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Posted on 05/08/2005 3:38:21 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
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Because the pro-illegal alien lobby has a bottomless pit of money and can hire PR people to spin (and fabricate) anything any way, there are an undue number of myths and lies that the public (and many politicians) has bought into. The FACTS are:
1. It is NOT racist to call these people "illegal aliens" In fact, "illegal aliens" is the only term used in federal laws and regulations to describe criminals (and they ARE criminals) who come into our country illegally. They are not illegal immigrants, not undocumented immigrants, not migrant workers, and not day laborers - they're ILLEGAL ALIENS.
2. Mexico is NOT a poor country. It has the fifth richest economy in the world, and by sending its teeming masses to our country, that status keeps on rising. Mexico has more resources per square mile than the U.S. and plenty of money to take care of its own people. Why should the taxpayers of this country subsidize Mexico's corruption?
3. Illegal aliens are NOT necessarily coming here to work. Lou Dobbs recently reported that 33 percent of our prison population is now comprised of non-citizens. Plus, 36 to 42 percent of illegal aliens are on welfare. So, for a good proportion of these people, the American dream is crime and welfare, not coming here to work.
4. Illegal aliens are NOT doing work Americans won't do. What jobs won't Americans do? In most states, Americans still clean their own houses, do their own landscaping, clean hotel rooms, work in restaurants and fast food places, paint houses, DO CONSTRUCTION WORK, work in airports, etc. - just like we have the past 200 years before "our" government allowed these people to invade our country. There are 18 million Americans who cannot find a job, so illegal aliens who are coming here to work do so at peril to American workers.
5. Illegal aliens absolutely do not contribute more than they cost. Certainly the millions in prison and on welfare aren't contributing a dime to our economy, and the ones who are working often are paid in cash with no deductions for taxes at all. The ones who use fraudulent social security numbers and qualify to pay taxes and social security have so many deductions for dependents that they pay little if any taxes. We have seen them pay less than $100 in taxes and get back $4,000 refunds (thanks to earned income tax credits and multiple dependents). The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that the average Mexican illegal alien costs U.S. taxpayers a whopping $55,000 each. Some bargain, eh?
6. The economy does NOT depend on illegal aliens. Sure, greedy CEOs (making $50 to $150 MILLION a year) and business owners depend on illegal aliens, but due to #3, #4 and #5 above, the only thing illegal aliens are contributing to is the collapse of our economy and making the rich richer.
7. Without illegal aliens, the price of agricultural products and other goods and services will NOT soar. The definitive study on this subject is the University of Iowa's "How Much Is That Tomato?" The study concludes that 'since labor is such a small component of the end-price of agricultural products (which includes price to the growers, transportation costs, processing /storage costs, grocers' profit, etc.), using minimum wage workers instead of illegal aliens would increase prices of agricultural products by approximately 3 percent in the summer and 4 percent in the winter ... hardly the making of $10 heads of lettuce, $25 hamburgers, $1,000 per night Days Inn hotel rooms like the pro-illegal alien lobby claims.
8. Consumers are NOT benefiting from lower labor costs. Again, it's CEOs and business owners who benefit from taxpayer subsidies for their illegal alien workers. The Big Three automakers say they moved so many jobs to Mexico because their labor costs are 80 percent less than in America. Anybody notice the price of new cars spiraling downward under NAFTA?
So, before you believe the prevalent pack of lies perpetuated by the illegal alien lobby, which makes billions off this government-sanctioned criminal activity, ask yourself who's saying this garbage and look at what they have to gain. Citizens Against Illegal Immigration, just like Protect Arizona NOW, is an all-volunteer, totally grass-roots organization of citizens who are making nothing and have nothing personal to gain from their efforts to fight this corruption. Whose side are you on, and what are YOU doing to save your state and country from this evil?
McKee is the director of Protect Arizona NOW. A former Quaker Sunday School teacher and Volunteer of the Year in a large metropolitan area, she has a 35-year record of charity work and philanthropy largely benefiting minorities.
Myths and lies of illegal immigration
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All of that would be unnecessary if our worthless politicians would stop protecting the employers who created this disaster in the first place.
'06 is not that far away.
It really gets my gander up
lets see if i get this right.
Vacant Fox comes to america "hat in hand", and tells us (the taxpayers) to...
1: feed his ppl
2: provide health care to his ppl
3: educate his ppl
and 4: give jobs to his ppl
All that and not to mention
5: look the other way as his ppl break our laws
I dont get too mad at the im-grint(lil texas lingo)
Because i would go through hell n back to feed my family.
I do get mad at the mex gov whose currupt country is a investment and economic blackhole. Or the boss who turns down a american for the mex laborer. The shady politician who is trying to win another election by pandering for x% of said hispanic vote.
aaarrrggghhh!!
-Men(ace) in Black? SCOTUS goes Rogue...--
-Useless Eaters vs The Death Cult--
-Thunder on the Border-- (Minuteman Project)--
On these- I firmly believe- will hinge our fate, and future, individually, and as a society.
There will be many posts forthcoming from the illegal-alien lovers convention claiming these myths are true.
Because it helps drain America's resources, thereby helping in reducing US to a third world country.
One needn't be paranoid to think that the supporters of, and the do nothing attitude concerning illegal aliens by the states and federal governments, is indicative of anything less than a treasonous act perpetrated through either ignorance, or a precognitive recognition that it will further erode the United States.
