Women and the Illegal Workforce
Posted July 7th, 2008 at 9.54am in Protect America.
Women are again charging into what was once seen as a realm that was only populated by men—the illegal immigrant workforce. After a recent raid of a factory in Texas, where the majority of those detained were women, the Houston Chronicle published an article discussing this new trend. With heightened border control and visa regulation, many men are finding it harder to come to the U.S. to work and then return home to their families in their native countries. Hence, many are now bringing their families with them. A noticeable increase in smuggling fees has also been cited as a reason that is keeping illegal immigrants here and many continue working illegally hoping to one day be granted amnesty. No longer is there a transient mentality to illegal immigration, rather one of permanence. With that illegal immigrants are now forming their families her in the U.S., raising the issue of birthright citizenship and the question of whether the children of illegal immigrants should be granted U.S. citizenship solely because they were born on American soil.
In a Heritage publication, Making Citizens: The Case for Patriotic Assimilation, Dr. Matthew Spalding discusses the issues that surround the concepts of assimilation and naturalization in the United States. Immigrants have always been welcomed to the U.S. and it was the belief of the Founders that once here they should by made into citizens. However, the process of becoming a citizen was never immediate or without conditions; it was believed that immigrants must be educated in American principles and interact with the current citizens in order to develop an appreciation and knowledge of our country and how it works. Hence, came the concept of the residency requirements, naturalization tests and renunciation of previous allegiances. The growing establishment of illegal immigrant families, mixed with children receiving birthright citizenship, raises hard questions about whether assimilation can work is such an environment.
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July 7, 2008 dave, laguna niguel, ca writes:
Our environment is exactly what we as Americans make it to be. Our immigration policy needs only one thing, “ENFORCEMENT”! This is our country, we set the rules, it worked for years until our government started to ignore our laws. When the hard times come, as now, we have millions of illegals sponging off our welfare system, our social security system, our workers comp system, our disability system, etc, all there bought and paid for by American taxpayers who suddenly discover that every system they paid for is depleted of funds by people who never paid a dime into them! People who were actually taught how to take money out of our bank without making any deposits! Thank you liberals! As Americans all we have ever wanted was fairness.Put money in and take it out if needed. But not the liberals who say lets just give it all away! And then the liberals accuse the government of printing more money to pay for all the social programs! DUH!? The American taxpayer is already over-burdened with federal, state, local, sales, fica, state disability,property taxes already! Where the heck else is the money going to com from? Our children of course!They will pay for all the excess spending, the absolute give away of our country by the renegade government we have and have had for years, a government which shows nothing but disdain for American taxpayers. Liberal George Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Ted Kennedy?! Pulleeze!