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Powell says illegal immigrants do his home repairs(How would he know that?)
Google ^ | 9/19/10 | Associated Press

Posted on 09/19/2010 11:31:44 AM PDT by mdittmar

WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says illegal immigrants do essential work in the U.S. and that he has firsthand knowledge of that — because they fix his house.

A moderate Republican, Powell urged his party on Sunday to support immigration generally because those who come from abroad are, in his words, "what's keeping this country's lifeblood moving forward."

Powell said a path to legal status should be offered to illegal immigrants because they do work that needs to get done.

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Illegal Aliens: Turning the Dreams of American Children into Nightmares

Note: This fictional account is an accurate depiction of the harm that illegal aliens are doing to millions of American children. Any resemblance in this account to any person living or dead is purely coincidental.

Years ago, Kinara Matuaki of Nairobi, Kenya traveled to Utah on a tourist visa to attend a major religious conference. Upon entering the U.S., an inspector of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), placed a small card in Kinara's passport. On the card, the inspector recorded a specific date and informed Kinara that he had to leave the United States on or before that date. He also reminded Kinara that he was not authorized to work in the United States. Kinara told the inspector that he fully understood and that he was honor bound to leave as required.

However, after just a few days in Utah, Kinara decided that he was not going to return to Kenya where unemployment stood at 40 percent, per capita income was less than $1,000 per year, and life expectancy was only 50 years.

Although he had a wife and a child still in Nairobi and a job that paid $100 per month, Kinara knew that if stayed in the United States, he could make an even better life for himself and his family.

In order to get a job, he needed documents, so he purchased a Social Security card and a drivers license from a fraudulent documents dealer for $50. Both documents carried his own name and he didn't know that the Social Security number that was on his card already belonged to a six-month-old American girl, Susie.

Using the fraudulently obtained Social Security card and driver's license, Kinara quickly found a job that paid $140 per week. Later, using the same fraudulent documents, he took a second job driving taxi at night. In both cases, he entered the information from his false documents on an I-9 form under penalty of perjury.

Within a year, through hard work and lots of overtime, Kinara had enough money saved to bring his wife (Eddah) and teenage son (Oginga) to Utah. Being unable to get United States visas, Eddah and Oginga traveled to Canada. For a fee of $3,000, a smuggling ring got them across the border and shortly thereafter they were reunited with Kinara.

Once in Utah, just like Kinara had done earlier, Eddah and Oginga quickly obtained false documents in their own names including Social Security numbers that belonged to two other American children – Aaron, age 10, the son of an American-born janitor, and Maria age 8, the child of a first-generation legal immigrant from Peru. And just like Kinara, they were now committing major felonies under a combination of federal and Utah laws – document fraud, perjury on an I-9 form, and identity fraud.

The Matuaki family quickly integrated into the community and joined a church. They were, by all appearances, a model family. Those who knew that the Matuakis were illegally in the United States were not concerned because they had always been told that illegal immigrants were only trying to make a better life for themselves without hurting anyone else.

Eddah worked in one of the best hotels in the city as a housekeeper using Aaron's Social Security number, and Oginga used Maria's Social Security number to get part-time work at grocery stores and fast-food outlets.

When Oginga eventually graduated from high school, he attended a state university under Utah's in-state tuition program for illegal aliens. In order to pay for his tuition, he worked nights as a waiter in a private club still using the Social Security number that belonged to Maria.

He finally earned a degree in electrical engineering, but when he graduated he was unable to get a professional job using his fraudulent documents. He, therefore, continued to use Maria's Social Security number to get low-paying, unskilled jobs with employers who didn't verify his identity or authorization to work in the United States.

Over the years, the Matuaki family obtained credit cards, purchased cars on credit, and obtained bank loans. For a period of time Kinara was without work and he defaulted on several loans. During that time, neither he nor Eddah filed an income tax return, although Eddah continued to work. In addition, Eddah had taken out numerous credit cards in her name and she missed payments on at least a dozen occasions.

After purchasing a small condominium with a loan from a Utah bank that openly solicited the business of illegal aliens, Oginga was unable to make the payments and lost it in a foreclosure action.

Eventually, Susie, Maria, and Aaron -- the real owners of the Social Security numbers used by the Matuakis -- graduated from high school. All three went on to college. When they tried to obtain internet service in their own names, they were denied because their credit histories had been destroyed by the Matuaki family. For the first time, they became aware that their identities had been stolen.

When they tried to get student loans, they were not able to qualify because of their bad credit.

When they tried to get financial assistance, the were denied because the income earned under their Social Security numbers by Kinara, Eddah, and Oginga made it impossible for them to qualify.

When Aaron, the janitor's son, applied for an internship with the U.S. Department of State to help fulfill his dream of becoming a diplomat, he was not able to obtain a security clearance in a timely manner due to a poor credit history and because IRS records showed that he had an outstanding tax liability for the money earned by Eddah on his Social Security number.

The families of all three American children were thrown into a panic and lives were severely disrupted. The children had to spend hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars trying to recover their good names which had been destroyed by the Matuaki family.

