Posted on 05/03/2006 6:56:56 AM PDT by FerdieMurphy
This email is from a retired former teacherwhose wife is a teacher in the Riverside, California area, and has been for many, many years.
The attached is first hand knowledge...
As you all listen to the news about the student protests over illegal immigration there are some things that you should be aware of. My wife is in charge of the English-as-a-second-language department at large southern California high school, which is designated a Title 1 school, meaning that its students average lower socio-economic and income levels.
Most of the schools you are hearing about, South Gate High, Bell Gardens, Huntington Park, etc. where these students are protesting, are also Title 1 schools.
My wife tells me that 100% of the students in her school and other Title 1 schools are on the free breakfast, free lunch program. When I say free breakfast I'm not talking a glass of milk and roll... but a full breakfast and cereal bar with fruits and juices that would make a Marriott proud. The waste of this food is monumental, with trays and trays of it being dumped in the trash uneaten.
She estimates that well over 50% of these students are obese or at least moderately overweight.
About 75% or more DO have cell phones.
The school also provides day care centers for the unwed teenage pregnant girls (some as young as 13) so they can attend class without the inconvenience of having to arrange for baby-sitters or having family watch their kids.
She was ordered to spend $700,000 on her department or risk losing funding for the upcoming year even though there was little need for anything; her budget was already substantial. She ended up buying new computers for their computer learning center; half of which, one month later, have been carved with graffiti by the appreciative students who obviously feel humbled and grateful to have a free education in America
She has had to intervene several times for young and substitute teachers whose classes consist of many illegal immigrant students here in the country less then 3 months who raised so much hell with the female teachers, calling them Putas? whores and throwing things that the teachers were in tears.
Free medical, free education, free food, day care etc., etc., etc. Is it any wonder they feel entitled to not only be in this country but to demand rights, privileges and entitlements? To my conservative friends: I hope you're really proud of how George W. Bush has helped to sell-out this country with his pro-illegal policy. I voted for him too, but on this issue he is a disaster.
To my bleeding-heart liberal friends who want to point out how much these illegal immigrants contribute to our society because they LIKE their gardener and housekeeper and they like to pay less for tomatoes: spend some time in the real world of illegal immigration and see the TRUE costs.
Higher insurance, Medical facilities closing, higher medical costs, more crime, lower standards of education in our schools, overcrowding, new diseases etc., etc., etc. For me, I'll pay more for tomatoes.
We need to wake up. The guest worker program will be a disaster because we won't have the guts to enforce it. Does anyone in their right mind really think they will leave and return voluntarily?
There are many hardworking Hispanic/American citizens that contribute to our country and many that I consider my true friends. We should encourage and accept those Hispanics who have done it the right and legal way. It does, however, have everything to do with culture: A third-world culture that does not value education, that accepts children getting pregnant and dropping out of school by 15 and that refuses to assimilate ... and an American culture that has become so weak and politically correct that we don't have the will to do anything about it.
If this makes your blood boil, as it did mine, forward this to everyone you know.
Paul Walker
DEPORT ALL ILLEGALS! WAKE UP PRESIDENT BUSH, YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU!
How sad for America, but how true!
ExTexasRedhead | 05/03/2006 9:54:32 AM EDT new
Check this email that I just received. You may find it informative.
Subject: FW: AMERICAN WORKER IN MEXICO
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>> From the other side of the fence.....
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>> I received the following from (Tom O'Malley) who
>> was a Director with SW BELL in Mexico City.
>> Enjoy, Bill
>>
>> Hello Bill:
>>
>> You remember I spent five years working in Mexico.
>>
>> I worked under a tourist Visa for three months and
>> could legally renew it for three more months. After
>> that you were working Illegally. I was technically
>> illegal for three weeks waiting on the FM3 approval
>>
>> During that six months our Mexican and US Attorneys
>> were working to secure a permanent work visa called
>> a FM3. It was in addition to my US passport that I
>> had to show each time I entered and left the
>> country. Barbara's was the same except hers did not
>> permit her to work.
>>
>> To apply for the FM3 I needed to submit the
>> following notarized originals
>> (not copies) of my:
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>> 1. Birth certificate for Barbara and I.
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>> 2. Marriage certificate.
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>> 3. High school transcripts and proof of graduation.
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>> 4. College transcripts for every college I attended
>> and proof of graduation.
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>> 5. Two letters of recommendation from supervisors I
>> had worked for at least one year.
>>
>> 6. A letter from The ST. Louis Chief of Police
>> indication I had no arrest record in the US and no
>> outstanding warrants and was "a citizen in good
>> standing."
