ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

This is a work in progress that will be added to as my research on the economic, health care, and educational affects continues to develop.

We are a nation of laws. When some laws are enforced for some, but not others it creates an environment of discrimination, of inequality. It creates an environment of resentment, and most importantly it penalizes the poor and disenfranchised by forcing them to share very limited resources.

The current numbers indicate that illegal immigration creates an environment where the poor must effectively share, or forgo their healthcare services as hospitals continue to close or spread their costs of dealing with illegal immigrants to citizens. Fortunately, for those of us with insurance we have our insurance companies to thank for mandating a price cap. Unfortunately, this too spreads additional expenses to the uninsured.

The numbers also indicate that illegal immigration creates an environment where the poor must share limited educational resources at the expense of their children’s mental wellbeing and future success. Please review some of my other posts to see examples of this.

If we look back at our society’s “separate, but equal” phase, the unequal application of our laws created an oppressive environment in which the poorest of our society suffered for over 100 years. It created an environment in which discrimination was not only tolerated, but it was the way of life. But most importantly of all, it created such pain, such resentment that this part of our history will always be felt in the present day.

Some might argue that the past is totally different, and I can see their point as the impact of the current situation is more indirectly aimed at our poorest. Nonetheless, when one studies the numbers, the impact on the poorest of our existing citizens is undeniably oppressive. It is effectively the same.

It is undeniable that the unequal application of our immigration laws has created an environment of resentment. In Los Angeles, our schools are so overcrowded, and our resources are spread so thin, that it is not uncommon to see weekly reports of Latinos and African Americans fighting. There have been two such events this week alone. It is heartbreaking, but it is not uncommon. It has become a way of life for all of us to hear about such things that I think most of us in Los Angeles just tune it out of our minds. And to me, it is nothing more than another slap in the face of our poorest citizens who have suffered enough and already face too many hurdles. All that one has to do is to review the other posts in this blog (or spend some time researching the issues) to realize that this is a very serious issue for some.

Plainly stated, illegal immigration has become a toxic mold that forms around the basic ideals of our society to the point where the rule of law is questioned; and the end justifies the means. For this reason, I consider it morally reprehensible for our politicians to have let it become such a political and divisive issue by not enforcing our existing immigration laws from the beginning. It is also morally reprehensible because it permits enormous amounts of cocaine, methamphetamines, heroin, and marijuana to infiltrate our society at the expense of our children and those that are desperately seeking some form of hope, or escape if nothing else is available. Again, the impact is to our most vulnerable citizens. Those that should be protected by us, and not forgotten.

So why are our politicians so blind to these issues? I would argue that enough of our politicians are corrupt and suffer from what I have coined as the “Enron Affliction” that to address these issues is too politically painful. [Please see my first post.]

Again, just look at the numbers. Illegal immigration benefits only two groups. The illegal immigrants (and their families) and the businesses that use them. To the rest of us, it is just an economic drain. To some, such as me, the drain is probably an immaterial amount of additional taxes, but it is in no way a benefit. To the extent the illegal immigrants are fully taxed and part of our economic environment, then it is possible that such immigrants might finance our social security system in the distant future.

Bottom line, illegal immigrations benefit big business and the immigrants themselves and no one else. As supply and demand will determine the ultimate price that we the customers pay, I would argue that zero of the benefits are passed on to the customers. The benefits just allow the rich to get richer or the businesses to stay afloat long enough to allow the owners to make their next Benz payment.

To me, this is why the current application of the existing laws, the unwillingness to address this issue by the Republicans in a thoughtful and serious manner, and the continued policy of letting drugs flow across our border are all just signals that our politicians are generally corrupt and out of touch with mainstream America.

Personally, I don’t know if I can consider myself a Republican anymore. To me, the existing Republican party is in bed with big business, is morally corrupt (notwithstanding it cannot stop talking about “God” this and “God” that), is unwilling to secure our borders, and is too focused on issues (such as a same-sex marriage amendment) that reflect impossible and meaningless tasks when the numbers are actually examine. I guess what I am saying is that I am no longer a Republican. More on this later.


See ALIPAC.

See FAIRUS.


The referenced immigration sites could be considered a little intense. As a result, none of my research relied on these sites for substantiation. They were included nonetheless, as I found them interesting.