Mrs Behavin
Well-Known Member
A lady wrote the best letter I have seen in the
Editorials in ages!! It
explains things better than all the stuff you hear
on TV.
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"Recently large demonstrations have taken place
across the country
protesting the fact that Congress is finally
addressing the issue of
illegal immigration. Certain people are angry that
the U.S. might
protect its own borders, might make it harder to
sneak into this
country and, once here, to stay indefinitely. Let
me see if I correctly
understand the thinking behind these protests.
Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that
when you discover me
in your house, you insist that I leave. But I say,
"I've made all the
beds and washed the dishes and did the laundry and
swept the floors;
I've done all the things you don't like to do. I'm
hard-working and
honest (except for when I broke into your house)."
According to the protesters, not only must you let
me stay, you must
add me to your family's insurance plan and provide
other benefits to me
and to my family (my husband will do your yard
work because he too is
hard-working and honest, except for that breaking
in part).
If you try to call the police or force me out, I
will call my friends
who will picket your house carrying signs that
proclaim my right to be
there. It's only fair, after all,
because you have a nicer house than I do, and I'm
just trying to better
myself.
I'm hard-working and honest ... um, except for ...
well, you know.
And what a deal it is for me!! I live in your
house, contributing only
a fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is
nothing you can do
about it without being accused of selfishness,
prejudice and being
anti-housebreaker.
Did I miss anything? Does this sound reasonable to
you? If it does,
grab a sign and go picket something. If this
sounds insane to you, call
your senators and enlighten them because they are
stumbling in the
darkness right now and really need your help."
Linda Myers
April 10, 2006 - New-Sentinel
Editorials in ages!! It
explains things better than all the stuff you hear
on TV.
--------------
"Recently large demonstrations have taken place
across the country
protesting the fact that Congress is finally
addressing the issue of
illegal immigration. Certain people are angry that
the U.S. might
protect its own borders, might make it harder to
sneak into this
country and, once here, to stay indefinitely. Let
me see if I correctly
understand the thinking behind these protests.
Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that
when you discover me
in your house, you insist that I leave. But I say,
"I've made all the
beds and washed the dishes and did the laundry and
swept the floors;
I've done all the things you don't like to do. I'm
hard-working and
honest (except for when I broke into your house)."
According to the protesters, not only must you let
me stay, you must
add me to your family's insurance plan and provide
other benefits to me
and to my family (my husband will do your yard
work because he too is
hard-working and honest, except for that breaking
in part).
If you try to call the police or force me out, I
will call my friends
who will picket your house carrying signs that
proclaim my right to be
there. It's only fair, after all,
because you have a nicer house than I do, and I'm
just trying to better
myself.
I'm hard-working and honest ... um, except for ...
well, you know.
And what a deal it is for me!! I live in your
house, contributing only
a fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is
nothing you can do
about it without being accused of selfishness,
prejudice and being
anti-housebreaker.
Did I miss anything? Does this sound reasonable to
you? If it does,
grab a sign and go picket something. If this
sounds insane to you, call
your senators and enlighten them because they are
stumbling in the
darkness right now and really need your help."
Linda Myers
April 10, 2006 - New-Sentinel
