Forward:
The legal immigrant comes to America in accordance with the laws and policies set by the United States government and the U.S. Department of Immigration. The majority of these people come here for a better life, to escape problems in their own countries or other reasons; and while they are here, they make a reasonable effort to adhere to our laws and attempt to fulfill the requirements set up by the U.S. government. Sometimes a legal immigrant fails to meet the requirements they are expected to meet, or have brushes with the law, and end up being deported. Many times they are not responsible for the problems which fall upon their shoulders, or the responsibility is not theirs alone. We may consider these people as the “victims of circumstance”
Other times the legal immigrant may forget to file for new visas extensions on time or simply fail to make an appointment. This could be because they put off doing as they should right away and other things came up which drove the idea of what they needed to do out of their mind. These could be considered as “accidents” and accidents are a part of life. Even the best of us sometimes forget things.
Our immigration policies should grant allowances for such things, with-in reason. For example, a legal immigrant who overstays his visa should not be classified automatically as “Illegal Immigrants” or “Illegal Aliens” and be slated for deportation until the immigrant has a chance to give an explanation and try to correct the problem. Another example would be that if an immigrant is here legally under one type of visa (a work visa, let‘s say), then attempts to get a different type of visa (political asylum, for example) , then his first visa should not expire prematurely or made null and void until the other type of visa is approved. This means if the immigrant is attempting to get a different type of visa that he or she still should be covered by his or her current visa and act accordingly. For example, If the date of expiration is approaching then they are responsible for renewing it, then they should renew the visa.
A small portion of the legal immigrant come into this country and chose to ignore our laws or they willfully become a part of the criminal element. These people should be treated as the law says they should be treated and dealt with properly. That could mean automatic deportation if found guilty.
This article is not about these Legal Immigrants, whether he (or she) is a law-abiding citizen or a criminal because no matter what they do here, they entered the country legally. Let it suffice to say that there are problems in the U.S. Immigration policies, but those problems are for other discussions and not for this topic of “Illegal Immigration”.
The Illegal Immigrant:
One of the best definitions I’ve seen for the term “Illegal Immigrant” comes from Wikipedia:
The term “Illegal immigration” refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. Under this definition, an illegal immigrant is a foreigner who either has illegally crossed an international political border, be it by land, sea or air, or a foreigner who has entered a country legally but then overstays his/her visa in order to live and/or work therein. In politics, the term may imply a larger set of social issues and time constraints with disputed consequences in areas such as economy, social welfare, education, health care, slavery, prostitution, crime, legal protections, public services, and human rights. Illegal emigration would be leaving a country in a manner that violates the laws of the country being exited.
(Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undocumented_immigrant)
Some Facts on Illegal Immigration
Prior to our discussion concerning illegal immigration, we should look at some facts concerning the subject.
Basic Facts:
It is estimated that there are between 8 and 22 million plus “Illegal Immigrants” in the United States, most estimates fall with-in the 10 to 12 million range.
An estimated 50% of all illegal immigrants are Mexican, with estimates up to 57%.
Approximately 75% of undocumented illegal immigrants enter the United States through its southern border with Mexico and come mostly from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Colombia and other Central and South American countries.
Time magazine stated in 2004 that a third of all illegal immigrants in the US live in California. Other states with large illegal populations are, in descending order, Texas, New York, Illinois, Florida and Arizona.
Money Wired to Mexico City since January 2006: $34,648,085,563.
Lifestyle:
Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in the United States are illegal aliens
More than 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages
Illegal Immigrant Births:
More than 380,000 “anchor babies” were born in the United States in 2005 were to parents who are illegal aliens; making those 380,000 babies automatically U.S. citizens. 97.2% of all costs incurred from those births were paid by the American taxpayer
More than 66% of all births in California are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal whose births were paid for by taxpayers
Education:
Number of Children of Illegal Aliens in Public Schools: 4.071,971.
In 2000, more than half of California’s 5.5 million Latinos age 25 and older did not have a high school diploma
32.6 percent - Less than a ninth-grade education
20.8 percent - Ninth to 12th-grade education, no diploma
More than 34% of Arizona students in grades 1-12 are illegal aliens
More than 39% of California students in grades 1-12 are illegal aliens
The Cost of Immigrants:
The cost of immigration to the American taxpayer in 1997 was a NET (after subtracting taxes immigrants pay) $70 BILLION a year, [Professor Donald Huddle, Rice University]
29% (630,000) convicted illegal alien felons fill our state and federal prisons at a cost of $1.6 billion annually
Cost of Illegal Aliens Incarcerated since 2001: $1,437,741,781.
Employment, Income and Profiteering from Illegal Immigration:
Skilled Jobs Taken by Illegal Aliens: 10,052,905.
Less than 2% of illegal aliens in the United States are picking crops , but 41% are on welfare
62% of all “undocumented immigrants” in the United States work for cash and not paying taxes, predominantly illegal aliens, working without a green card
The estimated profit to U.S. corporations and businesses employing ILLEGAL aliens in 2005 was more than $2.36 TRILLION dollars
Undocumented persons fill 29% of all roofing positions.
Undocumented persons fill 27% of all meat processing positions.
Undocumented persons fill 26% of all maintenance positions.
Undocumented persons fill 24% of all farming positions.
