Open Letter to Illegal Immigrants

08/17/2007 | Philistone

[Philistone]

Congratulations. You made it. Through hard work, determination, money and maybe even danger, you have made it to this country. You have left behind the poverty and corruption which characterize your homeland for an opportunity to work here for wages that are below what an American would demand. You have taken jobs Americans won't do.

In coming here, you have left behind those without as much ambition, initiative and drive as you, as well as the leaders who keep them in misery. By doing so, you have guaranteed that your homeland will become worse, not better.

By sending remittances back to your homeland you help alleviate the poverty of your remaining family. But by doing so you buoy the regime that you escaped, ensuring that the injustices you fled remain in place.

We know that you are willing to work hard. Why is that hard work in this country is so much better rewarded than in your homeland? Why are you willing to work illegally in this country building houses, with the risk of being badly paid or even arrested, when there is a need for housing in your homeland?

Do you believe that there is something magical about a line on a map such that work done north of it is more valuable that work done south of it?

Sure we believe in hard work in America. But as you saw before you left your homeland, hard work isn't enough. We also believe in the rule of law. Of course we have corrupt public officials, but we believe in rooting them out and prosecuting them to the fullest extent of the law. We don't believe that we should have to bribe a public official for a building permit, a driver's license or a bed in a hospital the way it's done in your homeland.

Maybe you believe that the reason that America is rich and your homeland is poor is because we have greater natural resources than your country, yet some of you come from countries with more proven oil reserves than we have. Still your countrymen live in poverty. What makes a country rich is not its natural resources, it is its human resources.

By coming here illegally, you are forced to live in ghettos with your fellow illegal countrymen, recreating the very barrios you left. As more and more of your illegal countrymen arrive, these barrios will more and more resemble the slums you worked so hard to escape. Do you really believe that in recreating Los Angeles in the image of Mexico City that it will retain the prosperity that you sought? More likely, it will achieve the prosperity that Mexico City currently enjoys.

At last count, there were somewhere between 12 and 20 million of you here illegally in the United States. An army that size could conquer Mexico City, Caracas, San Salvador and La Paz in a day. Go back to your homeland. Demand an end to the corruption, throw out the tyrants, take back with you what you have seen and learned about how real wealth is created. Demand the rule of law.

Instead of trying to make America resemble the homeland that you fled, why don't you go back and try to make your homeland resemble the America that you sought.

[ARE SOLE]

Yes, thanks DD. I accidentally posted to the wrong thread. Not sure how I did that. It is a great line though.

Regards

[fproy2222]

Wonderful! But this needs to be posted where the intended recipients can see it and in a language they fully understand. Your post is really great.

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Lets post it on every fence post on the border—————
oh ya, never mind.;)

[truthkeeper]

Good effort, but the truth is they don’t care. These are criminal lawbreakers, after all.

[Colorado Buckeye]

Well said! I truly don’t understand why Mexico and most Central American countries are dirt poor. They’ve got beautiful weather, coasts, natural resources....

The answer is in my tagline.

[Colorado Buckeye]

It’s a take-off on a well known saying so please don’t take it personally; I know that you’re not stupid. :+)

[dragnet2]

Instead of trying to make America resemble the homeland that you fled, why don't you go back and try to make your homeland resemble the America that you sought.

That's not their method of operation, (MO).

They take and overwhelm by shear numbers alone, while our own government aids and abets this violent invasion.

[Grunthor]

“Open Letter to Illegal Immigrants”

GTFO.

[Philistone]

Freedom is not free. There are worse things than dying. The countries of Latin America fought for their independence from the Spanish and Portuguese and won. They need to find the same backbone today and retake their countries.

Moving to America only makes their homelands worse.

[hosepipe]

[.. Well said! I truly don’t understand why Mexico and most Central American countries are dirt poor. They’ve got beautiful weather, coasts, natural resources... ..]

Democracy is MOB Rule by mobsters.. ALWAYS.. in every iteration in every place.. Democracy forces a ruling elite milking the masses like farm animals and socialism is Slavery by Government.. that the masses vote for or think they vote for.. Democrats are stupid..

[yorkie]

IMHO, the wording is too soft - not a word about everything from the social services they can get free in the US - i.e. medical care, education for their children (with two meals a day), food stamps, wic, welfare, subsidized housing, legal representation, wages paid in cash, unsecured credit, etc., all paid for by the US taxpayer. And, since everything is 'free' here, they can send billions back to their families in the country they pledge their allegience to. Not to mention the huge criminal element that is invading our country. What is wrong with this picture?

[drypowder]

Freedom is not free That is a fact. There are worse things than dying True, like living in poverty and squaller with no hope or means of change except to flee The countries of Latin America fought for their independence from the Spanish and Portuguese and won. They need to find the same backbone today and retake their countries. I guess you missed my point re the Chiapas revolt. Rifles and hand guns don't cut it when the Feds have helicopter gun ships, machine guns inferred motion detectors etc. Moving to America only makes their homelands worse. I think we can all agree on that as well as the idea that the current Mexican gov needs to be put out of business and a represented republic type of gov instituted. That's the obvious difficulty, the Mexican people alone do not have the means to make that happen, they need outside help. Masses of Mexican citizens revolting against the current Mexican gov will only lead to another Chiapas type slaughter. I don't like the US being invaded by the poorest that Mexico and other countries have to offer anymore than you, a boat will only hold so many people before it sinks, so to speak. Like Patric Henry stated in his argument for the 2nd amendment "if the people don't have fire arms and they have a grievance with the government, what will they do, tell them?" Armed suppression, intimidation and instilled poverty is what keeps elitist tyrants in place. Somehow, the playing field in Mexico needs to be leveled.

[Philistone]

The other problem with indiginous revolts is that they always tend to favor socialists (Chavez being the latest example) because the poor want hand outs (rather than opportunities). Any revolt for real change would have to be led by someone conservative. But who learns conservative values in Mexico?

[drypowder]

Conservative values of the common citizen are spawn only after the socialist dictators take control and show their true colors. History has proved that many times. But isn’t it also the case that the same is true in the US. If it weren’t for government hand out programs there wouldn’t be any democrats.