Recently, large demonstrations have taken place across the country, protesting the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration. Certain people are angry that the US might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay indefinitely.
Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these protests .....
Let's say I break into your house (aka your country) . Let's say that when you discover me in your house, you insist that I leave.
But I say, "I've made all the beds and washed the dishes and did the laundry and swept the floors. I've done all the things you don't like to do. I say that I am hard-working and honest (except for when I broke into your house). Using the logic of these protesters I tell you that:
You are Required to let me stay in your house.
You are Required to add me to your family's insurance plan.
You are Required to Educate my kids.
You are Required to Provide other benefits to me & to my family (my husband will do all of your yard work because he is also hard-working and honest, (except for that breaking in part).
If you try to call the police or force me out, I will call my friends who will picket your house carrying signs that proclaim my RIGHT to be there. It's only fair, after all, because you have a nicer house than I do, and I'm just trying to better myself. I'm a hard-working and honest, person, except for well, you know, I did break into your house. And oh yeah, I get a free education, whereas you have to pay your own way through college .
And what a deal it is for me ... and you have no right to deny me my American Dream paid for at your expense, because if you do assert such a right, I will pull out the race card and play it for all it is worth!!!
I live in your house, contributing only a fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is nothing you can do about it without being accused of cold, uncaring, selfish, prejudiced, and bigoted behavior.
Oh yeah, I DEMAND that you learn MY LANGUAGE so you can communicate with me. And don't forget to make sure your forms are in MY language - I need to understand them.
~ Sent in by Tom
5 comments:
This is a very interesting piece and you connected the idea of illegal immigration and property rights.
Glad that somebody out there understands the point~!
Is it all right that I referred to you in my blog?
I believe that allowing illegal immigrants to enter the United States would be a greater human rights violation than enforcing the law, and strongly infringes upon constitutional fairness.
Giving amnesty alone would be even more dangerous than to enforce the law. For example, we did not end the atrocities of Apartheid by letting the South African government have amnesty. We placed embargoes and economic sanctions before they gave in. We should not let illegals walk on their crime on illegally entering the United States!
Allowing illegal immigrants permission to enter our United States is already a threat to jobs, tax-funded services, and society. It is even more futile to provide amnesty without enforcement, as shown by the DREAM Act and its updated and revised legislation.
Refer away. Anything to distribute the views of things is appreciated.
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