Arizona is the Line in the Sand

The illegal immigration issue is nothing new. It has been brewing for decades. Shame on Washington,D.C. and past Arizona governors who stuck their heads in the sand and prayed it would go away or sit on simmer so another administration could deal with the issue. Well, the pot has finally boiled over and I am actually surprised it took so long.

What has happened in Arizona needs to happen with California, New Mexico and Texas.

Back in 2004, a report was issued by FAIR, Federation for American Immigration Reform.

"...the state's already struggling K-12 education system spends approximately $7.7 billion a year to school the children of illegal aliens who now constitute 15 percent of the student body. Another $1.4 billion of the taxpayers' money goes toward providing health care to illegal aliens and their families, the same amount that is spent incarcerating illegal aliens criminals.

"California's addiction to 'cheap' illegal alien labor is bankrupting the state and posing enormous burdens on the state's shrinking middle class tax base," stated Dan Stein, President of FAIR. ..."Illegal Immigration Costs California Over Ten Billion Annually, by Robert Longley

California is an excellent example of what happens when the elected leadership refuses to go along with the voting public. (Are you listening America? Does this sound like the recent Health Care Reform?) Anyone with any sense should get out now.

Dan Stein went on to say, as quoted in that report: "Nineteen ninety-four was the same year that California voters rebelled and overwhelmingly passed Proposition 187, which sought to limit liability for mass illegal immigration. Since then, state and local governments have blatantly ignored the wishes of the voters and continued to shell out publicly financed benefits on illegal aliens," said Stein. "Predictably, the costs of illegal immigration have grown geometrically, while the state has spiraled into a fiscal crisis that has brought it near bankruptcy."

In California Governor Seeks Bail Out Money Too I reported that California was spending $970 million dollars in the CA prison system for Mexican Nationals during 2009.

New Mexico now has the very real possibility of seeing illegals who may have come in through Arizona, now coming in through that state.

Internet blogger Heath Haussamen posted an interesting piece on the views of the candidates concerning Arizona's excellent new law: Guv candidates share views on Arizona immigration law. Almost to the man (no offense ladies), they voice support for the new law, picking their words carefully that NM should do the same or similar. They must realize the citizens of that state want action as well.

In 2003, then Mexican President Vicente Fox asked New Mexico for medical benefits for illegals. Why didn't he also offer to pay for the added cost to the New Mexican citizens and the state's budget?

From the office of the president to the peon who works the land, the Mexican mindset is one of freebies and handouts. Mexico is a socialist nation and they bring their entitlement agenda with them.

In 2006, WorldNet Daily published an article wherein it was stated:

"Twelve Americans are murdered every day by illegal aliens, according to statistics released by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa. If those numbers are correct, it translates to 4,380 Americans murdered annually by illegal aliens. That's 21,900 since Sept. 11, 2001. ... King also reports eight American children are victims of sexual abuse by illegal aliens every day – a total of 2,920 annually. .." -- Illegal aliens murder 12 Americans daily By Joseph Farah.

I wonder what the stats are today? Every night it seems we hear something about another murder, rape, kidnapping, drug related crime, by illegals on the nightly news or on "America's Most Wanted".

Read the text of a GAO report number GAO-05-646R entitled 'Information on Certain Illegal Aliens Arrested in the United States' which was released on May 9, 2005, that studied population of 55,322 illegal aliens. They found illegals were:

*arrested at least a total of 459,614 times, averaging about 8 arrests per illegal alien.

*About 45 percent of all offenses were drug or immigration offenses.
*About 15 percent were property-related offenses such as burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and property damage.

*About 12 percent were for violent offenses such as murder, robbery, assault, and sex-related crimes.

*The balance was for such other offenses as traffic violations, including driving under the influence; fraud--including forgery and counterfeiting; weapons violations; and obstruction of justice.

Some other stats as quoted from One Reporter's Opinion — Americans Killed By Illegal Aliens by George Putnam, Thursday, March 15, 2007:

*Ninety-five percent of warrants for murder in Los Angeles, Calif. are for illegal aliens

*Eighty-three percent of warrants for murder in Phoenix, Ariz. are for illegal aliens.Eighty-six percent of warrants for murder in Albuquerque, N.M., are for illegal aliens

*Seventy-five percent of people on the "Most Wanted" list in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Albuquerque are illegal aliens

*Twenty-five percent of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals who are here illegally

*Forty percent of all inmates in Arizona detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally

*Forty-eight percent of all inmates in New Mexico detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally

*Twenty-nine percent (630,000) convicted illegal alien felons occupy our state and federal prisons at a cost of $1.6 billion annually

*More than 53 percent of burglaries in California, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Texas are perpetrated by illegal aliens

*More than half of all gang members in Los Angeles are illegal aliens from south of the border

*More than 70 percent of all cars stolen in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California are stolen by illegals

*Forty-seven percent of drivers stopped by police in California have no license, insurance, or registration; and of that 47 percent, 92 percent are illegal aliens

*Sixty-three percent of stopped drivers in Arizona have no license, insurance, or registration for the vehicle. Of that 63 percent, 97 percent are illegal aliens

*Sixty-six percent of stopped drivers in New Mexico have no license, insurance, or registration; and of that 66 percent, 98 percent are illegals

U.S. households headed by illegal aliens used $26.3 billion in government services during 2002 but paid only $16 billion in taxes, an annual cost to taxpayers of $10 billion, says a report issued yesterday by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS).

America needs it's job for Americans. That is not a protectionist view, that is a necessity for Americans who have been hurt by disloyal companies which have sent their jobs overseas, by employers hiring illegals who will work for less than minium wage and by decades of unAmerican policiys such as NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) and GATT (General Agreement on Trade & Tariffs) with the United Nations -1993, which is the root of the job market deterioration in America today.

"The long-term effect of NAFTA/GATT just emerged in the form of Circuit City firing 3,400 of its highest paid employees for the publicly announced purpose of hiring replacements who will work for substantially less." -- Circuit Firings Only
The Beginning By Carl F. Worden, 2007

In April 2001, then Mexico President Vicente Fox stated during an PBS interview:

Now we want to go further. I'm talking about a NAFTA plus, a NAFTA that takes us to a further integration. I've been talking with [U.S.] President Bush, and fortunately he's seeing it the same way. In the long term what we're looking for is convergence of our two economies, convergence on the basic and fundamental variables of the economy, convergence on rates of interest, convergence on income of people, convergence on salaries. Of course this is a 10-, 20-year program. But when we reach that level, then we can just erase that border, open up that border for [the] free flow of products, merchandises, [and] capital as well as people.

How can a second class nation based on Socialism with a commonly known corrupt government like Mexico ever "converge" with a nation based on Individual Rights, Private Property Rights and Capitalism? To force America to sink in order to help float a cesspool is unthinkable.

Why don't all the wealthy entertainers, corporate executives and billionaire globalist dip into THEIR wealth and redistribute that! No..they want to keep their money and spend yours. Just ask Pelosi. She would rather cost Americans millions of dollars to take her trips than to take her own jet.

The American people are tired, they are sick and tired...they are mad as hell and they are going to show it at the next election. Democrats, bleeding heart liberals, RINOs and any other politicians who do not have an "America First" mindset, will probably be looking for a packing company in November.

Well, there are plenty of illegals working in that industry as well. They shouldn't have any trouble finding some.