Illegal immigration is and has been reducing our economy in no amount of time!  Construction and other companies all across the country hire ‘day-workers’ for below minimum wage so they can under-bid other  companies.  (I know this first-hand because my brother-in-law, who OWNED his own company, was forced into bankruptcy because he couldn’t afford to bid as low as some of the other companies who used illegal aliens from Cuba and Honduras)  Illegal aliens tend to cram as many people into one dwelling as they can.  They collectively go to work for minimum wage (those jobs that supposedly no American wants… sigh) or for below minimum wage, pool their money to buy food and pay rent, and send the rest back to where-ever they came from.  Illegal immigrants come into our country, use our resources, demand that we speak THEIR language, demand that we respect THEIR culture (which they struggled so hard to break away from to get here… hmm), and yet they put nothing back.

Now I am all for cultural diversity.  I am obviously very proud of my own heritage if you have read any of my other posts here.  I strive to learn about other cultures that are not apart of my heritage.  I think being aware and tolerant of other faiths and cultures is what makes the United States such a unique country.  (and by saying tolerant I DO NOT mean that one culture, religion, or creed should hide itself away for fear of offending another, I mean by BOTH cultures learning to live with and respect one another, aka NO POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!)

In the past, immigrants, legal immigrants like my family, came to America to start anew.  They embraced the American way of life.  They learned English as fast as they could.  They became naturalized citizens and pay their taxes.  Ironically, the few times any of those family members have needed assistance from the government to start a business or to make ends meet they have been denied, yet ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS who have contributed NOTHING into our system are able to apply for small business grants, get free medical care, and even have been known to get INTO our welfare system!!!  Not to mention the amount of money that is spent cleaning after them as they bring their drugs and illnesses into our country.  Not to mention the amount of money invested in trying to make it EASIER for them to become LEGAL citizens, or the amount of money invested in securing our borders against illegal invasion.  (Another reason not to vote for Obama, by the way, since he plans on opening both our borders in an effort to ‘open trade.’)

Here are some links that helped me come to the conclusion that illegal immigration should be foremost in our thoughts with this upcoming election:

http://dontspeakforme.org/principles.html

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/shared/aboutus/statistics/2000ExecSumm.pdf

http://www.cis.org/topics/illegalimmigration.html

http://www.numbersusa.com/hottopic/100306comm.html

http://www.veteransforsecureborders.us/

http://www.watchdogamerica.com/DestroyingAmerica.html

The following stats and comments were taken from my sister’s blog on illegal immigration from a couple years ago.  She no longer recalls where she found all this information, so some of it can only be confirmed by thorough research, some of it may be out-dated, and some of it has its resource noted:

1. 40% of all workers are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they are predominantly illegal immigrants, working without a green card.

2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.

3. 75% of people on the most wanted list are illegal aliens.

4. Over 2/3 of all births are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal, whose births were paid for by taxpayers.

5. Nearly 25% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally.

6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens are living in garages.

7. The FBI reports half of all gang members are most likely illegal aliens from south of the border.

8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.

9. 21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish speaking.

10. In L.A. 5.1 million people speak English. 3.9 million speak Spanish (There are 10.2 million people in L.A. County ). Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops, but 29% are on welfare. Over 70% of the United States’ annual population growth (and over 90% of California, Florida , and New York ) results from immigration. The cost of immigration to the American taxpayer in 1997 was, (after subtracting taxes immigrants pay), a NET $70 BILLION  a year, [Professor Donald Huddle, Rice University ]. The lifetime fiscal impact (taxes paid minus services used) for the average adult Mexican immigrant is a NEGATIVE number. ****29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.

THE U.S. VS MEXICO:

On February 15, 1998, the U.S. and Mexican soccer teams met at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The crowd was overwhelmingly pro-Mexican even though most lived in this country. They booed during the National Anthem and U.S. flags were held upside down. As the match progressed, supporters of the U.S. team were insulted, pelted with projectiles, punched and spat upon. Beer and trash were thrown at the U.S. players before and after the match. The coach of the U.S. team, Steve Sampson said, “This was the most painful experience I have ever had in this profession.”

Did you know:

-that immigrants from Mexico and other non-European countries can come to this country and get preferences in jobs, education, and government contracts.   It’s called affirmative action or racial privilege. The Emperor of Japan or the President of Mexico could migrate here and immediately be eligible for special rights unavailable for Americans of European descent.

Corporate America has signed on to the idea that minorities and third world immigrants should get special, privileged status. Some examples are Exxon, Texaco, Merrill Lynch, Boeing, Paine Weber, Starbucks and many more.

-that Mexico regularly intercedes on the side of the defense in criminal cases involving Mexican nationals? Did you know that Mexico has NEVER extradited a Mexican national accused of murder in the U.S. in spite of agreements to do so? According to the L.A. Times, Orange County , California is home to 275 gangs with 17,000 members; 98% of which are Mexican and Asian. How’s your county doing?

-according to a New York Times article dated May 19, 1994, 20 years after the great influx of legal immigrants from Southeast Asia , 30% are still on welfare compared to 8% of households nationwide. A Wall Street Journal editorial dated December 5, 1994 quotes law enforcement officials as stating that Asian mobsters are the “greatest criminal challenge the country faces.” Not bad for a group that is still under 5% of the population.

Is education important to you? Here are the words of a teacher who spent over 20 years in the Los Angeles School system. “Imagine teachers in classes containing 30-40 students of widely varying attention spans and motivation, many of whom aren’t fluent in English. Educators seek learning materials likely to reach the majority of students and that means fewer words and math problems and more pictures and multicultural references.”

WHEN I WAS YOUNG: I remember hearing about the immigrants that came through Ellis Island They wanted to learn English. They wanted to breathe free. They wanted to become Americans.  Now, far too many immigrants come here with demands. They demand to be taught in their own language They demand special privileges–affirmative action. They demand ethnic studies that glorify their culture.