Myths and lies of illegal immigration
By Kathy McKee; January 4, 2004; published in The Sonoran News
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. 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).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 state coordinator of Citizens Against Illegal Immigration, as well as 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.
By Kathy McKee; January 4, 2004; published in The Sonoran News
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. 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).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 state coordinator of Citizens Against Illegal Immigration, as well as 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.
Veterans to Congress: No Amnesty!
Initial Recommendations of the North American Competitiveness Council (NACC)
. SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS THE REASON BUSH HAS NOT SECURED OUR BORDERS.......
. SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS THE REASON BUSH HAS NOT SECURED OUR BORDERS.......
The trilateral NACC was given a mandate to propose concrete recommendations on issues of immediate importance as well as strategic medium- and long-term advice to security and prosperity ministers and to the Leaders.
Following extensive consultations with hundreds of companies, sectoral associations, and local chambers of commerce, members of the trilateral NACC have offered suggested priorities and initial recommendations for the SPP in the following areas: border crossing facilitation, standards and regulatory cooperation, and energy integration. This document discusses the challenges and opportunities in each of these three areas and offers recommendations for action that can be accomplished in the short, medium, and long term.
The first priority, improving the secure flow of goods and people within North America, is essential to the global competitiveness of enterprises in all three countries. Because production patterns within North America have become so closely integrated, any tightening of the borders between Canada, Mexico, and the United States threatens to erode the North American advantage created by the NAFTA.
http://www.uschamber.com/publications/reports/0702nacc.htm
More information than you might be able to digest!!
Following extensive consultations with hundreds of companies, sectoral associations, and local chambers of commerce, members of the trilateral NACC have offered suggested priorities and initial recommendations for the SPP in the following areas: border crossing facilitation, standards and regulatory cooperation, and energy integration. This document discusses the challenges and opportunities in each of these three areas and offers recommendations for action that can be accomplished in the short, medium, and long term.
The first priority, improving the secure flow of goods and people within North America, is essential to the global competitiveness of enterprises in all three countries. Because production patterns within North America have become so closely integrated, any tightening of the borders between Canada, Mexico, and the United States threatens to erode the North American advantage created by the NAFTA.
http://www.uschamber.com/publications/reports/0702nacc.htm
More information than you might be able to digest!!
Lies! Three great nations are bound by a shared belief in freedom, economic opportunity, and strong democratic institutions. HA!
[Colin Powell] - "Finding the Russian scientists may be a problem being that Russia does not have a Social Security System, as here in America, that allows us to MONITOR, TRACK DOWN and CAPTURE an American citizen." OOPS! truth comes out!
The way things are going...
From Ron Paul:
Quote :
The Federal Reserve is killing our dollar, the war is killing our soldiers, police-state methods are killing our civil liberties, and the income tax and bureaucratic meddling are killing our economy. end quote
If we're not interested stopping this, if we're content to elect leaders only because we think can "win", if we settle for what we're told to do by the club we registered for the last time we renewed our driver's license, then what is the point of voting at all? What is the point of "winning"? What will be left for us when the professional winners have taken what they want from us-- the only things we have that they want-- our vote and our money?
It seems that we give this great privilege of choice away too freely. It's as if so many of us are like spoiled ex-virgin teenage prostitutes-- happy to give away ourselves like candy. We've lost our innocence and we've stopped making informed decisions. Instead, we give it up to the first pimp with lots of dough and power to come along and demand it of us. We run with a crowd of disenchanted losers, doing what's easiest, what requires the least conviction, what we can bite the inside of our cheeks, shut our eyes, and get through without crying.
I think it's time we stop. I think it's time we ask ourselves what's really important to us. I think it's time we re-examine those things we hold most dear and rediscover the deeply buried love of the principle of this country that I suspect lurks somewhere within all of us. In this age of torpor, we may be numb; but, we've never been more connected. We can glimpse the suffering that goes on outside the relative safety of our borders, and somewhere we know to what principles we owe our freedom-- crumbling though it may be.
At any moment, we can stop this. We're only victims of our own apathy. We can take back our independence and power by the simple act of rejecting defacto positions and spoonfed ideas. We can start thinking for ourselves. We're individuals, and when we act like it, we become free and very powerful. Let's do it, all of us. Who's with me?
