More on Illegal Immigration
Once again, I am drawn to an article because Dave, The American Geek, told me to read it.This time, however, I find that it says exactly what I have tried to say many times before, however poorly. Read the entire thing, of course, but here is a sneak peek:
While American citizens are legally entitled to welfare state benefits,I would sum up by asking a question of my own: Why must we persist in letting these people deny us our sovereignty (what else to you call an invasion followed by protests demanding their rights to their own land) by subverting our laws and sucking at the welfare teat without paying their share of the tab? Are we to be made to pay twice, three times, or four times over for their criminal behavior? I don't think that is right.
Mexicans get those benefits only if they cross the border into the United States. In short, immigrants add to such costs while Wal-Mart's American employees do not, because they can get those benefits whether they work for Wal-Mart or not.
Whatever the decision as to how many and what kind of immigrants should be let into the United States, why should that decision be made by people in Mexico, instead of being made here by Americans?
I think American citizens should be making the decisions about who gets to come, not the Mexican Government, People Smugglers, or anybody lucky enough to sneak across the border and get away with it. And, I absolutely don't think you should get to suck the welfare teat indefinitely.
