[Mb-civic] Myths and lies of the illegal invasion

[Peter Fleming]

There are a few excellent articles and speeches circulating now 
  on the crimes of our totally wide open borders AND our 
 government's many years of encouraging this multiplying chaos.
 
  This is one of the best!  for your ILLEGALS file
    and to pass on to your favorite people
  Peter  
 
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From: Stewart B. Beyer <mailto:sbbey at msn.com>  
To: 
Sent: 4/18/2006 2:11:45 PM 
Subject: Myths and lies of illegal immigration


 


      By Kathy McKee; January 4, 2004; published in The Sonoran News

      Because the pro-illegal alien lobby has a bottomless pit of money
and can hire PR people to spin (and fabricate) anything any way, 
there are an undue number of myths and lies that the public (and
many politicians) has bought into. The FACTS are:

      1. It is NOT racist to call these people "illegal aliens" In fact,
"illegal aliens" is the only term used in federal laws and 
regulations to describe criminals (and they ARE criminals) who come
into our country illegally. They are not illegal immigrants, not
undocumented immigrants, not migrant workers, and not day laborers -
they're ILLEGAL ALIENS. 

      2. Mexico is NOT a poor country. It has the fifth richest economy in
the world, and by sending its teeming masses to our country, that
status keeps on rising. Mexico has more resources per square mile
than the U.S. and plenty of money to take care of its own people.
Why should the taxpayers of this country subsidize Mexico's
corruption?

      3. Illegal aliens are NOT necessarily coming here to work. Lou Dobbs 
recently reported that 33 percent of our prison population is now
comprised of non-citizens. Plus, 36 to 42 percent of illegal aliens
are on welfare. So, for a good proportion of these people, the
American dream is crime and welfare, not coming here to work. 

      4. Illegal aliens are NOT doing work Americans won't do. What jobs
won't Americans do? In most states, Americans still clean their own
houses, do their own landscaping, clean hotel rooms, work in
restaurants and fast food places, paint houses, DO CONSTRUCTION 
WORK, work in airports, etc. - just like we have the past 200 years 
before "our" government allowed these people to invade our country.
There are 18 million Americans who cannot find a job, so illegal 
aliens who are coming here to work do so at peril to American
workers.

      5. Illegal aliens absolutely do not contribute more than they cost.
Certainly the millions in prison and on welfare aren't contributing 
a dime to our economy, and the ones who are working often are paid
in cash with no deductions for taxes at all. The ones who use
fraudulent social security numbers and qualify to pay taxes and
social security have so many deductions for dependents that they pay 
little if any taxes. We have seen them pay less than $100 in taxes
and get back $4,000 refunds (thanks to earned income tax credits and
multiple dependents). The Center for Immigration Studies estimates
that the average Mexican illegal alien costs U.S. taxpayers a
whopping $55,000 each. Some bargain, eh?

      6. The economy does NOT depend on illegal aliens. Sure, greedy CEOs
(making $50 to $150 MILLION a year) and business owners depend on
illegal aliens, but due to #3, #4 and #5 above, the only thing 
illegal aliens are contributing to is the collapse of our economy
and making the rich richer.

      7. Without illegal aliens, the price of agricultural products and
other goods and services will NOT soar. The definitive study on this 
subject is the University of Iowa's "How Much Is That Tomato?" The
study concludes that 'since labor is such a small component of the
end-price of agricultural products (which includes price to the
growers, transportation costs, processing /storage costs, grocers'
profit, etc.), using minimum wage workers instead of illegal aliens
would increase prices of agricultural products by approximately 3
percent in the summer and 4 percent in the winter ... hardly the 
making of $10 heads of lettuce, $25 hamburgers, $1,000 per night
Days Inn hotel rooms like the pro-illegal alien lobby claims. 

      8. Consumers are NOT benefiting from lower labor costs. Again, it's 
CEOs and business owners who benefit from taxpayer subsidies for
their illegal alien workers. The Big Three automakers say they moved
so many jobs to Mexico because their labor costs are 80 percent less
than in America. Anybody notice the price of new cars spiraling 
downward under NAFTA?

      So, before you believe the prevalent pack of lies perpetuated by the
illegal alien lobby, which makes billions off this
government-sanctioned criminal activity, ask yourself who's saying 
this garbage and look at what they have to gain. Citizens Against
Illegal Immigration, just like Protect Arizona NOW, is an
all-volunteer, totally grass-roots organization of citizens who are
making nothing and have nothing personal to gain from their efforts 
to fight this corruption. Whose side are you on, and what are YOU
doing to save your state and country from this evil?

      McKee is the state coordinator of Citizens Against Illegal
Immigration, as well as director of Protect Arizona NOW. A former 
Quaker Sunday School teacher and Volunteer of the Year in a large
metropolitan area, she has a 35-year record of charity work and
philanthropy largely benefiting minorities.


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