Give us your tired, your poor...

Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses, yearning to breath free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, the tempest tossed,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door.


     The above Inscription is found on the base of the Statue of Liberty, a poem written by Emma Lazarus. I memorized this in the fifth grade for a play, and have never forgotten it. To me it speaks the idea of the United States of America, come, we receive you with open arms so you may flourish and thrive in the new world. Come they did...in groves. Immigrants poured into the United States in search of a better life for themselves, for their families. The great melting pot was forming...The English, Irish, Asians, Italians...and many more. All ingredients in the all american apple pie. It is what we are, what we will continue to be. People wanting nothing more than to be called Americans. That being said....what the Hell has happened?

     As I continue my bid to be elected President  of the United States, I feel I must address this issue. Immigration was, is, and always will be an important part of this country and its legacy in the world. If you live anywhere in the world, you can still apply for a passport, work or study visa and come to America to work and live while you try to gain citizenship. Yep, that's right, you just walk right in the front door and it is perfectly legal. My problem is with the ones that attempt and succeed in sneaking in the back door.

     Illegal immigration is exactly what the name implies..ILLEGAL. It never ceases to amaze me that the political left in this country just seem to push the term aside and cater to undocumented aliens, giving them the same rights as an American Citizen. I am all for human rights, but i feel like the more we enable the illegals in this country, the more rights are taken away from me.

     Illegal, undocumented people in this country burden our infrastructure and our resources almost to the breaking point. I understand that certain citizens in our society depend on government subsidies and my tax dollars go to to fund that. Truth is, that the large amount of illegal labor going on in the U.S., no taxes are being paid, but the government is quick to hand out benefits to the illegals.

     The difficulty in which we all experience now just moving around the country on vacation is in result to the attacks on our soil on Sept. 11th. Great efforts are on border security to keep the people that want to kill you, away. As good a job that the border patrol is doing, there are huge holes that go uncovered, and people flood into the U.S. unchecked. It would be possible to stroll across the border with a weapon of mass destruction to create another 9/11.

     Until we can account for everyone within our borders, we cannot take care of ourselves. We are a leaking bucket and our well is about dry. All we ask is that you come in the front door, pick up a name tag, and apply yourself in a fashion that makes you an asset to this great country, not a liability. I will work along side you everyday, but i wont work to support you.

     I planned on writing a great deal more, but am extremely tired and fighting to maintain thoughts, so i will end it here. Let me know your thoughts on this issue.