ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!


Arizona's new immigration law is under fire by Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and the those in sympathy with the invasion of our nation by illegal immigrants. However, let's take a look at what is behind Arizona's reasoning for taking such an action.

A report issued by Maricopa County's Attorney General Andrew Thomas in October 2008 revealed the extent of Arizona's problem with crime committed by illegal immigrants......

In 2007, illegal immigrants accounted for:
10% of sex crimes convictions
11% of murders convictions
13% of stolen cars convictions
13% of aggravated assaults convictions
17% of those sentenced for violent crimes
19% of those sentenced for property crimes
20% of those sentenced for felony DUI
21% of crimes committed with weapons
34% of those sentenced for the manufacture, sale or transport of drugs
36% of those sentenced for kidnapping
44% of forgeries 50% of those sentenced for crimes related to "chop shops"
85% of false ID convictions
96% of smuggling convictions

Illegal immigrants make up 19 percent of those convicted of crimes in Maricopa County and 21 percent of those in county jails. Illegal immigrants make up an estimated 9 percent of the county's population.
It is estimated that each violent crime costs citizens $20,000 and each property crime costs citizens $4363 per offense.

Arizona had to take action because the federal government has done nothing to protect our borders. Protesters and publicity-seeking public personalities are raising the race card by saying the law is targeting Hispanics unfairly. However, it is not thousands of Canadians that are slipping across our border. It is illegal aliens from Mexico! That is not racist, it is fact!

How does Mexico handle illegal immigration? Mexico forbids illegal immigration. The penalty for crossing the border illegally is a felony and two years in prison. Mexico fines or puts illegal aliens in prison if they commit marriage fraud for citizenship. Mexico fines or puts is prison illegal aliens for document fraud. Mexico puts illegal aliens in prison for ten years if they re enter the country illegally a second time after deportation.

This not just an Arizona problem, it is a national crisis. I recently spoke with an alien from Mexico. In the course of our conversation, he shared that he was here illegally, was driving with no license and no insurance and discussed how false documents such as social security numbers were being used to get jobs. When my ancestors came here from Germany, they did not sneak across the border, falsify documents to get a job, or continue to speak the German language. They came here legally. They learned to speak English. They sought to become part of the American culture and nation.

If anyone from any nation wants to immigrate to America, let them do it legally. Congress should adopt the same laws that Mexico has for illegal immigration. It is time that this invasion of our nation by illegal aliens is stopped. Enough is enough!!