The California Mess

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[Mon]

I wrote this letter to the Armstrong & Getty Show and it was read on the air on Friday Sept. 5, 2003. Thought I share it with you all.

Hello! Love your show!!!!!! I am so mad about this whole thing with drivers license for illegal immigrants etc. I'm a legal immigrant who came to the US in 1992. I am married to an American, because of that my mother-in-law had to sign a piece of paper for the INS stating that, if I need financial help the first 10 years in this country, she will have to provide that, that I am not able to receive welfare for this time! Now, I never planned on getting any welfare, but why should illegal’s get it????? I paid over $600 just to get into the US. I paid another $295 for my American citizenship in 2002 and I didn’t mind any of it.

All these people out there who scream for their rights are very uninformed. This is not about all immigrants anymore, it’s only about a certain race. Anybody who is not Hispanic is not included. All they create is more hate instead of uniting us. Just because I came from a European country doesn’t mean I need to be treated differently.

I speak English since 5th Grade, perfected it more before I moved here, because school English only teaches you the basics. People just have to get off of their behinds and take charge of their own lives. Yes, some believe English doesn’t have to be spoken by everybody in the US, but how stupid are they? We have children in my daughter’s school who do not speak English, their grades are messed up, they can’t talk to most other kids, but then we have to find programs to educate them in Spanish (“no child left behind”)? What about the child from Mongolia in her school? Is there a program for her? No!

Drivers licenses: Why? Who is going to pay if they have an accident? There will be law suits in regards of them legally being allowed to drive, are they going to be required to purchase insurance? Are they starting to pay tax for the money that they receive under the table for working illegally? I pay taxes, I expect others to do the same. A friend of mine almost got deported because she was late renewing her green card, what the heck???? A drivers license gets everybody on a plane, what about that? For anybody to be called a racist or anti-immigrant on this subject is absurd………….. an add on from me that was not included in the letter: a drivers license also buys you a gun.......

[Pelham]

Politics isn't just perception, it's also content. If you elect someone who has no interest in issues you think are vital, or in fact opposes them, then don't complain if he leads the party into directions you don't want to go. Bloomburg has an R after his name- good enough?

Pete Wilson just gave an interview addressing Prop 187. His opinion is that it would pass by even a bigger majority if it was put to a vote again. And he said this before Davis signed the Drivers License bill.

Hugh is against 187 because the national party has decided to pander to hispanics. They think they will achieve that by doing nothing to stop illegal immigration from Mexico. Hugh is a party hack first and foremost, because he wants power and influence within the GOP. He will have no power and influence if he isn't a good boy always following the party line.

The social problems of mass illegal immigration don't affect yuppie Irvine. He didn't grow up here, he hasn't got family living in neighborhoods wrecked by the policies he embraces. When the interests of California conflict with Hugh Hewitt's desire for political power, the interests of California lose.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

50% of what you want = ARNOLD

0% of what you want = CRUZ

---

Thank you for your very perceptive post. I'm just very concerned about what a Communist, Spanish 1st, California back to Mexico's Control Gov. CRUZ would do to us all after the Recall Election =

A Republican MUST Win Situation

[eldoradude]

But I'd say that the Justice Department, and this President have done a pretty D*MN good job all things considered since they came on board.

They have been an abysmal failure on the illegal immigration issue.

[edchambers]

They have been an abysmal failure on the illegal immigration issue.

Tom Ridge was once asked why we dont put the military on our borders and his resonse was, forgive me if this isn't an exact quote but "there political and economic reasons" TRANSLATION we're pandering to the hispanic vote and we need cheap labor.

[ought-six]

"Most illegals are Asians and come in through Washington state or British Columbia."

Cite your source. All the studies I've seen show that the vast, vast majority of illegals are hispanics, especially Mexicans, crossing the southern border. The studies estimate betwen 1,000 and 1,500 a day cross the southern border. If the number of Asians exceeded that we would have states speaking Asian tongues, which we don't (but we DO have states, or significant portions of states, speaking Spanish, with no inclination at all to learn English).

[ought-six]

"I grew up in California and lived there until I was 34. Most of the illegals I knew were from Europe or China and there on expired work or student visas."

I grew up in Califonia, as well, but I left when I was 28. Hispanics (especially Mexicans) BY FAR made up the vast majority of illegal immigrants (at least in Southern Californis; I can't speak for Chinatown in San Francisco).

[Publius6961]

E Unus Pluribum?

[Publius6961]

Most illegals are Asians and come in through Washington state or British Columbia.

Annie Annie Annie.

It's only Monday and already you're far ahead in dumbest statement of the week!

[FITZ]

the flow ILLEGAL immigrants north through Mexico is to give them a reason to stay in Mexico, a fairly high percentage of the immigrants are from Central and South America, if Mexico would just grow a Government, start trusting it’s population, Reform its Real Estate Laws it could grow a Middle Class and with their Natural Resources they could be on their way to being a Super Power themselves.

But remember ---- Mexico has a democracy, the Mexican people elect their leaders --- but those people have a problem --- they elect leaders like Bustamante and Davis. It's their culture to want the government to "take care" of the people.

[Publius6961]

50% of what you want = ARNOLD

0% of what you want = CRUZ

20% of what we NEED = CRUZ
80% of what we don't need = ARNOLD
80% of what we NEED = McCLINTOCK

[HangFire]

Looks like Joe Davis is using tactics right out of the Klintoon play book!

[Hostage]

Most illegals are Asians...

Nope. Most illegal aliens are Hispanic.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET



...California NEEDS...

...a Republican sitting...

...in the Governor's Chair...

...no matter what.

...Which one WINS it...

...in a Democrat Controlled State..?

...A-R-N-O-L-D..!!!


NEVER FORGET

[ALOHA RONNIE]

Anti-U.S. =

GRAY DAVIS (D)
BILL CLINTON (D)
HILLARY RODHAM (D)
CRUZ BUSTAMONTE (D)
WILLY BROWN (D)
LORETTA SANCHEZ (D)

[sasafras]

And you forgot to mention that pigs fly. Come on most illegals in America are hispanic and most of those are from Mexico.

[traditionalist]

Sorry, but it is a fact that most illegals are hispanic. There are significant numbers of Asian and Eastern Europoean illegals (i.e. Russian, Ukrainians, etc.), but a solid majority are hispanic, especially in California.

[Jamten]

With Savage on 910 as well as Armstrong and Getty who listens to KSFO anymore? Big mistake to loose Savage!

[Clemenza]

"Hispanic" is not a race. The problem in California seems to be with one ethnic/national group (Mexican Americans/Chicanos).

Here in NYC, I am surrounded by illegal Arabs and Chinese, in addition to Mexicans. The Chinese here have an industry of teaching new immigrants how to get benefits from the government. Don't get me started on the Russians who bring all their relatives here and dump them on Medicare and food stamps.

I think the problem is that we hand out way too many "bennies" in this country. I realiize that in California, the problem seems to be concentrated among the Mexicans, but here in New York, I see it among all types of people.

[Clemenza]

Yeah, but many of the "legal" Asians are a problem here too. You should see how many of them use the WIC (food stamp) card at my local supermarket. Let's not forget that most Asians vote Dem as well.

[Jamten]

Ever been to Silicon Valley :) This is a place totally dominated by Asians and very few speaks English.