Colorado Kicks Illegals' Asses
Excellent!! And I think this is one of the damned few pieces of legislation pushed by a democrat legislature.
Because this is now the law: Anyone like Margarita who lives in state-funded housing must show identification to their landlord and sign a paper that says they’ve come legally to the country. Like scores of immigrants in Telluride and across Colorado, Margarita crossed illegally and has no papers. So when her lease at the Village Court Apartments expires next month, she and her family are out.
So it goes at apartment complexes in Mountain Village and Telluride, where illegal immigrants — many from Mexico and Central America — live in subsidized or government-built homes or receive state aid to help pay the rent.
How in the hell did these gate-crashers get subsidies? This shouldn't have happened...NEVER AGAIN!
Daniel Molina, an undocumented Mexican immigrant, said he’ll move even farther when his lease at Shandoka expires May 4. Molina said his fake green card is worthless to extend his lease, since landlords and governments are verifying document numbers against federal databases.
“Some are going to change apartments and move to Montrose,” he said of the 15 companeros who crossed with him a year ago. “But if I go to Montrose, I have to get a ride or a car, and pay every day. The work is in Telluride.”
So Molina said he has decided. This spring, he’s returning to Mexico.
Oh, break my heart. I'll be crying in my pillow all night over that. Get the hell out and don't come back without permission.
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Comment by MOS— 2007/01/26 @ 09:41 PM — (Reply)
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Comment by Will— 2007/02/27 @ 10:07 AM — (Reply)
Sorry I didn't get back with you sooner. I certainly agree that the 14th Amendment needs to be changed, as automatic citizenship for invaders was never its intention and we've been getting screwed over it for far too long.
As to the economic argument, take the time to check out my website and see what and how little illegal labor actually affects the cost of a product. Also, consider the costs of illegals to society vs the savings in prices. Also, look into the Bracero Program, sometime. It sounded good but was a failure. One report I saw said about half stayed and the ones that returned home (Mexico) to claim their money were cheated out of it. AND it's my understanding that other visa programs are being abused by employers as a means to depress wages for American workers. So called "hi-tech visas" for example. Also, consider how wages were depressed for meat house workers. Once upon a time, before the flood of cheap, illegal labor, those jobs paid a decent living. And there's always the problem of verifying the employers are playing by the rules. Which we've had a problem with for a very long time. Had workplace oversight and enforcement been done we wouldn't be in this position of having 12-20 million illegals in this country. And if another "Guest Worker Program" is put in place it will have the same results. If government wants to tweek the H-2A I might be okay with that.
Comment by Burns— 2007/03/05 @ 06:10 PM — (Reply)