And then what, I ask you.

If you think we’ll see a decline in crime and welfare and an increase in American culture, you’ll be sadly mistaken, because it isn’t the illegal immigrant that is the source of these problems, but our own government. Throwing up a physical fence will not protect us from fraud, drugs or job losses, it only shifts the statistics on who is committing the crimes. The crimes occur because there is an inequality in our own government.

Lady Liberty herself has not only been blindfolded, but bound and gagged as if she was a so-called “enemy combatant” held over in Gitmo. She is the enemy of bureaucracy and corruption, and our own government is not interested in seeing her defended.

Thanks,
Stephen J.

Got problems with criminals? Hang ‘em or put them on the chain gang.
Got problems with people abusing the welfare system? Get rid of the welfare system and clean up our economic house.
Got problems with another country causing you grief? Kick their butts, fix their government and walk away with a wave of your hat.
That’s the way America used to operate when things were good and that’s why it was good. History is written different now, with lots of guilt, tears, apologies and hand wringing in the mix but it doesn’t change how it was.

The reality? It’s too late to fix things now and we can’t afford a big wall even if we wanted one. I’ve got nothing against hard working Mexicans. They work cheaper because they live cheaper. We’d better start learning how they do it because it’s a lifestyle that is coming soon to a town near you. It’s not their fault, it’s ours.

Those of my ancestors who arrived on boats went through Ellis Island. They were laborers, factory workers and farmers. They adopted the traditions, principles, and language of their new country. And they did it LEGALLY. None of them were wealthy. There was no welfare system or government dole to help them when they got here. They endured ethnic discrimination, lived in their own working-class enclaves, and became productive members of American society.

What is happening now is not “immigration”. It’s an invasion. They came across the border, first in a trickle, and now in droves. “Guest worker” policies will not work. All that does is encourage the illegals already here to stay without actually becoming legal citizens. “Guests” are invited and I didn’t send out any invitations.

Along with the so-called “hard working” illegals, we have involuntarily absorbed some of Central and South America’s worst dredges of humanity. Rapists, pedophiles, thieves, murderers, MS-13 gangs and other assorted felons have embedded themselves into the country to continue their crime sprees at our expense.

Illegals don’t intend to become American citizens and assimilate into the culture by learning English and adopting the traditions inherent to American history and society.

There are also radical anarchist groups such as MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán), who have openly stated the intent to cede the Southwestern U.S. to Mexico. That’s not an exageration.

The cliché that “foreign workers fill the jobs that Americans don’t want” is patently false.

Example: In Alabama, 70 American citizens were sent home from a construction site in support of Hurricane Katrina relief and replaced with illegals that were transported to the area. The employers announced that “the Mexicans had arrived” and unceremoniously fired the Americans the same day. What you have here is violation of Federal Law and international smuggling of illegals for the purpose of displacing American workers. This type of criminal activity is taking place all over the country.

Regardless of what happens with the proposed illegal immigration reform, the border must be secured. There is no choice in this matter, as our survival and national security depend on it. Terrorists have also used the sieve that pretends to be a boundary as easy access to American soil. It will take another 3000 lives before the comatose members of Congress and Senate get a clue.

This is the solution: Secure the border with a wall, supplemented with guard towers, high-powered rifles with scopes, night-vision equipment, roving patrols, tracking dogs, and motion sensors. Give the Border Patrol the weaponry they need to do their job. Have the Army Corps of Engineers on hand to seek and destroy the underground tunnels already in existence or currently being dug by South-of the Border thugs. This is not an extreme suggestion, considering that illegal aliens and terrorists, with the support of the Mexican government, have been able to infiltrate at will. The Mexican Army has contributed to this crime by crossing into U.S. territory and shooting at the U.S. Border Patrol. I don’t know what they call that in the Senate, but I call it an act of war.

The Mexican government, headed by yet another of string of corrupt politicians, has yet to fix their country or stem the tide of illegals. They in fact, encourage them. It should not be the duty of the United States and our tax-paying legal residents to pick up the slack for a country that refuses to economically haul itself into the 21st century.

US Code Title 8 is finally being enforced.

It should have been done about 25 million illegals ago, but better late than never.