The Future of Capitalism writes--
No matter the generation, we have been talking about immigration. From the days of the first explorers, to the Pilgrims, and all the 234 years since our Independence; we are a nation as great as our immigrants. However, illegal immigration is something we can no longer tolerate. And why should we?
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804)
Opposed granting citizenship immediately to new immigrants: "To admit foreigners indiscriminately to the rights of citizens, the moment they foot in our country would be nothing less than to admit the Grecian horse into the citadel of our liberty and sovereignty." Instead, he recommended that we gradually draw newcomers into American life, "to enable aliens to get rid of foreign and acquire American attachments; to learn the principles and imbibe the spirit of our government; and to admit of a philosophy, at least, of their feeling a real interest in our affairs."
Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919
"In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birth place, or origin. But this is predicated upon the man's becoming in very fact an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here."
Bill Clinton (August 19, 1946 - present)
"Most illegal immigrants are not by nature lawbreakers. Most are looking for the chance to live in dignity. Nevertheless we must continue to discourage illegal immigration for it undermines control of our borders...and even more punishes hard-working people who play by the rules and who wait for their turn to come to the United States. Therefore we must enforce our laws, but we will do so with justice and fairness."
(March 10, 1999 - San Salvador, El Salvador, text of speech to El Salvador Legislature)
The biggest problems started with Clinton, then President Bush and now Barack Obama for not securing our borders. We spent $50 million of taxpayer dollars on a fence that was literally thrown out with the bath water. Arizona, California, and in parts of Texas, people are just walking into our country. This is ILLEGAL. And what does this country do? Well, Arizona said "enough is enough. If the Federal government will not do anything to protect us, we will." Arizona took the ball.
BARACK OBAMA, (August 4, 1961 - present)
"We can't turn law abiding American citizens and law abiding immigrants into subjects of suspicion and abuse. We can't divide the American people that way. That's not the answer. That's not who we are as the United States of America. And that's why I have instructed my administration to closely monitor the new law in Arizona."
On his inauguration Day, President Obama had an 83% approval rating. We had high hopes for positive change that he promised. Today his rating is at 44% approval rating which is generous of the American people.
According to Ed Morrissey, at HotAir, Real Clear Politics (RCP) compiled state-specific public polling over the past three months, and found Obama’s net job approval rating is in negative territory in 28 of the 44 states where figures are available, including nearly all the battleground states critical to his and the Democrats’ future success. In Florida, the president’s net approval rating is -1.7. What is doing this? One main reason is how he is handling the illegal immigration situation and his government's policy of entitlements.
It is time to get our country back on the correct path and that includes a legal path to immigration. Take it back from political agendas, corporate greed and overall manipulation. Arizona has said it best! I no longer want to hear, on a local level, that these people are not "illegal." I no longer want to hear that it is a "federal problem" and I no longer want to put up with our elected officials looking the other way to illegal actions.
