want to walk around protesting against this country, it undermines your cause to do so carrying so many Mexican flags. Try chanting "USA, USA" and wave the Star Spangled banner... Otherwise, get on the bus and go BACK TO MEXICO!
It's clear that a number of immigrants view this nation as a cash cow Western hemisphere welfare system. Some might prefer that portions of our country return to Mexican control altogether (see post regarding Los Angeles sign pictured right).
Sorry to disappoint you. That's not going to happen. And if you want to "live the American dream" then do what every other immigrant group that has realized that dream has done and ASSIMILATE LEGALLY!
No more Mr. Nice Guy here at Mike's America. If you, or Muslims or any other group that decides to live here cannot have the good sense to:
A. Immigrate here legally
B. Learn the language
And it would help if we added:
C. Vote Republican to find a future without the shackles of the corrupt, failed socialist/statist policies that so crippled the nations who motivate you to move here.
Then perhaps you ought to cash in that last check from the lawn service company and buy a one way ticket BACK to Mexico.
It's PAST time we sealed both our borders and enforced our laws. Republicans should stand up on this issue, and enforce our laws as President Bush suggested in his weekly radio address. Here's his address in Spanish in case you are overly challenged by English. As the political debate over immigration proceeds this week in Congress, let Democrats defend law breaking, they're experts at it.
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