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Illegal immigrants should be deported
Saturday, September 6, 2008 5:50 AM PDT
This is in response to the long, very sympathetic article in the paper, Aug. 25, regarding the shattered lives of the forced returns of illegal Mexicans to Mexico. It leaves me feeling sad for California.
The Border Patrol is doing the job they were hired to do — thank God. The official attitude has been so lax for so long that the California economy is going broke supporting the illegal population. The overload at San Joaquin General Hospital and the extra costs of education from preschool through college are causing a shortage of school space and money; examples consist of unaffordable school bus services and lack of extra space for gifted children along with providing many other services.
The poor working-class taxpayer would be happy to have one of those construction worker, farm or nanny jobs when they find themselves unemployed due to their company relocating to Mexico or China or wherever, and they can't find work. We are in a slow economy with many unemployed U.S. Citizens.
Those who are illegal have no right to services or protection from deportation. They knew what they were doing was wrong when they came. They should prepare themselves to be returned.
In every case, California is better off without the ex-prisoners and gang members and the other illegal immigrants (returned 10,000 since 2006), even 16-year-old Paola Riveras who went to her illegal mother in Los Angeles. Her mother could go back to her and then both could get legal visas if they want to return.
I say bravo to the Border Patrol, keep up the good work.
Dorothy Mehrer
Lodi
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Giovanina wrote on Sep 12, 2008 5:14 PM:
" i know what your saying bob i will not raise my children in such a closed minded town with such racist mind sets in such a pretty town the people and there comments here isnt what lodi is really about i want my children to respect all races and cultures and not just use them when we want iam a proud german man but its disgusting to hear what they say about differant people just they werent born here does that make them criminals "
But how can use raise them this way when you hate America so much. I was not born here, I guess I hate myself. NOT! I came here legally. "
Giovanina wrote on Sep 12, 2008 5:12 PM:
" hey giovanina i have lived in lodi all my life from german decent and my family has been here since the 1800s deeply rooted in the farming industry and talking to the rest of the long time members of lodi who appreciate the work that mexican workers have done since the turn of the century. we are ashamed of what you write here YOUR HATE backed by what mazie has said which is truly hate in your heart. do you really want to teach your children this hate message and T&C there is no need to address you your just like jerry springer what comes out of your mouth is pure comedy and no need to comment. "
First, you comments sound like a ranting 20 year old member of the International Socialist Organization, or you are the lone member of ANSWER.org I have seen roaming around.
My comment was on Mexican illegals. Illegal means breaking the law, which no republican believes in but you Socialists do. "
s & W 500 wrote on Sep 12, 2008 9:35 AM:
Is it our resposibilty to pay for there food? Healthcare? I do not think so! "
ttian wrote on Sep 11, 2008 11:28 PM:
How Europe's trade model could solve America's immigration problem.
http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/190 "
OTH wrote on Sep 11, 2008 9:01 PM:
you are the round orifice are the the bottom of the body.
Couldn't get anyone to argue with you under one name so you took another one. What did it last a whole week? You are pitiful "
dogbark wrote on Sep 11, 2008 4:51 PM:
They sent him over here to the Central Valley where the other Americanos were settling. "
Bob Loblaw wrote on Sep 11, 2008 2:30 PM:
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citizen wrote on Sep 9, 2008 5:54 PM:
SportsGuru wrote on Sep 9, 2008 12:29 PM:
LINK TO MECHA's CONSTITUTION (on their website):
http://www.nationalmecha.org/documents/nationalConstitution.pdf
Julio and Rosa Garcia, both LUSD teachers, are the primary persons pushing the MECHA agenda to students in LUSD. Julio shows MECHA propaganda movies in the Spanish Classes he teaches - so we enable MECHISTAS to further their agenda - even within our own school district. "
SportsGuru wrote on Sep 9, 2008 12:27 PM:
We have so many illegals here because they are part of a plan by Nationalist Mexican Loyalists (Mecha) to try and politically "re-take" the American Southwest.
Their constitution (from their own website) states:
"Chicano and Chicana students of Aztlan must take upon themselves the responsibilities..to continue the struggle for the self-determination of the Chicano people for the purpose of liberating Aztln."
GLOSSARY
Self-Determination: deciding what is best for ones-self outside the bounds of society.
Chicano People: Mexicans
Atzlan: Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California (the American Southwest)
Liberating Atzlan: Taking back the American Southwest for Mexico.
HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE ALL THIS? You first have to have..a..majority..of..people..living..in..those..areas. "
Shelby wrote on Sep 9, 2008 11:22 AM:
s & W 500 wrote on Sep 8, 2008 9:52 PM:
Robb wrote on Sep 8, 2008 6:23 PM:
Send the illegals back to their country and PROSECUTE the criminal farmers who employ them! "
Aimee wrote on Sep 8, 2008 10:49 AM:
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taNdc wrote on Sep 7, 2008 12:36 PM:
no competition for the master bloggers, Leonard and Sam. "
taNdc wrote on Sep 7, 2008 12:29 PM:
lodisafeway wrote on Sep 7, 2008 10:48 AM:
Bob Hussein Loblaw wrote on Sep 7, 2008 10:30 AM:
lodisafeway wrote on Sep 7, 2008 8:57 AM:
What I find incredible about bloggers like you is that instead of simply ignoring what I write and moving on to more sensible and less-excessive remarks (IYO), you find it necessary to demonstrate your very own version of "nonsensical" albeit diminutive diatribes.
I ignore the majority of the nonsense written here, but occasionally speak my mind just to see what kind of rise I can get. I am usually not disappointed. "
Bob Hussein Loblaw wrote on Sep 7, 2008 12:39 AM:
lodisafeway wrote on Sep 6, 2008 9:35 PM:
It is so much fun to watch the fear and confusion that has infected the Democrats. Obama's followers actually believed that the people would be fooled by his sleight of hand and his incredible ability to talk out of both sides of his mouth at the same time. He's weak - his record proves that and an electorate that really wants to solve the problems facing us will not fall for it on November 4th. "
lodisafeway wrote on Sep 6, 2008 9:26 PM:
But here we are in 2008 - blame who you want, I really don't care. The fact is that no one is doing their job. The problem is, however that the left (liberals/Democrats - you know who you are), somehow believe that these 12 million or so here breaking our laws, killing our people, filling our prisons and hospital emergency rooms, etc., etc., should be permitted to stay with impunity. This is not how our country should be managed.
Pelosi and Reid ran on a "reform" platform that has revealed that all they wanted was the title of Speaker and Majority Leader - they've offered no solutions to anything. That is why they're approval ratings are lower than Bush's. Bush is leaving in January. But we'll still be stuck with the Congress. So, yeah - right now it IS their fault. That's how it works. "
shrubeater wrote on Sep 6, 2008 7:59 PM:
voter wrote on Sep 6, 2008 6:15 PM:
Giovanina wrote on Sep 6, 2008 6:08 PM:
There are more Mexican illegals due to location and a Mexican government that promotes a fifth column, and the drug cartels funding gangs.
Will Americans ever open their eyes? Or will they wait until one of their own family members becomes a victim? "
T & C wrote on Sep 6, 2008 5:35 PM:
" If any person of ANY race is here ILLEGALLY they should be deported from wherever they came from."
Amen, roni95242 "
T & C wrote on Sep 6, 2008 5:32 PM:
" Why is it that people who simply desire that our laws be enforced and obeyed are "hateful" or "ignorant?"
Very good question lodisafeway, and by the way you have said alot of good comments on this topic! There are those who DON'T CARE what illegals do, have done or are doing! They do not care about our Laws about immigration. What the liberals feel is..."They are here and if they refuse to apply for citizenship and wait in line like the rest of the world must do..."Hey, go for it! Our government is picking up the tab, not them!" If we are going to allow 12 million illegals to just squat on our country, we might as well just abolish the immigration system period! It is 2 years in prison for illegally entering Mexico! Why aren't all the illegal lovers in an uproar over that? Illegals get out of the responsibility of learning English, learning our laws and assimilating into our culture! "
lodisafeway wrote on Sep 6, 2008 1:41 PM:
With the signing of one little subpoena, the CEOs, CFOs and virtually anyone they want could be sworn in and compelled to answer for this outrageous behavior. But where are Harry and Nancy and the rest of the folks on the Hill?
Oh, yeah - they went on vacation to avoid working on an energy bill. But they'll be back on Monday - ready, able and willing to "fight for the American people" as they promised they would successfully do if they had only been given the opportunity to do so. But like your arguments here, Voter, they're full of nothing but hot air. "
voter wrote on Sep 6, 2008 1:35 PM:
voter wrote on Sep 6, 2008 1:33 PM:
lodisafeway wrote on Sep 6, 2008 1:27 PM:
The fact is we have a bunch of illegal people running around actively destroying our economy by their very presence. Rather than send them back to their homes, there are those who believe we should exhibit "compassion" despite these same liberals' insistence that our economy is in the tank and millions of people are jobless and hopeless.
