NOTE: I HAVE MIX FEELING ABOUT THIS. ALTHOUGH, I DO FEEL IILEGALS SHOULD PAY TAXES ON ANY MONEY THEY MAKE HERE IN THE U.S.. AND FOLLOW ALL LAWS WHILE IN THE USA.
AND DID YOU KNOW THAT FEMA AND HOMELAND ARE THE SAME OFFICE AND WORK FROM THE SAME "POT"? FOOD FOR THOUGHT...
The First of May is Shopping Day!
Illegal immigrants are planning a nationwide boycott of all goods and services on Monday, May 1st. They have marched in our streets and demanded rights as a reward for breaking our country's law. They hope to show that they have an impact on our economy, they hope to hurt American business, they hope to emotionally and economically blackmail us into submission.
So what can we do? All Americans who support LEGAL immigration but demand that all immigrants RESPECT our law are asked to act on May 1st. Wear RED or BLUE that day(They will be wearing white), and go SHOPPING.
If you have to grocery shop, make it May 1st. Need gas in your car? Fill it up May 1st. Buy Mother's Day gifts, buy summer clothes, buy whatever you need, but BUY THAT DAY.
American citizens outnumber illegal immigrants, and we MUST make ourselves heard. Wear red or blue to show your pride in your country, and your opposition to weak border and amnesty legislation. And GO SHOPPING! Let's make May 1st a day to remember, and remind Congress that the illegal immigrants they cower before can't vote. We can. And we will.
The First of May is Shopping Day!
FORWARD THIS TO SHOW YOUR PRIDE IN YOUR COUNTRY!!!!!
Forward this to everyone on your email list, at work, at school, your friends, your family. We CAN make ourselves heard. We CAN remind the politicians that WE are the ones that put them in office, and that it's OUR tax dollars they're squandering. Pass the word along and make your voice heard!
To read more on what the Illegal Immigrants plan to do on May 1st. Go to...http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/ (copy and paste)
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percy
Congratulations you are a citizen, please make your check payable to Halliburton.Ain't that the truth?! :floor:
SoWal Insider
Sad but true :funn:
percy
Sad but true :funn:As long as we're on the topic, my dad is a "full-blooded" Native American, so I'm politely asking all you immigrants to leave my country.
Meow
As long as we're on the topic, my dad is a "full-blooded" Native American, so I'm politely asking all you immigrants to leave my country.
ding ding ding...we have a winna'!!!!
SoWal Insider
As long as we're on the topic, my dad is a "full-blooded" Native American, so I'm politely asking all you immigrants to leave my country.:clap_1:
My grandfather was full blooded Cherokee, so part of me can stay right?
Beach Fanatic
As long as we're on the topic, my dad is a "full-blooded" Native American, so I'm politely asking all you immigrants to leave my country.If you can document this, your kids' can get a free college education, :clap_1: or at least this is what my brother-in-law told me. He is one-fourth, but for some reason can't get documentation.:idontno:
percy
If you can document this, your kids' can get a free college education, :clap_1: or at least this is what my brother-in-law told me. He is one-fourth, but for some reason can't get documentation.:idontno:dbuck, it's true, but actually, we have the reverse problem from what I've found out. My dad is documented, has his "tribal card," but he belongs to a tribe who has had a weird history with the U.S. government. He's a Lumbee, and the Lumbee Indians are not federally recognized, so this excludes Lumbees from the privileges of things like free education for its tribe members. If you're interested, this link explains it:
http://www.lumbeetribe.com/recognition/faq.htm
Beach FanaticAuthor
If you can document this, your kids' can get a free college education, :clap_1: or at least this is what my brother-in-law told me. He is one-fourth, but for some reason can't get documentation.:idontno:
That is ture and if you are a 1/8th AI you are intitled to free land and no tax on that land ( my ex's father is an 1/8th )
SoWal Insider
dbuck, it's true, but actually, we have the reverse problem from what I've found out. My dad is documented, has his "tribal card," but he belongs to a tribe who has had a weird history with the U.S. government. He's a Lumbee, and the Lumbee Indians are not federally recognized, so this excludes Lumbees from the privileges of things like free education for its tribe members. If you're interested, this link explains it:
http://www.lumbeetribe.com/recognition/faq.htm
Now THAT sounds like something to complain about!
margarita brocolia
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This is a very complex issue and as John R pointed out it is an unwinnable "war." In our state at least there is a big market for the undocumented. They are quite simply part of the economy, and to paint them all with a broad and unflattering brush is unfair.
