Ok, so let me just post a few things about immigration in this country.
The founding fathers had something to say on this subject:
- George Washington, in a letter to John Adams, stated that immigrants should be absorbed into American life so that “by an intermixture with our people, they, or their descendants, get assimilated to our customs, measures, laws: in a word soon become one people.”
- Alexander Hamilton wrote in 1802: “The safety of a republic depends essentially on the energy of a common national sentiment; on a uniformity of principles and habits; on the exemption of the citizens from foreign bias, and prejudice; and on that love of country which will almost invariably be found to be closely connected with birth, education, and family.”
- In a 1790 speech to Congress on the naturalization of immigrants, James Madison stated that America should welcome the immigrant who could assimilate, but exclude the immigrant who could not readily “incorporate himself into our society.”
People will argue that we’re a country of immigrants. Well, maybe back in the 18th century. 85% of the residents of the United States were born here.
People will say “these immigrants do jobs Americans don’t want to do.” – That is utter bullshit. Once you raise the wages of the jobs these illegals are doing you’ll have plenty of Americans looking to get hired to do the jobs. In no major occupation are immigrants the majority workforce. Some stats…
Poor immigrants make up the following percentages of workers: (according to the Pew Hispanic Center)
36% of all insulation workers
28% of all drywall workers
20% of all cooks
These are all jobs that are supposedly only done by poor immigrants because Americans “don’t want to do these jobs”. Well, if Americans aren’t filling in the rest of these work force percentages then who is??
All I have to say is that all these demonstrations we’ve seen will only bring about one thing, STRICT Immigration reform. The immigrants have just shot themselves in the foot. Good job. I hope it all works out well for you in the end.
Ok, I’m done for now. As most of you know, I’m half Mexican. It may not surprise you that my family on my dad’s side have the same views as I do. Why you may ask? That’s because they all came over legally and have assimilated into American society. In no way does any member of my dad’s family expect someone to speak to them in Spanish or have a piece of official government paperwork be available in Spanish. I am proud of my Mexican heritage and ashamed of the illegals who are showing a great lack of respect for a country that has done nothing but GIVEN to them without expecting anything in return.
P.S. I’m not sure how it is in Canada but it’s a Federal Law that any child in the USA must be admitted to a public school no matter their legal status. I ask you, is that fair?
