from Enigma
In yet another story from the “give me a break” file, the Washington Post recently reported that the families of 11 immigrants who died illegally crossing into Arizona from Mexico have filed a $41 million lawsuit against the United States, saying the government's refusal to put water out in the desert contributed to the migrants' deaths.
Each unfortunately gullible illegal alien paid smugglers $1,400 for the illegal crossing. They were told the trip would take two days and that they would walk at night to avoid detection and the searing desert sun. The group got lost and ran out of water during the second day before one guide and three of the wanna-be immigrants turned back and returned to Mexico. The rest died, unable to read signs in English warning of possible 130-plus degree heat.
The Tucson humanitarian group, Humane Borders, had previously made a request to place two 60-gallon water stations in the wildlife refuge where the bodies were found, but, as a spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service explained, the closest proposed water area for a water station was 12 miles and two mountain ranges away from where the migrants were found dead.
Contrary to the opinions of the dolts in charge of anti-American sovereignty groups like the ACLU, illegal immigration is, indeed, a drain on the resources of the United States. And if, as the events surrounding this case suggest, sneaking into this country is as difficult and dangerous as it is reported to be, it makes perfect sense that fewer and fewer of our friends from south of the border would be making the attempt. Not so.
According to a 1996 INS report, 5 million illegal aliens live in America, with that number swelling by another 275,000 every year since. And oh yeah, before I forget, just so we’re all clear on this, I actually prefer the term “illegal alien” to “illegal immigrant.” The term “illegal immigrant” suggests that these people intend on settling here permanently, like the immigrants who made this country who came here one hundred years ago. A huge number of illegal aliens come here to work for very short periods of time, make a bunch of money to send home to their families before returning themselves, and leave nothing in return except a large drain on our social services budgets. These people don’t come in a hushed reverence for American freedoms. They come in search of American jobs paying American money. And instead of humbly adopting American culture as their own, they reject American culture for their own; self-segregating themselves in America by failing to learn English and forcing our government to create “bilingual educational programs” to excuse their unwillingness to assimilate. Regardless of the term you choose to use-“illegal alien” or “illegal immigrant”-the fact remains that they both start with the word, ”illegal.” Simply put, these people are here illegally.
The work ethic of Mexican and South American immigrants is constantly praised. “They’re the hardest workers,” you’re likely to hear. If this is true, then why can’t more of these people work hard to come here legally? Is it a case of money? Why can’t some of the money that’s being sent back home be used to help others get here legally? It is not doing Mexico or the United States any good to continue to allow illegal aliens to flourish over here. The Mexican labor force will be continually devalued in Mexico, and the American labor force will be continually underpaid in America. People are always wondering why America is turning into more and more of a service economy. It is because of lackadaisical laws and law enforcement and our willingness to cater to people like Mexican President Vincente Fox.
“They are not illegals,” he recently told the Fox News Channel’s Hannity and Colmes. “They are people that come there to work, and to look for a better opportunity in life. And I think that’s more to be considered than anything out there, because the U.S. economy needs them.”
Doesn’t he mean he needs them? Sure, many American corporations do profit from cheap labor. That’s another story for another day. Fox, however, also benefits from cheap labor, because, as I pointed out earlier, Mexican workers in America are sending a lot of money back to Mexico. Why would Fox lift a finger to develop industry and jobs in Mexico when Mexico’s economy is so greatly based on jobs performed across the border? Fox also doesn’t have to pick up any of the social service or law enforcement costs that go along with these workers. And what are those costs, you ask?
Well, California, alone, pays some $166.5 million each year for emergency medical services used by illegal aliens. The state also pays some $1.3 billion each year to educate the children of illegal aliens, and there are some 15,000 illegal aliens in California prisons. That costs money, too. Add the figures from the other 49 states, and we’ve got real problems.
And those problems have helped to contribute to the deaths of those in this lawsuit. In addition to damaging our country internally, America’s destructive immigration policies have simply made it easier for outsiders to take advantage of us. If our country hadn’t put water in other parts of the desert, the deceased mentioned in this lawsuit probably wouldn’t have been expecting to find water in the desert in the first place. They then might have considered another route. It is this hypocritical logic that has put us in the position we’re in.
Helping illegal aliens to cross our borders by giving them water is irresponsible and beyond ridiculous. So is the fact that this case is being heard in the first place. It is laughable to think that the families of the deceased are asking for consideration from our government, when their dead loved ones didn’t respect our laws enough to enter this country properly in the first place. Then again, we didn’t respect our own laws enough to keep them out.