Day One

Well, I really don't know where to start on this. I guess I will just start with my disgust with our illegal immigration problem. I was born in Dallas Texas and raised in the DFW area. Living in a "border" state, I think I am qualified to voice my opinion on this issue. It just BLOWS my mind how out of hand this has gotten and our government is sitting back and doing nothing at all to rectify the situation. In 2004, I moved to Louisville KY and lived up there for 3yrs. When I came back to Texas, my jaw dropped. In fact, when people ask me where I live, I don't say "Dallas" any more. Rather, I tell them that I live in Northern Mexico. It's not that I am not in favor of immigration. Let's face it, our country was built on immigration. What I do oppose, however, is illegal immigration. Let me say that again, "ILLEGAL" immigration. Why are there over 12 million illegal immigrants here? I say it's because of the good 'ole corporate world. They hire these people for slave wages. If we would stop giving these people a reason to come over here, they wouldn't do it so freely. Most of the money that illegal immigrants make goes back to Mexico via Western Union. They don't pay taxes. They don't contribute to this nation. Crime is up in our nation and if you look at the statistics, a lot of the violent crimes that are being committed here are being committed by illegals. Hospitals are closing due to "non payment". Schools are closing. Neighborhoods are being taken over which causes local merchants to close.

When are we going to wake up and demand that our congressman do something about this? Since 2004, over 60 American citizens have been kidnapped from the border near Laredo Texas. Over 20 are still missing. Why don't we hear about this in the media? The Laredo Morning News was bombed by Mexican drug cartel due to the fact they were reporting on the situation down there. Fear runs amuck down in Laredo. The Sheriffs in Laredo have been begging and pleading with members of congress but yet nothing is being done.

People don't care about these things if it's not happening in their backyard. Well, I live over 300 miles from Laredo and it's now in my backyard. How big does the yard have to get before we do something about this? Congressman Duncan Hunter from California wrote a bill that passed in congress and was signed by President Bush that made it law to build a double layer fence from California to Texas. Completion date on this fence was to be May of 2008. To this day, the project has yet to start. Why?

I will get off my soap box for now. I welcome your views on this topic and what you feel needs to be done to get control of OUR nation back.

KP