I also realize that it sounds much nicer to call these people "undocumented workers" rather than illegal immigrants. They are illegal immigrants who are working illegally in this country; employed by unscrupulous employers and sanctioned by our own government that in turn refuses to enforce our laws. And leading this assault against the will of the American public is Pelosi and Reid who insist on trying yet again to push another amnesty bill through while more jobs are lost here, while 2 million will lose their homes to foreclosure, and many become homeless as a result.
The Pew Hispanic Center estimated in 2006 that there were about 20 million illegal immigrants in this country, and, that of those 20 million, 7 million were employed and only 12% of that 7 million were working in agriculture. The immediate question arises: How were the other 13 million surviving?
I find it either amazing or equally appalling that this congress like those before it can seem to do nothing that isn't harmful to American's at large. Laws are passed regularly that strip us of our rights, put us under unnecessary surveillance and invade every aspect of our lives. Our Constitution has been totally trashed while we are threatened daily with "terrorists" and too many of us now live in fear of our own militarized government.
Based on all the laws that have infringed on our rights, all the laws that are now in progress to be passed, it would appear that you and I no longer have the right to dissent, to be left alone by the government, to attend rally's, to try and affect any social, religious or political change (now called acts of domestic terrorism) or to be represented in our government. We could be jailed, held indefinitely without charges, never charged, unable to mount a defense, unable to know what we are charged with and can even be stripped of our citizenship. All of this on being deemed a "domestic terrorist" by virtue of having exercised your constitutional rights.
But! If you jump the border, enter the country illegally, steal someone else's identity, social security number or even credit card numbers.......work illegally, illegally access social benefits, and demand to be taken care of and claim you have some kind of rights to all of this....we'll give you amnesty! We won't even charge you for breaking our laws! For some reason you won't be deemed a domestic terrorist and you most likely will never see the inside of a jail much less any charges against you. Heck! Even if we catch you we'll just tell you to show up at a later date in court (which you won't) and then forget all about you. It would seem that being an illegal immigrant into this country will allow you far more latitude and legal rights than being a legal citizen.
In the end, if Pelosi and Reid think the majority of us out here are going to sit still for yet another attempt at passing the same old amnesty BS, they need to think again. We are more determined than ever to see that it doesn't.
Marti Oakley © 2008-04-27
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