tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post4733751879857493020..comments2023-10-26T06:32:56.972-07:00Comments on Lost in America: The Arizona Series; Creeping Liberalism, Part IIA Modest Scriblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-91471043882792888272014-10-26T08:43:06.671-07:002014-10-26T08:43:06.671-07:00My personal hypocrisy is exposed here. When living...My personal hypocrisy is exposed here. When living back in the northeast I was at best indifferent to this invasion. Fast forward to now and I have some pretty strong ideas and opinions on the border. In my defense, the extent of the problem wasn't known to me. I'd been baptized in the liberal dogmas founded in a misguided sense of compassion. I now know that not all or even most are coming for a better life but to game a system or even worse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453990769681687739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-451303066717878042014-10-24T12:07:06.659-07:002014-10-24T12:07:06.659-07:00Jerry, other than the Tea Party type pols, Republi...Jerry, other than the Tea Party type pols, Republicans aren't talking much about it because it cost them the Presidential election in 2012 as 85% of Hispanics went for Obama...caused he promised them amnesty.<br /><br />But there is much discussion of the most recent breach...but most Americans don't care until the illegal cancer comes to their home town.A Modest Scriblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-72397395183889513922014-10-24T12:01:58.773-07:002014-10-24T12:01:58.773-07:00Why are the Republicans being so quiet about this?...Why are the Republicans being so quiet about this? After seeing the protest sign in today's blog (the Prostate Lady!) I "Googled" for other signs and can't even believe they are serious? None of this happens in My town or over much of USA. How are we supposed to know of such arrogance from these illegals? I know the Republicans argue the theoretical of it all but without the signs we don't see the arrogance.<br />Half of Politics is in education. Without the "libtard" kind of language the Republicans would get more followers. No one likes arrogant assholes, especially ungrateful ones. IF you are easy on the language this would make a great article for publication!!! We need it. Jerry Carlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024087888949143035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-33290323920728764882014-10-24T10:35:58.118-07:002014-10-24T10:35:58.118-07:00Jerry, re, the pic, the arrogance of the illegal i...Jerry, re, the pic, the arrogance of the illegal is simply astounding. Can you even imagine 50,000 illegal wetbacks marching in protest on our streets 40 years ago? They would have been herded up and put on one way trains to Mexico.<br /><br />That's why I pray with all my heart that Obama gets gunned down or gets a real quick form of cancer that does him in. I hate what he's doing to this country with his immigration policies.A Modest Scriblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-66476601693820594052014-10-24T10:33:34.990-07:002014-10-24T10:33:34.990-07:00Exactly my point, Randy. Arizona shells out nearl...Exactly my point, Randy. Arizona shells out nearly $16 billion for education because we have to educate hundreds of thousands of illegal kids, while Vermont shells out $5 billion and is on the top of the roost on the 'per capita' chart. It's just one of the many, many tools liberal use to mask the real truths.<br /><br />As to future entitlements, history has show you wipe out that massive, unrepeatable debt one of two ways; cut benefits or print your way out of it. We'll print our way out of it and destroy the livelihoods of millions of folks who saved for retirement and now can't survive. Think Weimar Republic here.A Modest Scriblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-48154250580075752202014-10-24T09:27:40.272-07:002014-10-24T09:27:40.272-07:00I really wish the Government would quit giving $ a...I really wish the Government would quit giving $ away to illegals and citizens alike! I just can't get this out of my head! I am wondering about the photo of the pretty girl? Is she offering Prostate Massages? I am thinking that if WE did that, or even if SHE did that in Mexico, we would simply disappear! I am NOT in favor of that solution but she should show some gratitude that it doesn't happen here!Jerry Carlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024087888949143035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-15629126451353104672014-10-24T09:05:33.598-07:002014-10-24T09:05:33.598-07:00The key to everything you mentioned is statistics ...The key to everything you mentioned is statistics - they are manipulated. You hit a home run when you pointed out the use of "per capita" numbers when discussing funding for "x" programs. CA does the same thing, trotting out "per capita" $ to ostensibly prove the state isn't funding "x" like it should be in comparison to other states, when, in absolute $, CA is at or near the top of all states. CA currently has almost half a trillion (yes, half a TRILLION) dollars in unfunded obligations. Half of our budget, by law, must be spent on education - it isn't, of course, since the pols do whatever they want with the $ by merely promising to "pay it back". Our country has passed the tipping point (IMHO) - the debt is so large it will never be paid. That means some groups are not going to get the full basket of goodies they were "promised". Then what? Amnesty will be the final nail in what little is left of our liberty - we did this in 1986 and Reagan and Congress promised "Never again". What the hell, right? There are lib votes to be had - the bills will be somebody else's problem....TheRandyGuynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-11936042490292333052014-10-24T06:25:14.307-07:002014-10-24T06:25:14.307-07:00Jerry, the