First off, I am vehemently opposed to illegal immigration. The current political climate has totally disenfranchised the American taxpaying citizen the privilege of pride, security and sovereignty. We have been abandoned by lawmakers focused only on voters and not their Constitutional duty to serve the American people. To see endless videos of illegal aliens jumping the southern wall and dredging the rivers is a sickening display of milking the broken American system. This has recently hit home to me, but first let me rant some more.
Many use the cliche that America is built on immigration. From a certain perspective, yes, but in reality no. Historically and in the proper spirit, America has been built by men and women wanting to embrace the American citizenship. It is built by those who wanted to build pride for themselves and not live off the charity of others. They left their native lands in the longing desire to touch the hem of the flag. Their thirst for prosperity was emboldened by true arduous journeys to this land of promise. THAT is what America is made of - to not replace the culture of America but to assimilate into the culture of America.
Due to illness my mother went to live in Virginia. She hasn't driven for several years. My siblings and I have been trying for the past couple months to get her a plane ticket to visit my family here in Iowa. To this date there is still no plane ticket because of no valid identification. Because her Driver License is expired that photo ID cannot be used. The DMV will not issue without a Birth Certificate. Gee, we get a copy of the Birth Certificate weeks later and take that and SS card and all other things to the DMV. NOPE! The Birth Certificate has her maiden name and the other paperwork and SS has her married name. Now they need a Marriage Certificate AND a forwarded sticker from her former address verifying a bonafide residence. So, to speed things up we contacted the airline and inquired if a Birth Certificate and an SS card would be adequate to secure a ticket.
"Well......maybe, but I don't know if TSA will accept it."
So, not having an old Marriage License available we must send off for a copy which will take a turn around of five weeks.
What grinds me to the core is that illegal aliens can jump the fence. Once their feet lands on our once sanctified soil they are automatically endowed with all essential services and privileges of an American citizen (even voting as it turns out). So, without a shred of identification, a non-citizen can freely travel and obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars without even working. In retrospect my mother, who has paid into the system for well over seventy years, can't even easily obtain a plane ticket. An American citizen is put through an oppressive process that wouldn't even be thought of for an illegal alien.
Have you seen the footage of immigrants taking the oath and pledge of the United States at their legal naturalization?? They - have the true spirit of America. They - have properly answered the call to claim this soil. It is almost divine and gives all of us pride.
Why have we been abandoned by our leaders? "Straight and narrow is the way" to heaven. Even for heaven there is a qualifying and vetting process. Is not the human experience a test to see if we can live by higher laws??
We MUST secure our borders and treat immigrants as they should be treated - those humbly wanting to become Americans. If they have not that desire and reject the legal process and proudly trek holding their native flags, that is nothing more than invasion against our land and against the work put into the system by citizens to pay for services FOR citizens.
Treating our own as second rate to those who have NO business being here is reprehensible and unforgivable. This must stop or we shame the very flag that shades us.
Many use the cliche that America is built on immigration. From a certain perspective, yes, but in reality no. Historically and in the proper spirit, America has been built by men and women wanting to embrace the American citizenship. It is built by those who wanted to build pride for themselves and not live off the charity of others. They left their native lands in the longing desire to touch the hem of the flag. Their thirst for prosperity was emboldened by true arduous journeys to this land of promise. THAT is what America is made of - to not replace the culture of America but to assimilate into the culture of America.
Due to illness my mother went to live in Virginia. She hasn't driven for several years. My siblings and I have been trying for the past couple months to get her a plane ticket to visit my family here in Iowa. To this date there is still no plane ticket because of no valid identification. Because her Driver License is expired that photo ID cannot be used. The DMV will not issue without a Birth Certificate. Gee, we get a copy of the Birth Certificate weeks later and take that and SS card and all other things to the DMV. NOPE! The Birth Certificate has her maiden name and the other paperwork and SS has her married name. Now they need a Marriage Certificate AND a forwarded sticker from her former address verifying a bonafide residence. So, to speed things up we contacted the airline and inquired if a Birth Certificate and an SS card would be adequate to secure a ticket.
"Well......maybe, but I don't know if TSA will accept it."
So, not having an old Marriage License available we must send off for a copy which will take a turn around of five weeks.
What grinds me to the core is that illegal aliens can jump the fence. Once their feet lands on our once sanctified soil they are automatically endowed with all essential services and privileges of an American citizen (even voting as it turns out). So, without a shred of identification, a non-citizen can freely travel and obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars without even working. In retrospect my mother, who has paid into the system for well over seventy years, can't even easily obtain a plane ticket. An American citizen is put through an oppressive process that wouldn't even be thought of for an illegal alien.
Have you seen the footage of immigrants taking the oath and pledge of the United States at their legal naturalization?? They - have the true spirit of America. They - have properly answered the call to claim this soil. It is almost divine and gives all of us pride.
Why have we been abandoned by our leaders? "Straight and narrow is the way" to heaven. Even for heaven there is a qualifying and vetting process. Is not the human experience a test to see if we can live by higher laws??
We MUST secure our borders and treat immigrants as they should be treated - those humbly wanting to become Americans. If they have not that desire and reject the legal process and proudly trek holding their native flags, that is nothing more than invasion against our land and against the work put into the system by citizens to pay for services FOR citizens.
Treating our own as second rate to those who have NO business being here is reprehensible and unforgivable. This must stop or we shame the very flag that shades us.
