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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black'>Why all illegals
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Posted: April 6, 2006
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By Craige McMillan</p>
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There is a widespread perception that illegal immigrants – primarily from Mexico – are decent, hardworking people and we should give them a break. Many illegals no
doubt view themselves this way. </p>
They are wrong. Every person who walks across the U.S. border in an attempt
to gain the benefits of U.S. residency or citizenship without paying the price
of legal entry is a thief. He has stolen the most valuable commodity that any
of us possess – our birthright and identity as American citizens. </p>
Not only has the illegal stolen the identity of native-born Americans, he
has stolen the good name of the legal immigrants who daily help to build this
nation in the tradition of all Americans – for we are all immigrants. The
difference is that whether our families immigrated while standing on the deck
of the Mayflower, or by trudging past immigration officers on Ellis Island –
our families paid the price being asked of those who wanted to become
Americans. </p>
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</script>Illegals chose not to pay that price. Instead, they saw U.S. citizenship sitting on the shelf, tucked it underneath their coat, and walked out the
door with it. Their thievery must be especially poignant to those who have
invested their hopes, dreams, sweat and tears to pay for this great prize. </p>
An illegal's thievery does not end with the stolen identity of American
citizenship. For many, that is just the beginning. Their bogus citizenship
opens the doors to publicly funded assistance for those in need, publicly
funded education for their children, up to and including state colleges and
universities. It provides publicly funded health care for those unable to pay,
and finally publicly funded retirement and Medicare for the aged. Not a bad
haul for a thief who never paid a dime for his stolen identity. </p>
Those who support this thievery – often under the guise of compassion – are
no better than the thieves themselves. By aiding and abetting the thieves,
these misguided citizens are stealing from their countrymen who "work hard
and play by the rules." If they are public officials, then they have
violated their sacred oath to protect our nation (20 percent of all federal
prisoners are illegals), and their promise to us to "see that the laws be
faithfully executed" was a lie. If they are school administrators
struggling with difficult budgets, they are stealing from taxpayers, families
and the children of lawful citizens – and giving the proceeds to thieves. If
they are employers, they are stealing from their workers – who would receive
higher pay and benefits for their work – had their birthright as an American
not been stolen from them. </p>
<a href="http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060404-122847-7263r.htm">As the
well-organized citizenship demonstrations have shown</a>, illegal immigrants
already feel entitled to have lawful American citizens accommodate their
thievery. Unlike those who worked for the prize, illegals have no interest in
assimilation – only the goodies that their stolen American identity can
provide. </p>
Does
assimilation matter? If you saw the TV previews of burning cars and Muslim
"youths" rioting in France, you will have an idea of what to expect
here if Congress permits the continued growth of illegal immigrant enclaves in America. </p>
What to do? Several things come to mind: </p>
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<li class=MsoNormal>Exact a serious price for illegal immigration. Any change
in the law could allow a 30-day exit amnesty for illegals residing here –
time enough to pack up, go home, and apply for legal residence status and
legal entry into this country. Beyond that, make illegal entry or residing
here illegally a felony that bars the individual from ever becoming an
American citizen. Those who are truly interested in citizenship and assimilation
will make the trip.
<li class=MsoNormal>Cut off all public assistance to illegals and their
children. Provide them with a Homeland Security charter bus ticket home.
Prosecute public employees who provide such assistance for theft of
taxpayer monies, fire them, and put them in jail.
<li class=MsoNormal>Put the National Guard and the Army on the U.S.-Mexican
border until we can technologically secure it. Give the tools and the
mission to commanders. Treat it as the military mission that it is.
<li class=MsoNormal>Apply tax and trade sanctions against companies shipping
goods from Mexico if Mexican officials do not begin cooperating with our
efforts to secure our borders.
<li class=MsoNormal>Provide biometric identification to visitors and legal
resident aliens, and make verification available to schools, public
agencies, police and employers.
<li class=MsoNormal>Make sure no illegal ever votes in a federal, state or
local election. This will reduce pandering by elected officeholders. [/list]
No more amnesty. No more misguided compassion. Let's roll out the red carpet
for those who want to become Americans, and roll up the drawbridge on the rest
of them, before they burn down the castle.</p>
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