>>
>> 7. Finally; I had to write a letter about myself
>> that clearly stated why there was no Mexican Citizen
>> with my skills and why my skills were important to
>> Mexico. We called it our "I am the greatest person
>> on Earth" letter. It was fun to write.
>>
>> All of the above were in English that had to be
>> translated into Spanish and be certified as legal
>> translations and our signatures notarized. It
>> produced a folder about 1.5 inches thick with
>> English on the left side and Spanish on the right.
>>
>> Once they were completed Barbara and I spent about
>> five hours accompanied by a Mexican Attorney touring
>> Mexican Government office locations and being
>> photographed and fingerprinted at least three times.
>> At each location and we remember at least four
>> locations we instructed on Mexican tax, labor,
>> housing, and criminal law and that we were required
>> to obey their laws or face the consequences. We
>> could not protest any of the Governments actions or
>> we would be committing a felony. We paid out four
>> thousand dollars in fees and bribes to complete the
>> process. When this was done we could legally bring
>> in our household goods that were held by US customs
>> in Loredo Texas. This meant we had rented furniture
>> in Mexico while awaiting our goods. There were
>> extensive fees involved here that the company paid.
>>
>> We could not buy a home and were required to rent at
>> very high rates and under contract and compliance
>> with Mexican law.
>>
>> We were required to get a Mexican drivers license.
>> This was an amazing process. The company arranged
>> for the Licensing agency to come to our Headquarters
>> location with their photography and finger print
>> equipment and the laminating machine. We showed our
>> US license, were photographed and fingerprinted
>> again and issued the license instantly after paying
>> out a six dollar fee. We did not take a written or
>> driving test and never received instructions on the
>> rules of the road. Our only instruction was never
>> give a policeman your license if stopped and asked.
>> We were instructed to hold it against the inside
>> window away from his grasp. If he got his hands on
>> it you would have to pay ransom to get it back.
>>
>> We then had to pay and file Mexican income tax
>> annually using the number of our FM3 as our ID
>> number. The companies Mexican accountants did this
>> for us and we just signed what they prepared. I was
>> about twenty legal size pages annually.
>>
>> The FM 3 was good for three years and renewable for
>> two more after paying more fees.
>>
>> Leaving the country meant turning in the FM# and
>> certifying we were leaving no debts behind and no
>> outstanding legal affairs (warrants, tickets or
>> liens) before our household goods were released to
>> customs.
>>
>> It was a real adventure and If any of our Senators
>> or Congressman went through it once they would have
>> a different attitude toward Mexico.
>>
>> The Mexican Government uses its vast military and
>> police forces to keep its citizens intimidated and
>> compliant. They never protest at their White house
>> or government offices but do protest daily in front
>> of the United States Embassy. The US embassy looks
>> like a strongly reinforced fortress and during most
>> protests the Mexican Military surround the block
>> with their men standing shoulder to shoulder in full
>> riot gear to protect the Embassy. These protests are
>> never shown on US or Mexican TV. There is a large
>> public park across the street where they do their
>> protesting. Anything can cause a protest such as
>> proposed law changes in California or Texas.
>>
>> Please feel free to share this with everyone who
>> thinks we are being hard on illegal immigrants.
>>
These people are primatives...
Exactly!
It's not the cream of the crop that scurry across that border like cockroaches; it's the misfit, ignorant, immoral scum of Mexico.
We're so lucky to have leaders who show they care about the future of America by allowing this nation's population to become adulterated with stupid "guest voters."
I only eat my own tomatoes. Other People's Tomatoes (OPTs) taste like crap. That and you don't know where they have been.
And yet another problem created by ILLEGALS...Maybe if ILLEGALS weren't stealing jobs, all those obese people would have a job/get to work, and consequently lose some lbs. on the job. They would feel needed once again...
The latest Gallap poll shows GWs war policy at 34%. It shows his ILLEGAL policy at 27%. He has lost the conservative base. I doubt that it bothers him. He has sold out to & owes allegience to the Globalists, etc. (I really feel offended by him. I've had to defend him for so many yrs & now there is no defense. Now it's an embarrassment).
Been saying this for some time now, Bush has his head buried in the sand. He has turned into a stone nut and his ego prevents him to see what America has become mainly due to the RATS and illegals. He has lost me! Not that I mean much. The truth is he had no intention of closing the borders and one of his biggest friends is President Fox.
My plants are doing nicely out in the back yard.
Nothing beats a fresh tomato out of your own garden, sliced thick on soft bread, with a little salt, pepper and mayo.
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