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By Jim Welker, Loveland, and Yeh Ling-Ling, Oakland, Calif.

Congress is determined to push for amnesty for 12 million illegal immigrants. American leaders should seriously examine the impact of mass immigration on our social fabrics and on the political future of the United States -- important issues left out in the immigration debate.

Although some immigrants have made outstanding contributions to this country, unprecedented levels of immigration threaten our most precious rights, including freedom of speech. In December, Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO) had to cancel a speech he was to deliver in Miami about immigration - because of threats by his political opponents.

The integrity of voting has also been violated. In 1996, Republican Congressman Bob Dornan of California lost his re-election bid to Democrat Loretta Sanchez by a slim margin. Independent investigations revealed non-citizens had voted Democratic. Last month, the San Antonio Express-News reported voting by non-citizens.

Mexico has actively encouraged illegal migration to the U. S. and vigorously opposed all U.S. efforts to secure our borders. More than half of the illegal aliens in the U.S. are from Mexico. In 1997, then-President of Mexico Ernest Zedillo stated in Chicago: "I have proudly affirmed that the Mexican nation extends beyond the territory enclosed by its borders and that Mexican migrants are an important - a very important - part of it."

In 2001, U.S.-born Juan Hernandez, while serving in then-President Vicente Fox's cabinet, told ABC's "Nightline": "We are betting that the Mexican-American population in the United States . . . will think Mexico first."

Although many Mexican-Americans are patriotic and most Mexican migrants have no political agenda, last spring's massive demonstrations included many protesters who waved Mexican flags and pressured the U.S. with demands identical to Mexico's.

On 7/7/06, Mexican-American Professor Armando Navarro of the University of California-Riverside, organizer of many pro-open border rallies, was quoted in the Los Angeles Times as saying, "A new majority is forming. Everything will change. The White House will be within our reach. We might have to change the name to the Brown House."

According to the 2000 Census, the U.S. population had increased by 13 percent since 1990, but those who identified themselves as Mexican had increased by 53 percent. If this trend continues, the majority of people in the U.S. - within a few decades - could very well be of Mexican descent.

Although racial tensions have always existed in this country, very disturbing incidents should not be ignored. For example, in 1999, Norman Berman, principal of a an elementary school in Southern Califorhia, was beaten unconscious by Latino men who told him: "We don't want you here any more, white principal..." The L.A. Times found that Hispanic parents had circulated petitions demanding he be fired and replaced by "a Spanish-speaking principal." In 2006, black American students in a Los Angeles high school were told by Latino students to "go back to Africa." Some Mexican-American activists have told white Americans to "go back to Europe."

The misnamed "Immigration Reform and Control Act" of 1986, which granted amnesty to 3 million illegal aliens, has resulted in at least 12 million illegal residents. Most provisions to curb illegal immigration have been ignored. If millions of adult Mexicans are amnestied and naturalized, they will be potential voters, as will be their U.S.-born progeny and other family members they bring in. Many open border advocates have repeatedly warned: "Today we march. Tomorrow we vote." How likely is it that our immigration laws would be seriously enforced for the long-term?

Americans should have policies that encourages individual responsibility here and abroad. Mexico has 10 citizens who are billionaires, including Carlos Slim, the third-richest person in the world. It should improve life for its citizens. Nationwide, nearly half of our adult cash welfare recipients are between 20 and 29!

For the sake of all legal U.S. residents, Congress should adopt real, comprehensive immigration reform by using Mexico's legal immigration policy as a model and by demanding that our immigration laws be enforced just as strictly. Meanwhile, non-violent prison inmates and able-bodied welfare recipients should be put to work at jobs currently held by illegal immigrants.

READER COMMENTS

Our government is only doing what is in their best interests, not ours! How is an illegal immigrant allowed to buy a house? Buy a car? Send their kids to public school on our dime? This has to end. We cannot continue to open our borders to every person in this world. We have enough people here already that need constant assistance. Mexico is certainly ready to send all their citizens here and why not? They send their money back their. If the only reason they are coming here is to work, why not go to Canada? How about keep going south to Argentina or Costa Rica? Because these place don't allow illegal immigrants and they do not have the benefit package that the US has. Did you know that you cannot purchase property in Mexico if you are not a citizen? There is not medicaid, or valid SS like here. We have got to stop this invasion or there will be nothing left of the United States.

It is time for all legal citizens to let the politicians know...that we are fed up with all of the illegals. It is time to enforce our immigration laws and NO AMNESTY OF ANY KIND BE ALLOWED. Amnesty only creates more illegal immigration.

Isn't it funny how Americans are the ones who don't have a right to a dissenting opinion when it comes to illegal immigration?

It's also humorous to see Mexicans say "go back to Europe" or "go back to Africa" when many of them are NOT of Mayan or Aztec descent but rather Spanish - they should "go back to Europe" as well.

Of course, few of them are educated enough to know the difference.

Locu-- Yep

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