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No rewards for illegal entrants

Saturday, June 23 at 12:01 AM

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By Diana Meraz, Denver

We can’t deport 12 million illegal immigrants because there isn’t a bus big enough. We can however deport 20-30 at a time.

We cannot put every single drunk driver in jail and off the street but we can catch them one by one when we see one.

With both issues there isn’t a race to target. We can’t assume that all Hispanics are illegal and we can’t assume that all drivers are drunk either.

We need to have check points to catch most drunk drivers and the same should happen with illegal immigrants. Maybe not go as far as putting check points here and there but checking when people go to vote, for medical care, for a loan and other things like that.

I keep hearing that we are dividing families and people use that against any Immigration law enforcement. Well, I know that there are many women in jail or in prison for breaking our laws and almost all of them are citizens of this country. Most of them have infants and children and guess what, they don’ t have a day care in jail or in prison. Many families are separated from their families here in this country everyday. Worse children are being separated from their siblings and put in different foster homes. Sad, yes. It doesn’t mean that we should let criminals clean their records and start over again without hiding from the police just because they have families. If someone breaks the law any law no matter how serious the crime they have to pay.

There are American citizens with warrants out for their arrest for not paying parking and speeding tickets. They hide, they’re living in the shadows too.

Should we say that it’s okay for them not to pay their tickets and spend their time in jail so that they can finally feel free? No.

You do the crime you do the time! Why should we favor those who shouldn’t be in this country to those legal and natural born citizens of this country? Why?

So what, if they came here and had their children here. That’s their problem. They can’t claim insanity by saying they didn’t know they were actually breaking any laws when they had to hide and sneak in here. Fact is they knew that they wrong then and knew that they could get caught and sent back. They should know that living here that being deported will always be a risk.

Fear? Separating families? They are the only ones to blame.

I get sent to jail tomorrow and my kids get put in foster care they don’t allow me to stay because I have a baby in day care. They put me in jail. Why do we let illegal immigrants who get caught go back home and let them care for their babies. Why can’t the Government take care of that like a social worker or something. Something that would be done if I or any other legal immigrant gets in trouble. Money? No. We pay to raise most of those children with medicaid and food stamps. It sounds bad but we do. Send them back. They should be allowed a choice to leave their children with someone with legal status or take them with them. Simple.

Geraldo was so upset when a little girl was kidnaped, raped and killed and yet he is all for legalizing illegal immigrants who are criminals? Would that mean legalizing child sex predators? Everyone is always thinking about the poor illegal immigrants who just wants to work here. Well I am a natural born citizen and I only want to live here. I don’t have a choice. Things get bad here and they are with all of the illegal immigrants I have to deal with it. They can always go back home. Im the one living in fear. Fear of my future and the future of my children.

I am Hispanic and have a Mexican legal immigrant as a mother and I am married to a Mexican Legal resident who just became a citizen of this country.

There is a way. They have no excuses. My family is here legally so should everyone else.

READER COMMENTS

Very well put. Thats the first time I've heard a smack down for the assertion that 'you can't deport 12 million people'. We can't stop people from speeding either but police keep trying and keep giving out tickets. How can they say the system is broken when they're not even trying? I'm glad the immigration bill failed. Bush, who is responsible for doing nothing about illegal immigration for the last 6 years and helped create this huge mess, is basically telling us that since he failed miserably, America needs to suck this one up and not the illegal immigrants. The biggest reasons for this whole mess are
#1 The Mexican government for being a colossal failure and forcing its people to leave the country for a decent life.
#2 The American government for doing nothing.
#3 the immigrants themselves and the businesses that hire them because employment is a mutual agreement and both sides know it's illegal. They all need to be rounded up.

Posted by Matt on June 29, 2007 10:23 AM

Diana,
Good letter..you are so right.
We all agree with you..too bad we're called racist and hateful and I'm fifth generation American from spanish decent.

Posted by maria on June 23, 2007 11:25 AM

You are correct and I support your views. Now let's wait and see how long it takes for someone to call you a racists!! But wait, you are Hispanic, only whites are racists! I am sure they will come up with some other name for you. Just because you speak the truth.
Thank you for being so truthful about the illegal immigration problem.

Posted by gary on June 23, 2007 05:21 AM