V. Fox

Here's the link.

This quote was at the top of the artical: "The xenophobics, the racists, those who feel they are a superior race ... they are deciding the future of this nation," he said, without naming names, in an interview with The Associated Press.

Ummm.... NO! Certainly there are people who hate Mexicans for raciest reasons, but they are of a small number consisting of people to tend to hate everybody. The vast majority of the immigration debate focuses on SECURITY, safety, cultural integration, jobs, and sovereignty.

Sovereignty should be an obvious one. If we can't control our border then how sovereign are we?

Job's should also be obvious. Immigrants dominate farm, landscaping, and other difficult, dirty jobs because most Americans won't do them for the low wages Mexicans will work for. Fox made a comment a few years ago to the effect of 'Black won't do these jobs but Mexicans will...they are harder working' I will have to find the quote. I will admit that there are some people who need a kick in the pants, but that if the worker were offered a decent wage they might consider doing it. This leads to two offshoots of the jobs issue: benefits and economic. There is little debate that cities with large illegal immigrant populations they are a major drain on hospitals an other services. There are some who want to extend social security and other benefits to them and that is patently INSANE for (what should be) obvious reasons. Additionally, often illegals don't contribute to the local economy as much as others. They do spend money on necessities, but on little else. Many of them send the money they earn back to Mexico to support families and friends there.


Integration is another major issue. Duel language forms are a new out side the State Department, the INS, etc. The only other points of comparison I have were I live are Russians and Indians. The major difference that I see with those two groups is that they put down roots. They open businesses, buy homes and start families. Most importantly they learn English! I'm not saying that there aren't any Latinos that do this just in much smaller numbers.


Safety is a growing concern. Stories about MS13 and other more violent gangs are cropping up more often. Cocaine is becoming a problem again in areas due to our inability to control the border. Most recently the issue has been the NAFTA Highway through Texas and the safety of Mexican trucks and drivers. Canadian drivers, the only point of comparison, are bonded before they enter the US. Additionally this will make inspection of vehicles more difficult for the Border Patrol and Customs.

All of this culminates in security. If millions of people enter this country illegally across our southern border who's to say they are all good. If we can't stop migrent workers how can we stop drugs, criminals and terrorist?

No one is pushing a moratorium on legal immigration - In fact quite the opposite is being lobbied. This is a nation of immigrants. This is a nation with strong, though at times strained, immigrant traditions. The major differences between other groups and a large number of Latinos is the desire to to become Americans and adopt our language, laws, and customs while integrating their own. Perhaps I am being xenophobic on some of these points - it is perfectly natural to fear change and the unknown - but the safety, security, and sovereignty issues are objective and quantifiable to any reasonable person.

Look at Europe to see what unchecked immigration has brought them.

However, the differences between the US and Europe are worth note. First, is the availability of work and the industrious nature of many of the migrants. Second, is Socialism - more specifically socialized programs with limited status requirements. Illegals here have limited access to emergency medicine and other benefits here vs. many European countries which try to to provide for your every need stressing those systems. (The attempt to buy potential votes by offering a simpler path to citizenship and all of the socialized government benefits quite loathsome and dispicable.) I'm to entirely sure what the percentage of legal to illegal immigration in the EU is. Third, is the demographic and religious make-up of those new immigrants. Europe (especially France and the UK) has had a major problem in the last few years trying to integrate what are as a majority North African Muslims with their very different cultures and traditions (note here to women) that have been documented in the (foreign) press and as such I will not detail them here.