posted by admin on Feb 1
Immigration – What’s Going On?
We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.
-Anais Nin
When I hear people talking about undocumented immigrants it makes me wonder why, if this is such a problem, is it allowed to happen here in the United States? Then I take a good hard look at the entities that have everything to gain by having them here. The motivation for undocumented immigration may be found in the “moving force” known as the capitalist system – the quest for profits.
During the Health Care “debate,” it was loud and clear in the arguments that some people believe the costs of schools, hospitals and public service are rising because of this undocumented population. ”Send them back,” some of the “debaters” said, but at the same time you had the agriculture, construction, restaurants and manufacturing industries hiring this population and service industries selling to them without any regard to the law. This is called talking out of both sides of your mouth. If you do not want undocumented workers here…then stop hiring them. If you do not want undocumented immigrants here…then stop selling to them. But this is not going to happen, because the removal of this population out of the economic equation for the US of A and Mexico for that matter…would cause a devastation that would require a long time and a lot more stimulus money to heal.
If the corporations in this country could not make a “buck” from this population … believe me they would not be here. The biggest challenge in the next immigration debate will continue to be guided by two competing forces; corporate and “the peoples” interest.
The immigration debate trends that I am seeing show that corporations recognized this population as a economic plus for profits and another source for sales revenue…the corporate interest, so far, has created the fuel to gain sustaining power for the “illegal immigrants”…”dinero” and this makes it more difficult to “send them back.”
If we were going to be honest about why, after the Simpson/Mazzoli Immigration Act of 1986 was passed, we have to have another immigration debate, the realty would show a long history of the US of A allowing corporations to hire undocumented immigrants…but that honesty would require – to borrow a line from the movie “Blindside” – the taste of “vinegar.”
We cannot continue to play ping-pong with the undocumented immigration population – loving them when they are cleaning our yards and houses…but kicking them when they are finished with the work. It may be against the law for undocumented workers to be in the US of A…but it is not illegal to make a “buck” selling to them…you can’t have it both ways…
As another year comes and goes, the undocumented in the U.S. of A continue to find it possible to invest their hard-earned dollars into the American Dream and thus live it here. When the debate continues, “the peoples interest”… must come from an informed base of knowledge and include the effects from the U.S. Economic and Capitalist System and the undocumented immigrants who have been living and raising families here… it is the right thing to do.
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February 1st, 2010 at 6:29 pm
Good stuff, I enjoyed the read!
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Will the politicians that we elect ever carry out the interests of the American people? I read today on the AMERICAN PATROL website that President Obama is in a discussion to cap government money such as cutting back on NASA appropriations the sending men back to the moon in 1020? Yet we are still spending–BILLIONS–on illegal immigrants who have managed to settle here? If we cannot afford to go back to the moon, how can we afford to pay for illegal immigration? Obama can find billions to Prop-up States like Sanctuary California to pay for illegal immigrants, but he cannot find the cash to pay for space exploration. How can we allow millions of poor people to continue to cross our borders? So why are taxpayers forced by pariah lawmakers to pay for education, health care and even now anticipating BILLIONS more dollars to enact a ominous Comprehensive Immigration Reform? We all know by now, that this is a very crafty way to pass another AMNESTY. These people who have entered this country without permission? Every time a new immigration enforcement is passed, the open border Liberal-Democrats-Republicans use their influence to water the law down. How many of us know, that the controversial border fence is by law supposed to be–TWO SEPARATE–FENCES? Senator Obama voted for it. more than three years ago, but only 35 miles of double-layered fencing is in place and much of the remaining 360 miles of the border fencing is badly constructed–without real barriers. The Truth is the government is lying to us.
The Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Pub.L. 109-367) was enacted October 26, 2006 in the United States. The act allows for over 700 miles (1,100 km) of double-reinforced fence to be built along the border with Mexico across cities and deserts alike, in the U.S. states of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas in areas that have experienced illegal drug trafficking, human slavery, gun peddling, illegal immigration and the threat of terrorism. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California who was the originator of the double fence, has not seen this happen, nor the complete wall that is just open areas, with the old barbed wire strands. Underfunded from its inception, the border fence was compromised by the open border organization, that includes American business consortium’s. As in Washington today, a team of intelligence operatives stated to Speaker Pelosi that a El Queda attack was imminent within the next 6 months. This is the time to enforce our borders with the National Guard fully armed and obviously apparent along the whole 2000 feet length. The majority of our State economies are broke–with California leading the pack. Arizona lawmakers realizing the main cause of their financial dilemma, the support of illegal workers and their families.
E-Verify is one of the most successful mechanisms to remove illegal workers, but as yet it is not mandatory. It costs nothing to use it and it has been demonized by every pro-illegal immigrant group, along with corrupt politicians and their financial clients in the business consortium’s. E-Verify must be national, with no exclusions. THIS SHOULD BECOME THE No.1 PRIORITY FOR EVERY SMALL AND LARGE COMPANY, THAT KNOWINGLY HIRING A FOREIGN WORKERS CARRIES PENALTIES SUCH AS HARSH FINES AND PRISON SENTENCES. THERE SHOULD BE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE?
Our GOVERNMENT HAS SOLD ITSELF TO WALL STREET AND BOTH WALL STREET AND THE UNITED STATES ARE DEBTORS TO COMMUNIST CHINA. We cannot afford to subsidize every illegal family member, every Mother with a child who becomes an instant citizen, when 15 million Americans and residents are jobless, when our own people live in poverty. Yes! We always need exceptional highly skilled engineers and scientists, but not the indigent and desperate that we must endlessly financially support. Not semi-skilled labor that will take less wages, than our own people, who themselves will end up in the unemployment benefits line. Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 to be connected to your Senator and Congressman and use the voting power of THE PEOPLE. Go to NUMBERSUSA AND JUDICIAL WATCH for more information about this catastrophe that could overwhelm this country in the coming months.
Latest Immigration news: President cuts border security budget
While telling the American people that national security is a priority in his administration, President Barack Obama submitted a 2011 budget proposal that includes cuts to U.S. border security. — The proposed budget cuts include a reduction in Border Patrol agents and a cut in the amount of money allocated for the so-called “virtual fence” on the U.S.-Mexico border…
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:21 am
I agree with part of your statement – “Our GOVERNMENT HAS SOLD ITSELF TO WALL STREET”…and sometimes represents corporate interest over “people’s interest”. The so called “Town Hall Meetings” held about Health Care did little to get to the fact that I pay too much money monthly for my insurance premium and am afraid to go to the hospital because of the deductable…now who wanted that debate to go “silly”…the corporations…
your statement – “We all know by now, that this is a very crafty way to pass another AMNESTY. These people who have entered this country without permission?” – I disagree – my point in the story, is that these “undocumented immigrants” have been given “permission”…by hiring them, letting them buy into the American Dream, selling to them – they serve in our military – they have become at least “Pre-American”
your statement – “Yet we are still spending–BILLIONS–on illegal immigrants who have managed to settle here?” – again I disagree – my point is – the “undocumented immigrants” have been working here and thus paying taxes… did you know a lot of financial institutions accept a Matricula Consular Card for bank accounts, credit cards, and car loans. The IRS issues an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITINS), which allows persons to pay taxes like any U.S. citizen, thereby having the required information to get a home mortgage loan. They are part of the economic system in the US of A.