That may be but back in those days immigration was legal. There were jobs available. We're in a terrible economy and inflation in every state is double digit. In Arizona it's a bit higher.
I understand some of your people's attitude that they're coming for a better life. But the fact of the matter is that it is affecting the economy. For those of you who think that they're doing jobs no one else will do, think again. I grew up in construction and I am a contractor, I can afford to pay my employees a living wage. I only hire Americans. That's my right. I take less profit though, but someone has to stand strong and say f**k it, I'm not going to be part of the problem. Plus, I can sleep at night. The other thing you guys are missing is that not all are coming here to make a better life. Unless you're talking about a life of crime. Phoenix is #1 in the world for kidnappings. And 99% of those have to do with illegals being held for ransom. There are many different reasons, some being drugs but the facts are the facts. Then you have the Mexican military that has crossed our border numerous times, often holding people at gunpoint. And several times those people have been American. The Mexican military is involved with the cartels in drug smuggling, that's a fact. There are signs placed as far as 80 miles from our southern border, that were set there by the U.S. government saying it's not safe to travel in those zones. Let me ask you people something, how would you feel if your government ignored what's going on and didn't do one thing about your safety. The U.S. government is spying on it's citizens via the Patriot Act, saying it's to keep us safe but it's ignoring the war on the border. It's typical of our government and I'm fed up.
I live this every day. I live 140 miles from the border. That's how far the 6th largest city in the country is. And we're seeing more and more home invasions, kidnappings, shootings, robberies, etc. And when the perps are caught most of the time it's an illegal. We had 3 cops killed a couple years ago and the perps ran across the border. Mexico will not give those suspects back to Arizona cuz we have the death penalty here. Back during the construction boom, someone I know very well had several hundred illegals working for him. When the IRS would catch a stolen SS number, they never tried to catch the perp, they just requested from the employer another SS number. Now I know that doesn't seem like much to you but IRS will put you in jail for not paying your taxes. And that SS number belonged to someone. Ever try to prove something to a state governmental agency, much less the Fed?
And with all that I invite anyone to my country to live and to be a citizen, an American as long as you do it legally. If any of you here do that, I will do my best to meet with you and buy you lunch or dinner. My people on both sides of my family came over from Czechoslovakia. My grandmother wasn't allowed to speak Czech except inside the house. My great grandfather was proud to be a citizen and he wore it as a badge of honor. I understand how someone would want to come here and have a better life. The only way to do that and be accepted is legally. I can tell you that the majority of illegal aliens here have no ties to this country and do not care about the United States. They don't care about speaking the language and they use whatever resources our overburdened system has regarding health care and food stamps. And with all these Americans out of work I can tell you for a fact that being white male will get you zero help from local authorities. Two of my employees fought that battle. The system is racist (reversed) and it needs to stop. I remember on 9/11 there were two illegal aliens on my jobsite rattling away in spanish after work about how great it was that America was attacked. How did I know? 3 years of high school spanish. One of my employees saved the lives of those illegals cuz I went after them with my 4 D-cell maglite. I would have beat them down till I felt better. That story isn't an anomaly, I've heard the same types of stories from others that work in my industry.
So what do we do? I have a Sheriff in my county that will arrest illegals and deport them. He says he's enforcing federal law even though the Feds don't want him to. So I call his hotline. The only way to handle this situation is to clear 'em out. The thing that most of you don't realize about illegal aliens crossing our borders is that they're not all people looking for work. I have rancher friends down south. I was born and raised here so I know a lot of people. Arabic to Spanish dictionaries are found all the time. Ever wonder what some of these people might be doing in our country? I can tell you that when the next 9/11 happens law enforcement will find that they came across the border with Mexico. If that's not the best reason to police our borders I don't know what is.
