No it was a Kolinsky brush to achieve a realist picture of America today. Its everybody’s fault but the lazy American citizens milking the system. When you can identify 10 bummers who rather steal from their neighbors’ pockets then go out and get a job that is a huge problem for America. The entitlement deficits back this up. It used to be shameful to be on welfare, get food stamps now its part of everyday life. I find it more offensive that our own citizens are abusing this then the illegals because they know better. Every citizen in this Country has been given an opportunity to make something of themselves. It appears many have chose for others to do that for them.
The other problem you mention seems to have been solved, you got a job. Making my point those who really want something will find it in time, but there are many others who are very content abusing the system. I just came back from Walmart located 4 minutes from Camden City. The entitlement abuse is rampant. Twentysomethings in a cab, paid for by me, to shop also paid for by me and then probably going to catch a bite at the local fast food chains paid again at my expense. This group was not a bunch of illegals but able body American citizens just not wanting to work. Why should they, probably collecting $2000 a month for sitting home. This is one example out of hundreds that occur everyday at that one store. Its amazing the help wanted signs they walk past, because that job is beneath them. It used to be people would scrub floors to put food on the table, now the scrub they pockets of their neighbors.
I am not convinced you can look at a taxi full of people at Walmart and somehow conclude that you paid for the cab, and the immigration status of its occupants, but I agree that some US citizens should try harder to earn their own money.
Your Have posted in this thread that you want to give illegals drivers licenses, and in fact you seem to agree with GW Bush that they should be on a “path to citizenship.” I assume you know what Perry has said about a “path to citizenship” this year, flipping from his 2006 position which opposed voting rights for illegals.
Welcome to a future with 10s of millions of new Dem (or worse) voters, and total leftist control of all 3 branches of government.
I know quite a bit about Mexico, and speak the language well. Do you know what “la mordida” means? The people there have tolerated corruption that I doubt you can imagine. But if you are familiar with Mexico, why do you want to import voters from there?
You are asking for a bigger government with more of the handouts you claim to be opposed to. But along with that comes not only more government control of the economy, but also loss of freedom though ignoring the Constitution and our traditions.
Perhaps Perry sincerely believes in states’ rights and smaller government, but granting a “path to citizenship” to illegals is a path to the destruction of both.