From Ron Paul:
Quote :
The Federal Reserve is killing our dollar, the war is killing our soldiers, police-state methods are killing our civil liberties, and the income tax and bureaucratic meddling are killing our economy. end quote
If we're not interested stopping this, if we're content to elect leaders only because we think can "win", if we settle for what we're told to do by the club we registered for the last time we renewed our driver's license, then what is the point of voting at all? What is the point of "winning"? What will be left for us when the professional winners have taken what they want from us-- the only things we have that they want-- our vote and our money?
It seems that we give this great privilege of choice away too freely. It's as if so many of us are like spoiled ex-virgin teenage prostitutes-- happy to give away ourselves like candy. We've lost our innocence and we've stopped making informed decisions. Instead, we give it up to the first pimp with lots of dough and power to come along and demand it of us. We run with a crowd of disenchanted losers, doing what's easiest, what requires the least conviction, what we can bite the inside of our cheeks, shut our eyes, and get through without crying.
I think it's time we stop. I think it's time we ask ourselves what's really important to us. I think it's time we re-examine those things we hold most dear and rediscover the deeply buried love of the principle of this country that I suspect lurks somewhere within all of us. In this age of torpor, we may be numb; but, we've never been more connected. We can glimpse the suffering that goes on outside the relative safety of our borders, and somewhere we know to what principles we owe our freedom-- crumbling though it may be.
At any moment, we can stop this. We're only victims of our own apathy. We can take back our independence and power by the simple act of rejecting defacto positions and spoonfed ideas. We can start thinking for ourselves. We're individuals, and when we act like it, we become free and very powerful. Let's do it, all of us. Who's with me?
Charlotte Iserbyt, the consummate whistleblower!
http://www.deliberatedumbingdown.com/pages/articles/article_page.html
http://www.deliberatedumbingdown.com/pages/articles/article_page.html
No wonder! It is illegal and was never ratified by a required majority of the states! And if Einstein with his excellent thinking found it difficult, then it proves how complicated it was designed and with the purpose of never being understood. ....... as with the Federal Reserve !!!!!
Top psychiatrist concludes liberals clinically nuts
Eminent psychiatrist makes case ideology is mental disorder
Just when liberals thought it was safe to start identifying themselves as such, an acclaimed, veteran psychiatrist is making the case that the ideology motivating them is actually a mental disorder.
"Based on strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions, modern liberals relentlessly undermine the most important principles on which our freedoms were founded," says Dr. Lyle Rossiter, author of the new book, "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness." "Like spoiled, angry children, they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand that a parental government meet their needs from cradle to grave."
Rossiter says the kind of liberalism being displayed by the two major candidates for the Democratic Party presidential nomination can only be understood as a psychological disorder.
Eminent psychiatrist makes case ideology is mental disorder
Just when liberals thought it was safe to start identifying themselves as such, an acclaimed, veteran psychiatrist is making the case that the ideology motivating them is actually a mental disorder.
"Based on strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions, modern liberals relentlessly undermine the most important principles on which our freedoms were founded," says Dr. Lyle Rossiter, author of the new book, "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness." "Like spoiled, angry children, they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand that a parental government meet their needs from cradle to grave."
Rossiter says the kind of liberalism being displayed by the two major candidates for the Democratic Party presidential nomination can only be understood as a psychological disorder.
AMERICANS FOR HONEST GOVERNMENT
3406 MAITLAND, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78259
January 19st 2009
IT IS UP TO US, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
This bail-out will not fix this catastrophe, it is plain common sense no country in the world can survive this huge drain of capital and sustain his economic on credit and accumulation of debt. The only way to rebuild our country’s economic strength is to get our financial house in order and stop the drain of our country’s wealth; George Bush policies created most of the National debt (6 Trillions Dollars) our trade deficit, the cost of the war in Iraq and the 50 billion Dollars that leave our country every year as consequence of the open border policy and illegal immigration of the Bush administration; drain our country wealth and created this economic catastrophe and make millions of Americans economic slaves.
