Ours is a great nation whose citizen's are derived from an ethnic melting pot. A great many of it's citizens, such as my grand parents arrived from foreign shores, applied for citizenship, complied with the rules governing that application and became citizens. As a compassionate Nation we have provided for the application and acceptance, by law, for those who wish to enter this country, work here, and become citizens in turn.

As citizens of this great nation, contribute to, and are entitled to the privileges provided by the constitution as well as those bounties established subsequent to the fruits of our labor.

Illegal aliens place an unsustainable drain on our resources and an inordinate burden on each and every taxpayer and naturalized citizen.

In order to clarify and set aside any confusion, let us first establish the terms "alien" and "immigrant" by definition.

a·li·en (³"l¶-…n, ³l"y…n) adj. 
1. Owing political allegiance to another country or government; foreign. 
2. Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person

a·li·en n. 
1. An unnaturalized foreign resident of a country. Also called noncitizen. 
2. A person from another and very different family, people, or place. 

im·mi·grant (¹m"¹-gr…nt) n. 
1. A person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another. 
2. A plant or an animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.

Specific laws and guideline have been established which provide for and govern the application and status, temporary or permanent, from "alien" to "immigrant".  Therefore, by law by law and definition the residents of this country fall into one of three categories:

1. Naturalized citizens: defined by law
2. Legal immigrants: as provided for and sanctioned by law
3. Illegal aliens
   

Unfortunately, illegal aliens are allowed to thrive and flourish for only two reasons.

1. Greed: In that companies and individuals, in violation of the law, choose to exploit
2. Political correctness in which established laws are violated in the guise of humanitarian incentives motivated by political gain
   

Those exploiting Illegal Aliens should be arrested and prosecuted. If they do so as a corporate or business entity, that entity should be fined and penalized to the maximum terms of the law violated.

Illegal Aliens should be arrested, extradited and sent back to there country of origin. Should they wish to seek residence in our country, legal channels provided for them.

Webmaster: Andy Stevens

Webmaster's note: Let it be known that our pinko Washington State representatives, Murray and Cantwell voted to stop this bill.

You may find my recent academic report covering my most recent visit to Mexico as an Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at West Point useful to your own thinking. It is available at www.mccaffreyassociates.com.

I am a biased observer. I love Mexico and her people-- hard working, spiritual, family oriented, tremendous personal courage...fiercely proud of their culture, traditions and language. Mexicans are great friends to have...they are superb and loyal business partners...their senior leadership both political and military are extremely talented and well educated. The current President Calderon is a figure of great personal courage and integrity.

Mexico, however, faces some daunting challenges. Their institutions of government are weak (with the exception of the Armed Forces which tends to be very respected by the Mexican people, apolitical, courageous, responsive to civilian authority and highly disciplined). Corruption is pervasive. Impunity in deference to the law is widespread among the general population. Governmental bodies lack structure, rules, training, equipment, and values that support effective governance.

Looming in the background is a huge economic challenge which is engulfing Mexico. Tourism is drying up because of the extensive violence. The oil industry lacks adequate capital and management expertise to successfully exploit the needed off-shore drilling to replace rapidly depleted land field reserves. The global recession and in particular the huge drop in US demand for consumer products threatens Mexican industry--- as well as the remittances of hundreds of thousands of illegal Mexican workers in the US. There is no social safety net in Mexico. Unemployment brings not just loss of income ----but hunger, homelessness, and attraction to crime to survive.

The US must help. We must pay attention and listen. We must devote resources to the problem that are commensurate with the challenge. We must acknowledge Mexico's 105 million people, her oil, her gift of labor from the 12 million illegal workers many of them Mexican who help shape our economy, and the presence of 500,000 Americans living in Mexico. Mexico is a vital interest to the American people.

We must more effectively control the 2000 mile US-Mexican border. The brave men and women of Customs and Border Protection are inadequate in numbers (18,000 officers...should be 45,000 personnel), are under-resourced, ill-equipped (we need a robust and modernized CBP aviation arm, all terrain vehicles, automatic weapons for each officer, night vision equipment, new border trails and roads, better sensors, more fencing and vehicle barriers, and better training and intelligence.)

We owe the Mexican people better protection of their security forces by effectively interdicting the huge US flow of automatic weapons and laundered drug money back south. (26,000 weapons seized last year.)

Finally, we need to wake up. Most of us in this enormous and wealthy nation of 305 million people do not use drugs. However, five million chronically addicted Americans cause enormous harm to their families, their employers, and their communities. We need more effective drug prevention and education programs among our youth. That starts with parents, pediatricians, coaches, teachers, and all those who care about young people. We also need to fully fund treatment options that get and keep people sober like the 2000+ national drug courts.... and science based drug treatment centers.... and methadone and buprenorphine programs for opiate addiction.

A lot to do. Now is the time to act.

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1. 1. 40% of all workers in L. A. County ( L. A. County has 10.2 million people) are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they are predominantly illegal immigrants working without a green card.
2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.
3. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.
4. Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal, whose births were paid for by taxpayers.
5. Nearly 35% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally.
6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.
7. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most likely illegal aliens from south of the border.
8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.
9. 21 radio stations in L. A. Are Spanish speaking.
10. In L. A. County 5.1 million people speak English, 3.9 million speak Spanish.

All 10 of the above are from the Los Angeles Times

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