Send the illegals back home and put more Americans back to work. I guess that makes too much sense, huh? No, let them continue to suck us dry and blame President Bush for the unemployment numbers. Yeah, that's the ticket!! More liberal mumbo jumbo, thats all it is. "
voter wrote on Sep 6, 2008 1:21 PM:
lodisafeway wrote on Sep 6, 2008 1:14 PM:
Those who demand "compassion" to those who demonstrated no respect for our laws and no compassion toward our citizens who suffer by their very presence here might want to determine just how much money would be saved if those who are here illegally were returned to their countries of origin.
After all, from what I can tell 99.99% of the citizens of the United States are suffering terribly economically as a result of the policies of the Bush administration. Let's get a little relief by way of a caravan of buses returning illegal Mexicans back across the border. That would then free up quite a few jobs for those unemployed citizens to begin making their own way again. Oh, I forgot - they "won't" do those types of jobs, will they? How uncompassionate of me! "
voter wrote on Sep 6, 2008 12:00 PM:
jrs wrote on Sep 6, 2008 11:50 AM:
roni95242 wrote on Sep 6, 2008 11:42 AM:
We already have plenty of AMERICANS that are abusing a system that was designed to help them.
No one who is here Illegally should be eligable for ANY benefits period!Th Americans that are here abusing the system need a swift kick in the Butts also! "
Mazie wrote on Sep 6, 2008 11:39 AM:
Mazie wrote on Sep 6, 2008 11:29 AM:
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voter wrote on Sep 6, 2008 11:21 AM:
jrs wrote on Sep 6, 2008 10:57 AM:
Are we talking about people here, or oxen? "
jrs wrote on Sep 6, 2008 10:54 AM:
Forced sterilization? Who do you think you are? Even the notion of forced sterilization recalls the ethnic cleansing that the US fought so hard to defeat in WWII. Pure evil. Think about what you're saying, Mazie. THINK ABOUT IT. "
Mazie wrote on Sep 6, 2008 10:38 AM:
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voter wrote on Sep 6, 2008 10:06 AM:
Mazie wrote on Sep 6, 2008 9:56 AM:
lodisafeway wrote on Sep 6, 2008 9:14 AM:
Laws are made for a reason. Unless they are deemed to be unconstitutional or are otherwise reversed or nullified, they should be enforced. Making excuses for the lawlessness of others or simply turning our heads in the opposite direction while our borders are being breached solves nothing; it only makes things worse.
Secure the borders; return those who are here illegally to the countries from whence they came; restructure our immigration policies (if that is what is right and necessary) and let's just move on.
I would suggest that those who resort to drinking in an effort to put up with the nonsense that is going on might have no other recourse. Washington obviously isn't listening. "
voter wrote on Sep 6, 2008 9:13 AM:
" then whatever is left over, make the illegals work for it. "
So you support the presence of illegals as long as they work. Is that your position? That's what you stated. This is what I get from your mixed messages: They can stay if they work hard, but they should all be sterilized--keep them enslaved and under control. "
Mazie wrote on Sep 6, 2008 8:40 AM:
Mazie wrote on Sep 6, 2008 8:37 AM:
t jefferson wrote on Sep 6, 2008 8:27 AM:
when upholding the law and defending our borders becomes racist and the result of drinking, this country is already gone. I believe in your right to spout hate, but come on, whatca gonna do when you wake up one morning and the flag of mexico or atlzan is flying over city hall. Within 25 years this is a real possiblity and all those libs who though unregulated immigration are going to be amazed at how quickly there property is taken away from them and how few rights they have under the new conquering regime. "
voter wrote on Sep 6, 2008 8:19 AM:
T & C wrote on Sep 6, 2008 8:11 AM:
T & C wrote on Sep 6, 2008 8:07 AM:
http://immigrationcounters.com/
http://www.americanpatrol.com/ADMINISTRATION/NAVIGATION/Report-Illegals.html
Who appreciates a neighbor who has 10 people living in a 1 bedroom or 2 bedroom apartment, loud playing music no one understands, and leaves their beer bottles outside.? "
voter wrote on Sep 6, 2008 8:01 AM:
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