Amnesty Bill

I heard that there are an estimated 12 million people in this country illegally.  With that in mind congress is working hard to pass an immigration or amnesty bill.  The proposed bill will give those 12 million illegal aliens legal status and a work card.  You may remember, a few weeks ago this bill got shut down because the overwhelming majority of the American people were against this bill.  However, at the urging of our President and a few congressmen, the bill is being discussed again.  I have a big problem with this amnesty bill. 

    I believe the result of it passing will be devastating.  I am not a prophet, nor the son of a prophet, but I will tell you what will happen if this bill passes.  First, of all our job market will be flooded with people who will compete with Americans for jobs, especially the lower wage jobs.  I guarantee that wages will lower and so will t he standard of living.  This will have a domino affect.  Think how this will affect unemployment and welfare will be flooded!  Where is the money going to come from to provide health care and financial assistance to an extra 12 million plus people?  Can you say major tax increase? 

     Secondly, we have a duty to secure our borders and this miserably fails at this goal.  I have supported President Bush throughout his presidency, I have backed him in the war in Iraq and the war of terror, but I have to say this disappoints me.  I am so thankful to be an American.  America is the best country in the world.  Millions of people long to come here and live the “American Dream”.  If this bill passes we will be flooded by countless people seeking that opportunity.  The bottom line is that we need to do a better job enforcing our laws at the borders and at the workplace.  We need to enforce sanctions on employers who don’t comply to the law.  I also have to wonder what this will do to our national security…I have to say that this idea of amnesty for people who have broken our laws is ridiculous.  These people have no care or respect for those that have gone through the legal process of immigration.  If people want to come to America, that is great, but let them do it through the legal process.  Let them learn English.  Let them learn American History.  Let them work hard and contribute to society.   My honest opinion is this a ploy from the liberals to get new voters by the millions.  Amnesty for illegal immigrants would open up a whole new can of worms and the bottom line is that it won’t secure our borders, and that’s just the way it is!