Just to recap, I covered the cyber cop issue in an earlier post. And so far we haven't heard from them. Don't really think we will - I'm confident that we're well within the bounds of decency and etiquette here. Since we agree that something needs to be done to strengthen our borders, then let's move on to the next point: "I am, however, against a xenophobic attack on Latino immigrants, either legal or illegal, and painting an inaccurate picture of what most of these men, women, and children, are like." So am I! I've said many times (well, a lot of those statements were deleted by Boardhost, thank you very much!) that I am not a xenophobe!!! I have many, many friends who are of foreign origin. And if you're implying that my song fosters fear or hatred of foreigners, I challenge you to show me where. This song is about our government. What I imply about immigrants through the technique of reversal is stuff that I know takes place here in Colorado. I can assure you that many (if not "most") of the illegals here do not speak Americanese, nor do they pay taxes, yet they do have access to free health care as well as government programs for food and other financial assistance. Our schools provide bi-lingual teachers (specifically Spanish/Americanese, but not Vietnamese, Arabic, Martian, or any other language of the many different nationalities of legal or illegal immigrants). This is a fact, and, while I agree that a lot - maybe most - of the illegals who are here came with honorable intentions, they are, nevertheless, ILLEGAL aliens. They are lawbreakers, and as such they need to be dealt with. Or are you in favor of a lawless nation where anything goes? If that's the case, I know of several laws I'd like to break! My song asks, what if I went to Mexico and expected the same treatment that these people receive from our government? Well, obviously we know what the answer is, which is what makes this whole issue so ludicrous. Surely we are the laughing stock of those 12 million people who made it here illegally and found ways to participate in all these free programs without any legal status here whatsoever! It's an issue of law and order and has nothing to do with xenophobia. My many friends who went through the legal process of coming here from other countries and even attaining citizenship here are all very frustrated with the possibility that those millions who came here illegally may now be offered amnesty for their offense. How is that fair to those who paid the price to do it legally? How is that fair to our infrastructure and our economy, which is being undermined by the mass uncontrolled influx of illegals? I don't fear or hate foreigners who come here legally. I don't even fear or hate many of the illegal ones - however many are dangerous and many are being empowered by banding together in gangs. That may not be "most", but we could squelch the problem altogether if we would just enforce the laws we have. I know that if that happened many potential third-world refugees would be denied access, but that's the way it's supposed to be. We can't take in everybody that wants to come. We need to be able to control who comes here. We need to know the background of those who are immigrating - we can't be allowing criminals in. If honest hard-working people want to come here and better their quality of life - I'm all for it. Just do it legally. And learn Americanese. Become an American and be proud of the privilege of making a new life here! 'Nuff said for now. Tomorrow I'll address another issue. G'nite, all...
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