Undocumented persons fill 17% of all food-preparation positions
Taxes and Social Security:
More than 41% of all unemployment checks issued in the United States are to illegal aliens
More than 43% of all Food Stamps issued are to illegal aliens
58% of all Welfare payments in the United States are issued to illegal aliens
Cost of Social Security Services for Illegal Aliens since 1996: $397,465,864,322.
The lifetime fiscal impact (taxes paid minus services used) for the average adult Mexican ILLEGAL alien is $55,000.00 cost to the American taxpayer in a 5-year span. You, personally, are giving $11,000 every year to ILLEGAL aliens
Crime and Punishment:
Number of Illegal Alien Fugitives: 653,088.
More than 71% of all apprehended cars stolen in 2005 in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California were stolen by illegal aliens or transport coyotes”
47% of cited/stopped drivers in California have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 47%, 92% are illegal aliens
63% of cited/stopped drivers in Arizona have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 63%, 97% are illegal aliens
66% of cited/stopped drivers in New Mexico have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 66%, 98% are illegal aliens
More than half of all gang members in Los Angeles are illegal aliens from south of the border
More than 53% of all investigated burglaries reported in California, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and Texas are perpetrated by illegal aliens
83% of warrants for murder in Phoenix are for illegal aliens
86% of warrants for murder in Albuquerque are for illegal aliens
95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens
24.9% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally
40.1% of all inmates in Arizona detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally
48.2% of all inmates in New Mexico detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally
75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Albuquerque are illegal aliens
Media:
14 out of 31 TV stations in L.A. are Spanish-only
16 out of 28 TV stations in Phoenix are Spanish-only
15 out of 24 TV stations in Albuquerque are Spanish-only
21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish-only
17 radio stations in Phoenix are Spanish-only
17 radio stations in Albuquerque are Spanish-only
Language:
More than 24% of Arizona students in grades 1-12 are non-English-speaking
More than 42% of California students in grades 1-12 are non-English-speaking
In Los Angeles County, 5.1 million people speak English. 3.9 million speak Spanish
Arguments concerning “Illegal Immigration:
“America Is A Nation Of Immigrants!”
When reading, or discussing, the topics of illegal immigration, the argument of "This is a nation of immigrants" or a similar argument arises. The facts are that as of 04:09 GMT (EST+5) Aug 10, 2007, there is an estimated 302,565,195 people in the United States of America. In addition there is an estimated 8 to 22 million in the country “Illegally”, the most commonly accepted figure being around 12 million “illegal immigrants“. Various figures show that anywhere from 80% to 85% of all those living in America were born here, of those the majority had one or more parent born as a U.S. Citizen. No matter what figures you wish to dredge up, the simple fact is that “the U.S. (America) is not a nation of immigrants”, but rather the majority of those who were U.S. born.
On the other hand to say “America is a nation descended from Immigrants” is closer to the truth, but even though the argument is valid - it’s also a moot point for the same can be said of anyone of any nation. According to accepted scientific theory man was born someplace in Africa eons ago and they migrated over the centuries to other areas of the world. Even the American Indian is said to have emigrated from some place other than the areas which became the continents of North and South America.
So, most certainly we are descendants of immigrants, everyone is a descendent of some immigrant, but that is not the same thing as being an immigrant nation, nor does it have any real bearing on the issues. Statements, such as this, are not valid justifications for illegal immigration… let alone immigration, because it infers the ideology of "Since we are a nation of immigrants, therefore, we must not limit immigration". This is a fallacy of Logic called “Circulus in demonstrando (The Circular Argument)“. The Circular Argument is when someone uses what they are trying to prove as part of the proof of their claim.
“Immigrants Built This Country”
According to the facts, the United States (America) declared it’s independence in 1776, however we did not win our independence until the Treaty of Paris was signed and the U.S. was formally recognized the new nation in 1783. Figures for immigration to the U.S. averaged only about 235,000 persons per year prior to the 1965 Immigration Act. This means that approximately 47.7 million immigrants over the course of the 182 years our nation's history from 1783 to 1965 entered the U.S. There have been literally billions of people born as American citizens or naturalized (in the case of the early years of America) who helped “build” this country, not to mention those who were foreign born yet never set foot in this country. To say that immigrants who built this country stands at about 4 to 6% is not out of line as a guess, however it is much simpler to say that “Immigrants helped build America” and not try to use it to justify the “Illegal Immigrant” issue. In actuality to make such claims either way is no more than the employment of the logical fallacy of “Argumentum ad misericordiam (argument or appeal to pity)”.
“Immigrants Do the Jobs Americans Won't Do!”
This comment is not precise, in fact it’s another logical fallacy made for an emotional appeal. Now if someone said “Immigrants will do the jobs that some Americans won’t do!” or “Immigrants will do the jobs that Americans generally will not do for the money being offered!” then they would be closer to the mark.
Generally speaking, Americans will do any job offered, however they will not do so for low or unfair wages. If the truth be known, you would probably find that quite often Americans won’t do certain jobs for a wage less than they think the job is worth and it matters not whether the pay being offered is a fair wage or not… but that is another discussion entirely.
Another comment that has a basis in truth, but isn’t quite true, is that Americans will do a sloppier job than their immigrant counterparts, at least where the employers are concerned. However not all immigrants will do satisfactory jobs either and to think that just because someone is an immigrant makes them a better worker is a tad bit racist in and of itself. People are people and their work ethics vary depending on many reasons, including their own laziness, ambition, knowledge of the job, experience in the job, health and many other factors.