Aaron's father took a second janitorial job in order to hire an attorney to help clean up the damage that Eddah had done to his son's credit history and to get the IRS to finally acknowledge that Aaron was not responsible for paying taxes on the money earned by Eddah. However, by the time everything was done, Aaron's dream of becoming a diplomat had evaporated.

Susie was able to use her father's political influence to get a U.S. Senator to intervene on her behalf with the credit bureaus and her credit history was eventually cleared so she was able to get her student loan and a new car.

As the daughter of a single mother, a first-generation legal immigrant from Peru, Maria simply didn't have the resources to clear her credit history. So rather than going to college, she took a low-paying job in a convenience store, got married at age 19, and was divorced, with a child, at age 21.

 

* * * *

A system that is built on lies and deception harms all those that it touches. No matter how well-intentioned illegal aliens are, they inevitably harm millions of American men, women, and children every day.

Our political leaders have allowed this to happen and continue to encourage and condone it.

"Comprehensive immigration reform" would give Kinara, Eddah, and Oginga a path to citizenship, a new Social Security number, and would grant the Matukis full amnesty from the felonies they have been committing in order to obtain jobs.

At the same time, "comprehensive immigration reform" would knowingly and deliberately ignore the American citizens who have had their dreams turned into nightmares by the Matuaki family and the millions of other illegal aliens just like them.

American citizens and legal residents would be left on their own to recover their credit histories and to undo all of the other problems they have been saddled with by illegal aliens.

They would have to do this at their own expense with no help from the U.S. government, which would prohibit any information about the illegal aliens' criminal activities from being made available to law enforcement agencies or to the victims of their crimes.

Congress will, however, ensure that the government collects a small fine and some back taxes and closes its eyes to the injustices done to ordinary working Americans and their families.

Isn't it time that Congress started looking out for the well-being of American citizens and legal residents rather than rewarding criminal illegal aliens with a path to citizenship?


61 posted on 09/19/2010 1:05:40 PM PDT by dennisw (-He who will not economize will have to agonize- - - - - - Confucius)
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To: frankenMonkey
BTTT, Colon Bowel is such an arrogant racist douche bag.
62 posted on 09/19/2010 1:05:50 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bail out)
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To: Siegfried X

I see you’ve been signed up for two days,welcome to FR.


63 posted on 09/19/2010 1:07:14 PM PDT by mdittmar (i)
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To: mdittmar

Why am I not surprised that this traitorous scumbag Powell refuses to fade away?


64 posted on 09/19/2010 1:07:25 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: mdittmar

Powell’s character hasn’t changed since he was in power. He’s still as evil as ever.

President Bush fired him for insubordination, including constant leaks.

Also, it was Secretary of State Powell’s second-in-command who leaked the name of the CIA undercover operative.


65 posted on 09/19/2010 1:13:10 PM PDT by Siegfried X
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To: mdittmar

>> in his words, “what’s keeping this country’s lifeblood moving forward.”

A bogus premise.


66 posted on 09/19/2010 1:17:21 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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To: chiefqc

He knows he is. Time for that to change.


67 posted on 09/19/2010 1:26:46 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: mdittmar; All

“Does he ask them if they are illegal or is he assuming based on something?”

Somewhat related story today:

Unlicensed contractors hire illegal aliens.

Below, article - Blue Jay, CA, unlicensed contractor sting:
Twelve arrested in Blue Jay unlicensed contractor sting
By Melissa Pinion-Whitt
Posted: 09/17/2010 09:23:45 AM PDT
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_16097945?source=rss

Authorities arrested a dozen men Wednesday during an undercover sting targeting unlicensed contractors in Blue Jay.

The Contractors State License Board worked with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to solicit bids for painting, concrete and roofing at a Blue Jay residence.

Contractors who bid more than $500 for labor and materials received a notice to appear in court because such jobs are required to be handled by licensed contractors under state law.

The people arrested were

Fernando Anival Ayala, 26, of Rialto, Julio Manciula Vasques, 48, of Lamont, Greg Alvin Lane, 52, of Crestline, Mark Anthony Hansenbener, 40, of Riverside, Olav Alexander Flores, 37, of Cedar Glen, Matthew Allen Wegner, 51, of Lake Arrowhead, Adolfo Garcia-Ornelas, 54, of Lake Arrowhead, Miguel Gonzalez Campa, 51, of Cedar Glen, Brad Jonathan Palenchar, 31, of Running Springs, Christopher Lee Henning, 38, of Lake Arrowhead; and Juan Martinez Huerta, 28, and Daniel Acosta-Carrillo, 30, both of Big Bear Lake.

Contractors’ licenses may be verified by checking www.cslb.gov or by calling 800-321-CSLB.

Dozen Caught for Unlicensed Contracting in Lake Arrowhead Region

Sting operation emphasizes consumer need to check the license first
Published: Thursday, September 16, 2010 5:42 PM CDT
http://www.highlandnews.net/articles/2010/09/17/news/doc4c929d5431b06779323010.txt
A dozen men were arrested during an undercover sting operation in the San Bernardino County town of Blue Jay, near Lake Arrowhead, that was conducted by the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT), the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, and the California Department of Insurance on September 15, 2010. The individuals face criminal charges or administrative fines for contracting without a license, illegal advertising, and excessive down payment violations. One man was booked in county jail for being uncooperative and resisting arrest.