current crop of illegals do not need wo...Jerry, the current crop of illegals do not need work as a cause to move in. Arizona has learned that illegals are masters at living off of IRS child tax credits that awards them thousands each year, and many local and state and federal programs. They get poverty level lower utility bill support too. And when government largesse is not enough they are quite adept at Walmart and Target theft, stolen credit info theft, home invasion theft, drug revenue etc. And when they have dropped just one anchor baby that is there ticket to the gravy train of Section 8 housing (here in Phoenix illegals form the majority of Section 8 housing projects), welfare, WIC. Oh! And our food banks shelves are nearly always bare because illegals have learned to game that system too. <br /><br />So don't presume a lack of jobs will keep them away.A Modest Scriblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-73453122445232061752014-10-24T06:10:58.389-07:002014-10-24T06:10:58.389-07:00So far, we don't speak Spanish in Oregon. It h...So far, we don't speak Spanish in Oregon. It has always been too wet for the expansion of California, maybe the rain will keep them out? Plus, there is not much work here! I Do Hope that Arizona will solve the problem for all of us but you are right. It is creeping. We have laws now prohibiting the hiring of illegals, it is just not much penalty and seldom enforced. I guess it just costs money to arrest people too. I do Like your Sheriff! Jerry Carlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024087888949143035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-34219311184869865072014-10-24T06:03:55.505-07:002014-10-24T06:03:55.505-07:00Tell it to the liberal courts, Craig..tell it to t...Tell it to the liberal courts, Craig..tell it to the courts.A Modest Scriblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-74391315740601547762014-10-24T06:02:40.082-07:002014-10-24T06:02:40.082-07:00Jerry, your comment on Arizona being a large recip...Jerry, your comment on Arizona being a large recipient of federal money is one of the classic ways that statistics can be skewed to mean something totally different. If you were implying that we are getting any additional help for schooling illegals, or welfare, or such...you're dead wrong. Here's how the Wall Street Journal shows what federal aid we are getting:<br /><br />"The great state of Arizona has several caveats that play into its number 10 ranking. For one, the state is situated right on the Mexican border and has become a hotbed of illegal immigration and drug activity. Thus, the state receives a lot of funding for border control and drug enforcement causes from the federal government. Arizona is also home to some of the biggest Indian reservations in the country, which receive money from the government but remain sovereign and autonomous in their own right.<br /><br />One final detail is that the state is also home to lots of federally controlled land — including national parks that house the Grand Canyon — which are unable to be developed for commercial use. There is an opportunity cost to preserving those lands, which also plays a part in the grand scheme of things."<br /><br />So anyone who lives here knows that Arizona is paying for their own..<br /><br />As to who profits the most from illegals, it is our corporate masters and Democratic politicians.<br /><br />One sad irony: For Napolotano's entire term as governor, each year she sent the feds the bill for the states expense for incarcerating illegals. They never paid, nor did she when she went to Homeland security. Since 2004 Arizona has racked up over a billion dollars in illegal incarceration expenses and have never been paid back by the feds, who insist immigration authority belongs to them. <br /><br />Jerry, I just touched the surface of the illegal immigration plague and what it is doing to us; you'll get a better feel for it when Obama grants amnesty and they feel free to invade Oregon.<br />A Modest Scriblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-84259698579359574272014-10-24T05:52:02.847-07:002014-10-24T05:52:02.847-07:00Our schools need to be taught in english, if child...Our schools need to be taught in english, if children are not able to communicate at the requisite level,put them in an immersion program to bring them up to the level needed to not unnecessarily slow the other kids.Ship the illegals to the north east, bunch pompous nimbys.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713780751036681768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-63920123429915393832014-10-24T05:27:14.112-07:002014-10-24T05:27:14.112-07:00Yes, this is a great beginning to a discussion! Th...Yes, this is a great beginning to a discussion! This is a Huge Country and many of us away from these South-Western States really have No Idea of what is going on away from our neighborhoods. Arizona is right in there with Mississippi in receiving More Money from the Federal Government than they pay in and this blog today is explaining why this is so. My position is that it makes no difference where the money comes from, State or Local or Federal. It is all borrowed money that we do not have. It is always nice to imagine the Ideal State where everyone is fed and cared for and educated but as Reality sets in we have to find a way to Pay for this "liberal agenda".<br />So what happens as these issues spread from these affected States? What can we learn from Arizona?<br />The first Law I would like to see enforced would be one to prevent hiring of illegals: a $25,000 Fine and five years in prison for hiring them? Even for mowing your lawn! Yes, I would do that. I do not believe we have this problem because we are kind sappy people with tender hearts. Someone is Profiting. Jerry Carlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024087888949143035noreply@blogger.com