By Bunnie Meyer Santa Monica
Carole Orlin wrote about illegal immigration issues (“Taking on the accelerating illegal immigration issues,” page 5, Jan. 22) and that will, no doubt, irritate the bleeding-heart liberals who believe the country should be open to anyone who “simply comes here looking for a better life.”
There are millions of people all over the world who have learned English, waited 10 years for a visa and are still not allowed to come here and become “Americans.” They are not just illegal alien residents that want to send money back home to their real country of allegiance. The people who illegally cross the border steal jobs from people who have waited 10 years and more for a precious visa, who could come here to become real Americans, not just blood suckers that pay nothing for health care or schooling for their hoard of children.
Illegal aliens are just that, “not undocumented immigrants.” How do you fix the problem? One busload at a time, from each city, to the border, for as long as it takes. While that is happening, open the border to all the legal visa applicants who have waited and done the right thing. They deserve the opportunity to become Americans, not the people who ignore our laws and stick their middle finger in our face.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 24, 2007. Read the original PDF.