Immigration - We Must Secure Our Borders! - Letter - FREEDOMSPEAKS.COM
This letter was submitted by Fcabanski on FreedomSpeaks. I dont know much about the website but it seems legitimate.
Tuesday, 03/25/2008 @ 02:55 PM
To whom it may concern:
I’m writing regarding the illegal immigration situation. Some people refer to it as "immigration reform," but I refer to it as national security.
In 1951 President Eisenhower addressed the problem of some 3 million illegals walking into the USA. He did it quickly and decisively with only 1,075 United States Border Patrol agents. His solution was to address the ethical standards of border officials, emoving many in Texas, California, Arizona and other areas who had been entrenched in their jobs for years.
As a concerned citizen I’m tired of all the round about discussion about necessary workers, human rights, families and other diversions used to deflect the central discussion. That central discussion is security and the law. While it’s great to be concerned with the well being of others, that concern does not and should not trump concern over laws. People who break a basic law like entering the nation won’t have concern for other laws, or for the nation as a whole and the laws of this society.
It’s time to stop discussions and start taking action. Secure the borders, stop the influx of illegals. This must be done before and regardless of any other reforms. Address the businesses that hire illegals with heavy fines and other penalties that remove the benefit of hiring workers who are exempt from minimum wage, benefits, and other employment laws. Address the illegals who are in this country by penalizing them with immediate deportation if and when they’re caught.
The Constitution does not guarantee people rights gained as a result of breaking laws, and no moral principle demands that. In fact, it’s a disservice to illegals to not expect them to follow the same laws followed by legal citizens and residents as if the illegals are somehow sub-human or unable to comply. It’s a disservice to illegals to treat them as a near slave labor class earning less than others earn by law.
Senator, I urge you to work to address this situation. I urge it not only for the good of the country, and for the good of the immigrants, but also for your own good. Your constituents will not stand for this situation, and it will impact you in the voting booth.
Hopeful,
fcabanski
Immigration - We Must Secure Our Borders! - Letter - FREEDOMSPEAKS.COM