My response to an email question regarding immigrtion

JEFFHEAD.COM ^ | Novemebr 17, 2014 | Jeff Head

[Jeff Head]

My Answer to a Question about Immigration

On occasion in my email, I get messages and questions regarding my JEFFHEAD.COM site and the various pages on it. Some agree with what I say, some do not. Sometimes I get rousing hoorahs, sometimes profane denouncements, other times messages seeking information or clarification.

I received a message seeking info/clarification today. It reads:

JH,

Did t'he Book Audacity of Truth have a statement that immigration was a burden to t'he US?

If so, Can you PLEASE send me t'he quote.

Thanks

Rml4u2cu

I responded to this individual with the following email...and hope anyone reading this will carefully consider the response and feel free to pass it on to as wide an audience as possible:

Rml4u2cu,

First, I know of no "book," called the Audacity of Truth.

I do have a page at JEFFHEAD.COM called the “Audacity of Truth.” It lists issues with Barack Obama.

As to immigration, I have never claimed, nor do I claim, that legal immigration is detrimental to the US. It is not. It has been a great boon to this nation. My own ancestors on my mother's side came to this nation as legal immigrants in the 1870s and then again in the late 1890s. On my father’s side, my ancestors came to these shores in the 1600s.

Having said that, ILLEGAL immigration is definitely detrimental to the US. When illegal aliens or groups of them come into the US without documentation and outside of the legal process, it creates several very detrimental conditions. To name a few:

1. It is illegal and unchecked illegality promotes more illegal activity of all sorts.
2. It creates an undocumented, illegal alien underclass of people in this nation who are preyed upon by other illegal, illicit elements in society.
3. It creates a massive, unfunded burden on health care and education in this nation.
4. It creates a scenario where employers are tempted to hire workers outside of the legal process, which itself creates very bad conditions. For example:
   • It suppresses wages and opportunities for legal US workers.
   • It subverts the tax, social security, and other legal process in place in the nation.
5. It is used as a political lever to drive for legalization of illegal activity in an effort to "buy" the votes of those people given "amnesty," of any sort.
6. Through #5 above, it subverts the political and election process in this nation.

So, legal immigration, where legal immigrants come to this nation according to law, who are assimilated into our society, pay their taxes, learn the language and the laws of this nation, willingly take an oath of citizenship to affirm and follow the laws, is very good for this nation.

Illegal immigration, where illegal aliens avoid and in fact subvert all of that is VERY BAD for this nation.

I believe a President who uses executive order to enact laws (which is Congresses responsibility) to in any way legalize illegal aliens, abjectly violates the President's oath of office. It should, IMHO, be immediate grounds for impeachment. It does not matter said President is white, black, yellow, brown, red or is a man or woman. The law applies equally to all.

...and it doesn't matter whether said President thinks it has taken too long to enact the reforms he/she seeks. Such an excuse simply amounts to a tacit admission that such a President cannot work with Congress and is unwilling to make the necessary compromises on his or her own position to allow for any reform. In such a case, the laws as written remain the same until appropriate laws can be enacted, or, through the constitutional process, an amendment is passed. Otherwise, it cannot mean that such a president can unilaterally violate the law and separation of powers clearly defined in the U.S. Constitution, to "go it on their own." Such an action would itself be illegal, and as I said, should lead to immediate impeachment.

I hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Jeff Head
November 17, 2014

Folks, we have a set of circumstances in this nation where in mid-term elections this year we overwhelming elected a particular party to both the US House and the US Senate precisely to derail and forestall the activities of this current, disastrous administration.

One of those issues is the desire by this administration to legalize millions of illegal aliens who have violated the law in coming to this nation, creating all of the detrimental conditions (and more) I outlined.

Please urge your elected representatives in the US House and the Senate…and your State officials, including the governors, to send a clear an unambiguous message to this administration that any use of executive orders to bypass congress in this matter will lead to impeachment and removal from office.

