I keep hearing about this "Double-Dip Recession." Here are my thoughts on it. If there is actual growth going on in America right now, we will go back into another recession starting in January. I don't believe the "growth" we have seen over the last few months is so much true growth as much as the wealthy and corporations trying to spend money now before oppressive taxes return next year. Couple that with an economy that has lost millions of jobs over the past two years, a stock market that was cut by 40% (I'll admit that the stock market was probably a little overinflated before the crash) and runaway spending from an Administration and Congress that was so infuriated by the last Administration's spending spree.
The Democrats who control the White House and Congress are so worried about what George Bush did, that they are not leading. The reason why many moderates and independents voted for President Obama is that they saw someone whom they believed to be a leader. They were wrong. President Obama has failed to lead our nation in anything except apologizing for our former greatness.
If President Obama truly wants to help Americans, here is what he'll do. Extend the Bush tax cuts for ten more years. If he does this alone, it will bolster the economy because corporations and the wealthy will feel that they can safely invest their money without being raped by the IRS. This will lead to job growth on it's own. If he TRULY wants to bring us out of this recession (or depression) he will add more cuts in addition to those cuts and couple that with a real commitment to reducing Federal spending. Here's a tip; cutting Federal spending does not mean cutting the military, police or firefighters. It does mean not funding abortion in foreign countries and funding things like pickle research and other immoral and wasteful spending.
He also needs to secure the border. Mr. President, the overwhelming majority of Americans, and a significant number of Hispanics, like me, stand with Arizona in its attempt to enforce Federal Immigration Law. Arizona is trying to protect its citizens, and since you won't do your job, Jan Brewer has to do it for you.
I'll close with this. Support our troops. Not with words, but with action. End the insane rules of engagement. Allow our military to use its full might to quickly end the wars and bring our troops home victorious. Neither President Bush nor yourself have had the guts to fight the wars the way we should be fighting them. If you change that, you'll earn the respect of the troops and the American people.
There are many more things you SHOULD do, but if you did these, America would make a turn for the better and the people would love you. But you're too much of an ideologue for that aren't you? Please Mr. President, stop reacting and lead.
Showing posts with label Illegal Immigration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illegal Immigration. Show all posts
02 July 2010
24 May 2010
Keyes on Immigration
I like his statement concerning Mexico's stance on people entering Mexico illegally: "They are really very perimitery when it comes to this question."
09 February 2008
What's Wrong with America: Part Ia - Republicanism
I originally wanted to do one post on Republianism, but I see one more is necessary. Amnesty. Conservatives burn at the thought of giving the 20 million or more illegal immigrants amnesty for breaking our laws and coming here illegally. But a Republican president and Republican congress did nothing about fixing the problem. Now, with the do-nothing Democratic congress it surely will not get fixed. Question: Why aren't Republicans siding with their conservative base on this issue? Answer: Because Big Business wants cheap labor.
Cheap labor is so desireable for Big Business that they will sacrifice our security for it, and Republicanism lets it go. What happens? You have millions of people being abused, overworked and underpaid. But you, the average American, get your products a little cheaper. But you also get porous borders and a devastating strain on our social programs. Add to that the millions of people who have applied to come here legally who can actually add real benefit to our society who are left in the cold.
If I was someone in Mexico or Guatemala or whereever I lived that could somehow sneak into America and provide a better life for my family, I would probably do it too. After all, there is very little deterrence. In fact, big business and the Republican Party has invited you in. The Democrats have invited you in too, (because they want your vote) but the Republicans are the ones who claim to protect America. So you come here illegally, you lay brick for $8 an hour, putting every other bricklayer out, because it is just too low a wage for an American to compete with. Or maybe you wash dishes for $3-4 an hour. Either way, it's more than you would make in your own country, but it hurts America.
Since business wants this continual flow of cheap labor, they leave our borders open. But open borders comes with another consequence besides putting Americans out of work. If poor Mexicans can cross the border, how about well-funded terrorists? How about gang members and drug dealers? We know that 90-95% of the people coming here illegally just want to try to make a better life for their families, but what about the rest? When you are dealing with millions of people, 5-10% is a large number of people who are up to no good. We are producing enough criminals out of our own population, we don't need to import anymore thank you. Truly it is just a matter of time before a major terrorist attack is carried out in America due to our open border.
So what should we do? Build a real border fence from San Diego to Brownsville, and then one across the entire northern border. Cut off all benefits for those here illegally with the lone exception being TRUE emergency healthcare. That means no school for children here illegally, no welfare, nothing. Slam employers who hire illegal immigrants. If there are no jobs and no benefits, the ones here with the intent of bettering the lives of their family will leave. They will self-deport. It will be possible to eventually deport most of the ones who remain as we catch them for speeding, DWI, drug crimes etc. Then we make it easier and faster to come here LEGALLY, while still ensuring that those coming here legally do not have criminal records, and are not carrying disease. We should not let people come here illegally and spit in the face of everyone who did it 'the right way,' just so big business can keep the profits soaring and the Republicans (and Democrats too) can keep getting their campaign contributions.
Cheap labor is so desireable for Big Business that they will sacrifice our security for it, and Republicanism lets it go. What happens? You have millions of people being abused, overworked and underpaid. But you, the average American, get your products a little cheaper. But you also get porous borders and a devastating strain on our social programs. Add to that the millions of people who have applied to come here legally who can actually add real benefit to our society who are left in the cold.
If I was someone in Mexico or Guatemala or whereever I lived that could somehow sneak into America and provide a better life for my family, I would probably do it too. After all, there is very little deterrence. In fact, big business and the Republican Party has invited you in. The Democrats have invited you in too, (because they want your vote) but the Republicans are the ones who claim to protect America. So you come here illegally, you lay brick for $8 an hour, putting every other bricklayer out, because it is just too low a wage for an American to compete with. Or maybe you wash dishes for $3-4 an hour. Either way, it's more than you would make in your own country, but it hurts America.
Since business wants this continual flow of cheap labor, they leave our borders open. But open borders comes with another consequence besides putting Americans out of work. If poor Mexicans can cross the border, how about well-funded terrorists? How about gang members and drug dealers? We know that 90-95% of the people coming here illegally just want to try to make a better life for their families, but what about the rest? When you are dealing with millions of people, 5-10% is a large number of people who are up to no good. We are producing enough criminals out of our own population, we don't need to import anymore thank you. Truly it is just a matter of time before a major terrorist attack is carried out in America due to our open border.
So what should we do? Build a real border fence from San Diego to Brownsville, and then one across the entire northern border. Cut off all benefits for those here illegally with the lone exception being TRUE emergency healthcare. That means no school for children here illegally, no welfare, nothing. Slam employers who hire illegal immigrants. If there are no jobs and no benefits, the ones here with the intent of bettering the lives of their family will leave. They will self-deport. It will be possible to eventually deport most of the ones who remain as we catch them for speeding, DWI, drug crimes etc. Then we make it easier and faster to come here LEGALLY, while still ensuring that those coming here legally do not have criminal records, and are not carrying disease. We should not let people come here illegally and spit in the face of everyone who did it 'the right way,' just so big business can keep the profits soaring and the Republicans (and Democrats too) can keep getting their campaign contributions.
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