Take a good look around you sometime and note the number of people who are “Americans” yet they put in long hours, work hard, and strive to perform their jobs to the best of their abilities. Even though they may be earning “good money”, the actual amount they earn when broken down to an hourly wage is often far less than it should be due to the amount of time they worked. While looking around also keep your mind opened to the amount of people who could care less about doing quality work and you’ll see not all of the slackers are American.
The real problem is money, Americans will generally not stick with jobs that demand long hours, hard work and pay next to nothing. If offered a better paying job and better hours, you’d see immigrants and illegal immigrants pass on the lower paying jobs as well as Americans.
These types of arguments, however, on all sides of the debate sound nice to those looking for justification but they are all moot points due to the topic is “Illegal Immigration” and not “(legal) immigrants. Even if the jobs that no American would do are only done by immigrants in this country, there are still many legal immigrants waiting to fill those positions even though they offer low wages. So by deporting the illegal immigrant, America is no worse for the wear.
These types of arguments, however, on all sides of the debate sound nice to those looking for justification but they are all moot points due to the topic is “Illegal Immigration” and not “(legal) immigrants. Even if the jobs that no American would do are only done by immigrants in this country, there are still many legal immigrants waiting to fill those positions even though they offer low wages. So by deporting the illegal immigrant, America is no worse for the wear.
“Immigrants Just Want a Better Life”
In a nutshell… “Not our problem”. This sounds cold hearted, but the truth often is cold sounding. If it wasn’t why do so many people get upset when you tell them the truth? The fact is that everyone wants a better life, or most people do, but as Mick Jagger once sang “You don’t always get what you want, but if you try, sometimes, you just might find that ya get what you need!”
According to the 2006 Ranking of Countries by Wealth there are 182 countries who are members of the International Monetary Fund which have information available. On that list the United States ranks 9th and is outranked by Luxembourg, Norway, Monaco, Qatar, Iceland, Ireland, Switzerland, and Denmark. Mexico is number 56 on that list, which means about 126 countries are poorer than Mexico. This translates to a figure of 4 to 5 billion people who live in countries which are poor than Mexico. It is safe to assume that most of those people would love to come to America, or Mexico for that matter, and receive higher wages and benefits in order to have a better life.
Wealth is relative, however, and figures sometimes don‘t always show the reality of real life. It is astonishing how many people don’t realize how expensive it can be to live in the U.S. Minimum wage is called minimum wage for a reason, and basically that reasoning is that it’s the minimum dollar value that a person can live on and still have what he or she needs… but try living on it sometime and you’ll see quickly that it isn’t enough money to live on reasonably.
“It will cure us of our awful homogeneity”
Immigration policy should not be decided on racial or ethnic grounds, or we will end up turning immigration into a tussle between the races. Furthermore, whatever the benefits of ethnic or racial diversity, we are already one of the most diverse countries in the world. It is not clear we need more of it. (And besides, who decides how much is enough or too little diversity?)
Though we often hear the mantra "Diversity is our strength," polls show that Americans of all ethnic backgrounds are less than convinced.
Almost everyone agrees that balkanization—the deterioration of a population into warring ethnically defined political groups—would be a bad thing. Yet, even a cursory glance around can not fail to impress upon the observer that, as our country becomes more diverse, it is also becoming more politically Balkanized. "Identity politics" is increasing not decreasing. Why do we continue to pursue a policy that can only intensify this tendency to balkanization?
“Immigration is good for the economy”
Immigration to the United States of America, between the years 1925 and 1965, averaged about 178,000 people per year (or a total of approximately 7,120,000 people over a span of 40 years). In today‘s world the U.S. is taking in approximately 1.1 million legal immigrants and up to 700,000 illegal aliens annually. During the 1925 to 1965 period Americans managed to build the richest country the world has ever seen or one of them at least. America can be rich without an endless flood of mass immigration. Immigration does help the economy grow, that is a fact that is undeniable, but to say Immigration is good for the economy in such a way to make it seem that we have to have mass immigration to make the economy good is a fallacy of logic.
“There’s plenty of room in the USA for the Illegal Immigrant”
America, a.k.a. the United States of America, is a big country. The U.S. is the 3rd largest country in the world, with 3,718,691 square miles. It is comprised of a total amount of 3,537,418 square land miles and the rest being water. The population Density is approximately 84 people per square mile. The U.S.A. is made up of 50 states, 48 of which are contiguous. Within America’s borders you will find vast plains, rugged mountains, hills; broad river valleys; volcanoes, deserts, plush coastlines, huge forests, and all sorts of topography. America has farms and ranches of all sizes, populated areas ranging from small villages to huge metropolitan areas and areas virtually uninhabitable by man.
Viewing the country by air or land can give a person the sensation of immense wasted space, however many areas of the country have water on it which is vital to life. Other areas are out in the middle of nowhere and not a good location for starting new towns and cities. In the southwest it takes quite a bit more land to raise cattle than it does back east. There are also areas of the U.S., such as Yosemite National Park, which could sustain homes, businesses and recreational areas, but if the land is taken for such purposes then you get the environmentalists screaming about destroying nature… and maybe the environmentalists are not so far wrong.
