Theodore's World

I have a friend who was born here, her parents and grandparents, too, and she is Mexican. Her spouse was dragged her by his mother illegally when he was 10 to get away from an abusive husband. Her feeling is that the children of illegals have no say in what the parent did or does, so it is NOT their fault they are here illegally and we should somehow give them something.
I don't owe anybody anything except my own family.
They also feel we're trying to steal their heritage.
No we're not. What you do in your own home is your business, not mine. You can celebrate your holidays and I'll celebrate mine.
Just get legit and we'll get off your shit.

You are so right Lynn. I agree that it may not have been the childs choice to come here but that doesn't change the fact that they are here illegally. Seems like the mother that brought them here should apply for citizenship for herself AND her children. Duh!!!!!! It isn't rocket science!!!!

Amnesty is going to be pushed through one way or another. Whether it is for the potential votes or cheap(not)labor, too many influential people stand to gain short term from illegal immigration. None of these people care one whit about American Culture, peaceful neighborhoods, lack of assimilation or the long term future.

The American public made it's thoughts known to the politicians when the public rose up against the previous major amnesty plan. Within hours of defeat, the politicians were already planning more devious ways of getting amnesty legislation through.

Then maybe it's time for the American public to start replacing lame politicians Tom. We voted them in.....why not vote them out. Whatever happened to impeachment of incompetent politicians? Or has the "Peter Principle" taken over? We can complain about the situation all day long but until we make changes, nothing changes!!!

It is long past time to get rid of the politicians. Long past the time. But they keep getting re-elected. They have reached the point of invincibility they believe they can not be defeated. The point where they believe they have absolute power.

This is dangerous indeed.

Well stated Lynn. My ex brother in law is Mexican, his family came here legitimately, he was born here. We both served together in the same unit in RVN, he mostly in the Ashau Valley, we came home to a hostile environment. I left in '69 while he stayed on at the family farm.

Since that time the wetbacks have taken over the entire community and valley, even threatening his job of the past 20 years. He no longer farms,it is so depressed there, he has 2 years left to get his retirement and can't wait to leave. You see for the illegals here, all the cards are stacked in their favor, from farm loans, educational and medical benefits, to job preferrences in labor and business. If you can't speak Mexican don't apply for a job there, most can't speak English.

I visited the home town last week, Juan is still a brother to me and always will be but neither he nor I like what is going on there.

My property and irrigation taxes were tenfold what they were when I bought my farm. I sold my farm there to a local Mexican after 4 dismal years of trying to sell in the normal market, then only at a loss, the farmer who bought my place had a secured loan backed by the United States Department of Agriculture. He now employs illegals to farm the place.

Last week I drove through once lush farmland, orchards and vinyards, many were just fields of weeds, dead and dried up trees and vines, the small farmers simply abandond their properties, the city core is virtually dead, business has gone away except for Safeway and Walmart and both of them are hurting.

Thanks to the illegals, NAFTA and CAFTA plus the ever present greed of the state and county taxmasters to subsidize their voters, that has all been destroyed. It is a microcosm of what the rest of the country will be like shortly.

For the same price as an illegal war in Iraq, America could have sent a 1000 dollar check to every man, woman and child in Mexico thus removing any incentive to cross the border for a few years.

Imagine if we'd have just sent the equivalent monies to Adolph, Josef, and Tojo for their illegal wars they'd have had no incentive to invade and some of you would be wearing jackboots, sporting your black moustaches and saying your Seig Heils right now, Nigel.

Lynn, I agree, if it could be like that it would be ok. Legit is what we want.

John yes that is what she should do.

Tom I agree, it will be passed through either this time or the next time one way or another. I am fed up writing to my politicans telling them to obey the laws, they do not listen.

Voting them out and letting them know why they are voted out would be the only thinkg we have left to do. Not even shure if that will help anymore.So many rino's out there.

Mark....."The point where they believe they have absolute power."....that is exaclty what is showing up about them.

Jack thank you so much for sharing about this and about Juan.

Nigel Greyman, you are so full of it.

"For the same price as an illegal war in Iraq"