Show me an illegal immigrant who is law abiding and I will show you someone who is not working. President Obama disagrees, insisting illegals are working hard so they can have a life like ours:
The result is an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. The overwhelming majority of these men and women are simply seeking a better life for themselves and their children. Many settle in low-wage sectors of the economy; they work hard, they save, they stay out of trouble.¹
Does the president understand that illegal immigrants can’t work in the U.S. without authorization no matter how much he wants to keep them here? American citizens seeking a better life have excused robbing banks, embezzlement, selling drugs, and every other crime imaginable to get what they want. If you are an illegal immigrant, you commit identity fraud.
Testimony before a House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement included a claim that 75% of illegal immigrants have fraudulent Social Security numbers.² Whether or not this figure is accurate you need money to eat, and if you want to work you must be an American citizen or you need authorization.
If ICE reports are any indication, identity mills that turn illegal immigrants into Americans are flourishing. Last month we talked about identity theft and vote fraud, and how Voting Follows Citizenship as Our Government Devalues America. ICE does good work at a time when immigrant rights groups, Democrats, and the Obama administration are doing everything in their power to undermine immigration enforcement by portraying illegals as upstanding members of our communities wronged by an unfair system. Here a few excerpts from ICE news releases, part of a list agents add to every day:
9 suspects arrested in HIS probe targeting Fresno-area phony document mills
… special agents discovered and seized hundreds of fraudulent identities in the process of being manufactured, along with numerous document-making supplies, including printers and laminators. In addition, special agents recovered more than $5,000 in cash from the various search locations.³
And this:
6 Mexican nationals sentenced for identity theft
The HSI investigation revealed that organization members were creating counterfeit identification documents and Social Security cards using stolen identities.4
And this:
Third co-conspirator in driver’s license mill sentenced
According to court documents, Gaitrie and Rajin Latchman would, for a fee of between $2,500 and $3,000, arrange for illegal aliens to obtain a Florida driver license. … As part of their services, the Latchmans would provide immigration and identification documents to the aliens, to present at the DHSMV office.5
Is assimilation by fraud Washington’s final fix for immigration as politicians continue to spread the lie that illegal immigrants are law abiding workers who belong here? Is fraud forgiveness on the way when the political climate is ripe? There can be no such thing as a federal path to citizenship for law abiding illegal immigrants because even amnesty supporting lawmakers include background checks in their bills that would likely screen out the majority of illegals. If legislation is ever passed that rolls out the red, white, and blue carpet that ends in American citizenship, it will be a sorry bunch who shuffle down its length to claim their prize. The rest will be living, working, and enjoying the better life that comes with being an American, because their identities say they already are.
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Honesty is not important to our government officials. Could it be that so many are less than honest themselves or are they so desperate for votes in order to stay in office? Legal citizens in the United States are expected to abide by our laws or suffer the consequences. Illegal immigrants, who have come here illegally, have already broken a law and then to secure a Social Security card, a drivers license or other authorization in order to work have broken additional laws. Why are they given a free pass? Do we want millions of illegals in this country who break our laws or do we want citizens who respect our laws? It is about time our elected officials have more regard for the laws they have passed and enforce them by sending all those who have secured false documentation back to where they have come from.
Posted 04 May 2012 at 9:43 pm ¶Unless we put a stop to demands for amnesty, we will eventually have millions of new citizens who learned that breaking the law brings big rewards. Maybe the reason lawmakers put a requirement to learn English in their immigration bills is so illegals turned into citizens can understand campaign ads.
Posted 05 May 2012 at 5:16 pm ¶A current report on these “illegals” indicates, that they have been using the “child tax credit” to gain the system. They have been claiming multiple children (as many as 15 – 20) on their tax forms with many children not even living in the U.S. The lose of revenue is in the billions and the IRS does nothing about it, as will as Mr. Obama who loves these voters so much.
Posted 06 May 2012 at 1:14 pm ¶Your first sentence indicates that they may be law abiding, but they have broken the law by being here in the first place. This should put them in a category of felons subject to deportation.
Mr. Obama doesn’t care about the our laws for he has become the “LIAR in CHIEF”, whenever he opens his mouth. All one needs to do is listen to what he says on the campiagn trail for his re-election this fall.
We need a “REAL CHANGE THAT WE CAN BELIEVE IN”.
Good point. We handed out billions before the IRS tried to decide whether illegals were entitled to the money. For more on the tax credit, see: New Immigration Policy Could Force Us to Overlook Fraud.
Posted 06 May 2012 at 2:42 pm ¶Post a Comment