If you have not read the new Arizona law on illegal aliens, Google it - right now - and read it. It's only 17 pages. The first few pages deal with the actual issue itself. All the rest explains where the money from the fines will go and other miscellaneous details. The real meat is in the first few pages.I have seen and read so much being said by so many "talking heads" that I just had to see exactly what this law said. From what I got out of it, all it does is reinforce the Federal laws that are already in place. It does NOT give police permission to stop you simply because you may look or sound foreign. However, if you are speeding and get stopped, they CAN ask for papers at that point and turn you over to the proper immigration authorities if you are in this country without legal authorization.
There are legal procedures for visiting the USA and for becoming a citizen here. Use them! Do it the right way. We welcome those who are willing to put in the effort to go through the proper steps to become a citizen. Sneaking in is not the way to do it.
It seems to me that illegals get here already knowing more about our welfare system than most Americans are aware of! They get subsidized housing, free medical care, free education for their children, free legal representation, free language lessons - all this from the government that I have been paying taxes to for my entire adult life and that won't give me anything for free!
Want to be welcomed by the citizens of America?
- Get a sponsor
- Apply for citizenship
- Learn the language (at least try)
- Don't complain because we do not all speak your language
- Work on the books and pay taxes
- When you break the law, don't complain that your arrest is because of your race
Please tell me what country I can move to where they will give me all of the benefits that illegals get here. When I call a government office I will be able to 'press 1' to talk to someone in my own language. And when I tell that government office that I'm illegal, they will ask me how they can help me!
I'll take a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom cottage, on the beach, on the French Riviera, please!
Contratulations, Arizona - I like your style - and will be planning a vacation there soon!
I feel exactly the same way! Thanks for putting it so well.
ReplyDeletehavent read the law yet so all i have is the talking heads (and we know how useless they are)
ReplyDeletebut what i have been able to gather it is more of a states rights vs federal govt issue on the law itself
and the fed gov hasnt done anything since Eisenhower
no easy answers on this one for sure