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N.C. Has The Right Idea [Reader Post]

Posted by: Adam @ 9:02 pm in Immigration

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North Carolina has slammed its community college doors in the faces of illegal immigrants; it’s about damn time someone took a stand. What’s the point in educating illegals when employers must break the law to hire them?

Now, before you rise up against me shouting “racist” (I assure you, I expect no less), sit down, take a few deep breaths and keep reading.

Every time I state my views on this subject, whether it’s at a private gathering or a rally at the capitol, some ignorant, hot-headed people invariably call me a racist and even though I know better, I feel obligated to defend myself. I have been physically and verbally assaulted, as well as spat upon, by people claiming that I’m “hatin’ on the immigrants.”

First of all, I don’t hate anyone; secondly, I believe that LEGAL immigrants are the backbone of our nation. I also believe that, like all criminals, illegal immigrants should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, as should their employers.

Illegals not only break the law by crossing our porous border, they make it easier for terrorists to do the same. When they get here, they steal jobs from decent, hard-working Americans who have no option but to collect your tax money in the form of unemployment compensation.

Apologists for these common criminals will say, “Illegals are doing the jobs that Americans won’t.” The statement that these people are trying to skate around is, “Americans charge too much to do this grunt work, so let’s replace them with people who’ll do it for less than half normal wage, and as a bonus, we don’t have to pay taxes on them!”

The relentless problem of illegal immigration is far more serious than you may realize; here are some statistics from the U.S. government. As of Wednesday May 21, 2008, there are approximately 21,536,007 illegal immigrants in the USA. Some of their earnings will, of course, be recycled into our economy, but the vast majority will be sent back to the illegal immigrants’ countries of origin. The cost of social services provided for illegals since 1996 is approximately $397,457,922,036. The number of illegal immigrant children in our public schools is approximately 4,359,434 and the cost of educating these children from k-12 is about $14,170,296,307. Perhaps the money spent on illegals would be better applied to pulling the United State’s economy out of its current nose dive. Of course these numbers are approximate and if anything, are too low.

Not only do these criminals, (in this case I’m referring to the employers of the illegals), not pay taxes on their illegal employees, but the illegal employees don’t pay taxes either; if they do, it’s because they’ve gotten hold of a stolen social security card. Do the math and drop me a line when you figure out how this benefits our flailing economy.

You may notice the number of times the word illegal appears in this op-ed. As a student journalist, I normally limit the quantity of repetitive words in my articles, but I feel that this is a perfectly acceptable way to make a point. These people are BREAKING THE LAW and should be treated as criminals.

What about the illegal children of these illegal immigrants? Should they be punished for the crimes of their parents? The answer is a resounding ‘yes’. Send the parents and the children back to their country of origin; wait, scratch that. Prosecute the parents and keep the children in state custody (something else you’ll have to pay for), and when the parents have done their time, deport the lot of them.

Maybe these children, having had a taste of America, will be motivated to become legal citizens and one day come back to join the ranks of responsible, tax-paying Americans. Sadly, they’ll probably opt to follow their parents back over/under the fence.

Any questions, comments, insults or threats, should be sent to: adam@theflyinghorse.net

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luva the scissors

holy shit, don’t let my neighbors read this. but i completelly agree. i live in a community that has numerous illegals with “fake papers”. several of them work for the “worlds richest” men. one of our “public” schools speaks mostly spanish and if you are a white or native american attending the school you must do your work in spanish. seriously. makes me crazy.

June 3rd, 2008 at 9:56 pm

zeezil

Illegal Immigration IS A CRIME:

8 U.S.C. 1325 = illegal entry.
” (a) Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection;
misrepresentation and concealment of facts Any alien who (1) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers, or (2) eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or (3) attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact, shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.”

June 4th, 2008 at 3:36 am

zeezil

It’s a simple fact. If you are in the country illegally then you are in the state illegally. If you are an illegal alien then you are an illegal resident and therefore not a resident at all. You should receive no government services nor any benefits for being here. That includes admission to college.

June 4th, 2008 at 3:39 am

zeezil

WHY ADMITTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO COLLEGES IS BAD PUBLIC POLICY

North Carolina Attorney General, Roy Cooper, has just issued a directive that North Carolina colleges should abide by federal immigration law and not admit illegal aliens. The community college system has complied but the state universities, notorious hot beds of liberalism, are dragging their feet.

According to estimates, the previous open door policy in North Carolina of allowing illegal aliens to attend community colleges would cost taxpayers between $6 million and $8 million. If that program expanded (more illegal alien students than anticipated), costs will increase. http://www.jwpcivitasinstitute.org/media/publication-archive/fact-sheet/fact-sheet-n-c-community-colleges-and-immigration

The previous policy – in violation of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act – encouraged and induced illegal immigration by providing illegal immigrants with a taxpayer-subsidized education. By preparing illegal immigrants to enter North Carolina’s workforce, the previous policy also ignored the fact that under the Immigration and Nationality Act it is illegal to employ an illegal alien.

The directive issued by Governor Easley and carried out by Martin Lancaster (Community College President, at that time) in November 2007 asks taxpayers to subsidize the education of undocumented aliens who are not in the country legally and cannot legally work in North Carolina or in the United States.

This plan charged illegal immigrants with out-of-state tuition. On average, out-of-state tuition covers only 50 percent to 70 percent of the total costs of education.

