http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2009/06/11/local_news/doc4a316145c8f27319895438.txt
Above is the story, thus far, of the DeRango's dishwasher who was mistakenly identified as a wanted man, arrested, almost released, and then held, apparently on an immigration matter.
After reading about this, I'm thinking there has to be a better way to deal with these issues. Most of you know that I'm a staunch supporter of secure borders and enforcement of our immigration laws. I still am. But I keep thinking that this guy has been here since 2000 and he's been a dishwasher all that time. I once was a busboy in high school. I lasted for one weekend. The work is brutal.
I wonder how many of our unemployed citizens inquired about this man's job when it was announced that he'd been arrested? Do you think people lined up outside of DeRango's to fill out an application? What I'm getting at here is the idea that while I believe that we cannot allow just anyone and everyone to enter our country at will, perhaps we could be a little more selective about who we deport? Or, better yet, maybe we could deport some of our deadbeats instead of people who bust their ass on the job like this guy? It wouldn't bother me a whole lot if instead of chasing this guy out of the US, we sent a Dumpster Disciple or some other piece of human garbage to Mexico. I wonder how tough one of Racine's thugs would be in Mexico with no gun, no gang banger buddies, and no prospects?
A lot of our natural born citizens take their status to mean that they are entitled to a free ride for life. It would be great to say to them, "No, you have to earn your way, or you can just leave, NOW!"
I understand where you are coming from, but if this man, after working hard for 9 years committed a crime, everyone would be complaining about allowing an illegal alien in this country for so long without notice. Illegal means illegal, period.
ReplyDeleteWe are, however, doing a terrible job of regulating this aspect. We might need some sort of amnesty program. We might need to offer citizenship to those that have been working honorably in this country for years...
Having said that, it needs to be a sensible and uniform plan (sensible and government run is an oxymoron)... not allowing for future illegal entries to enjoy these same exclusions.
We need to begin and enforce better control over our borders, know who is in our country and not just give away social programs and money to people who don't follow entry procedures and just break the law.
I am working part time that a job someone else could use. I am getting SS and a pay check AND unemployment (go figure). So it's only $7/wk but I am an almost deadbeat. Please, please deport me. To Huatulco MX. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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