Every day we hear in the news about
people illegally crossing the border into the United States, and staying. We
hear about illegal immigrants taking our jobs, costing our country a lot of
money every day. Now we hear about the plane loads of immigrants that are being
shipped around the country and released into our communities…because we don’t have
enough criminals to deal with that are homegrown?
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I am not so insensitive that I don’t
care about these people who are fleeing their country to try to escape unknown
horrors and create a better life. I understand trying to care for and provide
for your family. As a mother I can relate to wanting something better and safer
for your children. I want the same things for mine.
So why does this anger me? That is a
good question and one I am going to answer. My children were born in Canada. No
big deal right? Wrong. Now according to our Constitution, (which is not just
some outdated piece of paper), tells me that as an American Citizen, my children
are citizens, what the Constitution does not tell you, however, is all the
hoops one has to jump through to get them legal to be here. Seriously? You can
release a bunch of criminals with homicide and sexual crime convictions into
our communities and give them free flights to various places around the country,
but I, as an American citizen, have to pay a bunch of money, $600.00 per form
(I have 3 children who need this form), in order to be able to get them social
security numbers and what not.
I have a Constitutional right to
have my children living in this country, but what do these people have who
cross our borders illegally? We know they are never going to show up to their deportation
hearings, so why do we bother with hearings?
Something is not right here.
I love my country, I just wonder
where its priorities are, because obviously it is no longer about the people of
this country, if it were, would we be releasing criminals who are illegally in
this country into our communities?
Keep in mind that I am a US citizen.
I was born and raised here and then moved to Canada where I had my children. As
a US Citizen, according to our Constitution, my children are automatically
considered US citizens, but I can’t claim them on my taxes or get socials for
them without paying a ton of money for a piece of paper to agree with our
Constitution. Immigrants that come here legally have to pay a bunch of money
for Visa’s and to get their green card or citizenship, while we are throwing
those who sneak across our borders into our communities.
It is inhumane to leave them at the
border or to send them back? Yet it is perfectly okay to place criminals with
homicide and rape convictions into our communities with our children and
families?
I can honestly say that I don’t
understand the politicians that run our country. When it comes down to it,
their gray area is actually black and white. If you cross the border illegally,
you go home. Simple. If you send your children here, you deserve to have them
taken away, and guess what, we are sending them back. Simple. I know it sounds
heartless, but when it did it become America’s job to take care of the world?
Do you think Mexico would take care
of the US if we needed it? No. Nor would any other country. Should we help
other countries if we can? Absolutely, it’s part of what makes our country
great, but that does not include trying to take over the country we are helping
nor does it mean putting our citizens at risk.
Granted this is just my opinion as
an American citizen, but to me it seems that we make a big deal out of what
should be simple. I think somewhere along the way our country has gotten lost
and forgotten what the Constitution is about. We have forgotten what our Fore
Fathers wanted for our country and sometimes it’s the basics, the bare
essentials that we forget about and that we ignore. Don’t even get me started
on what pansies we have become and how over sensitive we are and have becomes…perhaps
that is another blog.
Until the next scribble....
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