Invasion USA
Posted on Tuesday, January 06 @ 11:00:21 EST
Topic: Illegal Immigration News in the US
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 by Chuck Norris
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Townhall.com
The USA is being infiltrated by illegals, sold to foreign powers, and
abandoned by its government. But are Americans enabling the dissolution
of our economy and country, as well, by continuing to buy foreign
goods?
America literally is being sold out from underneath Americans.
According to the 2008 Economic Report of the President: "The United
States is both the single leading recipient and leading source of
foreign direct investment in the world. In 2006, total cumulative FDI
in the United States was almost $1.8 trillion, 15 percent of the world
total." In 2006, foreign-owned assets in the U.S. totaled roughly $16
trillion.
And where does all that foreign investment go?
Topics: Globalism, illegal immigration, Trade, Americans, lost jobs, foreign powers, decline and fall, Chuck Norris
As Paul Craig Roberts, who once was the
assistant secretary of treasury under President Ronald Reagan and
associate editor of The Wall Street Journal, wrote seven years ago:
"Very little of the foreign money flowing into the United States is for
the purpose of building Toyota and BMW plants. Eighty percent to 85
percent of direct investment by foreigners in the U.S. economy goes
into mergers and acquisitions. In 2000, 97 percent of direct investment
by foreigners went for the purchase of existing U.S. assets." And those
assets include U.S. government securities and liabilities, including
our national debt, which is mounting into the teens of trillions.
We all know China serves as an example of this vicious cycle. American
companies, from agribusinesses to Wal-Mart, have proliferated markets
with so many "Made in China" labels that our nation has one big tag
dangling from the toe of Florida -- "Sold to China." And do the Chinese
mind their material and monetary dominance over America? Of course not.
In turn, they take the money that we pay them for their goods and
invest (lend) it back to us via our government as one of the groups of
"foreign investors" in our national debt. And why? Lately, the reason
has been so Congress can bail out more American industries and deepen
our bondage (and ownership) to countries such as China.
In the same 2002 column, Roberts eerily predicted: "The United States
is on its way to becoming a country whose corporations are
foreign-owned and foreign-based. The United States will decline as a
consumer market, as there will be no high-productivity jobs to support
consumer demand. The United States is importing a new population that
will help it on its way to Third World-ism. Every year, millions of
poor and uneducated immigrants, both legal and illegal, pour into the
United States from alien lands. … Today, 20 percent of the U.S.
population is foreign-born or children of foreign born. This massive
influx drives up the demand for income-support programs, while driving
down the taxable wages in retail- and service-sector jobs, where
Americans are forced to seek employment as higher-paying automotive,
electronic, textile and manufacturing jobs leave the country. The
United States is still a superpower, but it is a country with very
little, if any, control over its future and its destiny, a country
whose time is running out."
It's time to realize that we're all together in this boat called
America, that the boat is sinking, and that government is not our
salvation. Our hope is not in Congress or even a political-messianic
deliverance through the presidency. The only economic stimulus plan
they should be preparing is the one that rewards manufacturers and
consumers who promote and purchase American-made products and services.
Our government doesn't need to dole out more bailouts and drown us
deeper in debt. We don't need more bad trade agreements, such as NAFTA,
or to provide tax relief incentives for corporations that are
outsourcing. We need fair trade, not free trade. And we need a fair
tax, not a flowering system of taxes.
Let's be honest. Justifications abound for purchasing foreign goods,
and many of them make perfect sense. Reasons range from price to
quality, but, as we have with gas prices, maybe we will continue to
enable foreign dominance in commerce and beyond by paying the prices
and not coming up with alternatives. We say we can't afford to buy
American, but maybe it's time to say we can't afford not to. By
supporting our homeland, we not only are investing in America and
boosting the economy but also are helping to reverse staggering
unemployment rates and keeping companies from going under. We all can
do our part to bail the water out of our sinking ship by buying
American goods and services.
But be careful with labels, as there's an obvious difference between
"Made in USA" and "Assembled in USA." And some labels lie, so do your
homework. Take some time to understand what it means for a business to
comply with the "Made in USA" standards. And check reputable consumer
Web sites, such as MadeInUSAForever.com and StillMadeInUSA.com, to
search for domestically manufactured goods and services.
The good news is that, according to a Gallup Poll, 72 percent of
Americans today are more concerned with the geographical origins of
products they purchase, and 50 percent even are willing to pay more for
American-made products. For many, "Made in USA" labels represent an
increased concern for work and environmental conditions, quality and
consumer safety. Buying American is also a way to rekindle patriotism.
If you're old enough, you'll remember when "Made in USA" was a badge of
honor. Well, I'm proposing a buyers' revolution in which we all
economically win that medal of valor. If the government isn't going to
help us by securing our borders, reducing outsourcing, or ceasing debt
caused by bogus bailouts and out-of-control spending, then we the
people have got to take back the financial future of our country. The
buck stops here -- in America. One resolution we all should make in
2009: Buy "Made in USA." Don't just go green; spend green -- in
homemade products and services. If just half the country followed suit,
our downturned economy would turn around in half the time.
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