The deciding factor of any question dealing with public policy should be the simple question of “Is it good for the country?” Is it good for us to destroy natural habitats of wild life just because someone wants to allow illegal immigrants into the country? This is a thing up to Americans to decide, and to decide the answers we first must realize that we can’t have everything we’d like. We can’t allow our country to become overpopulated to the extent of destroying the trees which help provide the very air we breathe and help cool the climate for the water we drink.
Despite the amount of land that we seem to have, it is not good for our country to continue allowing ourselves to be overpopulated, like Chins, and one way to help curb that is by having responsible immigration policies.
Despite the amount of land that we seem to have, it is not good for our country to continue allowing ourselves to be overpopulated, like Chins, and one way to help curb that is by having responsible immigration policies.
It’s time to bring up the subject of Diseases and how Illegal Immigration enters the picture. Legal immigrants have the requirement of having to undergo a medical screening before entering our country. This is done in order to ensure they do not bring any contagious diseases into the country… Illegal immigrants do not get screened and many are carrying diseases into the USA. Many of these diseases are highly contagious and can infect any citizens who come in contact with the infected person. Let’s look at a few of these diseases:
Malaria: Malaria was eradicated from the USA in the 1940s but recently there were outbreaks in southern California, New Jersey, New York City, and Houston. Additionally, Malaria tainted blood has been discovered in the blood supply.
Malaria: Malaria was eradicated from the USA in the 1940s but recently there were outbreaks in southern California, New Jersey, New York City, and Houston. Additionally, Malaria tainted blood has been discovered in the blood supply.
Dengue: Dengue is a flu-like viral disease spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes. Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever is a severe, often fatal, complication of dengue. The disease was first recognized in the 1950s, affects most Asian countries and has become a leading cause of death among children in the infected areas. Most U.S. cases occur in travelers returning from abroad, but the dengue risk is increasing for persons living along the Texas-Mexico border and in other parts of the southern United States.
Leprosy: Leprosy a scourge of Biblical days is caused by a bacillus agent and is now know as Hansen's disease. In the 40 years prior to 2002, there were only 900 total cases of leprosy in the US. In the following three years there have been 9,000 cases and most were illegal aliens.
As noted in the article Leprosy in America: New Cause for Concern by Dr. William Levis, head of the New York Hansen's disease Clinic. "It's creeping into the U.S. ... This is a real phenomenon. It's a public health threat. New York is endemic now, and nobody's noticed." In the same article, Dr. Terry Williams, who runs a Houston-based clinic serving leprosy patients across southern Texas, said that the bulk of the cases treated by his clinic were immigrants. "A lot of our cases are imported," he said. "We see patients from everywhere--Africa, the Philippines, China, and South America."
Hepatitis A - E: Hepatitis is a viral infection that primarily attacks the liver. In 2004, more than 650 people contacted Hepatitis A at a single Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurant in Pennsylvania. Four latter died. Hepatitis B is one of the major diseases of mankind and is a serious global public health problem. It is estimated that 2 BILLION people are infected and about one million persons die each year. The new vaccine is only 95% effective in preventing an infection and will not cure a person who already has Hepatitis B, which results in a lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and early death. An estimated 1.3 million people in the US are currently infected. No vaccine is currently available to prevent Hepatitis C-E and treatment for chronic Hepatitis C costs about $1,500 per person.
Tuberculosis: TB kills approximately 2 million people each year. It is estimated that between 2002 and 2020, approximately 1,000,000,000 people will be newly infected, over 150 million people will get sick, and 36 million will die. TB is a highly contagious disease.
The United States currently has one of the lowest rates of TB in the world. Mexico has 10 times the rate of prevalence and many African countries along with Afghanistan, Cambodia, the Philippines, and Indonesia have rates that are 100 – 150 times higher. Making matters worse, a few years ago a Multi-Drug-Resistant (MDR) strain of TB has emerged that is resistant to all standard anti-TB drugs. Treating a single case of MDR TB costs over $250,000 and as much as $1,200,000 per person, and even with treatment about half of the patients with MDR-TB prematurely die.
The United States currently has one of the lowest rates of TB in the world. Mexico has 10 times the rate of prevalence and many African countries along with Afghanistan, Cambodia, the Philippines, and Indonesia have rates that are 100 – 150 times higher. Making matters worse, a few years ago a Multi-Drug-Resistant (MDR) strain of TB has emerged that is resistant to all standard anti-TB drugs. Treating a single case of MDR TB costs over $250,000 and as much as $1,200,000 per person, and even with treatment about half of the patients with MDR-TB prematurely die.
In an article in the Journal of the American Medical Assn., Dr. Reuben Grunich, a lead investigator for the CDC commented on MDR-TD:
"Evidence of it (TB) has surfaced in 38 of 61 California health jurisdictions, and it could ‘threaten the efficacy of TB control efforts,' Granich said. The infected were said to be four times as likely to die from the disease and twice as likely to transmit the disease to others ... Reluctant to label the infected as ‘illegal' or even ‘undocumented' aliens, the report notes that of the 407 known cases of MDR-TB, 84% were ‘foreign-born' patients, mainly from Mexico and the Philippines who'd been in the U.S. less than five years. The percentage of TB cases among the ‘foreign-born' jumped from 29% in 1993 to 53% as of last year."
For more information on TB and the link to illegal aliens, see:
Is CDC covering up skyrocketing TB rate?
Immigration helps disease spread in the Valley
Mayor favors tougher stance against illegals.
