Illegal Alien rally in Scranton (York, Hazleton: real estate, jobs, health)

[susquehannock]

Cheap Labor & Cheap Tomatoes...

(This should make everyone think, be you Democrat, Republican or Independent. From a California school teacher...)

"As you listen to the news about the student protests over illegal immigration, there are some things that you should be aware of. I am in charge of the 'English-as-a-second-language' department at a large southern California high school which is designated a Title 1 school, meaning that its students average lower socio-economic and income levels."

"Most of the schools you are hearing about, South Gate High, Bell Gardens, Huntington Park, etc., where these students are protesting, are also Title 1 Schools. Title 1 schools are on the free breakfast and free lunch program. When I say free breakfast, I'm not talking a glass of milk and roll; but a full breakfast and cereal bar with fruits and juices that would make a Marriott proud. The waste of this food is monumental, with trays and trays of it being dumped in the trash uneaten (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK). I estimate that well over 50% of these students are obese or at least moderately overweight."

"About 75% or more DO have cell phones. The school also provides day care centers for the unwed teenage pregnant girls (some as young as 13!!!) so they can attend class without the inconvenience of having to arrange for babysitters or having family watch their kids (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)."

"I was ordered to spend $700,000 on my department or risk losing funding for the upcoming year even though there was little need for anything. My budget was already substantial. I ended up buying new computers for the computer learning center, half of which, one month later, have been carved with graffiti by the 'appreciative' students who obviously feel humbled and grateful to have a free education in America (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)."

"I have had to intervene several times for young and substitute teachers whose classes consist of many illegal immigrant students here in the country less than 3 months who raised so much hell with the female teachers, calling them "Putas" (whores) and throwing things at the teachers who were in tears."

"Free medical, free education, free food, day care etc., etc., etc. Is it any wonder they feel entitled to not only be in this country but to demand rights, privileges and entitlements?"

"To those who want to point out how much these illegal immigrants contribute to our society because they LIKE their gardener and housekeeper and they like to pay less for tomatoes; spend some time in the real world of illegal immigration and see the TRUE costs. Higher insurance, medical facilities closing, higher medical costs, more crime, lower standards of education in our schools, overcrowding, new diseases etc., etc., etc."

"For me, I'll pay more for tomatoes. We need to wake up. The guest worker program will be a disaster because we won't have the guts to enforce it. Does anyone in their right mind really think they will voluntarily leave and return?"

"There are many hardworking Hispanic/American citizens that contribute to our country and many that I consider my true friends. We should encourage and
accept those Hispanics who have done it the right and legal way. It does, however, have everything to do with culture: A third-world culture that does not value education, that accepts children getting pregnant and dropping out of school by 15 and that refuses to assimilate, and an American culture that has become so weak and worried about being "politically correct" that we don't have the will to do anything about it. If this makes your blood boil, as it did mine, forward this to everyone you know."

CHEAP LABOR?

"I'sn't that what the whole immigration issue is about? Business doesn't want to pay a decent wage. Consumers don't want expensive produce. Government will tell you Americans don't want the jobs. But the bottom line is cheap labor. The phrase 'cheap labor' is a myth, a farce, and a lie. There is no such thing as 'cheap labor'."

"Take, for example, an illegal alien with a wife and five children. He takes a job for $5.00 or $6.00/hour. At that wage, with six dependents, he pays no income tax, yet at the end of the year, if he files an Income Tax Return, he gets an 'earned income credit' of up to $3,200 free."

"He qualifies for Section 8 housing and subsidized rent. He qualifies for food stamps. He qualifies for free (no deductible, no co-pay) health care. His children get free breakfasts and lunches at school. He requires bilingual teachers and books. He qualifies for relief from high energy bills. If they are or become aged, blind or disabled, they qualify for SSI."

"Once qualified for SSI they can qualify for Medicare. All of this is at (our) taxpayer's expense. He doesn't worry about car insurance, life insurance, or homeowners insurance. Taxpayers provide spanish language signs, bulletins and printed material. He and his family receive the equivalent of $20.00 to $30.00/hour in benefits."

"Working Americans are lucky to have $5.00 or $6.00/hr left after paying their bills and his. The American taxpayers also pay for increased crime, graffiti and trash clean-up."

"Cheap labor? YEAH RIGHT! Wake up people. THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS WE SHOULD BE ADDRESSING TO THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR EITHER PARTY. AND WHEN THEY LIE TO US AND DON'T DO AS THEY SAY, WE SHOULD REPLACE THEM AT ONCE!"

"As U.S. citizens we need to VOICE how we feel NOW!!! Being quiet is what got us where we are in the first place - if we continue to be quiet, who knows where we will be in another 10 years...SO SPEAK UP!!!"

