Let's say I broke into your house...

[dtex]

Let's say I broke into your house...



A lady wrote the best letter in the Editorials in ages!!! It explains things better than all the baloney you hear on TV.

Large demonstrations have taken place across the country protesting the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration.



Certain people are angry that the US might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay indefinitely.

Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these protests.

Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that when you discover me in your house, you insist that I leave.

But I say, "I've made all the beds and washed the dishes and did the laundry and swept the floors. I've done all the things you don't like to do. I'm hard-working and honest (except for when I broke into your house). According to the protesters:

You are Required to let me stay in your house

You are Required to add me to your family's insurance plan

You are Required to educate my kids

You are Required to provide other benefits to me & to my family

(my husband will do all of your yard work because

he is also hard-working and honest, except for that

breaking in part).

If you try to call the police or force me out, I will call my friends who will picket your house carrying signs that proclaim my RIGHT TO BE THERE . It's only fair, after all, because you have a nicer house than I do, and I'm just trying to better myself. I'm a hard-working and honest, person, except for well, you know, I did break into your house. And oh yeah, I get a free education, where you have to pay your kids own way through college.(TEEHEE)

And what a deal it is for me!!!

I live in your house, contributing only a fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is nothing you can do about it. If you do, you will be accused of cold,

uncaring, selfish, prejudiced, and bigoted behavior.

Oh yeah, I DEMAND THAT YOU LEARN MY LANGUAGE!!! so you can communicate with me. And don't forget to make sure your forms are in MY language - I need to understand them..

Why can't people see how ridiculous this is?

If you agree, pass it on ( in English )

If not blow it off.......

along with your future Social Security funds...

[texiban001]

That is a great article.

In my opinion, the reason we are in this situation is all bout money. Big business, mainly construction and labor intensive, is all about how little thay can pay people. I am in construction and I see it every day. Not too long ago out on a jobsite a laborer, illegal Mexican, got hurt. What did the masonry foreman do? Gave him an option, either he could collect his pay for the day and leave or keep working and keep his job. The foreman also told him if he left, he could be replaced by the end of the day. He stayed. I'm not sure but I think that this particular company was paying these poor bastards only $35.00 for an 8 hour day! (this guy was hauling cinder block around a 160,000SF building!) If he was legal, he would have been making about $10-12 an hour!

The sad part is, 20 years ago the going rate for a journeyman mason was around $18 an hour, now it's around $10-12. All because of cheap, illegal alien workers and the US governments' unwillingness to enforce immigration law.

[dtex]

Slavery is alive, and well in the south. It's just an equal opportunity employer now. I see construction employers taking advantage of workers all the time. No insurance, no retirement, nothing but a paycheck. man has to work until the day he dies, just like my Pop. If I work 7-12's(7-12 hour days) in Texas, I might bring home $1400.00 a week. In California, I bring home $4500.00 a week. In 2002,I worked 7-12's from Nov 1st, to June 1st, and made over $120,000.00 in wages, and benifits. Live in Texas, work in Cali. I work through the IBEW(Electrical workers Union) and the UA (Universal Association of Pipe fitters, and Steamfitters) If I go out on disability tomorrow, I'll draw almost $5200.00 a month, not including SSDI.