Is CDC covering up skyrocketing TB rate?
Immigration helps disease spread in the Valley
Mayor favors tougher stance against illegals.
Chagas Disease: Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis), endemic to South and Central America, is spread by infected triatomine bugs, known as the "kissing bugs," that bite people. It was unknown in the United States until fairly recently. It is now estimated that between 100,000 and 500,000 people in the US have Chagas Disease. Who is infected? Mostly illegal aliens.
Since Chagas Disease is basically unknown outside of the illegal alien community most doctors won't recognize it and the blood supply just started being screened for it. Most cases of Chagas Disease that occur in patients other than illegal aliens are thought to be contracted from tainted blood – blood sold by illegal aliens with Chagas Disease before the blood supply started being tested for it as of August of 2006.
HIV: The number of illegal Mexican and Central American immigrants with HIV or AIDS is unknown, mostly because researchers rarely ask about immigration status. However, it is known that the rate of HIV infection among Latino women in California is about twice the rate of white women. At one free California health clinic, all of the women have HIV or AIDS. Most are Mexican or Central American "immigrants."
Crime and the Illegal Alien:
Illegal Immigration means a higher population and higher population means more people. Along with having more people - you will naturally get more crime. This is a fact of life. Now when you add in the aspect that these illegal immigrants are not screened in any way, you get more of a chance of having criminal elements of other countries sneaking into the country. This is also a fact of life, whether we wish to acknowledge it or not.
The criminality concerning the illegal immigrant begins with the mere fact that he or she is coming into the U.S. illegally, hence the word “Illegal” in the term “Illegal Immigrant”. Illegally entering the country is against the law, once again… whether we wish to acknowledge the fact or not.
Since the Illegal Immigrants are not screened, there is no way in telling how many are already criminals in their own country and how many find their way into a life of crime once they reach the “New Land” and find out that their plans do not work out they way they wish. This means that we also have no way of knowing exactly how many illegal immigrants are criminals and how many are law-abiding citizens… the only thing we know is how many illegal aliens we pick up a year for breaking the Laws of the United States, the Laws of the state in which they are residing and the Laws of the cities and towns they in which they are living. There is also another fact of life that not every criminal is picked up by the police.
We do know, however, that in many places where illegal immigrants are found, crime also increased. According to Heather MacDonald, of the City Journal:
“Some of the most violent criminals at large today are illegal aliens. Yet in cities where the crime these aliens commit is highest, the police cannot use the most obvious tool to apprehend them: their immigration status. In Los Angeles, for example, dozens of members of a ruthless Salvadoran prison gang have sneaked back into town after having been deported for such crimes as murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and drug trafficking. Police officers know who they are and know that their mere presence in the country is a felony. Yet should a cop arrest an illegal gangbanger for felonious reentry, it is he who will be treated as a criminal, for violating the LAPD’s rule against enforcing immigration law.”
In the article “Third Arrested In Connection With Schoolyard Slayings”:
“NEWARK, New Jersey (CNN) -- A third suspect was arrested in connection with the execution-style slayings of three college students in a schoolyard, Newark Mayor Cory Booker said Friday night.
A shackled Jose Carranza pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and related charges.
That suspect, identified as a 15-year-old male by officials, was arrested earlier Friday.
Additional arrests are likely to be made soon, officials said.
The crime shocked residents of Newark, New Jersey, galvanizing them to express their outrage at the city's street violence.
Earlier Friday, an undocumented immigrant pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges.
According to Joseph Farah, in his article “Illegal Aliens murder 12 Americans Daily”:
“While the military "quagmire" in Iraq was said to tip the scales of power in the U.S. midterm elections, most Americans have no idea more of their fellow citizens – men, women and children – were murdered this year by illegal aliens than the combined death toll of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan since those military campaigns began.”
According to “Illegal Alien Crime Statistics”:
“Fortunately, a number of congressmen requested that the General Accountability Office (GAO) investigate and report information on criminal aliens incarcerated in federal and state prisons and local jails. The resulting GAO report, published in April 2005, revealed that illegal aliens make up 27% of the prison population. (The oft-cited figure of 12 million illegal aliens in the country means that they make up just 4% of the general population.)
Since illegal aliens are unlikely to be committing white-collar crimes, that figure likely underestimates the amount of violent crime committed by illegal aliens. Using the GAO report, Representative Steve King of Iowa points out that 25 Americans, on average, are killed by illegal aliens every day (about evenly split between motor vehicle accidents and outright murder).”
According to a press release by the Department of Homeland Security:
“The new interior enforcement strategy represents the second phase of the Secure Border Initiative (SBI), which is the Department of Homeland Security’s multi-year plan to secure America’s borders and reduce illegal migration. The first phase of the SBI remains focused on gaining operational control of the nation’s borders through additional personnel and technology, while also re-engineering the detention and removal system to ensure that illegal aliens are removed from this country quickly and efficiently.
The interior enforcement strategy will complement the Department’s border security efforts by expanding existing efforts to target employers of illegal aliens and immigration violators inside this country, as well as the many criminal networks that support these activities. The primary objectives are to reverse the tolerance of illegal employment and illegal immigration in the United States. To meet these objectives, the strategy sets out three primary goals or courses of action that will be carried out simultaneously:
The first is to identify and remove criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and other immigration violators from this country.
The second is to build strong worksite enforcement and compliance programs to deter illegal employment in this country.
