Posted on 03/02/2005 12:42:26 AM PST by Marguerite
Dear President Bush:
No subject about which I write brings me a bigger, more favorable response than when I make a case for shutting down our southern border. What should be most alarming for the Republican Party is that much of the e-mail comes from people such as myself who have twice voted for you.
It's fine for you to claim that your work program merely brings together employers seeking willing workers with workers willing to do jobs that Americans don't want. The problem is that there is no such job ... so long as the job pays a decent wage. But so long as you allow illegals to stream across our porous borders, there's no compelling reason for the folks who own farms, hotels and restaurants, to pay anything over the basic minimum.
My question to you, Mr. President: With something like 12 million illegal aliens already in the United States, how is it we don't already have sufficient numbers to change our sheets, bus our tables and pick our lettuce? At what point are you finally prepared to say, "Enough already"?
Aside from those businesses with a selfish interest in maintaining a constant stream of undereducated, willing-to-work-for-peanuts employees, the only groups supporting your position are the Catholic hierarchy, looking to fill church pews, and the Hispanics in the Democratic Party, looking to expand their own power bases.
The fact that you are man enough to cut farm subsidies in your proposed budget strongly suggests that you have faced up to the reality that family farms are a thing of the past. Today's farms are nothing less than fiefdoms. The agribusiness can well afford to pay Americans a decent wage to pick their lettuce. I can guarantee that we'd all prefer paying an extra nickel-a-head than have to deal with all the headaches that illegals bring with them. After all, the risk to our national security aside, the flood of aliens has already helped destroy the quality of life in every place they've settled.
What I'm suggesting will require you to face up to the fact that Mexico's President Fox is no friend of yours. With his constant demand for open borders and dual citizenship, his refusal to extradite murderers and rapists, and his opposition to our invasion of Iraq, it is plain that he regards our country as nothing more or less than a dumping ground for Mexico's most pernicious problems. The fact that you treat him with kid gloves when he is nothing but Jacques Chirac in cowboy boots does not reflect well on your administration.
It's not even smart politics. Back in 2002, I was telling anyone who would listen that, in spite of the polls, Bill Simon could defeat Gray Davis in California's gubernatorial race if only he made border closure the main plank in his platform. Instead, he skirted the issue and lost by a scant 4 percent. Had he heeded my advice, not only would he have defeated Davis, but we Californians would have been spared a recall election which put Schwarzenegger in the governor's mansion. As I'm sure you know, the Terminator is a Republican in name only. In truth, he's Maria Shriver with muscles!
Hispanics who are here legally have no more use for the illegals than do the rest of us. They, too, resent the additional taxes they have to pay to provide schooling, medical attention and prison cells for those sneaking into America. This is a political fact that Sen. Clinton has already recognized. As a result, it is an issue that in 2006, and especially in 2008, Mrs. Clinton and the Democrats will use to turn a number of red states blue.
You, as a lame duck, are in an ideal position to shut down the border. On the one hand, you would appear to be risking political fallout for no reason other than principles. At the same time, you would be depriving Sen. Clinton of an issue she is counting on to win her millions of votes throughout the Southwest.
Finally, Mr. President, it will be the worst kind of Pyrrhic victory if you gain sovereignty for Iraq while you simultaneously lose it for America.
The souther border IS the war on terror. Why do we need workers only from Mexico. Many of the Eastern Europeans, afte many years of communism would work here for the same pay. (Dont let there blond hair and blue eyes fool you, they will work and be glad to be here just as much as those from south of the border, maybe more).
Glad you found your voice about immigration now that a republican is in office. You do realize the greatest numbers entered the country during the 90's ? I guess it wasn't an issue back than with you cause Blozo was president.
So what is your answer to the problem? Come on, lay it out.
It's not to act like a goddanged moron about it on a public message board. Bush said he is going to do something about it, give him a chance before you lose your mind.
Bush's stance on illegal immigration is nothing but a big joke. Only authorizing the funds for 200 BP versus 2000(as was promised), pretty much showed his hand in this area. To say nothing of his assinine comment about "The jobs Americans will not do".
I am not aware of such a FR rule. Can you post a link to it?
I never cease to be amazed by the number of people who cannot discern the difference between being anti-illegal-immigration and anti-immigrtaion.
Lou Dobbs, on CNN, is dead set against the illegal INVASION as he calls it. He is a great American and the only reason left to ever watch CNN.
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It's easy to grow your own lettuce... and fun!
Our troops have been busy building border forts in and for Iraq. They were able to "shut down the borders" during the election.
We should be and are even more able to do the same here, but the choice is not to. So let's wake up instead of dreaming about "sealing the border." And why should we ask for a "ban" on illegal immigration, when our unheeded laws ALREADY ban it!
We are going around in circles on this. I have to say this, "It's the economy, stupid." NAFTA, FTAA, a northern America alliance ... it's all in the works. THey are "winning by whining."
Sorry, I cannot, as I don't read it ;-)
I know, it's such a pity the existing laws are not enforced.
We don't need clowns like this HEZBOLLAH guy in here coming across our Southern (or Northern) border. BTW - He's not Mexican.
Ignore his drivel, my FRiend. Some people are easily confused. You keep up the good work.
Did I attack President Bush? NO. I simply asked you what is your answer to the problem.
Oops. I've missed the < /sarcasm> tag ;-)
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