“We encourage consumers to think twice before allowing anyone without a contractor license to work on their home or property,” said CSLB Registrar Steve Sands. “You may be gambling with your family’s safety or finances if something on the project goes wrong.”

During the operation, SWIFT investigators posed as homeowners who were soliciting bids for painting, concrete, and roofing work at a Blue Jay residence. Suspects who bid more than $500 for labor and materials received a notice to appear in court. California law requires all home improvement jobs valued at more than $500 to be undertaken by a licensed contractor. Contractors also must place their state contractor license number in all advertisements. Unlicensed individuals may advertise and accept jobs valued at less than $500, but their ads must state that they are not a licensed contractor.

CSLB licensees have at least four years of journey-level experience in their license classification and must pass exams dealing with their trade and state contracting laws. State law requires that licensees purchase a license bond for consumer protection and that their employees have workers’ compensation coverage to protect property owners from liability. Because of the risk involved in their work, C-39 Roofing contractors must purchase workers’ compensation for themselves even if they do not have employees. Since 2005, anyone applying for a new contractor license or adding a classification has also been required to submit fingerprints for a criminal background check.


68 posted on 09/19/2010 1:28:08 PM PDT by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: illiac
Wait until he comes home and finds everything gone.....

Ditto for his neighbors..

sw

69 posted on 09/19/2010 1:29:40 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: mdittmar

I am reminded of the following quote about the rule of law, and the terrible consquences of destroying it. Robert Bork quotes it in “The Tempting of America”

Bolt, in a familiar passage, has More say when assailed by his son-in-law with the charge that he would give the devil the benefit of law:

More: Yes. What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the devil?
Roper: I’d cut down every law in England to do that!
More: Oh? . . . And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned round on you — where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? . . . This country’s planted thick with laws from coast to coast — man’s laws, not God’s — and if you cut them down . . . d’you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? . . . Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake.


70 posted on 09/19/2010 1:30:37 PM PDT by Siegfried X
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To: mdittmar

Throw his sorry ass in jail!


71 posted on 09/19/2010 1:31:05 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: mdittmar

That’s illegal, Colon.


72 posted on 09/19/2010 1:34:53 PM PDT by Nonstatist
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To: Siegfried X

The sad thing is that the Democrats don’t see the consequences of destroying the rule of law.

All my life I have argued against people who said that we should stop paying taxes. I fear that we will soon be at the point where it is impossible to stop those people. If the president, governors, and mayors refuse to support the immigration laws, then it will become impossible to convince people to pay taxes (or follow other laws).


73 posted on 09/19/2010 1:35:53 PM PDT by Siegfried X
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To: jospehm20
Isn’t knowingly hiring illegals illegal?

Only if you're a white conservative. If you're a black liberal, you can wallpaper your garage with human skin, and every black will threaten a riot if you are so much as asked about it.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

74 posted on 09/19/2010 1:37:12 PM PDT by The Comedian
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To: mdittmar

Price would be the reason, I suppose. If so, he is a cheap bastard, isn’t he? If not, I guess he’s just not cheap.


75 posted on 09/19/2010 1:40:13 PM PDT by RobinOfKingston
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To: mdittmar

In 1993 several of President Clinton’s appointees were rejected because they had “Zoe Baird problems”. That means they hired illegal immigrants, and often didn’t pay social security, etc. Amazingly, Baird herself was appointed to be the Attorney General, the nation’s top law enforcement official.

At last report she was working for a tax exempt corporation for $505,750.00 a year (in 2008).


76 posted on 09/19/2010 2:03:06 PM PDT by Siegfried X
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To: mdittmar
because those who come from abroad are, in his words, "what's keeping this country's lifeblood moving forward."

Hey Colin.....

.....Most ILLEGAL immigration is coming from NEXT DOOR (Mexico), not ABROAD.

When will it be recognized that when you are ILLEGAL, you have broken the law?

Come here legally, and there is no problem.

That said, we need to make certain the LEGAL immigrants are the ones who will make this country great in the next century, not the ones who will create large quantities of dependents who pull us down.

77 posted on 09/19/2010 4:28:52 PM PDT by SteamShovel (UTOPIA...Isn't)
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To: mdittmar

“Does he ask them if they are illegal or is he assuming based on something?”

He would make a great Arizona traffic cop.


78 posted on 09/19/2010 7:20:45 PM PDT by eaglestar
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To: mdittmar

A moderate Republican, Powell urged his party on Sunday to support immigration generally because those who come from abroad are, in his words, “what’s keeping this country’s lifeblood moving forward.”

I guess he hasn’t been to South Texas where many of them are living in poverty and sucking the lifeblood from our economy.


79 posted on 09/19/2010 8:58:49 PM PDT by 3rdcoastislander
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