Our senators make the senators of the Roman Empire look like amateurs in public welfare appeasement programs.
Posted on 05/08/2005 3:38:21 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
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Because the pro-illegal alien lobby has a bottomless pit of money and can hire PR people to spin (and fabricate) anything any way, there are an undue number of myths and lies that the public (and many politicians) has bought into. The FACTS are:
1. It is NOT racist to call these people "illegal aliens" In fact, "illegal aliens" is the only term used in federal laws and regulations to describe criminals (and they ARE criminals) who come into our country illegally. They are not illegal immigrants, not undocumented immigrants, not migrant workers, and not day laborers - they're ILLEGAL ALIENS.
2. Mexico is NOT a poor country. It has the fifth richest economy in the world, and by sending its teeming masses to our country, that status keeps on rising. Mexico has more resources per square mile than the U.S. and plenty of money to take care of its own people. Why should the taxpayers of this country subsidize Mexico's corruption?
3. Illegal aliens are NOT necessarily coming here to work. Lou Dobbs recently reported that 33 percent of our prison population is now comprised of non-citizens. Plus, 36 to 42 percent of illegal aliens are on welfare. So, for a good proportion of these people, the American dream is crime and welfare, not coming here to work.
4. Illegal aliens are NOT doing work Americans won't do. What jobs won't Americans do? In most states, Americans still clean their own houses, do their own landscaping, clean hotel rooms, work in restaurants and fast food places, paint houses, DO CONSTRUCTION WORK, work in airports, etc. - just like we have the past 200 years before "our" government allowed these people to invade our country. There are 18 million Americans who cannot find a job, so illegal aliens who are coming here to work do so at peril to American workers.
5. Illegal aliens absolutely do not contribute more than they cost. Certainly the millions in prison and on welfare aren't contributing a dime to our economy, and the ones who are working often are paid in cash with no deductions for taxes at all. The ones who use fraudulent social security numbers and qualify to pay taxes and social security have so many deductions for dependents that they pay little if any taxes. We have seen them pay less than $100 in taxes and get back $4,000 refunds (thanks to earned income tax credits and multiple dependents). The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that the average Mexican illegal alien costs U.S. taxpayers a whopping $55,000 each. Some bargain, eh?
6. The economy does NOT depend on illegal aliens. Sure, greedy CEOs (making $50 to $150 MILLION a year) and business owners depend on illegal aliens, but due to #3, #4 and #5 above, the only thing illegal aliens are contributing to is the collapse of our economy and making the rich richer.
7. Without illegal aliens, the price of agricultural products and other goods and services will NOT soar. The definitive study on this subject is the University of Iowa's "How Much Is That Tomato?" The study concludes that 'since labor is such a small component of the end-price of agricultural products (which includes price to the growers, transportation costs, processing /storage costs, grocers' profit, etc.), using minimum wage workers instead of illegal aliens would increase prices of agricultural products by approximately 3 percent in the summer and 4 percent in the winter ... hardly the making of $10 heads of lettuce, $25 hamburgers, $1,000 per night Days Inn hotel rooms like the pro-illegal alien lobby claims.
8. Consumers are NOT benefiting from lower labor costs. Again, it's CEOs and business owners who benefit from taxpayer subsidies for their illegal alien workers. The Big Three automakers say they moved so many jobs to Mexico because their labor costs are 80 percent less than in America. Anybody notice the price of new cars spiraling downward under NAFTA?
So, before you believe the prevalent pack of lies perpetuated by the illegal alien lobby, which makes billions off this government-sanctioned criminal activity, ask yourself who's saying this garbage and look at what they have to gain. Citizens Against Illegal Immigration, just like Protect Arizona NOW, is an all-volunteer, totally grass-roots organization of citizens who are making nothing and have nothing personal to gain from their efforts to fight this corruption. Whose side are you on, and what are YOU doing to save your state and country from this evil?
McKee is the director of Protect Arizona NOW. A former Quaker Sunday School teacher and Volunteer of the Year in a large metropolitan area, she has a 35-year record of charity work and philanthropy largely benefiting minorities.
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that's the speculation. I guess we'll see. I've heard that the reason Tony Blair lost was due to the immigration issue, which is just as hotly debated in Britain.
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Been asking that question for many years now. Some animals are more equal than others.
Sure seems that way.
Every day we don't have a secure barrier adds to the overall deficit. Now that we (the U.S.) have the Islamist fanatics in desperate straights overseas I cringe at the cost of an American city or two for the sake of super-cheap labor. The average citizen isn't going to stand for mealy-mouthed excuses and convoluted explanations - they're going to want the heads of those in charge regardless of party affiliation.
Both parties will have ample representation.
At this point I believe the first thing we should be asking our reps is when the wall will be finished.
Wow!
2. Mexico is NOT a poor country. It has the fifth richest economy in the world, and by sending its teeming masses to our country, that status keeps on rising. Mexico has more resources per square mile than the U.S. and plenty of money to take care of its own people. Why should the taxpayers of this country subsidize Mexico's corruption?
Rather than improving the lot of the peasants by allowing them the opportunity to raise caste into the middle class, they are pushing them to illegally enter the US and outbreed the hated "Gringos". Once in there, the Mexican government uses "abuses of native Mexicans" as an excuse to intervene.
It is time to tell the Mexican government that what has happened to Afganistan and Iraq can easily occur south the the Rio Grande.
If I recall correctly, I believe the creator was our good friend, Travis McGee.
An excellent debunking.
And we're following suit.
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very good info
Info this government does NOT want injected into the main information stream of this country.
What about the welfare, health care, free schooling that our worthless politicians and the trough swilling bureaucrats provide? As you read. A lot don't come here to work, just to get freebies at the expense of those who actually pay taxes.
Our senators make the senators of the Roman Empire look like amateurs in public welfare appeasement programs.
It's easy for the government to be generous with our money. We work for it, and they spend it on encouraging criminals to flood over the border. Makes perfect sense if you're a liberal, a Democrat, a Socialist or a Bush republican. It just fails to pass the smell test from the viewpoint of true conservatives.
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