What I find ironic is that criminals (the operative word in 'illegal aliens' is....ILLEGAL!) are protesting their right to be criminals.
One more irony...an illegal alien, by definition, is NOT a US citizen. So, how does a foreign criminal come into my country and demand his RIGHTS? You know, the rights due every American Citizen?
No one is 'against immigration'. With a few, a very few, exceptions, each and every last one of us (me included) is from an immigrant family...even if your family got off the boat at Plymouth. Keep that in mind. And when my family came here, they couldn't speak the language either...but they learned.
Migrant laborers are an essential part of our economy, and are some of the hardest working people you'll ever meet. To declare that 'we don't need 'em ' is ridiculous, demonstrates a total lack of clarity on the issue. One day of real 'stoop labor' in a california field will break down most of that particular attitude.
I find it mortally offensive for someone to break in my back window, steal my money, steal good and services from me, then scream about being mistreated...all while the front door stood open all the time.
We have an immigration policy, and laws controlling it. People can, and do, immigrate LEGALLY to this country every day...and I'm glad they're here. Nothing is more moving than watching a citizenship ceremony in person...those people know more about what being an American is than many of us...they don't take being here for granted.
I will never condone any more of this amnesty crap, nor will I back any reduction in the immigration controls. Hell...I think they ought to be more intense. These are dangerous days, and caution is prudent.
This country owes no burden to every single living soul on the planet, just for the asking. We hold ourselves to a high standard, we fail, and we continue to self-evaluate, and argue, and debate and try to improve. You find much better anywhere, you let me know. I make no mistake that we are somehow infallible.
If you cannot get in line and play by the rules in the first place, the you have no place here. You simply can't be trusted. I'm tired of people who will curse and insult my country, then come here because they can't stand living in the hellhole they were born in, then start screaming about their rights! If I move to Italy tomorrow, cheat on my visa, overstay, and go into hiding...you think the Italians owe me rights? Think they owe me a job, and an education, and a driver's license, and an application for welfare, or workmen's comp, or whatever? Please. How much poker do you play with a guy who cheats on the very first hand?
You want the Rights and Priviledges that come with being an American citizen? Then start with abiding by the Rule of Law, and get used to the obligations that come with it. Anyone who can do that, who can use the front door, is welcome. Hell, move in on my street...I'd be glad to know ya'.
It was good enough for my family...it's good enough for theirs.