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That's Texas too.
It would be interesting to see if enough workers could be found for construction crews, landscaping crews, cleaning crews, etc. without relying on the undocumented. My guess is that enough Americans who are unemployed would choose to stay unemployed rather than do the hard work. Those jobs would be hard to fill.
Some sort of documentation needs to be available for those who wish to work and be a productive part of our society so they can do so without living in fear of being caught.
SoWal Insider
That's Texas too.
It would be interesting to see if enough workers could be found for construction crews, landscaping crews, cleaning crews, etc. without relying on the undocumented. My guess is that enough Americans who are unemployed would choose to stay unemployed rather than do the hard work. Those jobs would be hard to fill.
Some sort of documentation needs to be available for those who wish to work and be a productive part of our society so they can do so without living in fear of being caught.
Exactly. However I imagine that the businesses who are paying those hard workers less than minimum wage live in fear of that happening. Which is a real shame. :bang:
Beach Fanatic
There is a phrase in this thread that keeps getting thrown around "the hard work". I fear everyone is making an assumption that the illegals are here doing the work that Americans won't do. This is bothering me. Before I get started, let me say this, yes there is a percentage of people "on the dole" that are working the system -- milking dry, but I think that number is small compared to the people who can't work. When I say can't, I mean they cannot afford to work. The way the current system is set up, people on public assistance can't afford to take jobs at minimum (or below) wage. This is were the illegal worker hurts the system. Employers hire them because they are cheaper -- they don't have to pay taxes, benefits, carry workmen's comp OR follow any safety guidelines. If the illegals were not there filling these jobs, it would force the employer to pay a fair wage for "hard work".
Just my 2?.
Just my 2?.
SoWal Insider
Exactly. However I imagine that the businesses who are paying those hard workers less than minimum wage live in fear of that happening. Which is a real shame. :bang:
So true!
percy
Now THAT sounds like something to complain about!Isn't it, though?
What is so ridiculous is that the Lumbees seem to be essentially penalized by not getting certain benefits because they were peaceful Indians who didn't need to be "taken over" by the U.S. government...! :idontno:
Beach Fanatic
dbuck, it's true, but actually, we have the reverse problem from what I've found out. My dad is documented, has his "tribal card," but he belongs to a tribe who has had a weird history with the U.S. government. He's a Lumbee, and the Lumbee Indians are not federally recognized, so this excludes Lumbees from the privileges of things like free education for its tribe members. If you're interested, this link explains it:Pea, the article was very interesting. It sounds like the Lumbees were peaceful and penalized for it.
http://www.lumbeetribe.com/recognition/faq.htm
SoWal Expert
That's Texas too.
Some sort of documentation needs to be available for those who wish to work and be a productive part of our society so they can do so without living in fear of being caught.
I agree- a good system would be a start. The laws we currently have in place are not working. These people are here now, and most of them are working if they can. It is pointless to even consider rounding them up and sending them home. For every one that is caught, a bunch more are coming in. We need a more flexible but efficient system of entry and documentation- and through that new system there could be taxes paid, etc.
Our country's racial and ethnic population has been evolving and changing since this country was founded, and will continue to shift and blend long after we are gone. We have always found ways to embrace and assimilate. Walls and barriers are not the way to go, especially since people are desperate to get to our country because in their minds, their lives will be better. That is always how it has been in the USA - everyone comes here for "a better life". People that are willing to risk their lives to getting here illegally aren't coming here to sit on their butts. It is the walls and barriers that they face once they get here that allows that to happen.
percy
Pea, the article was very interesting. It sounds like the Lumbees were peaceful and penalized for it.Well, that's what I came away with, but I didn't know if I was a little biased. My dad used to try to explain the situation to me, but I never understood until I read the info on the tribe's site. I started looking into it as I realized I wasn't all that far away from thinking about college. It's discouraging to think my kids won't get the benefit I hoped they would.
Beach Fanatic
Well said, jdarg. Is it just me, or does everything seem more complicated these days?
percy
Well said, jdarg. Is it just me, or does everything seem more complicated these days?dbuck, have you seen my sig line? :floor:
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