I've been following the news recently in a suburb of Chicago, Carpentersville. The town has been discussing a "Illegal Alien Immigration Relief Act" which would make the official language of the town English and impose fines on employers and landlords who are aiding illegal immigrants.
It should be noted that 45% of the population of Carpentersville is hispanic and apparently there has been significant upheaval about this ordinance. I understand given the racial makeup of the town that there would be issues but lets consider the fact that English IS the official language of this country! Why do we need a law to repeat what is already fact?? And now we'll get to the real issue at hand. One of the reasons the town was considering this in the first place is that the illegals in question are not paying their taxes. The town is financially strapped trying to provide services and they can't afford to because the tax rolls aren't being served by such a large portion of the population of the city.
What is the hispanic community's response to the ordinance? They are boycotting all non-hispanic owned businesses in the town.
So... just when IS it self defense? Is the town defending itself or is it being racist? Is it racist to enforce laws that already exist? Is it racist to remove elements in a community that are creating a draw on resources but not contributing to the coffers? These are the questions we need to be asking ourselves.
My call? If you need to do any Christmas shopping in the Chicagoland area go to Carpentersville and spend your money in this town that is so in need of the support of this country.
Good luck to us all.
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Illegal immigrants should not be here. (They are illegal.)
Legal immigrants should have restricted benefits and after an orientation period should pay for services. During the orientation period, funding should come from the Federal Government department that allows immigration. That department can begin a loan/payback program based on the same process that schools of higher learning have instituted. Low interest fees should be thrown in if payback takes too long. Is not the education, benefits, and experience that the USA offers worth the same, if not more, than a college education?
Are we not a capitalistic country. Immigration should become an income stream. AT the very least it should break even. It should never deplete a great nation.
JRH
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JRH
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