1- US National debt 9.85 Trillions
2- Interest on the National debt 450 Billion per year
3- US Trade deficit 700 Billion per year
4-Revolving and non-revolving credit 2.587 Trillions debts
5-Remittances by Illegal immigrants 50 Billions per year
6-US budget deficit 407 Billion for year 2008
Dear friends, the only way that we can restore our constitution and the rule of law is by enforcing the law ourselves; the politicians in Washington do not care about "WE THE PEOPLE" . The justice Dept., most members of congress and the senate are corrupt; they betray our trust and violated our constitution and the rule of law.
Friends during 2009, President Obama and the politicians will come up with the solution to this catastrophe; bail outs that will fail and the unification of the American nations to compete in the global market; the elite and multinational corporations are working hard to destroy our economy system and our country constitution, our sovereignty and the rule of law, they want to form a new country “THE NORTH AMERICAN UNION”, and void our constitution and our laws, the elite of Canada, USA and Mexico will control us and will made us slaves of their system.
If you care about our future you must stand and fight for the future of our country. We must send a message to all the politicians in our country, that treason will be punished by death and we the people will enforce the law against all the traitors. Any politician that voted for policies that are not in the best interest of the American people will constitute treason.
TO DAY, MAKE A PLEDGE, TO STAND FOR AMERICA, OUR CONSTITUTION, and OUR SOVEREIGNTY, THE RULE OF LAW AND THE ECONOMY AND WELFARE OF AMERICANS. AMERICA FOR AMERICANS ONE FLAG OUR AMERICAN FLAG, AND ONE LANGUAGE OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE. OUR FREEDOM COMES WITH OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO STAND UNITED AND FIGHT FOR THE PRESERVATION AND GLORY OF OUR COUNTRY.
GOD BLESSES AMERICA.
JUAN REYNOSO
AMERICANS FOR HONEST GOVERNMENT
voteforamerica@hotmail.com
3406 MAITLAND, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78259
January 19st 2009
IT IS UP TO US, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
This bail-out will not fix this catastrophe, it is plain common sense no country in the world can survive this huge drain of capital and sustain his economic on credit and accumulation of debt. The only way to rebuild our country’s economic strength is to get our financial house in order and stop the drain of our country’s wealth; George Bush policies created most of the National debt (6 Trillions Dollars) our trade deficit, the cost of the war in Iraq and the 50 billion Dollars that leave our country every year as consequence of the open border policy and illegal immigration of the Bush administration; drain our country wealth and created this economic catastrophe and make millions of Americans economic slaves.
1- US National debt 9.85 Trillions
2- Interest on the National debt 450 Billion per year
3- US Trade deficit 700 Billion per year
4-Revolving and non-revolving credit 2.587 Trillions debts
5-Remittances by Illegal immigrants 50 Billions per year
6-US budget deficit 407 Billion for year 2008
Dear friends, the only way that we can restore our constitution and the rule of law is by enforcing the law ourselves; the politicians in Washington do not care about "WE THE PEOPLE" . The justice Dept., most members of congress and the senate are corrupt; they betray our trust and violated our constitution and the rule of law.
Friends during 2009, President Obama and the politicians will come up with the solution to this catastrophe; bail outs that will fail and the unification of the American nations to compete in the global market; the elite and multinational corporations are working hard to destroy our economy system and our country constitution, our sovereignty and the rule of law, they want to form a new country “THE NORTH AMERICAN UNION”, and void our constitution and our laws, the elite of Canada, USA and Mexico will control us and will made us slaves of their system.
If you care about our future you must stand and fight for the future of our country. We must send a message to all the politicians in our country, that treason will be punished by death and we the people will enforce the law against all the traitors. Any politician that voted for policies that are not in the best interest of the American people will constitute treason.
TO DAY, MAKE A PLEDGE, TO STAND FOR AMERICA, OUR CONSTITUTION, and OUR SOVEREIGNTY, THE RULE OF LAW AND THE ECONOMY AND WELFARE OF AMERICANS. AMERICA FOR AMERICANS ONE FLAG OUR AMERICAN FLAG, AND ONE LANGUAGE OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE. OUR FREEDOM COMES WITH OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO STAND UNITED AND FIGHT FOR THE PRESERVATION AND GLORY OF OUR COUNTRY.
GOD BLESSES AMERICA.
JUAN REYNOSO
AMERICANS FOR HONEST GOVERNMENT
voteforamerica@hotmail.com
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Thanks, Juan
Thanks, Juan