IMMIGRANTS SHOULD EARN CITIZENSHIP

I could not (still cannot) believe what I was reading. Specifically, I am
talking about recent headline news President Bush is considering granting
legal residency to millions of Mexican immigrants currently living
illegally in the United States. Right off the bat, though, there was a
strong hint at what could be the true motive behind this talk of granting
amnesty to these illegal aliens. Quoted one news source: "It also could be
a political boon to the Republican president as he seeks Hispanic support."

One would figure the spin doctors assisting the president with his
compositions and speeches would do a better job of protecting him from the
obvious: " ... political boon to the Republican president as he seeks
Hispanic support."

There was nothing, whatsoever, in the article I read, at least, about the
president considering this amnesty for the betterment of the Hispanic
population, for the sake of humanitarianism. However, another possibility
is the president and his inner circle are not attempting to hide anything:
They need Hispanic support and votes and will do anything to get them - end
of discussion!

I interviewed Monica Kemper, a full-blooded Hispanic female who resides in
Warren County. She said, "I absolutely do not agree with the president on
this. My grandmother immigrated from deep within Central Mexico to Arkansas
City, Kansas, around 1915. She had to go through the whole immigration
process to come to the United States and become a citizen. It was a
tremendous hardship. Losing her husband after coming to the United States,
my grandmother had to learn the language in an attempt to support herself
and eleven children."

Kemper went on to say, "When my grandmother became a U.S. citizen, she was
so proud, because she knew, beyond question, she had earned her
citizenship. President Bush considering amnesty for illegal Hispanics is a
slap in the face to those who had to earn it the hard way."

Not only is it a slap in the face, granting amnesty to "millions of
undocumented Mexican immigrants," possibly, would pose a threat to national
security. First, if this amnesty comes about, the job market will be
flooded, which could drive down wages and decrease job opportunities for
Americans. As it stands, America already is in a woeful state concerning
jobs, wages, and families barely making ends meet.

Further hardship - which the passing of this amnesty bill, no doubt, would
bring about - could serve as the proverbial straw that breaks the camel's
back. What are tax-paying, God-fearing, American Citizens supposed to do,
turn to a life of crime?

Which musters another thought: It is well-documented that, over the course
of the past few years, drug importation into the United States from South
America has switched its routing process, to a large degree. Whereas the
most popular ports of entry used to be Miami/Keys, Florida, a more popular
port of entry, now, is the Mexican border.

How easy would it be for a ruthless drug cartel member, wanted by the
federales, to sneak into the United States, procure a fake identification,
receive amnesty under the Bush-sponsored bill (if it goes into effect), and
become a U.S. citizen. Be that the case, reckon that same cartel member
would remain a law-abiding citizen or restart his/her criminal activity?

Any foreigner desiring to righteously better his/her existence by
immigrating to the United States should have the opportunity to do so.
However, in the meantime, the welfare of established, law-abiding U.S.
citizens should not be jeopardized, and such jeopardy is inevitable if this
amnesty bill is passed as such.