August 22, 2008

Shocking News: Voluntary Self-Deportation Program Fails

Who would have ever guessed that a voluntary program for illegal immigrants to turn in themselves would fail? 

ICE Shocked-Shocked!: Voluntary Self-Deportation Program a Complete Failure, Dumped After 3 Weeks - - By Debbie Schlussel

The incompetents who head Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are shocked--shocked!--that only nine people out of about 500,000 illegal aliens with final deportation orders turned themselves in for a voluntary, self-deportation program.

"Operation Scheduled Departure" is now off the schedule and has ended after three weeks of complete failure.

"Quite frankly, I think this proves the only method that works is enforcement," Jim Hayes, acting director of ICE's detention and removal operations, told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Illegal Immigrants Respecting Our Laws

Out of the nine who volunteered to be deported, only one was a Mexican.  For all I know, she was leaving anyway and wanted a free ride back home.

Next week, we can ask Russia to voluntarily and permanently leave Georgia, for Iran to voluntarily close its  nuclear program, and for wanted criminals to turn themselves in.  

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April 22, 2008

Do Unto Others

Here's what happens to some illegals crossing the U.S.-Mexican border with weapons.

A U.S. Army soldier is in custody in Juárez this evening after he was allegedly caught crossing the Mexican border with a firearm, military officials confirmed.  Spc. Richard Raymond Medina apparently was on leave driving from Fort Hood to California before beginning a new Army assignment, said Fort Bliss spokeswoman Jean Offutt.  Medina reportedly took the wrong lane and accidentally entered Mexico. As he tried to turn around, he was stopped by Mexican authorities, Offutt said.  Television news reported that Medina had an AR-15 assault rifle and a handgun in his possession.

I guess if they can do it....
 
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April 08, 2008

Aren't the Children Cute Ignorant?

One wonders what is being taught in schools these days.  When I was a kid (yeah, yeah, yeah, I know it was thousands of years ago) we routinely said the Pledge of Allegiance, sang the National Anthem with our hands over our hearts, respected our teachers... well, all but our geometry teacher... took civics, history and geography with the idea to learn what this country was all about and the freedoms we all enjoyed (well, most of us did, and a hell of a lot of us tried to make sure every one had that same opportunity with vote registering, marching and other civic actions, and a bunch of us stood at the reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial to hear Dr. King speak).

Our class had families of lots of immigrants, we had families that were English, Greek, Spanish, Mexican, Italian, German, and plain ole mutts with more leaves on our family trees than Carter had liver pills.

And we were proud of our country, and many of us died to protect that freedom, just as today many more have died.  We knew then that life in America wasn't perfect, and many wanted it to be; to be a place where no matter where you came from, or what your religion was or who your ancestors were or where they came from you would be indeed judged by the "content of your character."

Today, it seems, our school kids think nothing of playing a practical joke, of doing something that honestly turns my stomach.  Not that they don't have the freedom to do that, too many soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines have died to make damn sure that freedom exists for everyone.  What has you so pissed off Roper you may rightly ask.

Well, I'll tell you, and I'll even show you pictures so even the dimmest of you can understand, and damn few of my readers are dim (well, except for the liberals that is).  I respect our flag, I respect the country though I wish it were better.  I also respect those that would abuse our flag by burning it in stupid protest.  What I don't respect, is those who abuse our flag in favor of a flag of a nation that has much more stringent immigration laws than we do.  That treats their prisoners as guilty until proven innocent, that keeps their poor so poor that many would rather die in an effort to get somewhere better and that ... well, you get my drift.  I also get pissed off when someone asks me for something that will benefit them for sure, but think they have to slap me in the face to get it.  I'm talking about the students delinquents at Montebello High School in California (note:  The students were NOT enrolled at Montebello, they were from a couple of other campuses) who pulled down the US Flag, put up a Mexican Flag and below it turned the US flag upside down.  An upside down flag is sometimes (erroneously) accepted as a distress signal.  Be that as it may, these yahoos (with no slight intended to the internet company of the same name) have pissed me off.  Big time, and I seldom cuss.  Here are some offending pictures (and yes, I know this happened in '06 but a dear friend sent me these and I got all ticked off again, at least ticked off enough to rant).