[rockky]

susquehannock - That CA teacher has presented the facts clearly about our schools. Obviously, the percentage of 'attitude saturated' students varies from school to school and geographic location. I think most taxpayers have no idea what is going on in our educational system. They demand more and wonder what is wrong. Visit the schools! Volunteer in your local school! There is much good in public education, but the the system is overburdened with students who have no respect for the system, the teachers, or the other students.

Keep in mind, that while so much energy is being directed to manage and maintain these kids, the other students who want to learn are losing out on the opportunity that is provided by your tax dollars. They are also captive in the situation. They must, by law, appear in class every day.

The only additional point I would make.....it's not just illegals who have this 'give it to me and give it to me now or I'll make your life hell' attitude.

Originally Posted by susquehannock

Cheap Labor & Cheap Tomatoes...

(This should make everyone think, be you Democrat, Republican or Independent. From a California school teacher...)

"As you listen to the news about the student protests over illegal immigration, there are some things that you should be aware of. I am in charge of the 'English-as-a-second-language' department at a large southern California high school which is designated a Title 1 school, meaning that its students average lower socio-economic and income levels."

"Most of the schools you are hearing about, South Gate High, Bell Gardens, Huntington Park, etc., where these students are protesting, are also Title 1 Schools. Title 1 schools are on the free breakfast and free lunch program. When I say free breakfast, I'm not talking a glass of milk and roll; but a full breakfast and cereal bar with fruits and juices that would make a Marriott proud. The waste of this food is monumental, with trays and trays of it being dumped in the trash uneaten (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK). I estimate that well over 50% of these students are obese or at least moderately overweight."

"About 75% or more DO have cell phones. The school also provides day care centers for the unwed teenage pregnant girls (some as young as 13!!!) so they can attend class without the inconvenience of having to arrange for babysitters or having family watch their kids (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)."

"I was ordered to spend $700,000 on my department or risk losing funding for the upcoming year even though there was little need for anything. My budget was already substantial. I ended up buying new computers for the computer learning center, half of which, one month later, have been carved with graffiti by the 'appreciative' students who obviously feel humbled and grateful to have a free education in America (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)."

"I have had to intervene several times for young and substitute teachers whose classes consist of many illegal immigrant students here in the country less than 3 months who raised so much hell with the female teachers, calling them "Putas" (whores) and throwing things at the teachers who were in tears."

"Free medical, free education, free food, day care etc., etc., etc. Is it any wonder they feel entitled to not only be in this country but to demand rights, privileges and entitlements?"

"To those who want to point out how much these illegal immigrants contribute to our society because they LIKE their gardener and housekeeper and they like to pay less for tomatoes; spend some time in the real world of illegal immigration and see the TRUE costs. Higher insurance, medical facilities closing, higher medical costs, more crime, lower standards of education in our schools, overcrowding, new diseases etc., etc., etc."

"For me, I'll pay more for tomatoes. We need to wake up. The guest worker program will be a disaster because we won't have the guts to enforce it. Does anyone in their right mind really think they will voluntarily leave and return?"

"There are many hardworking Hispanic/American citizens that contribute to our country and many that I consider my true friends. We should encourage and
accept those Hispanics who have done it the right and legal way. It does, however, have everything to do with culture: A third-world culture that does not value education, that accepts children getting pregnant and dropping out of school by 15 and that refuses to assimilate, and an American culture that has become so weak and worried about being "politically correct" that we don't have the will to do anything about it. If this makes your blood boil, as it did mine, forward this to everyone you know."

CHEAP LABOR?

"I'sn't that what the whole immigration issue is about? Business doesn't want to pay a decent wage. Consumers don't want expensive produce. Government will tell you Americans don't want the jobs. But the bottom line is cheap labor. The phrase 'cheap labor' is a myth, a farce, and a lie. There is no such thing as 'cheap labor'."

"Take, for example, an illegal alien with a wife and five children. He takes a job for $5.00 or $6.00/hour. At that wage, with six dependents, he pays no income tax, yet at the end of the year, if he files an Income Tax Return, he gets an 'earned income credit' of up to $3,200 free."

"He qualifies for Section 8 housing and subsidized rent. He qualifies for food stamps. He qualifies for free (no deductible, no co-pay) health care. His children get free breakfasts and lunches at school. He requires bilingual teachers and books. He qualifies for relief from high energy bills. If they are or become aged, blind or disabled, they qualify for SSI."

"Once qualified for SSI they can qualify for Medicare. All of this is at (our) taxpayer's expense. He doesn't worry about car insurance, life insurance, or homeowners insurance. Taxpayers provide spanish language signs, bulletins and printed material. He and his family receive the equivalent of $20.00 to $30.00/hour in benefits."

"Working Americans are lucky to have $5.00 or $6.00/hr left after paying their bills and his. The American taxpayers also pay for increased crime, graffiti and trash clean-up."

"Cheap labor? YEAH RIGHT! Wake up people. THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS WE SHOULD BE ADDRESSING TO THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR EITHER PARTY. AND WHEN THEY LIE TO US AND DON'T DO AS THEY SAY, WE SHOULD REPLACE THEM AT ONCE!"

