Arizona and Illegals

 

I don't get it.

Arizona - and California and Florida and a number of other states - are inundated with ILLEGAL immigrants.

But, funny enough, when Arizona wants to do something to stop the flow of ILLEGAL immigrants, it seems most of the "civilized" world gets up in arms and chastises Arizona. It's been a field day for editorial cartoonists.

It's not proper for police to ask someone to prove they are a US citizen or legal visitor. Mind, it's the law that police can stop people and ask for proof. It seems that the ILLEGAL alien has more rights than the legal citizen or visitor.

The ILLEGAL alien comes into the US and gets welfare, medical care, education for their kids, free lunches, and - if they are lucky enough to be pregnant and deliver here, a life-time pass to stay in the US of A, all on the taxpayer dollar.

Let's say that the ILLEGAL immigrant finds a job. Let's for the benefit of the ILLEGAL, say he takes a job that most legals wouldn't want.

Since he's ILLEGAL, he's paid under the table. No income tax. No state tax, and no city tax . Also no Social Security or Medicare payments. His pay is his pay; no sharing with anyone else.

Since he has undeclared income, his wife and kids are eligible for food stamps and Aid for Dependent families. Health care - paid for by the county. No insurance costs. The kids get a nearly free education; the ILLEGAL does pay property taxes to a landlord, although probably only a pittance. The school lunches are free.

So while the ILLEGAL doesn't make as much as a citizen, his expenses are WAY down, making his "real" pay at least as much, if not more, than Joe Citizen.

To be fair. if Joe Citizen didn't hire the ILLEGALs, they would be less likely to come to the country. Who wants to go some place and stay in the same rut?

And, to be fair, ILLEGALS come from all over; Latinos make up a good portion, but the Middle East is sending us far too many ILLEGALs. Orientals and Indians can be counted in the ILLEGAL category, especially pregnant ones. Indians tend to come in on a valid visa - do we really need to invite Indian programmers when we have an abundance of out-of-work citizen programmers ? - and just stay beyond the visa's expiration date.

Haiti; goes without saying.

I lived overseas - legally - and carried ID with me at all times. National ID at that.

No big deal. Everyone carries national ID.

The cops over there were - are - very big on profiling. But the borders are not a porous as they are around the 48 contiguous States. (On the other hand, when one country "over there" wanted to put up a fence to try to keep out suicide murderers, Americans told the fence builders they were bad people . . . at the same time the US was putting up a wall and beefing up Border Patrol along the US-Mexican line to keep out people who just want a richer life.)

Both Republicans and Democrats are patsies to the liberals. The GOP granted citizenship as a reward for ILLEGAL immigration. It pays to sneak in and lie low for awhile.

There are ways for people looking for a better income to come into the US. Work permits are the primary way.

I think Arizona is doing the right thing.

I understand many organizations hope to punish Arizona by taking their conferences elsewhere. For my part, if I take an in-country vacation, I'll make it a point to visit Arizona.

Maybe if the Federal government did its job at the border, maybe if the Federal government paid for the ILLEGAL's costs to the state, maybe Arizona would have less to complain about.

On the other hand, guess who pays for the Federal government - no, it's not the ILLEGALs; it's you and me.

ILLEGALS should have no - zero, nada - legal rights in this country. No citizenship, no visa = no rights.

Wander into North Korea and go to jail.

Stray into Iran and go to jail.

Take a wrong turn in Afghanistan and lose your head.

Sneak into Aza and you're likely to be shot. Sneak OUT of Aza into Egypt and the likelihood of being shot also is pretty good.

But sneak into the US and you're granted citizenship.

Something is wrong with this picture.

I am NOT suggesting we shoot ILLEGALs in the US; I am suggesting that the country needs to remove the ILLEGALs and secure its borders.

Yohanon Glenn
Yohanaon.Glenn at gmail dot com