HI EMMA THIS EDITH VILLASENOR GABRIELS SISTER THE IMMIGRANTS ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE AND WE SHOULD TO BECAUSE WITH OUT THEM WERE NOTHING BECAUSE WITH OUT A MEXICAN WERE NOTHING RIGHT LIKE LOOK WHAT HAPPEND TO ELVIRA...YOU COULD CONTACT ME AT VILLASENOR.EDITH@GMAIL.COM
Emma Lozano is founder and president of the grass-roots community group Pueblo Sin Fronteras and its partners, Centro Sin Fronteras and the Sin Fronteras Law Program in Chicago. Her organizing dates to the 1970's, when she and her late brother Rudy worked for amnesty, union representation for undocumented Latino immigrants, and the creation of an independent political organization in Chicago's Mexican community. She has played a significant role in mobilizations and marches for immigrant rights, and has traveled nationally and in Latin America and the Caribbean to carry the story of immigrants and to build support for their struggles. She has encouraged the undocumented to speak for themselves and supported the development of La Familia Latina Unida whose President, Elvira Arellano, currently is in sanctuary in Chicago. Fronteras' law program serves over 100 primarily undocumented people weekly, and is currently fighting deportation orders for over 200 individuals.
America welcomes immigrants from all walks of life, and immigrants are the back bone of America, without immigrants, we would not be a nation.
My grandfather came to Ellis Island in 1901 at age 16, alone and with ten dollars in his pocket. If he had not been so brave to take that step, I would not be here today. The same can be said for my other grandfather and two grandmothers.
My wifes family hails from Italy, they too came here legally and ALL helped build this nation.
But what they did, and millions more like him did, they came legally, waited their turn at a better life, they followed the law of the land, they learned English, they served our country both in uniform, and in the work force. They brought along with them many cultural blessings which every American benefits from.
The BIG difference today is millions of people, from all walks of life enter our country illegally, breaking the law of the land, breaking the laws of the Constitution and it just so happens the majority come from Mexico.
They use up benefits and funding designed for needy Americans, the elderly, children, veterans and the disabled.
I'd like to know why the immigrant's own home country will NOT take them back? Why are they fleeing in the first place?
Emma Lozano, Pueblo Sin Fronteras and all those DEMANDING amnesty, you make demands of our nation that you are not entited to make, Illegal immigration is just that, illegal.
I will continue to welcome immigration, but I will stand against illegal immigration! What makes you MORE ENTITLED TO RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP OVER AND ABOVE, AND BEFORE ALL THOSE WHO HAVE WAITED, AND ARE WITING THEIR TURNS?
How dear you make demands!
Here is MY response to her demand: "We, the LEGAL citizens and residents of this country demand that the 13 million undocumented...ah in this country LEAVE this country."
I do have one question....if Emma Lozano is so bold as to fight for the rights of illegal immigrants...why can't she go to Mexico and fight that government to make a better country for them so they don't have to resort to fleeing across borders??? I just don't get it?
With that said, most Hispanics living here in the U.S. ( I say most because I can't generalize all) realize there has to be some sort of solution to solving Mexico's emmigration problem and our immigration problem. However, MOST of us believe that there has to be a better solution, and not just a better solution, but also a long lasting solution to these problems. Bickering about physical traits and cultural practices gets us no where. Doing so simply places us in a vicious cycle of hate and prejudice; and this is exactly what politicians like Dick Cheney want, because then they can make their corporate buddies richer.
Consider:
1.) The economy is in a recession, mostly caused by the Mortgage crisis and the bad lending practices of banks. Not because of Immigrants.
2.) Low Skilled Jobs are leaving this country because we are in a globalized economy (for those of still living in the 20th century as suppose to the 21st, this may come as a shock) where countries attempt to liberalize economic tariffs and have their corporations compete globally. As a result the U.S. job Market is quickly moving towards service sector jobs, ie. Intellectual Properties, Computer Software etc. What does this mean for our generation? Well it means a lot, but mainly it means GET YOUR COLLEGE DEGREE. All of you who were born here and competing with immigrants for jobs like Janitor, Construction worker, landscape, etc. are in a losing battle. Use the fact that your an American to demand that our Congress lower the price of public universities, raise the quality of primary and secondary education in your neighborhoods, Universalize Health Care, etc. Kicking every immigrant worker who works for less than minimum wage out at once will not guaruntee you the good future you desire. Health Care costs too much, gas cost too much, houses cost too much, Private education and college cost too much, etc.
3.) My friends, roofing, Cooking, Cutting the grass, Walking the Dog, Cleaning the Motel, Painting, etc. cannot and will not ever go to China. These jobs are here to stay forever because they can only be done by someone here in the U.S. It is silly to say that those type of Low Skilled labor jobs will be exported to China!!!
However, if there is no one to clean the motel 6 you sleep at for less than six dollars per hour, then your nightly rates will rise. The same goes for everything else.
However if you're complaint is that it is not fair that immigrants take these kinds of jobs because he or she is willing to work for less $ than you, lets consider the alternative.
You work for motel 6 as a cleaner, you demand that your pay be at least enough to sustain you. Let us just say that for this to occur you need to be paid at least $8.50 by the hour, well above minimum wage in most states. Well guess what, gas costs over $4 a gallon, good Health insurance is way over your price range, rent costs are going up, and that kind of job almost always has no union; so the moment you miss work or mouth off to a boss, your gone, because there are tens of thousands of other Americans who also want your job. Not only that, but all of us who do have a college education, and can afford to vacation, now have to pay more money for a room because the motel has to make up for the extra money they spend on having you work there for $8.50 per hr. In the long run we all end up back at square one.
4.) Stop getting all of your information from Lou Dobbs. He is not an expert, and he is not objective. Try reading about this subject from different sources and wathcing multiple media outlets. Expand your minds my friends!!!
So I say, why waist our time writing hate Posts? Articulate yourself respectfully and RATIONALLY. Let's talk about solutions, instead of arguing about who smells and such. Si SE Puede!!!!
Best wishes to all!!
ARRIBA TODOS LOS MEXICANOS, PORQUE AUI NOS VAMOS A QUEDAR!!!!!
MELINDA NUÑEZ: CHINGA TU MADRE PINCHE PERRA IGNORANTE!! ERES UNA ESTUPIDA.
Every American ancestors are not Americans. some are Italians, Irish, polish , British ect. So I don't get why everyone is making a big fuss about it.
Immigrants came to America to built their own future, if you were in a country that was poor and had no money and you wanted to support your family, you would travel anywhere to make money. NO ONE came from to America just to have fun . I don't think anyone would leave their country unless they have to and they need too..
America has opened many opportunities for everyone. and helped everyone build their future. so before anyone saying that their shouldn't be immigrants in America, then they look at it in a different point of you. and need to stop being prejudice about it..