Immigration: That was Then, This is Now

Immigration: That was Then, This is Now
Written by Barbara J. Stock
Tuesday, April 18, 2006




The Titanic steamed towards America with its third-class hold full of people immigrating to America. These people were from different countries and each was leaving behind everything and everyone he knew to start a new and better life. Many were coming only with what they could carry. They shared a common dream and that dream was to see the Statue of Liberty waiting to greet them as they entered the New York harbor. In those days, nearly all immigrants came in by ship and were processed at Ellis Island. A careful list was kept of each person. The family name, how many in the family, their health, and where they planned to go to settle, was all recorded and even today, people can check those records to find the names of family members who passed through the doors at Ellis Island.



Most of the unfortunate souls on the Titanic never did see Lady Liberty holding her torch high in the New York sky. But even in death, we know who they were and where they were from. We know because of records. Written documents that could be checked to see who had lived and who had died.



Today, there are approximately 12 million people in America that should not be here. We have no records of who they are, how long they have been here, or even why they are here. We do not know if they are rapists, murderers, drug runners, or child molesters. We don’t know if they are ill or carry contagious diseases. Many women come here ready to give birth so they will have an “anchor baby.” This baby, if born in America, is automatically an American citizen and thus, cannot be forced to leave. This baby is their get-into-America-free card.



These illegal immigrants say they are coming here for a “better life” just as the people on the Titanic were doing. But there are two major differences between the Mexican immigrants and those doomed souls on the Titanic. Those coming here in 1912 were entering America the correct way and were coming to live in a country that had vast open spaces and only about 40 million people. America was growing and needed the manpower.



Today, America has 300 million citizens and really doesn’t have the need for more people as it did nearly 100 years ago. And the logic that “Mexicans do the work Americans won’t do” simply doesn’t hold up under examination.



It isn’t that Americans won’t do the work; it’s that Americans won’t do it for $3.50 an hour. By hiring illegal aliens the employer doesn’t have to pay any social security, health care benefits, retirement, or any other perk American workers are given. These illegals are a boon for anyone that hires them. Certainly all 12 million are not here to work. Many are criminals and many are children. All are a drain on state and federal resources. Interestingly, an illegal caught in Mexico is arrested and jailed. But the Mexican government seems to feel that we should accept its people without question. America welcomes legal immigrants, but it should not be Mexico’s dumping ground.

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The author of this piece is saying the very same things that I've been saying for years. However it seems that D.C. and its merry band of bought and paid for politicians will again bow to the 'money people' and sell out those who actually voted for them.