Immigration Reform Equals Millions of Jobs for Citizens
February 3rd, 2010
By: Ron Woodard, Director, NC Listen
I find it interesting that few of our state and federal politicians really seem to understand how immigration enforcement and real reform could significantly impact the job situation in America. Or maybe they just don’t care. On the illegal immigration side, we have over six million plus illegal immigrants who occupy non-agricultural jobs in the USA which rightly belong to citizens.
President Obama wishes to spend billions to lower unemployment by a fraction while ignoring the illegal worker problem. After all, we have the federal government’s E-Verify System available NOW for employers to use to check the legal resident worker status of new hires, but it is not mandatory. The on-line and simple to operate E-Verify System could easily be used to check the legal resident status of existing workers. But of course this would take Congressional and Presidential action and require common sense. So you can see why Congress and the President would have a problem with this concept!
On the legal immigration side, why are we continuing to allow approximately one million legal immigrants into America each year when over 15 million citizens are unemployed? Of course if we include citizens who are working part-time but want a full-time job and can’t find one and the under-counted unemployed [referred to as the U-6 measure by our U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics] the U.S.A.’s actual unemployment rate is over 16%. We should basically halt all legal immigration except for legitimate refugees and Americans who marry overseas or have children while overseas — this number would be less than 120,000 per year.
With current economic projections, our national unemployment rate is not expected to be under 5% for the next four plus years. The state of North Carolina has had to borrow over $2 billion in 2009 and the same is projected for 2010, above and beyond our existing state budget just to pay unemployment claims money — money borrowed from the USA Treasury [aka actually borrowed from China for our children to repay].
President Obama said in his State of the Union speech that he will “enforce our immigration laws and control our borders”. I think he said the month this would happen but not which year. The President said he “would do what is necessary to bring down the rate of unemployment”. Oh really?
I have heard enough polished BS coming from President Obama and quite frankly from both major political parties. They both do a lot of talking but little action. There are certainly many legislators who support our efforts, however too many are more interested in getting re-elected than doing what’s best for Americans and our national interest. More to follow on our plan to rattle their cages.
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Will the politicians that we elect ever carry out the interests of the American people? I read today on the AMERICAN PATROL website that President Obama is in a discussion to cap government money such as cutting back on NASA appropriations the sending men back to the moon in 1020? Yet we are still spending–BILLIONS–on illegal immigrants who have managed to settle here? If we cannot afford to go back to the moon, how can we afford to pay for illegal immigration? Obama can find billions to Prop-up States like Sanctuary California to pay for illegal immigrants, but he cannot find the cash to pay for space exploration. How can we allow millions of poor people to continue to cross our borders? So why are taxpayers forced by pariah lawmakers to pay for education, health care and even now anticipating BILLIONS more dollars to enact a ominous Comprehensive Immigration Reform? We all know by now, that this is a very crafty way to pass another AMNESTY. These people who have entered this country without permission? Every time a new immigration enforcement is passed, the open border Liberal-Democrats-Republicans use their influence to water the law down. How many of us know, that the controversial border fence is by law supposed to be–TWO SEPARATE–FENCES? Senator Obama voted for it. more than three years ago, but only 35 miles of double-layered fencing is in place and much of the remaining 360 miles of the border fencing is badly constructed–without real barriers. The Truth is the government is lying to us.
The Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Pub.L. 109-367) was enacted October 26, 2006 in the United States. The act allows for over 700 miles (1,100 km) of double-reinforced fence to be built along the border with Mexico across cities and deserts alike, in the U.S. states of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas in areas that have experienced illegal drug trafficking, human slavery, gun peddling, illegal immigration and the threat of terrorism. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California who was the originator of the double fence, has not seen this happen, nor the complete wall that is just open areas, with the old barbed wire strands. Underfunded from its inception, the border fence was compromised by the open border organization, that includes American business consortium’s. As in Washington today, a team of intelligence operatives stated to Speaker Pelosi that a El Queda attack was imminent within the next 6 months. This is the time to enforce our borders with the National Guard fully armed and obviously apparent along the whole 2000 feet length. The majority of our State economies are broke–with California leading the pack. Arizona lawmakers realizing the main cause of their financial dilemma, the support of illegal workers and their families.
E-Verify is one of the most successful mechanisms to remove illegal workers, but as yet it is not mandatory. It costs nothing to use it and it has been demonized by every pro-illegal immigrant group, along with corrupt politicians and their financial clients in the business consortium’s. E-Verify must be national, with no exclusions. THIS SHOULD BECOME THE No.1 PRIORITY FOR EVERY SMALL AND LARGE COMPANY, THAT KNOWINGLY HIRING A FOREIGN WORKERS CARRIES PENALTIES SUCH AS HARSH FINES AND PRISON SENTENCES. THERE SHOULD BE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE?