Sincerely,

Jeff Head
Idaho, USA
November 17, 2014

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Please watch the following youtube video about Legal Immigration, set to Neil Diamond's, "Coming to America." Pass it on. This is how it's meant to work and we the people need to stand up and demand it works this way again.

Coming to America...legally

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AMERICA AT THE CROSSROADS OF HISTORY

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S SO-CALLED PHONY SCANDALS

THE PROGRESSIVE-LIBERAL TRAINWRECK

BLACK & LATINO AMERICANS: FOR GOD'S SAKE, WAKE UP!

[Jeff Head]

Thanks for that description of your experience and the process you went through to become an American.

My mother’s mother was a 1st generation American from the Slovak area. Her parents had come over to central Texas in the 1880s. Her husband, my grandfather, came to the United States from Austria in the late 1910s. He to came to Texas and met my grandmother.

He then went back to Europe during World War I and fought the Germans.

His only son, my Uncle Albert, fought Germany again in World War II, and was killed over Germany ion 1944 in a B-17.

The process to become an American citizen has been arduous for a reason. As Teddy Roosevelt said,

“We should insist that the immigrant who comes here does so in good faith and becomes a an American and assimilates himself to us. He shall be treated on an exact equality with every one else.

“But this is predicated upon the man’s becoming in very fact an American and nothing but an American. If he tries to keep segregated with men of his own origin and separated from the rest of America, then he isn’t doing his part as an American.

“There can be no divided allegiance here.

“We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, of American nationality, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding-house; and we have room for but one soul loyalty, and that is loyalty to the American people.”

Great words from a great President.

Also, Idaho (and most of the intermountain west) maintains to this day the American ideal in the rural country and in the towns and cities.

People need not look for a small, isolated place to “bug out,” to. Idaho is such a place, as is Wyoming, Montana, western Colorado, Utah, northern Arizona, northern Nevada, and eastern Washington and Oregon.

Eastern Idaho around Idaho Falls is beautiful, higher in elevation, cooler summers and much colder winters. Western Idaho around Boise has more people (but still nothing compared to most urban areas), is wide open, warmer summers, and cold winters (but not as cold as eastern Idaho). Both have beautiful scenery. Either would be a wonderful place.

God bless you, and keep you and yours. Glad to have you with us as an American who understands the value of this land’s blessings, its liberty,. and its constitutional republic...and the culture and faith it has been founded and built upon.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[wita]

Thanks for the ping.

“People need not look for a small, isolated place to “bug out,” to. Idaho is such a place, as is Wyoming, Montana, western Colorado, Utah, northern Arizona, northern Nevada, and eastern Washington and Oregon.”

Some of us would include western SD which just happens to border WY and MT. We would do so because we are a haven for political social and fiscal conservatives dedicated to preserving life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Our entire US delegation of two Senators and one Representative is now Republican, as is the State Legislature and the Governor.

[lysie]

For later reference. Thank you.

[A Navy Vet]

Thanks Jeff. I've been an "illegal immigration" protestor since the mid-80's. I saw how Reagan got screwed when he signed on to amnesty, believing that the Dimocrats would honor their word for no more. Yet, here we are again with the Dims an now the RINOS.

I was Navy at the time and my family lived in Chula Vista (3 miles from the border) and I had to chase off illegals as they used our side gate to continue their trek north. I was a dues paying member of FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform) before most realized this was a growing problem.

I have seen entire cities in Southern California turn into Mexican ghettoes, with their gangs and shitty trashy neighborhoods. I have been on the streets protesting; worked with a couple Congressman (Duncan Hunter & Bob Dornan); and was even a Minuteman for a while as I worked with Jim Gilchrist across the freeway and went to Tombstone to patrol.

All that said, I would still have a problem if it were Scots invading our land (my heritage). I don't care about color, creed, or ethnicity. I only care about so many coming here illegally and lowering our standard of living by taking jobs and sucking up our tax dollars for their care.

