Sheila
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Now, keep in mind that this is only talking about ILLEGAL immigration.
WARNING: R-rated language below
I wrote this on September 27, 2006 and have gotten interesting responses.
What do YOU think?
(remember, I am addressing illegal immigration only)
WARNING: R-rated language below
If you know me, you'll know that I am indeed a liberal. What I am NOT is a bleeding-heart. I tend to dislike and possibly hate most people. I saw the newest fad of the bleeding-heart movement today on Colfax. This lady (white, blonde, middle aged) had the bumper-sticker "No Human Being is Illegal" on her car. I can understand where she comes from: It is indeed impossible for a person (noun) to be illegal (verb). But if you would like to swap that meaning for the new meaning of "Illegal" (noun + verb: a person that lives in a country illegally), then she is quite wrong. That is what they are. Illegals. I am not jumping on the Bush-train here though. Rest assured that the media distracting us from the issues overseas is not my gullible point. This incident was just so in-my-face today that it must be shared.
I do believe that America is the melting pot/tossed salad/land for immigrants/whatever-the-fuck-you-want-to-call-it, but LEGAL is the key-fucking-word. I don't care how many people from Mexico immigrate here. It could be the whole fucking country for all I care. The only thing I DO care about is doing it legally. There is no excuse why people who don't pay taxes, refuse to speak the language of the land, take advantage of our welfare services, STEAL social security numbers, somehow get preferential treatment over citizens. Last fiscal year, I grossed about $6,000. Yeah. For the whole year. Sucks, huh? On top of making so little, Uncle Sam decided I owed him a couple hundred dollars. Why the FUCK am I persecuted and paying for someone else's ticket while I was already sosososooooo below the poverty line?
A few weeks ago at work, (a car dealership), I heard a buzz about how one of the customers was dead. Naturally, I stand up to look around and see who keeled over (not a bleeding-heart). Instead, I see my manager escorting a group of three Mexican men out the door. I ask a salesman what was going on. What happened was one of the men wanted to buy a vehicle and had to submit a credit check. Standard Procedure. The results, which were available in about 30 seconds, showed "DECEASED" front and center of the report. Upon learning this, the man insisted that was "his" social security number and we were doing something wrong. Uh-Huh. Right. That's when the manager came over and insisted if they wanted to continue business with us, we were going to need a copy of his driver's license AND his social security card. Guy was outraged (imagine that...) and was escorted out. Makes you wonder who's using your information while you're still alive, huh?
So, let's review what we've learned: A noun (human being: homo-sapien) cannot be or become a verb (illegal: an action that is against a law), but they can be classified as an Illegal (A person who lives in a country illegally). If I see that woman (subject) again, I swear to god I'm going to do something illegal (verb) to her car (noun).
On the lighter side, on my way home off Colfax, I saw an old hippie dude on a scooter with a patch saying "Who Would Jesus Bomb?" There really is no better way to wrap up the hypocrisy in the religion world. The only religion that can wash their hands clean of this charge is Buddhism. Buddhists don't fuck with anybody. In my next life, I should be a Buddhist. It would definately reduce my stress level.
I wrote this on September 27, 2006 and have gotten interesting responses.
What do YOU think?
(remember, I am addressing illegal immigration only)