Hiding in Plain Sight

When I was younger there was no such thing, in my eyes, as racism. I was raised military and we accepted all ways of life. A friend was just that, a friend. It didn’t matter what color they were or where they came from, so long as they accepted you for who you were.

When we finally came back from a year long stint of Europe, I felt comfortable at my new schools. Again there wasn’t racism, because the schools I went into happened to be located by a military base and we were integrated with military and non military children.

So a couple of years ago someone asked me if we had Hispanics when I was in school and I told them that I really couldn’t remember any. It was that there weren’t any, I just didn’t see the difference between them and myself. Some of the Hispanic kid’s parents were military, so they were no different than me. In fact, some of the people I hung out with daily at school were Hispanic. I had to look through the yearbook to see.

But I do remember looking in the local newspaper and being able to tell when the farm seasons were opened up. The arrests for Hispanic people increased substantially. And even then, we would have raids at local factories by the INS and the Hispanics would scatter.

Now there is no hiding. The illegal aliens in this part of the country are bold almost to the point of knowing nothing is going to be done to them. Now they blend in with the rest of society. Why should they hide, nothing is going to be done to them, every one knows who they are, where they are; it's a running joke.

I don’t mind my country, our country, being the melting pot of the world, but there has to be something we can do to make our country safe and secure. I hate the fact that I have to lock my doors every single night; I used to not do this. I hate the fact that if there is a party for the town, in summer, at night, there is going to be fights, 90% between Hispanics. I hate the fact that more and more illegal’s are moving in, finding ways around our laws and thinking that we, the Americans, owe them something because they have come here to work in our fields
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I hate to burst so many bubbles out there, but the illegal’s I have met, have never worked in the fields. I have worked in the fields. My employer actually hires Mexicans, from Mexico, to come up here and work our fields. They are not illegal, they are documented. Over the last couple of years, they made more money than I did, working for the same company.
Let me tell you, when they are hired through the legal channels, they are to have a few things for them when they get here.

· They are to have proper housing, furnished. It must have beds, bed linens, tables, chairs, dishes, silverware, pots, and pans. Remember this is to be ready when they get here.
· We are to pay for travel from the Mexican border to the place of employment.
· Their wages are a good deal more than minimum.
· They are to be furnished with toilet paper.

I know they work hard, but if John Doe were to apply for the same job, but he checks the “Caucasian” box, all the employer has to offer him is minimum wage.

Some of these people will go back willingly, some will not. And then when they stay, they become illegal.

I don’t mind if these people come over legally and then want to stay and “apply” for a more permanent stay. I don’t mind that they want to become a productive citizen. But even those that are illegal, using someone else’s information, they claim “exempt” on taxes, so they don’t pay taxes, or they are paid under the table and do not pay taxes.

So who do you think pays for them to go to the doctor or a hospital bill? How about electric bills or phone bills? They use alias names, sometimes having multiple, when they apply for phones, or satellite TV, or go to the doctor. How are these businesses suppose to collect from figments of the imagination?

This is why I think we need to really crack down on this situation. And here are some ways I think would really work:

· When having a baby, if any of the participants are non American persons, NO AUTOMATIC CITIZENSHIP. That means they cannot cross into the USA and have babies, making their babies US citizens, then expect us to pay for their birth and now take care of them for the rest of their lives.
· Want to buy something? Prove you are supposed to live here! No cars, no homes, no boats, only things to eat, food to help you get back home.
· If you apply to live and work in the United States, you will not be able to get ANY benefits from the government, including Food Stamps. You should be able to take care of your family without help, otherwise, stay in your own country, don't come to my country and expect us to hand anything out. I don't go to other countries expecting the riches of their countries to fall into my hands.
· I believe non-residents should have a sponsor in the United States that will vouch for their welfare, their actions. This way if the application is granted, the sponsor will be responsible if the non-resident gets into trouble. And no more open seasons allowing people breaking the law to get immunity to stay in my country. I don't think so!

Being illegal is against the law, but looking at law breakers, they are more times likely to hide in plain sight, knowing nothing is going to happen.