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A lady wrote the best letter in the Editorials in
ages!! It explains things better than all the baloney
you hear on TV.
Recently large demonstrations have taken place across
the country protesting the fact that Congress is
finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration.
Certain people are angry that the U.S. might
protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak
into this country and, once here, to stay
indefinitely. Let me see if I correctly understand the
thinking behind these protests.
Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that when
you discover me in your house, you insist that I
leave. But I say, "I've made all the beds and washed
the dishes and did the laundry and swept the
floors; I've done all the things you don't like to do.
I'm hard-working and honest (except for when I broke
into your house).
According to the protesters, not only must you let me
stay, you must add me to your family's insurance plan,
educate my kids, and provide other benefits to me and
to my family (my husband will do your yard work
because he too is hard-working and honest, except for
that breaking in part).
If you try to call the police or force me out, I will
call my friends who will picket your house carrying
signs that proclaim my right to be there.
It's only fair, after all, because you have a nicer
house than I do, and I'm just trying to better myself.
I'm hard-working and honest, um, except for well, you
know.
And what a deal it is for me!! I live in your house,
contributing only a fraction of the cost of my keep,
and there is nothing you can do about it without being
accused of selfishness, prejudice and being an
anti-housebreaker. Oh yeah, and I want you to learn my
language so you can communicate with me.
Why can't people see how ridiculous this is?! Only in
America ....
ages!! It explains things better than all the baloney
you hear on TV.
Recently large demonstrations have taken place across
the country protesting the fact that Congress is
finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration.
Certain people are angry that the U.S. might
protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak
into this country and, once here, to stay
indefinitely. Let me see if I correctly understand the
thinking behind these protests.
Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that when
you discover me in your house, you insist that I
leave. But I say, "I've made all the beds and washed
the dishes and did the laundry and swept the
floors; I've done all the things you don't like to do.
I'm hard-working and honest (except for when I broke
into your house).
According to the protesters, not only must you let me
stay, you must add me to your family's insurance plan,
educate my kids, and provide other benefits to me and
to my family (my husband will do your yard work
because he too is hard-working and honest, except for
that breaking in part).
If you try to call the police or force me out, I will
call my friends who will picket your house carrying
signs that proclaim my right to be there.
It's only fair, after all, because you have a nicer
house than I do, and I'm just trying to better myself.
I'm hard-working and honest, um, except for well, you
know.
And what a deal it is for me!! I live in your house,
contributing only a fraction of the cost of my keep,
and there is nothing you can do about it without being
accused of selfishness, prejudice and being an
anti-housebreaker. Oh yeah, and I want you to learn my
language so you can communicate with me.
Why can't people see how ridiculous this is?! Only in
America ....
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