ILLEGAL immigration

You will NEVER hear or see me say any of the euphamisms that the PC crowd has come up to hide these people. You never hear or see me say "undocumented worker" or simply "immigrant" or "guest worker" or anyother term that hides the fact that these people are hre ILLEGALLY. They are ILLEGAL immigrants (or aliens).

Now that I have gotton that on the table I will tell you all what I think of this major issue. First, I will attempt to answer the reasoning of those who support open borders.

"Illegals work hard for a living." Sure,I acknowledge that they do. They work hard for almost nothing. However, this does not make up for the FACT that they are NOT supposed to be here. Working hard does not automatically qualify you to live in any society.

"Illegals do the jobs that legal Americans won't do for pay that they won't do." I reject this completely. I hear so many people complain about the unemployment problems in this country. I hear people whine about the "fact" that there is no job for them for whatever reason. As long as I know that there are people who don't have a job, I will NEVER accept the premise that given the opportunity to work, they would pick the farm produce or build the houses or do any number of jobs that illegals do today. As for the pay, if a legal American has to be paid more than an illegal to do the same job, that is fine by me. I can accept higher prices for whatever they produce. Why? See below.

"Illegals pay income taxes to the state and federal government." First, for a large number of illegals, this is simply not true. A lot of illegals (maybe most) get paid under the table. Meaning they get their pay in cash without having a dime taken out for taxes. Second, for those illegals who actually do pay taxes, because their pay is so low (in general), they pay very little in taxes to begin with. Plus, those who do pay taxes may get a REFUND on those taxes.

"This is a country of immigrants." Yes, this is most certainly a country of immigrants. LEGAL IMMIGRANTS. Most who came over from Europe during 19th and 20th century came here in boats and were taken to one of the ports of entry and processed. They all got their proper papers so they could work here legally. Most became citizens (or their children did) eventually. Most of those who came from Asia during this same time period did the same (or nearly the same). This country continues to welcome LEGAL immigrants to this country as we should. Those people should bring with them a few things (in my opinion). 1. Some educations. 2. A willingness to work. 3. A willingness to assimilate into American society. ILLEGAL immigrants certainly are willing to work. However, the other two may be a bit lacking. This is esspecially true with #3. Most of those illegals who protest in favor of open borders seem to have no intention to ever assimilate into our society. They have strong roots in Mexico or Central or South America and they don't seem to be willing to cut those roots.

"Illegals give far more to this country than they take from it." All one has to do is walk into an emergency room in Los Angeles to see just how much these people are taking from this country. Hospitals that have emergency rooms MUST provide care. Some emergency rooms have been forced to close because they can't possibly take care of all the people, a large portion of them illegal, who don't have insurance and can't pay for care. Schools in California and other states are simply being overrun with the offspring of illegals in these states who automatically become citizens and are entitled to a free public education. Auto accidents caused by illegals cost citizens and governments MILLIONS of dollars because most don't have insurance. The older illegals in this country have and will continue to be a burden on legal citizens as they get older. Most don't have health insurance, so they draw money from the government in order to survive. There are just so many ways that illegals take from this country that far outweigh the benefits that this country makes from their labor.

"Those who oppose illegal immigrants are racist." I am sure there are some who are. However, it is unfair to label everybody who opposes what happens as racist. I have said this before, and I will say it again. This is NOT (to me and most people on my side) an IMMIGRATION issue. It is an ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION issue. I am no more or less racist than the next guy. But, I will NOT accept the notion that simply because I want to protect MY country and the CITZENS of MY country that I am a racist.

Well, that is it for now. I will say more later on this issue as the mood strikes me. Please feel free to respond.

These comments are made by Mitch Brown. No other person contributed to this post. If you don't like what he has said, that's fine. Let him know. But please be respectful.