I hope you are pissed off too!

 

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March 24, 2008

U.S. Building Border Fence!

The U.S. is finally loosening the purse strings and building a border fence!  But, don't get excited.  It's not the one that Congress authorized last year.

US To Help Build Border Fence

Cairo, Egypt (AHN) - The United States has announced that it is planning to help Egypt build a border fence along the Gaza-Egypt border. Washington transferred $23 million worth of special aid....  The American Army Corps of Engineers plans to send teams to Egypt to help push forward the border fence plans.

There's no mention as to where our government learned anything about building a border fence, as they haven't had much practice between the U.S. and Mexico.  Do you suppose that our politicians figure that it's okay to build a border fence and that it will work as long as the blocked illegal immigrants aren't potential voters?

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January 19, 2008

Guess the State Having Problems with Mexicans

Such a sad story....  Guess which state is facing a problem because of illegal Mexicans.

"A delegation of nine state legislators from (State) (said a new law) will have a devastating effect on the...state.  At a news conference, the legislators said (State), made up of mostly small towns - cannot handle the demand for housing, jobs and schools it will face as illegal Mexican workers...."

Have you guessed the state?  Read here for the answer:  State Representatives Slam Law Affecting Illegal Mexicans

Sad, huh?  Maybe we need to help more.

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December 22, 2007

When Is a Fence Not a Fence?

Q.  When is a fence not a fence?

A.  When it's for border security and Congress only pretends to build it.

 

Americans Deliver Message to Congress

Immigration: Congressional Democrats, and some Republicans, gut the Secure Fence Act in the omnibus spending bill against the wishes of the American people. ...The Secure Fence Act of 2006 required the construction of 700 miles of border fence....So the next time you hear candidates for any office say they support border security, give them a post-hole digger and point them toward Mexico.

What's it going to take?  People standing in the galleries of Congress holding up De-Fence signs?  If not, maybe terrorists crossing our borders and bombing us? 

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October 03, 2007

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, What My Country Means to Me

If you're going to come to the U.S. to benefit from our freedoms and economy but don't want to speak our language, observe our customs, assimilate into society, and honor our heritage, at least respect our laws and our flag.

Flag of Mexico Flown Illegally Over Business

I would have handled the situation differently than the person who stood up for our flag in the story, but his message was well intended and made clear. Now, this leaves the ACLU, which would consider flying these flags illegally as they were or any descreation of the U.S. flag as protected freedom of speech and even admirable.

I suggest to Mexican immigrants, especially those here illegally, that they join us like past immigrants rather than form a parallel society with a primary allegiance to their country of origin--the one which forced them to here for a better life.

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September 03, 2007

Not Unless WE Say So - And Happy Labor Day

Who's running our country? (I said running--not ruining, although that might be a good follow-up question to illegal immigration.)

Mexican President Blasts U.S. Immigration Policies

MEXICO CITY — President Felipe Calderon blasted U.S. immigration policies on Sunday and promised to fight harder to protect the rights of Mexicans in the U.S., saying "Mexico does not end at its borders." ...He also reached out to the millions of Mexicans living in the United States, many illegally, saying: "Where there is a Mexican, there is Mexico." ...He said Sunday that Mexico has created 618,000 new jobs since January....

Nice speech for the masses, but the U.S. has something to say about this, and we get the last and only word.

Here's my five-point response.

Point one - The U.S., not Mexico, dictates immigration laws into our country--or, so I've been told. I'm just waiting to see our federal government actually enforce those laws.

Point two - The number one right of illegal Mexicans in our country is the right to go back home. Use it.

Point three - You don't get to count 618,000 new Mexican jobs unless they are in your own country.

Point four - Why don't you end Mexican government corruption and get your economy and unemployment in line rather than use us as your safety valve?

Point five - Mexico ends at our border. If you think not, come over here and try collecting taxes from Texans. You think that Santa Anna had it bad at the battle of San Jacinto.

Have a happy Labor Day to those whose jobs weren't taken by illegal Mexicans or whose wages weren't depressed by their flooding the labor market. On second thought, those who have been affected should be honored and have an especially happy Labor Day, since it might be one of the few times of the year that they can have some fun.

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