Thread: Shut down Mexican border

MONDAY AUGUST 3, 2009

Shut down Mexican border

Editor:

I'm concerned with the inaction by the Senate and the House concerning health care, however, I'm more concerned with the inaction concerning illegal immigration. It seems to me that if we get the illegal immigrants out, that it would alleviate a whole lot of problems. It would unclog our courts, alleviate overcrowding in our jails, and since uninsured illegal aliens are costing the American taxpayer $17 billion a year, just by breaking into our country to give birth, then claiming that because their children were born in America that they are American citizens, stopping them from violating our borders in the first place would be the intelligent solution. It would also free up those billions of dollars so that we could provide better health care for our own people.

I grow weary of the platitudes, excuses, and (what seems like childish infighting), stalling the process. We are (by your own admission) the only country that does not have an official language. English has been our language for over 230 years. Why is it so hard to get even this simple piece of legislation passed? Having to put everything into Spanish is costing the American taxpayer billions. More wasted funds that could be better spent elsewhere.

Please try to remember who you are supposed to be representing. We need relief from the unnecessary mollycoddling of people who didn't even show us the courtesy of entering our country legally, and their disrespectful rhetoric is not helping to endear them to us. "We're taking back America one Latino at a time." "English we don't need to learn no stinking English let them learn Espanol." We are sick of this.

Please don't make us, our children, or our children's children have to reconquer our own country. By our own laws if you break into our country you are, "persona non grata." This means that you are not entitled to legal representation, a jury trial, a hearing, or equal protection under our laws. If you have violated our borders what ever happens to you while you are here illegally happens.

Please shut down the Mexican border, order the illegal aliens out and repeal the failed policies of NAFTA now. And please, please, please enact legislation to make English the official language of the United States for once and for all.

CHERYL K. WOOD, Laramie

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Why is it so hard to get even this simple piece of legislation passed?

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President Clinton made sure that all of our literature is printed in more that just Spanish. There are alot more than 10.

Now, as half latina I will come out and say that what is going on currently in the white house is a damn shame. I do speak fluent latin American spanish, however I do not think it should be distributed so much as it is through the states. America is made up of colorful people from all corners of the world, and this catering and bending over backwards for Mexicans is very unfair and not right. England has started to see the negative impact that so many immigrants bring, and have been deporting people who are technically not british citizens. I think that we could deport many of the illegals but the government chooses not to because there is some reason, they have some plan to keep them here. Why else would a government let them get away with all this crap? I have met many illegal mexicans who are good people. So I do not hate mexicans, but I dislike the mindset that they have, and I dislike how the government is catoring to it.

People have you been to Vegas lately we concentrate on the Mexican border but I think there are more Phillipino's and Russians here illegally too.. I am an american and cant get a job . I look around and most companys in nevada do hire only the asian and Phillipino race. Iam not sure why but most of them dont speek english either . The borders can be closed but It wont matter what we have is a flood and its not all coming from the mexican border.

Welcome, frebrd!
I think we pay so much attention to Mexico's border, as the largest group of illegals are from Latin America. Mexico is have its war with drug cartels and gangs, many who have come here illegally and continue fighting each other. And the Latinos stand out because all of a sudden almost every product has an English name and a Spanish name. We have bilingual education in Spanish. Latinos march in our streets carrying foreign flags while screaming that we should just hand the country over to them. We are already handing our money over to them by social services, healthcare and hiring them so they can send remittances home.
You don't see any other ethnic group doing what they are doing, or at least not so in-your-face.

What is also adding to the problem is 23 visa programs, they have a visa for everything....this all has to do with globalization, agreements they have made with other countrys for diversity in all nations, The UN attempting to run this country with the rehtoric of Human and civil rights for all and on on soil...Politicians have sold us out!

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Originally Posted by frebrd

People have you been to Vegas lately we concentrate on the Mexican border but I think there are more Phillipino's and Russians here illegally too.. I am an american and cant get a job . I look around and most companys in nevada do hire only the asian and Phillipino race. Iam not sure why but most of them dont speek english either . The borders can be closed but It wont matter what we have is a flood and its not all coming from the mexican border.

Welcome to Alipac frebrd (Skynard reference?)

I went to Vegas about 2 years ago and I noticed more hispanics than anything. Has there been a surge in Phillipino and Russians since the 2 years I have been there? Are these people legal?

Originally Posted by jshhmr

Originally Posted by frebrd

People have you been to Vegas lately we concentrate on the Mexican border but I think there are more Phillipino's and Russians here illegally too.. I am an american and cant get a job . I look around and most companys in nevada do hire only the asian and Phillipino race. Iam not sure why but most of them dont speek english either . The borders can be closed but It wont matter what we have is a flood and its not all coming from the mexican border.

Welcome to Alipac frebrd (Skynard reference?)

I went to Vegas about 2 years ago and I noticed more hispanics than anything. Has there been a surge in Phillipino and Russians since the 2 years I have been there? Are these people legal?

Welcome Frebrd! We passed thru Vegas back in July and I was surprised at all the freeway signs up that were in spanish. Now you have an asian invasion there also. Thats really sad.

I hate to say it, but LV just doesn't hold the same allure for me as it did years ago. The freeway is still a dangerous mess thru there and to put it bluntly, with the exception of the strip, that is one of the most ugliest towns I've ever been in and I could go the rest of my life without visiting there again. I hope you have better luck soon finding a job...