http://www.meandmydrum.com/stupid-is-as-stupid-does/ The beat of a different blogger Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:57:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.meandmydrum.com/stupid-is-as-stupid-does/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 Mark Sat, 25 Aug 2007 06:04:53 +0000 http://www.meandmydrum.com/stupid-is-as-stupid-does/#comment-1937 I knew somebody like you was out there! ;) Things are so out of balance these days. Punishing the innocent while protecting the criminals. Crying foul for trivial offenses, and ignoring the major ones. I'm glad you dropped by to speak your mind. Thanks for doing so and I hope you return. :) I knew somebody like you was out there! Things are so out of balance these days. Punishing the innocent while protecting the criminals. Crying foul for trivial offenses, and ignoring the major ones. I’m glad you dropped by to speak your mind. Thanks for doing so and I hope you return.

]]> http://www.meandmydrum.com/stupid-is-as-stupid-does/comment-page-1/#comment-1928 MorganLighter Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:07:25 +0000 http://www.meandmydrum.com/stupid-is-as-stupid-does/#comment-1928 Truer words were never spoken. Your article echoes the same sentiments that most clear thinking Americans have espoused for years. The part that gets me is, what part of illegal do people not understand? Illegal means - NOT LEGAL! Advocates and politicians say "Illegals will work in jobs that Americans won't do", horsecrap! California, where we reside, spends $2.2 billion on the education of illegals per year and these are 2005 statistics. Taxpayers are forced to provide emergency health care for illegals and their children who do not have insurance. Emergency health care for illegals along the southwestern border is costing area hospitals $200 million and year, with another $100 million in extended care costs. Hospitals must provide emergency treatment to all who walk through the door, regardless of the citizenship status or ability to pay - in 2001, America's hospitals provided nearly $21 billion in uncompensated health care services. How many Citizens of this country don't have health care because they can't afford it? Crime? Statistics estimate that, in California, 15% of prison inmates are undocumented aliens, costing the state more than $500 million - again these are stats from 2001. I've read that the percentage is closer to 30%, but do not have the documentation to back that up. Fraudulent Social Security cards, driver's licenses and birth certificates are being bought by the thousands of illegal immigrants each year. These false documents are used by individuals to get millions of dollars worth of welfare, public housing and Social Security benefits. Finally - should any one say "We'll they (the illegals) are paying taxes, which helps the economy" - Are you out of your flipping mind? Most illegals work for cash, or have low-paying jobs and don't pay enough in taxes, if they pay at all, to reimburse the $5,000-plus annually it takes to educate each of their children and children and children. We give the world to the illegals and penalize our own legal citizens. Isn't that just nuts? Just so that you know - I am not xenophobic - I fault our government for this debacle. I welcome anyone, who comes from a foreign country, and follows the rules to become a LEGAL CITIZEN, all the best. Here's a link - http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html - read this and weep. Truer words were never spoken.
Your article echoes the same sentiments that most clear thinking Americans have espoused for years. The part that gets me is, what part of illegal do people not understand? Illegal means - NOT LEGAL!
Advocates and politicians say “Illegals will work in jobs that Americans won’t do”, horsecrap!
California, where we reside, spends $2.2 billion on the education of illegals per year and these are 2005 statistics.
Taxpayers are forced to provide emergency health care for illegals and their children who do not have insurance. Emergency health care for illegals along the southwestern border is costing area hospitals $200 million and year, with another $100 million in extended care costs. Hospitals must provide emergency treatment to all who walk through the door, regardless of the citizenship status or ability to pay - in 2001, America’s hospitals provided nearly $21 billion in uncompensated health care services. How many Citizens of this country don’t have health care because they can’t afford it?
Crime? Statistics estimate that, in California, 15% of prison inmates are undocumented aliens, costing the state more than $500 million - again these are stats from 2001. I’ve read that the percentage is closer to 30%, but do not have the documentation to back that up.
Fraudulent Social Security cards, driver’s licenses and birth certificates are being bought by the thousands of illegal immigrants each year. These false documents are used by individuals to get millions of dollars worth of welfare, public housing and Social Security benefits.
Finally - should any one say “We’ll they (the illegals) are paying taxes, which helps the economy” - Are you out of your flipping mind? Most illegals work for cash, or have low-paying jobs and don’t pay enough in taxes, if they pay at all, to reimburse the $5,000-plus annually it takes to educate each of their children and children and children.
We give the world to the illegals and penalize our own legal citizens. Isn’t that just nuts?
Just so that you know - I am not xenophobic - I fault our government for this debacle. I welcome anyone, who comes from a foreign country, and follows the rules to become a LEGAL CITIZEN, all the best.
Here’s a link - http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html - read this and weep.

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