Posted on 01/07/2004 7:59:32 AM PST by chance33_98
Illegal Alien Amnesty Plan -- Wrong Place, Wrong Time; Statement by U.S. English Chairman Mauro E. Mujica
1/7/04 10:12:00 AM
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To: National and International Desks
Contact: Rob Toonkel of U.S. English, 202-833-0100 or rtoonkel@usenglish.org
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement from U.S. English Chairman Mauro E. Mujica, on granting amnesty to illegal aliens living in the United States, was released today:
"Congress should reject any Bush administration proposal to grant amnesty to the estimated eight million illegal aliens living in the United States. Such efforts would be an insult to the millions of Americans who have gone through the legal immigration process and make a mockery of our border laws.
"As a legal immigrant from Chile, I must question why the government is interested in legalizing millions of non-citizens, even as our citizens are subject to orange alerts and other anti- terror procedures. For a nation grappling with budget deficits and service cutbacks, efforts to grant amnesty to lawbreakers appears misplaced. One must wonder whether this belated Christmas gift is designed to secure votes in November.
"Our two-faced method of dealing with visitors to our nation -- fingerprints and procedures for those who announce their arrival, amnesty for those who dash across the border -- will only exacerbate our economic and security problems. We should all hope that it will not take a repeat of September 11 to convince our political leaders that one instance of lax security is one too many.
"The United States has long been a nation of immigrants -- legal immigrants. Instead of doling out amnesty, it is time for our government to make a commitment to those who have abided by the law and continue to work toward the American dream. These newcomers go to great lengths to respect our laws and learn our language so that they may continue the proud tradition of earlier generations. They work tirelessly to support their families, flock to English classes and center their children's future around education.
"By granting amnesty, we turn our back on these pillars of American society. We ignore those we have invited into our nation in favor of those who have crashed the gate. If, as Miguel de Cervantes wrote in Don Quixote, "Honesty is the best policy," policy-makers who favor amnesty are sending a terrible message to our children, to our legal immigrants and to all Americans."
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U.S. English, Inc. is the nation's oldest and largest non- partisan citizens' action group dedicated to preserving the unifying role of the English language in the United States ( Web site: http://www.us-english.org ). Founded in 1983 by the late Sen. S.I. Hayakawa, U.S. English, Inc. has more than 1.7 million members nationwide.
That is part of the problem. The illegals that are flooding the country are not assimilating. Most aren't interested in adopting our culture or becoming US citizens. We're the ones who are expected to learn their language to accommodate them.
Carlo, my dear FRiend, I love you to death, but I can't agree with you on this. Granting amnesty won't solve the problem, it will compound it greatly. What is now a flood will soon turn into a tsunami if this policy is implemented.
Thanks Kevin.
I'm curious. When you go to a restaurant, do you clean your own table when you're done? Do you go back and help the dishwasher wash your dishes? Do you sweep/vacuum/mop under your table when you're done? When you stay in a hotel, do you change your own sheets every day? Do you scrub the toilet, sanitize the sink and shower? Or do you leave your mess for someone else to clean up?
You obviously don't understand the difference between a hired staff in a restaurant or hotel and a personal servant.
You're the one who seems to consider it slave labor for an employer to hire people, pay them a fair wage and give them a chance to improve their lives. To your way of thinking, working in a restaurant or hotel is equivalent to being a slave.
And a first rate US American citizen I might add. When inviting the people of the world to come live with us in our home, this man is a fine example of the type of individual we want and need as part of the big American family. Law abiding and intent on being and living up to all the duties and obligations of being a contributing American citizen.
Citizenship should not be passed out like soap cupons or welfare checks.
Now there you go again, just making stuff up.
Can you show me one statement Carlo made where he in any way denigrated those whom he employed? No you can't!! He only had praise for their work ethic and respect for their situation. You may consider that exploiting, I consider it being a decent human being.
Lawbreaker
Immigrants, YES!
Illegals, NO!!
Whatever you're views on immigration, the above is a meaningless position, because it avoids the real issues. Think about it. If all you want is legal immigrants, then you can "solve" the problem by declaring every immigrant legal.
The real issues are: how do we define legal immigrant? What should the rules be? Should quotas be raised or lowered? Should immigrants be allowed to bring in entire families? Should deportation be enforced, even against the childen or illegals? Should deportation be enforced even after a person has been here illegally for 5 years, 15 years, 25 years? Etc.
Whatever anyone's views on immigrant, "Legal yes, illegal no" says absolutely nothing. It's just an easy way for politicians to duck the real hard questions. It's an attractive position, though, because you can complain about immigration without sounding racist or anti-immigrant.
And I do consider it exploiting if a certain class of people is paid less than legal wages and benefits or are told to shove off if they would like to have a raise --- because obviously one illegal can be easily replaced with another. Developing an economically desperate class in this country is plain wrong --- sure they make nice docile employees who demand nothing and cannot quite or expect what the average American expects --- time off, overtime pay, workman's comp but I'm against this.
I never liked the Bushes, not any of them. I look at this Bush and see a conceited mediocrity, a snotty rich kid.
Heroic and epic deeds? What, traveling to Iraq with a small army of security to eat turkey inside a U.S. military compound, after they'd made Iraq safe for him?
Heroic, epic, brilliant, awe-inspiring ... Bush? To me at least, you sound like a man who's gone off his medication.
Carlo doesn't state it here, but he has done just that for former welfare recipients and single moms.
All this immigration isn't helping those left behind in Mexico
I agree! A better solution would be to put pressure on them to reform their government. Force them to provide incentives for their people to want to live and work there.
Instead of the US taxpayer picking up the tab for the services we provide to their citizens, we should send the bill to the Mexican government. If they don't want to pay up, we stop buying their goods and services. Soon enough they'll find a way to provide decent living conditions for their own citizens.
You must be talking about someone else, because if I remember correctly, Carlo said he paid between $8 to $12/hr. Now, I don't know where you live, but here in America the federal minimum wage is $5.35. Eight $/hr is far above legal wage and $12 is decent wages for the work performed.
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