The third is to uproot the criminal infrastructures at home and abroad that support illegal immigration, including human smuggling / trafficking organizations and document / benefit fraud organizations. ”
The list of articles and information relating to Crime and the Illegal Alien are quite extensive and many can be found on the internet, especially on Media Sites. In no way can a person say, with all honesty, that illegal aliens do not help the crime rate rise in this country, however the real question is “How much is crime increased due to illegal aliens/immigrants?” Even though this is the most fair and honest question to ask, it’s still a moot point because the illegal immigrants are not supposed to be in this country at all, they are breaking the law by being here.
Deportation of Illegal Immigrants:
Racism or Legalities and Common Sense?
There are people on all sides of the illegal immigration issue who take their stands based upon their own opinions concerning the issue. Some of these people are racially motivated, that cannot be denied, but what also cannot be denied honestly is that racially motivated people are on all sides of the illegal immigration issue. Just because someone is racially motivated does not automatically mean that anyone against the Illegal Immigrant is not a racist, nor does it mean that the racist who opposes Illegal Immigration is only doing so because of his or her prejudicial views. Even racists can have valid points. One of the best comments I have seen about this was “For every David Duke, there is a Congressman Gutierrez”.
The Illegal Immigration Issue, and deportation, is not all about race, it’s about breaking the law. It’s as simple as that. If America really does need more immigrants then there are ways to bring in more immigrants legally, but by allowing people to break our laws just because those laws do not suit our personal views is just an invite for them to break other laws as well.
America may want, and even need, immigrants to help us grow. The answer to that is to change our policies to allow more immigrants into the country. Additionally these immigration policies should be fair, there are many more people in the world than Mexicans, Central Americans, South Americans, Cubans, etc. who are deserving of the chance to be here and contribute constructive things to America for the betterment of our society. Allowing illegal immigrants to cross our borders and snub their noses at our laws and society is not the answer.
Summary:
To reiterate, the one crime all “Illegal Aliens” and “Illegal Immigrants” have in common is that they are not here with the approval of the U.S. Government. They are breaking the law by being here. This is not only offensive to the U.S. Government, but also every U.S. Citizen and Legal Immigrant in this country.
Another thing to think about was best said, in my opinion, by a friend of mine. She said, “Every ‘economical’ reason for illegal immigration is to have another disenfranchised culture or group: I do lawns because I have no schooling and speak no English, etc. That says their value is because they are undereducated and incapable of greater and higher work.” When you think about it, the idea of even implying that any person in the world is incapable of anything else but the most menial of jobs is racist… and it doesn’t matter if it’s a pro-illegal immigrant or one against illegal immigration stating such a thing. Not everyone in the world is capable of doing the same things as another, but everyone is capable of improving themselves by learning to do something else. To allow ourselves to believe in such thoughts is truly disenfranchising another person because of race, color, creed or national origin… which is something Americans are supposed to abhor with a passion.
The drain on our infrastructure by allowing illegal immigrants to come willy-nilly into our country is appalling. Our resources are not endless and what we have is needed elsewhere. Our schools, prisons, hospitals and health care facilities are all over burdening. Insurance rates go up for the insured because the illegal is often not insured and someone has to pay for the accidents in which they are involved. The flagrant disregard for our laws by illegal immigrants should not be a thing tolerated by law-abiding people in this country. Gangbangers, such as the Salvadorans, are a danger to Americans and legal immigrants alike. The diseases spread by the illegal immigrants are a problem for us all. There are valid reasons why many countries control their borders.
Let’s not lay all this at the feet of the illegal immigrant, in order to be fair minded and just. Our own citizens also share in the blame for the illegal immigrant coming to America, along with other groups. Some business owners support the illegal because they are cheap labor, work long hours and the best part is if the illegal complains… they get deported and another illegal immigrant simply takes their place. Same goes for crimes committed against the illegal immigrant… if they open their mouths to complain, they get deported. So the travesties of the Illegal Immigrant does not only apply to American Citizens and our Legal Immigrants, it also applies to the illegal immigrant themselves.
So what do we do about it?
Even though one of the answers for Illegal Immigration is to deport the immigrant, we must realize that we could never deport 8 to 22 million people… that are just not rational. We can, however, deport as many illegals as we possibly can deport, which is a rational idea, despite the views of some groups… but this brings rise to the question of “How do we insure these illegals do not come back?”
One of the biggest obstacles to overcome, in this country, is political in nature. Most of our “illustrious elected official” have the backbone of a jellyfish, or put it into nicer words “politicians do not have the fortitude or integrity to enforce the laws of the land“. The politician’s main job is to get elected, or reelected, to office and that means he or she will mostly say and do things that appease public opinion. This is our cross to bear.
Every day things get worse and worse. We need to do something about illegal immigrants and when looking at the polls, listening to the news and talk shows, reading the newspapers and items on the net; we can see that most people seem to be against illegal immigration while they recognize legal immigration as a need or want. Here are a few suggestions to contemplate:
Build the border fence the full length of the U.S. Mexican Border.
It is absolutely necessary to have proper border security we need to try to stop the smuggling of people and drugs into this country. A border fence will be costly, but that cost could be drastically reduced by the use of the U.S. Military and our National Guard units.
