Kaye Grogan
Just where the heck . . . is the back of the line?
By Kaye Grogan
What kind of lousy fence do we have built alongside the border anyway? The pictures I've seen of the fence and on television, reminds me of something made out of Teflon or tin — you know the type of fencing material a landfill may use to keep stray dogs out of the garbage. If the price to add 700 more miles of fencing is going to cost billions of dollars, somebody is getting ripped off!
Oh wait a minute . . . that's us!
If the United States is as prosperous as we have been led to believe, surely we can afford a real fence or wall to keep masses of illegal immigrants from scaling over into America. Right now, we have enough border patrols to guard one mile tract, per guard. By the time they get to one end and back, at least a thousand immigrants can crossover into America. There needs to be a guard stationed every few feet, if we are going to get tough on immigration violators.
Many members of our government keep saying that 12 million people should go to the back of the line and come through the proper channels to become U.S. citizens. Just where the heck is the back of the line? Can you imagine how long a line would be with that many people?
And can't you just imagine how truthful illegal immigrants are going to be when they tell authorities how long they've been in America? There is no way to determine how long undocumented workers have been here — much less determine that they have passed the test to become U.S. citizens. They can say they've been here five to ten years. Who can dispute it?
The Democrats are working overtime, trying to squeeze as many foreigners as they can into America, otherwise they have zero chance of returning to power. Why else would they be supporting a non citizen or felon voting right's bill?
And not to be outdone, the Republicans are trying to dodge the real issue hoping to not alienate the Hispanic voters — so they won't lose power. They would rather alienate millions of hard-working Americans instead.
The United States does not owe any other country allegiance, and we are certainly not obligated to keep up a poor country, because their leaders are suppressing their people. The Mexicans should be protesting in Mexico against their government — not in America.
Before our leaders agreed to sign a free or fair trade agreement with other countries, there should have been a "fair wage" agreement mandated in the document or the signed document would be declared null and void.
Senator Ted Kennedy said that it would take around $246 billion to deport 12 million people back to their country. That amount sounds far-fetched even if it is quoted by extremist Kennedy.
Senator Kennedy, I know gas prices are high, but $246 billion? Why not send them packing, and through the same route they used to enter America?
While my grandfather on my mother's side migrated from Germany, my grandfather on my father's side was a Cherokee Indian. The lineage of people on my father's side was already in America. So, I feel a special allegiance to my country.
Yes, we all have ancestors who came to America hoping for a better life, but the proper channels were followed. And millions were not allowed to come to America in hordes. The whole process was orderly. Besides, I don't think the immigrants who came through Ellis Island brought flags, drugs, gang-members or suitcase bombs from their former countries. They came here to become Americans in every way. They accepted, and eventually adapted to the traditions in America. Now many have hidden ulterior motives for coming to America.
Members of congress should have stayed in session until they reached an agreement to fix the immigration problem — even if it was just temporary. Instead, they go off to celebrate Easter, while America is on the brink of disaster.
As Momma used to say to us (when we were children ) — and in hot water: "boy . . . you're in a heap of trouble!"
Likewise to the leaders of our country: "boys . . . you're in a heap of trouble!"
And that's just my opinion!
© Kaye Grogan
What kind of lousy fence do we have built alongside the border anyway? The pictures I've seen of the fence and on television, reminds me of something made out of Teflon or tin — you know the type of fencing material a landfill may use to keep stray dogs out of the garbage. If the price to add 700 more miles of fencing is going to cost billions of dollars, somebody is getting ripped off!
Oh wait a minute . . . that's us!
If the United States is as prosperous as we have been led to believe, surely we can afford a real fence or wall to keep masses of illegal immigrants from scaling over into America. Right now, we have enough border patrols to guard one mile tract, per guard. By the time they get to one end and back, at least a thousand immigrants can crossover into America. There needs to be a guard stationed every few feet, if we are going to get tough on immigration violators.
Many members of our government keep saying that 12 million people should go to the back of the line and come through the proper channels to become U.S. citizens. Just where the heck is the back of the line? Can you imagine how long a line would be with that many people?
And can't you just imagine how truthful illegal immigrants are going to be when they tell authorities how long they've been in America? There is no way to determine how long undocumented workers have been here — much less determine that they have passed the test to become U.S. citizens. They can say they've been here five to ten years. Who can dispute it?
The Democrats are working overtime, trying to squeeze as many foreigners as they can into America, otherwise they have zero chance of returning to power. Why else would they be supporting a non citizen or felon voting right's bill?
And not to be outdone, the Republicans are trying to dodge the real issue hoping to not alienate the Hispanic voters — so they won't lose power. They would rather alienate millions of hard-working Americans instead.
The United States does not owe any other country allegiance, and we are certainly not obligated to keep up a poor country, because their leaders are suppressing their people. The Mexicans should be protesting in Mexico against their government — not in America.
Before our leaders agreed to sign a free or fair trade agreement with other countries, there should have been a "fair wage" agreement mandated in the document or the signed document would be declared null and void.
Senator Ted Kennedy said that it would take around $246 billion to deport 12 million people back to their country. That amount sounds far-fetched even if it is quoted by extremist Kennedy.
Senator Kennedy, I know gas prices are high, but $246 billion? Why not send them packing, and through the same route they used to enter America?
While my grandfather on my mother's side migrated from Germany, my grandfather on my father's side was a Cherokee Indian. The lineage of people on my father's side was already in America. So, I feel a special allegiance to my country.
Yes, we all have ancestors who came to America hoping for a better life, but the proper channels were followed. And millions were not allowed to come to America in hordes. The whole process was orderly. Besides, I don't think the immigrants who came through Ellis Island brought flags, drugs, gang-members or suitcase bombs from their former countries. They came here to become Americans in every way. They accepted, and eventually adapted to the traditions in America. Now many have hidden ulterior motives for coming to America.
Members of congress should have stayed in session until they reached an agreement to fix the immigration problem — even if it was just temporary. Instead, they go off to celebrate Easter, while America is on the brink of disaster.
As Momma used to say to us (when we were children ) — and in hot water: "boy . . . you're in a heap of trouble!"
Likewise to the leaders of our country: "boys . . . you're in a heap of trouble!"
And that's just my opinion!
© Kaye Grogan
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