Last thoughts:
1. Stop the appeal by increased raiding and MAJOR penalties to companies who employ illegals;
2. Build the double fence as we did in California. Ever wonder why AZ and TX has become such a big problem? Our double fence in CA (thanks to Duncan Hunter) decreased crossings by about 90% and pushed the illegal crossings to the above States.
Let the Governors of each State ignore the Fedgov/USSC rulings and enforce their State sovereignty with their own Nation Guard;
3. Increase deportations. No, I don't care about the poor little children who were born here from illegals. Too bad. We can't take in the world's children and maintain our standard of living;
4. STOP giving aid to Mexico and others until they control their borders;
5. Change our visa policies. SO many overstay their visas and disappear into our society;
6. Change our system that allows illegals to work the system. Really? Some 90% of illegals never show for their deportation court hearings. Unacceptable.

I could go on, but mostly re-enforce our current laws about companies hiring illegals. Yes, I know many have forged docs, but e-Verify works if we enforced it. No jobs - no illegals! They will self-deport!

[9YearLurker]

Or, you could have simply found the passage in ‘The Audacity of Hope’.

[A Navy Vet]

I'm impressed. You are the kind of immigrant this country used to welcome and I would still welcome. Thank you for going through the process. Thank you for becoming a productive naturalized citizen. YOU are a true American.

It's an insult to all you did that Obambi and others would grant amnesty to those who didn't follow the rules.

Again, thank you for becoming an American citizen. I can't applaud you enough. You're a credit to yourself; to America's ideals; and to your heritage.

[A Navy Vet]

Well said, Jeff.

[OneHun]

Thanks for sharing the interesting story of your grandparents and uncle.

Theodore Roosevelt was right on the mark about immigration.  In my opinion letting some enclaves or some type of Balkanization within a country to flourish it will result in ethnic or racial friction, or worst in a war.  And, that will be the end of that country.   Conforming to the American way of life (assimilation requires time) and English only official language usage should be clearly expected from every immigrant.  This doesn’t jeopardize their cultural, ethnic, or language background.  All they have to understand that they started a new life in a new and different country, and the best for their future is to integrate.

 

It is very tempting to take in consideration small towns in the states you mentioned, but as we are getting older we like to know that there are some clinics and hospitals close by, just for emergencies.

When we visited Idaho Falls we could not resist driving and seeing again the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole.   Yep, there are beautiful scenery, beautiful mountains, and nice small towns with friendly people.

Thanks again for the Idaho and in general the “bug out” related info. 

God bless you, and stay warm!

 

[OneHun]

Regarding the legal immigration points I wrote to you about, I forget to mention that I was required to show some legal papers about who I was (some ID or a Passport).  Luckily I had my Passport with me of which they made a copy for cross reference.    This is another problem with the illegal invaders that no one is asking them about official IDs issued by their country for cross reference with those countries embassies for accuracy and criminal background check.  We have no idea who are these people and the so called amnesty or legalization will not clarify the above point either. 

 

[OneHun]

Thank you very much for your kind words.  Yes, you are right, I feel extremely insulted by the Obozo regime.  It is like a slap on my face for feeling and acting respectfully toward America by following the rules and laws to be accepted and to become a law abiding citizen.  At that time I was also told to not even apply if I am just looking for the so called “better life”, and I will have to prove that I was politically persecuted which I did. 

 

[A Navy Vet]

Bless you, Sir, and keep the faith and keep fighting for your adopted Country. I admire you so much more than natural citizens that would rather watch many inane reality shows rather pay attention to their loss of liberty.

[OneHun]

"...natural citizens that would rather watch many inane reality shows rather pay attention to their loss of liberty."

You are right, and this is the result of the education system. All of it became a Marxist/Progressive propaganda indoctrination system.  No one should be a Union member whose salary is paid by the taxpayer.