The pathetic Euopeans and third worlders scream in agony about anything Israel, or the U.S. does to protect their respective borders. They, and the enemy Dimocrats, wish nothing more than for America to be "punched in the nose".
" Illegal aliens are NOT necessarily coming here to work. Lou Dobbs recently reported that 33 percent of our prison population is now comprised of non-citizens. Plus, 36 to 42 percent of illegal aliens are on welfare. So, for a good proportion of these people, the American dream is crime and welfare, not coming here to work."
This must be nationally. In California, it must be at least 60-70% illegals on welfare!
BOOKbump
If the ICE and the ATF swapped agents, every illegal alien would be arrested, deorted or shot in a month, and Americans could shoot machine guns in their yards without even an investigation.
The illegals have been granted more rights than we have, and far more benefits.
ping
Re: the pictures of the tattooed gang members - I wonder how many of the open borders supporters would like these guys living next door...
None, but they would never admit it.
Good points.
Especially considering what some of those tatoos mean. They must be earned. And not in the same way one earns an Eagle Scout badge.
Each tear means he killed someone. For him, that means two.
The mayoral candidate (Villagairose) who is trying to unseat the present mayor of L.A. (Hahn) actually fought against a gang injunction in L.A., and he supported the practice of "no ask, no tell" regarding immigration status by the police. Can you believe this guy is supposedly ahead of Hahn in the polls?
Anyone saying that this is not an invasion is a liar, or is deaf and dumb. We're being outnumbered, we're being colonized.
At what point, do you think, there will arise in this country an underground society that will start eliminating large numbers of these types of "colonists"? A white ninjitsu of sorts. A backlash is coming. It's only a matter of 'when'.
ping mark
Outstanding
Tuberculosis and others previously almost eradicated in the US are now significantly on the rise in areas with a high illegal population.
Our government is literally killing us by not fulfilling their enumerated duty to secure the border!
According to a statement made to me by a police officer friend, I think that type of retaliation may have already started. There's lots of "gang killings" going on. We just don't really know "who killed who".
I think it will escalate as people get more and more fed up with being forced by our own government to support and put up with these scumbags.
Myths and Legends About Illegal Immigration
I take it you are referring to the FOQNA loon hyena pack...
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Be Ever Vigilant!
Minutemen Patriots ~ Bump!
Ping bump!
Okay. I'll bite. ????????
"7. Without illegal aliens, the price of agricultural products and other goods and services will NOT soar. "
So true, especially when one considers that a majority of our winter fruit comes from South America and not the US. We import massive amounts of fruits and vegetables from South America during the months we are buried under snow.
If illegal labor provided such cheap produce then why do we pay the same for fruits and vegetables during the years regardles of where they come from? Proof enough.
Good article. Thank you for the post.
Here's the article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33783-2004Aug25.html
Illegal Immigrants' Cost to Government Studied
By Mary Fitzgerald
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 26, 2004; Page A21
"A report that found that illegal immigrants in the United States cost the federal government more than $10 billion a year -- a sum it estimated would almost triple if they were given amnesty -- has drawn criticism from immigration advocacy groups.
For its report, the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington-based group that advocates tougher immigration policies, used Census Bureau figures to compare the revenue that illegal immigrants contribute through taxes with the cost of government services they use."
Illegal immigrants create a fiscal deficit because they have low incomes, Steven A. Camarota said. (Robert A. Reede - Robert A. Reeder -- The Washington Post)
"Households headed by illegal aliens imposed more than $26.3 billion in costs on the federal government in 2002 and paid only $16 billion in taxes, creating a net fiscal deficit of $10.4 billion, or $2,700 per illegal household," said Steven A. Camarota, author of the study.
My biggest fear is that the Democrats (HRC) will suddenly become anti illegal alien, just long enough to regain power and advance socialism/statism. There are a lot of people in this country that want to hear some national leader take a stand against illegals. Don't put it past her.
ping
that's the speculation. I guess we'll see. I've heard that the reason Tony Blair lost was due to the immigration issue, which is just as hotly debated in Britain.
regards
Been asking that question for many years now. Some animals are more equal than others.
Sure seems that way.
Every day we don't have a secure barrier adds to the overall deficit. Now that we (the U.S.) have the Islamist fanatics in desperate straights overseas I cringe at the cost of an American city or two for the sake of super-cheap labor. The average citizen isn't going to stand for mealy-mouthed excuses and convoluted explanations - they're going to want the heads of those in charge regardless of party affiliation.
Both parties will have ample representation.
At this point I believe the first thing we should be asking our reps is when the wall will be finished.
Wow!
2. Mexico is NOT a poor country. It has the fifth richest economy in the world, and by sending its teeming masses to our country, that status keeps on rising. Mexico has more resources per square mile than the U.S. and plenty of money to take care of its own people. Why should the taxpayers of this country subsidize Mexico's corruption?
Rather than improving the lot of the peasants by allowing them the opportunity to raise caste into the middle class, they are pushing them to illegally enter the US and outbreed the hated "Gringos". Once in there, the Mexican government uses "abuses of native Mexicans" as an excuse to intervene.
It is time to tell the Mexican government that what has happened to Afganistan and Iraq can easily occur south the the Rio Grande.
If I recall correctly, I believe the creator was our good friend, Travis McGee.
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