"As U.S. citizens we need to VOICE how we feel NOW!!! Being quiet is what got us where we are in the first place - if we continue to be quiet, who knows where we will be in another 10 years...SO SPEAK UP!!!"

[MiriamEtienne]

UNTIL WHEN IS THE " WITCH HUNT on poor Mexicans is going to last ?

I am far from wanting them to be here to take our jobs but to think about he way they are treated in our country is SICK !

Do not think for a minute I have no clue about what I am talking about !


When lationos have to fill a form they are asked the RIDICULOUS QUESTION of ETHNIC ORIGIN................well not all latinos are NON WHITE !

Some German, Italian, French, Swiss, Russian, Lithuaninan, Northern Spaniards, etc have gone to live in LATIN AMERICA and when they have children what do you think those children will speak ?


SPANISH..................check it out people a lot of Spanish speaking people who were born and riased here have changed their surnames to more Anglo-Saxon sounding names...........that is a really sad thing !!!


STOP PICKING ON THE MEXICANS !

DO you know people that in our country we have a VERY HIDDEN CLASS of MEZTZOS called MELUNGEONS ?


Check this out...................NON WHITE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO PRETEND TO BE WHITE AND NOW PICK ON THE LATINO POPULATION...............are we geting that very low already here?


CHECK THIS OUT...................MELUNGEONS.................. .THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN AMERICA !!!

[MsMilford]

Originally Posted by MiriamEtienne

UNTIL WHEN IS THE " WITCH HUNT on poor Mexicans is going to last ?

I am far from wanting them to be here to take our jobs but to think about he way they are treated in our country is SICK !

Do not think for a minute I have no clue about what I am talking about !


When lationos have to fill a form they are asked the RIDICULOUS QUESTION of ETHNIC ORIGIN................well not all latinos are NON WHITE !

Some German, Italian, French, Swiss, Russian, Lithuaninan, Northern Spaniards, etc have gone to live in LATIN AMERICA and when they have children what do you think those children will speak ?


SPANISH..................check it out people a lot of Spanish speaking people who were born and riased here have changed their surnames to more Anglo-Saxon sounding names...........that is a really sad thing !!!


STOP PICKING ON THE MEXICANS !

DO you know people that in our country we have a VERY HIDDEN CLASS of MEZTZOS called MELUNGEONS ?


Check this out...................NON WHITE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO PRETEND TO BE WHITE AND NOW PICK ON THE LATINO POPULATION...............are we geting that very low already here?


CHECK THIS OUT...................MELUNGEONS.................. .THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN AMERICA !!!

Melungeon (mɛlʌndʒʌn) is a term traditionally applied to one of a number of "tri-racial isolate" groups of the Southeastern United States, mainly in the Cumberland Gap area of central Appalachia: east Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and east Kentucky. Tri-racial describes populations thought to be of mixed (1) European, (2) sub-Saharan African, and (3) Native American ancestry. [2] Although there is no consensus on how many such groups exist, estimates range as high as 200. [3] Some self-identifying Melungeons dislike the term tri-racial isolate, believing that it has pejorative connotations, although the term Melungeon was also considered pejorative until the late 20th century

[okaydorothy]

Its the people who are here illegally and then march for their rights!!! Since when did an illegal alien have the nerve to march and demand their rights, demand they get free healthcare, free housing, free education, the list goes on and on.

In the 1980's there was thousands of illegal irish here. There was no way that we would march for our rights.

When there is a march ; how come the dept of Homeland security cannot do their job and bring these illegal immigrants back home and then they can come here the correct way?
They have no fear at all. I know they work hard ; I see them everyday. But they have to realize that it is not an entitlement to get free things. You have to contribute to the tax system not sponge off it.

[jfkIII]

Clap you hands and let's sing it...."It's no fun....being an illegal ali-un!"

[NYRangers 2008]

Who's picking on the Mexicans. We're against illegal aliens. If you happen to be Mexican, so be it. ILLEGAL IS ILLEGAL. I'll say this over and over. I have a problem with people in our country who are here illegally, regardless of their race. We never made this a race issue, it's a legal issue.

[mom22bless]

I agree. I don't care if you are Mexican, Chinese, Canadian, English, Irish, South African.................ILLEGAL IS ILLEGAL!!!

Why are people making it a race issue? It is an issue of LAWS!!!

[vonbepp]

Hispanics have been catered to unlike any other ethnic group within our country. Ever hear one of them say "In my country..........?" I asked one, if your country is so great why are you here? I was accused of being a racist. You'll see as the illegal hispanic population of a town increases, so does the crime rate.

[TheHighHat]

When the liberal folks can't defend their issues they always make it a race issue. It has nothing to do with race but following the laws. In case anyone hasn't seen the effects of what the illegals do.....do some research on the Village of Brewster in New York. It happened overnight.