The U.S. Military has engineering teams who travel around the U.S. and the World doing Engineering Projects for the U.S and Foreign Governments. These missions are often written off as “Training Missions” used to enhance the skills of these service members. Groups such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, RED HORSE and the SEALS are capable enough to build the fences, facilities and roads required for a proper security fence along our southern border. We are already paying these people, put them to work.
However bad the problem is now, it is only worse with more illegal aliens. As this paper has detailed, we are being overrun by foreign nationals and when we catch and actually deport the really bad ones about 60% of them simply come right back in. Additionally, the fence is mandatory to significantly decrease the amount of drugs that are pouring across the southern border.
When it comes to property ownership, many areas through out the United States have laws which state that no property owner can put up a fence on the property line unless the owners of the adjoining properties agree that the fence can be put on the property line. When the owners do not agree, the property owner who insists on putting up the fence must do so on his/her own property. We can use this idea to our benefit.
Instead of putting the border fence on the border, move it into US Territory by about 1/8 to ¼ mile inside the US Border. Next we have our troop’s rough landscape the land between the true border and the fence, removing much of the things which can be used to shield those trying to illegally enter our country. The first fence can be a normal 8’ high chain link fence, with gates at the appropriate places for pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Then you place a block or concrete fence about 520’ back from the chain link fence. This wall would be wide enough for walkway on top and it would have guard towers every so often. The distance would be judged by the lay of the land, so one set of towers might be 520’, or about the size of a normal city block, and the next tower might be as much as a half mile away. The objective would be to insure the entire border is covered by the towers and the guards who patrol the top of the wall can be used for more detailed observations. The wall will be expensive, no doubt, but the value of it would be compared to the cost which the illegal immigrants cost the taxpayer every year. In addition, with a set up such as this we can have more controlled border crossing points for which Mexicans and Americans can use to access our countries. This may alleviate the congestion one finds at the few border crossings we have now, which would affect the profits for the businesses that transport goods across the borders.
Implement the REAL ID act now.
ID Theft and Fraud are hot topics in America today. It is at the point that people are concerned more about protecting their ID than ever before in history. If anything needs immediate action it is the acceleration of the time table for proper ID cards. Additionally we do need to know who is in the country illegally and what their intentions are.
The national ID card sounds a lot like 1984 and Big Brother, but stop and think of it… our social security numbers went from an item not to be used for ID purposes in the 70s to something almost everyone requires today. I swear, it’s almost at the point of if I want to go use the Men’s Room in the local bar, some fool of a machine wants my SSAN so I can access the stall. The point being, we already have a form of National ID.
In addition to our Social Security Number, we also have our State Driver’s License. That to is used for more than just the privilege of driving, it’s used as an I.D. card. The State Driver’s License is not just good for the state issued, I can go into any state, produce my Driver’s License as proof of age or identification and it is accepted, often with out question. No one can tell me that some guy running a State Store in Pennsylvania knows enough about an Arizona or California Driver’s License to know if it is a fake or not.
These are two compelling reasons for a National I.D. Card which would be almost impossible to duplicate. Part of the card may involve the information on the magnetic strip on back or a computer chip.
Dramatically increase the fines, penalties, enforcement, and prosecution for hiring illegal aliens.
This is a huge problem and probably equal to the political problems, especially since its businesses which give politicians much of their money for campaigns. However, the fact remains that if there are no jobs available then it will seriously reduce the incentive for people to come here.
This is a huge problem and probably equal to the political problems, especially since its businesses which give politicians much of their money for campaigns. However, the fact remains that if there are no jobs available then it will seriously reduce the incentive for people to come here.
Dramatically increase the fines and penalties for making and having forged documents.
Making, selling, providing, or possession of forged documents is grounds for immediate deportation.
Enforce existing law.
In case you don't know what the laws regarding illegal aliens are, see US Code, Title 8 (Aliens and Nationality), Chapter 12 (Immigration and Nationality), Subchapter II (Immigration), Part VIII (General Penalty Provisions) which contains the following provisions:
§ 1321 Prevention of unauthorized landing of aliens
§ 1322 Bringing in aliens subject to denial of admission on a health-related ground; persons liable; clearance papers; exceptions; "person" defined
§ 1323 Unlawful bringing of aliens into United States
§ 1324 Bringing in and harboring certain aliens
§ 1324a Unlawful employment of aliens
§ 1324b Unfair immigration-related employment practices
§ 1324c Penalties for document fraud
§ 1324d. Civil penalties for failure to depart
§ 1325 Improper entry by alien
§ 1326 Reentry of removed aliens
§ 1327 Aiding or assisting certain aliens to enter
§ 1328 Importation of alien for immoral purpose
§ 1329 Jurisdiction of district courts
§ 1330 Collection of penalties and expenses
Make violation of our immigration laws a conditional felony.
If nothing else, this shows we are serious and we are a sovereign nation.
Adopt and enforce English only provisions of being part of the United States.
This includes the current naturalization process where there would be no language waivers, regardless of age. If you really wanted to be part of another country, wouldn't you learn the native language of that country?
Adopt and enforce English only provisions of being part of the United States.
This includes the current naturalization process where there would be no language waivers, regardless of age. If you really wanted to be part of another country, wouldn't you learn the native language of that country?
Immediately reduce the number of legal immigrants to 250,000 per year for the next ten years.
If the INS has a whole lot less people to process, maybe they can start finding and deporting the many hundreds of thousand of criminals with existing deportation orders against them.