Our GOVERNMENT HAS SOLD ITSELF TO WALL STREET AND BOTH WALL STREET AND THE UNITED STATES ARE DEBTORS TO COMMUNIST CHINA. We cannot afford to subsidize every illegal family member, every Mother with a child who becomes an instant citizen, when 15 million Americans and residents are jobless, when our own people live in poverty. Yes! We always need exceptional highly skilled engineers and scientists, but not the indigent and desperate that we must endlessly financially support. Not semi-skilled labor that will take less wages, than our own people, who themselves will end up in the unemployment benefits line. Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 to be connected to your Senator and Congressman and use the voting power of THE PEOPLE. Go to NUMBERSUSA AND JUDICIAL WATCH for more information about this catastrophe that could overwhelm this country in the coming months.
Did anyone tried to do anything about the illegal aliens?
Yes just yesterday I did. I contacted ice, employment commission, local sheriff, highway patrol about this obvious problem.
I too, tried to get a job at McDonald’s.
I had worked in McDonald’s in the early eighties.
I had the highest performance review of all my coworkers.
I saved all documents to that affect.
Recently I went to McDonald’s to fill out an application; there was eight Mexicans or Hispanics getting help with their application. I approached a manager ready to fill out an application, the manager informed me that I had to go to the library and apply online (with the assumption that I did not even have computer access at home).
With my references from the eighties when I worked at McDonald’s before and several other ridden references from other jobs as well, I left feeling like a third class citizen.
I realize this does not guarantee me a job, but I feel they should’ve given it a serious look-over.
No such luck. Oh by the way, when I worked at McDonald’s before I was a salary maintenance.
The owner had about 26 stores, and I still had the highest performance review.
I applied at McDonald’s a total of three times recently; no response.
Two attempts online one attempt in person.
That’s not the first time I felt the illegal’s presents.
The last 25 years plus I have been a carpenter.
Times are tough all around. Now is not the time to make big profits by hiring cheap, and illegal labor.
There was a time five years ago when the house and development had strong demands for labor; we could not keep up, so the industry turned to importing labor. In the last three years, the market has slowed down to stop; there are a few projects being done.
I am an independent carpenter and that means I am not eligible for unemployment.
I have not been a burden on our system;
I have been very proud of that, but now I am.
To say that illegal aliens do not cost taxpayers.
I was a taxpayer a homeowner a consumer and I had good credit.
So I’m without a job taxpayers our support me and my family I’m not able to pay my mortgage to pay my insurance to purchase high price items pay my creditors and least of all pay my taxes and illegal aliens are not the problem.
To the comment of aliens are doing work that Americans want. In our present economy situation working Americans will work to keep what they have.
Now back to the question: Did anyone try to do something?
I went out Friday looking for work got into a subdivisions and finding illegal’s working. Through the week I’m thinking and thinking “What can I do? Why are they still here? The industry doesn’t need this and America as a whole does not need this.”
There are plenty skilled taxpaying carpenters, English speaking Americans that are available to do these projects. So I decided to call and see what can be done. I start by contacting ice. The individual I spoke too informed me that without full knowledge, eye witness, or documentation that it would be less likely to be looked at very seriously.
I informed him that I have been in this area and industry for quite a while and that they were indeed illegal through my experience and common sense. He left me with the feeling that if I did not have solid proof there was nothing to be done. Once again I reminded him of common sense and a couple of telltale signs.
So he gave me a number to the employment commission.
Why? I do not know.
The person I spoke to at the employment commission after I explain the same thing I already explain to ice.
He informed me that he had no jurisdiction and that I should call ice. I attempted to explain that I have already spoken to ice.
It left me with the feeling of “Sorry about your situation, but I’ve got a job.”
I pondered on it for hours and decided to go with local assistance.
So I call my local sheriff department and inquired about what can be done. In that conversation I told him one of the common sense things about illegal aliens. It is very simple.
When you have eight guys working on a site and one vehicle and it is a two-seater it is for sure that they are illegal. The state law requires all passengers will have seat belts. They are not taxpaying consumers who purchase vehicles. They are not consumers who purchase auto insurance. They’re not consumers to purchase tax title and license fees.
They’re not even interested in learning English for their own benefit.
A question for American consumers:
When purchasing a major investment like a house, while walking up to inspect your investment would you like to speak to somebody, or leave it to chance or even learn a another language?
The truth about builders and contractors using illegal labor is:
90% of homeowners do not know what goes in a house to be built.
Unfortunately for the consumer, the builder or contractor is rarely there.
So the consumer cannot question the workers regardless how simple the question may be.
The builders and contractors count on that and are in a hurry to get your hard earned money.
To hire qualified American taxpayers would cut in to their profits.
In order to maintain a high profit, it is quicker and cheaper to hire twelve illegal aliens than it would be to hire five qualified English speaking, taxpaying Americans
With the consumer unaware of what needs to be done, they cannot question the work from the workers.
I’ve done hundreds of projects throughout the years and I’ve only met a handful of savvy homeowners.
