ditto here. I live in S. Cal., but it looks more like little Mexico. I am having to homeshcool because the schools are filled with kids that can't/won't speak English and have lowered the standards so much, there's no point sending any kid there.
As far as I'm concerned, illegal immigration covers many issues: education, health care, economy, taxes, national security, and our culture. It doesn't affect any of these issues in a positive way! Nobody will be getting my vote unless they are sincere about stopping illegal immigration and punishing employers that hire illegals.
Looks like I probably won't be voting for a long time! (I don't live in Colorado, darn it!)
My husband and I and a couple of friends were in a Ventura restaurant awhile back. While we were eating dinner 3 different mexican people came by to sell us flowers. I called the manager over and complained because he let them in the place to start with. I felt that it was HIS fault my dinner was interrupted 3 times.
He said the owner had a very liberal policy about letting the illegals in to sell their flowers. I said then we won't be back because my policy is not to do business with anyone that aids and abets illegals.
I have done that at other places over illegls working there also.