Create a Conditional Citizenship Program (CCP) in the Immigration and Naturalization Service to provide a way for existing and otherwise law abiding, illegal aliens to stay and work in the United States and earn citizenship.
Create a Conditional Citizenship Program (CCP) in the Immigration and Naturalization Service to provide a way for existing and otherwise law abiding, illegal aliens to stay and work in the United States and earn citizenship.
The CCP would be designed to specifically address and solve the problem of existing illegal aliens. It would not be a guest worker program. That is a whole separate and independent issue. The CCP would have an electronic registry allowing employers to have immediate verification of the working eligibility of illegal aliens. The CCP would have its own judiciary to swiftly handle any disputes, appeals, and deportations, not the cumbersome and illegal alien friendly bureaucracy of the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR). NOTE: see Deport Aliens for information on the failure of the EOIR to enforce immigration policies
Make Welfare for only U.S. Citizens and certain Legal Immigrants only!
Welfare should not be given to anyone who is not authorized to be in the United States.
Hold the various groups and individuals who are helping the illegal aliens to violate the laws of the United States responsible.
Just as we should penalize businesses who utilize the illegal immigrant for their own profit, the various groups and individuals who help the illegal ought to be held liable by fine and possibly imprisonment for they are aiding and abetting criminals.
While the ACLU and various other unlimited and illegal immigration individuals and support groups will have a fit and squeal like a stuck pig, the collateral costs are simply too high to allow things to stay the way they are.
Sources
There is a wealth of information concerning “Illegal Immigration” out there on the net, some of the sources used were:
Lighthouse Patriot Journal
http://lighthousepatriotjournal.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/hard-facts-concerning-illegal-immigration/
http://lighthousepatriotjournal.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/hard-facts-concerning-illegal-immigration/
Jurist: Illegal immigration into US up sharply since 2000: DHS report http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006/08/illegal-immigration-into-us-up-sharply.php
Real Clear Politics: The Revolt on Illegal Immigration
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/07/the_revolt_on_illegal_immigrat.html
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/07/the_revolt_on_illegal_immigrat.html
City-data.com: Fun Invader Facts
2006 (1st Qtr) INS/FBI Statistical Report on Illegal Immigration.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/immigration/68953-fun-invader-facts.html
2006 (1st Qtr) INS/FBI Statistical Report on Illegal Immigration.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/immigration/68953-fun-invader-facts.html
Undocumented Persons and the Economy: Myths and Facts
http://www.ucc.org/assets/pdfs/immigrationundoc.pdf
http://www.ucc.org/assets/pdfs/immigrationundoc.pdf
ZDNET: Illegal Immigration Costs Federal Government $10 billion a year
http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=10978
http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=10978
City Journal: The Illegal Alien Crime Wave
http://www.city-journal.org/html/14_1_the_illegal_alien.html
http://www.city-journal.org/html/14_1_the_illegal_alien.html
Right-Wing News: Answering 13 Frequently Asked Questions About Illegal Immigration
http://www.rightwingnews.com/category.php?ent=5455
http://www.rightwingnews.com/category.php?ent=5455
SPLC: Getting Immigration Facts Straight
http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?sid=415
http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?sid=415
Facts on Illegal Immigration
http://www.campaignsitebuilder.com/templates/displayfiles/tmpl24.asp?SiteID=507&PageID=6389&Trial=false
http://www.campaignsitebuilder.com/templates/displayfiles/tmpl24.asp?SiteID=507&PageID=6389&Trial=false
Illegal Immigration Pros and Cons
http://www.articler.com/10519/Illegal-Immigration-Pros-And-Cons.html
http://www.articler.com/10519/Illegal-Immigration-Pros-And-Cons.html
Logical Fallacies and the Art of Debate
http://www.csun.edu/~dgw61315/fallacies.html#Argumentum%20ad%20misericordiam
http://www.csun.edu/~dgw61315/fallacies.html#Argumentum%20ad%20misericordiam
Mark Zwick, et al., “Immigration and Economics,” Houston Catholic Worker (July – August 2006);
http://www.cjd.org/paper/immig-econ.html
http://www.cjd.org/paper/immig-econ.html
Keno’s Rolling Stones Website
http://www.keno.org/stones_lyrics/you_cant_always_get_what_you_want.htm
http://www.keno.org/stones_lyrics/you_cant_always_get_what_you_want.htm
Is CD covering up skyrocketing TB rate?
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43384
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43384
Chagas Disease and Blood Screening
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/chagasdisease/factsht_chagas_disease_blood_screening.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/chagasdisease/factsht_chagas_disease_blood_screening.htm
Third arrested in connection with schoolyard Slayings
http://www.cnn.com:80/2007/US/08/10/schoolyard.killings/index.html
http://www.cnn.com:80/2007/US/08/10/schoolyard.killings/index.html
An Examination of U.S. Immigration Policy and Serious Crime
http://www.cis.org/articles/2001/crime/toc.html
http://www.cis.org/articles/2001/crime/toc.html
Illegal Alien Crime Statistics
http://www.infowars.com/articles/immigration/illegal_alien_crime_stats.htm
http://www.infowars.com/articles/immigration/illegal_alien_crime_stats.htm
Department of Homeland Security Unveils Comprehensive Immigration Enforcement Strategy for the Nation’s Interior
http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/press_release_0890.shtm
http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/press_release_0890.shtm
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