Posted on 08/07/2007 9:32:34 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
I had to shake my head at Debbie Revely's letter concerning illegal aliens ["Illegal immigrants do the jobs too many won't do," July 25]. Sadly, Ms. Revely has fallen victim to two common misconceptions.
First, they are "illegal aliens." That is the accepted term, the one used in congressional bills and legal writings. They are not migrant workers, temporary workers, displaced immigrants, or the like. They are illegal aliens, period.
Second, this country was not magically produced. We managed to dig ditches, build highways, construct houses and skyscrapers and bridges--all without illegal aliens being paid pennies an hour.
They do not do jobs we have shirked. To the contrary: They take pay that no one with any common sense would take. Why? It is what the contractor, superintendent, or restaurant owner gets away with paying them.
If these illegal aliens were not here breaking the law by their mere presence, employers would have to pay minimum wage or better to legal, taxpaying Americans.
When we stop regurgitating incorrect information about illegal aliens and start throwing them out of the country, you'll see how many Americans are ready to step in and fill their shoes; and employers will step up to the plate, albeit reluctantly, to pay what the work is worth.
This is the only path back to the great nation we have slipped away from.
Joe Schlatter, Spotsylvania
Virginians angry about illegal aliens in Fredericksburg ping!
Throw out all illegals everywhere in our country.
It is a prairie fire spreading across Virginia, and to other states. The libs and illegal alien coddlers will not be able to stop it as they are overwhelmed mathematically speaking.
Their only hope is federal judges to try to stop this prarie fire by the grassroots across the USA.
I have another article to post today or tomorrow in Spanish to English, from North Carolina, about growing concern there amongst illegals.
It's even spreading to Fairfax County, a sanctuary county.
Yet the govt. is still trying to con us. The contempt they have for our intelligence is mortifying!
sounds like Maryland will take many of them in, or D.C. for that matter.....
BUMP!
They are going to have too. Besides many of these illegals are not being paid the lowest rates of pay.
Thank you for using this logically correct construction. "To try and stop" or "to try and (whatever)" implies the resolve to do something and also the completion of a fait accompli. In most instances there is no guarantee of success, but the "and" construction implies that to be true. As you can see, this is one of my pet peeves.
It is great that we finally all got together to stop that travesty of a bill the traitors tried to pass but.......look what the dems in congress did the other day. They will be sneaking in provisions little bits at a time to appease their new favorite voting block and put the screws to us slowly. They all gotta go.
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