I have always been a proud, independent, taxpaying American worker who earned my own way.
Now back to the local sheriff department.
Apparently the officer thought I was making a complaint about the seat belts so he gives me the number two the highway patrol. Not knowing that it was the highway patrol I call it. The person on the other end was confused to say the least; sympathetic, but confused. For that is definitely not the highway patrol’s department.
Once again left with the feeling of “Sorry about your situation, but I’ve got a job.”
All in all, the questions to ask yourself are, ‘does it cost tax dollars, does it cost taxpayers’ jobs, or quite frankly is it illegal?’
A comment was made that illegal workers do the job better than Americans.
So the fortunate people who have a job should do their jobs right, such as law enforcement agencies.
Take the extra steps to do your job using common sense even from others, using probable cause, using that ‘can do’ attitude to do the job at hand at which you’re being paid to do.
Remember, there may be a day when an illegal will have your job.
Not funny, I know. Sad but true; five years ago, as a highly skilled carpenter, I thought my job was safe.
The question is not ‘Aren’t we all immigrants?’
Isn’t the law still the law?
Altered by a proud American
P. R. Carnell and edited by his daughter,
D. A. Carnell
There may have been a misunderstanding for those who think I am trying to take the law into my own hands.
I truly do not intend to do that; for it is hard enough for me to try to get a job at what I do best.
The only thing I can attempt to point is: some of those who are fortunate enough to have a job, are not doing their job correctly.
As I’ve tried to mention mistakes with law enforcement agencies, there are other instances with government officials doing the same things.
Immigration reforms allow an undocumented person and or persons to have more legal rights than American citizens.
I am deeply confused on how undocumented is not the same as illegal.
Undocumented means the same as illegal.
Here are a few things of pick and choose:
An unlicensed driver is just an undocumented driver and he should not be punished. The same goes with an uninsured American driver.
A drug dealer is no more than an unlicensed pharmacist, and he should not be punished.
A robber is only looking after himself and his family, and should not be punished.
A rapist is only guilty of non-consented intercourse, and should not be punished.
A murderer is no more than a person who’s practiced in euthanasia, and should not be punished.
For those who don’t believe that these examples are relevant, law enforcement agencies will seek and punish for the simple fact of being illegal.
There are several ways to try to explain the point of illegal or legal; pick and choose which one you will support.
I do not support picking and choosing laws, for the laws are the laws.
Recently, an event unfolded that shows the law enforcement agencies not doing their job. When Jesse Jackson and thousands of immigrants protested on the White House, the law enforcement agency should have had the common sense as I did when I realized there were illegal immigrants there, on TV, and nobody did anything about the situation.
Why should Americans put their selves in a position to question the law?
Why should a taxpaying American question the law?
For those taxpaying Americans who are fortunate enough to have a job, they should still care because the illegal immigrants in America will cost EVERYONE.
For two years now, the only thing our government has been focused on has been health care reform.
They do not care about jobs to pay for this health care reform; they encourage illegal aliens/undocumented people to come over and take jobs for cheaper wages than most Americans can afford to do.
For those fortunate people who have jobs, who have property, and who pays their taxes; here is another sad but true note:
Not only will you be supporting the undocumented or illegal workers, but you will soon support all the unemployed taxpaying American workers who cannot find work because of the cost of undocumented illegal person or persons.
True, as a skilled carpenter I could make $25 to $35.00 an hour, when I’m working.
The added amount that I have in property taxes, income taxes, state, and Federal taxes, automobile taxes, mortgage, and insurance I have to have for my car and my house probably average out to a pay of $10 to $15 an hour.
To those who support the undocumented or illegal workers, are they paying as much taxes as I would if I could work?
Undocumented or Illegal workers can earn the same amount, but pay none of those taxes.
So, in advance to those working taxpayers who support the undocumented or illegal workers, thank you; for the working, taxpaying Americans who do not support the undocumented or illegal workers, I am truly sorry and I wish I could be one of you.
With the way things are going I will not have to worry about that much longer.
The working American tax payer will support me and my family, and thousands like me, and the only way I could see that happening would be big, big tax increase for the working American.
I can only answer for myself, my own experience, and watching others.
For those who support the concept of illegal immigrants, I think that they should be the only ones taxed, in my personal opinion.
For those states, and Federal government official’s, and people who support this kind of action continue on. There will be more honest people like myself begging just to survive.
Once a proud working American, broke down below an undocumented or illegal status.
Being that I am a construction worker, I have personally witnessed the downward spiral of others.
Some are fortunate to hang on, some have gone farther down and I have.
The ones who are holding on, I have nothing but respect for.
For the people that have lost more than I have, I have nothing but pride for them because they tried.
I myself had realized that what’s going on is not my fault.
Thank you for the support.
And God Bless America!
Authored by a Proud American
P.R. Carnell
And Edited by his daughter
D.A. Carnell