Alternative figures released by the community college system regarding the costs to educate an out-of-state student do not include capital costs. According to the North Carolina Community College System Fact Book: http://www.ncccs.cc.nc.us/Publications/docs/Publications/fb2007.pdf , tuition funds comprise only 12.5 percent of total community college operating expenses. State and local funds – i.e., state and local taxpayers – comprise 82 percent of all funding for the community college system.

In 2005, legislation to grant illegal immigrants in-state-tuition was considered by the North Carolina General Assembly. According to Civitas’ April 2007 DecisionMaker Poll ( http://old.jwpcivitasinstitute.org/keylinks/Polls/2007-April-Poll.pdf ), 70 percent of voters oppose giving illegal immigrants in-state tuition.

Here’s examples as to where the misguided and unlawful policy of allowing illegal aliens into colleges can lead:

In 2001, Texas granted in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. In 2005, Texas reported a 900 percent increase in enrollment of illegal immigrants in state higher education institutions and community colleges.

In comparison, California likely has more than double the number of illegal immigrants enrolled in state colleges and universities than Texas. According to a recent Legislative Analysis Office report, there are up to 20,000 immigrant students in California receiving waivers from the state for tuition, both legal and illegal. The report said that about 90 percent of the immigrant students in California’s Community College system alone are undocumented. This means that there could be as many as 18,000 illegal immigrants enrolled in California State University, University of California and community colleges receiving heavily subsidized in-state tuition rates at the cost to the taxpayer of about $117 million per year. http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/48870

June 4th, 2008 at 3:40 am

jainphx

You would not believe the change here in Arizona since we passed the employers act. Traffic is so much less, fewer people standing on private properties looking for work. The moral is make illegal activity illegal and they will go home on their own, no need for deportation.

June 4th, 2008 at 7:10 am

Fasternu 426

I love being called a racist when I talk about ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. It shows how ignorant the other person is. Where I live, most illegals are from Mexico. Mexico is not a race. Mexico is a country. Ask them what the country of Mexico does to the illegals that cross its southern border! Illegal aliens have depressed wages for jobs that used to pay enough for Americans to earn a living. My father and uncles all worked in the construction trades. Most are dead or retired. They were skilled in carpentry, welding, electricians, etc… Nowadays, all of the construction is done by illegals, unskilled illegals. A Mexican with a hammer is not a craftsman! The quality of housing here is horrible. Many of the houses in my neighborhood are made pretty shabbily. The builder is going out of business because of all the construction defects that they have had to repair. My roof had to be redone because it wasn’t built right. About a third of the houses in my neighborhood have had warranty repairs done! Serious warranty repairs costing tens of thousands of dollars!! It is costing us more than we realize to get cheap services and goods from illegal aliens. Also, my wife is Hispanic. Her family has been in Texas since before the Texas Revolution from Mexico!!! The border crossed them!

June 4th, 2008 at 7:16 am

Adam

Thanks for the comments. I wrote this piece for our (very liberal) school newspaper and received some serious flack, but that’s what I was looking for I live in Connecticut, illegal immigration is a BIG problem here but I can’t imagine how bad it is for you guys closer to the border. I’ve personally lost two high paying toolmaking jobs in the past 10 years to inexperienced illegal immigrants. This is what prompted me to go to “J” school. Of course I reported my employers to I.C.E. but to no avail. Keep fighting the fight and maybe one day we’ll get the wall built.

June 4th, 2008 at 9:11 am

native

i could not have said it any better myself. now we need that message broadcast very loudly all across this nation. we are not racest at all we are anti law-breaking, you follow all of our laws you can stay and we will welcome you with open arms. but when you start of by coming here illegally you should be a target for anyone with a gun!

June 4th, 2008 at 12:21 pm

crosspatch

First of all, I am all for a state cutting off Community College benefits for non-residents. And that goes for non-residents who are Americans and attempt to cheat by falsely claiming state residency.

Secondly:

“Illegal Immigration IS A CRIME:”

The cited statute only covers those avoiding border checks. It doesn’t cover people who enter with proper paperwork and never leave. The fastest growing (in percentage growth) segment of people here without proper authorization are people from India who have come on a legitimate visa and simply stayed.

June 4th, 2008 at 4:23 pm

zeezil

Right you are crosspatch:

Indians are the fastest-growing group of illegal immigrants in the United States, stated a Department of homeland Security report in February 2008. The report says there are 2,70,000 unauthorized Indians in the United States - a 125 percent jump since 2000, the largest percentage increase of any nation with more than 100,000 illegal immigrants in that country.

The report says though the number of Indian immigrants is low when compared to people from Mexico, the Indian context is appalling as the illegal immigrants mostly consist high-skilled workers. Illegal immigrants from other countries are mostly low-skilled workers. If the trend continues India will only trail only Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala in illegal immigration. The report quoting experts says virtually all immigrants enter the US legally and then violate the visa terms, thus becomimg illegal immigrants. “They come here as professionals, most often in the H-1B program, and given the fluctuations of Silicon Valley, the business climate, these guys lose their jobs. They get laid off or they wager their hands on a start-up coming in.”

“The problem with the H-1B program is, you can’t have any significant time between jobs” without falling out of legal status. “Indians made up 44 percent of H-1B applicants in the 2005-06 fiscal year, five times the number from second-place China, the report says. The report says another source is relatives from India who arrive for a visit on a tourist visa and never go home. http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/19us.htm

Jeffrey Passel of the Pew Hispanic Trust estimates that the number of “illegal Indians” in the U.S. is about 400,000.

Overstaying a visa, which is a violation of our immigration laws, should also be considered a crime.

June 5th, 2008 at 10:41 am