| During one of the democratic debates on CNN, Wolfe | | | | determined to become a citizen of this great country. |
| Blitzer asked the candidates, " Do you believe English | | | | They truly wanted to be a part of society. When we |
| should be the official language of the United States." | | | | see people sneaking over our borders into our country, |
| Of course he asked them to raise their hands as if | | | | do they really want to become American? I think we |
| they're 3rd graders if they believed this to be true. Only | | | | get our answer when we see parades and protests |
| one candidate Senator Gravel raised his hands. I was | | | | with signs held high and rants saying "Viva la Mexico!" |
| dumbfounded. How can you sit there in this country | | | | Does this show some idea of what their intentions are |
| where we speak English and have the audacity to say | | | | when they come here? Seems to me that they want |
| that this shouldn't be the official language of the United | | | | us learn their language, take part their traditions, hang |
| States?? Here are some of their reasons for believing | | | | their flag. Listen, I know there are those that do come |
| English shouldn't be the official language. | | | | here to make a better life, to adapt to our values and |
| OBAMA: ... this is the kind of question that is designed | | | | freedoms, however these demonstrations show us, |
| precisely to divide us. You know, you're right. | | | | that they don't want to become part of our country, |
| Everybody is going to learn to speak English if they live | | | | but simply to be given all of the freedoms at no cost. |
| in this country. The issue is not whether or not future | | | | Let's take a look at what we're paying to allow these |
| generations of immigrants are going to learn English. | | | | individuals to stomp on our country. |
| The question is: How can we come up with both a | | | | "In FY 2004, low-skill immigrant households received |
| legal, sensible immigration policy? | | | | $30,160 per household in immediate benefits and |
| CLINTON: Wolf, let me add that we faced that in the | | | | services (direct benefits, means-tested benefits, |
| Senate last year as to whether we would or would | | | | education, and population-based services). In general, |
| not vote for it. The problem is that if it becomes official | | | | low-skill immigrant households received about $10,000 |
| instead of recognized as national -- which indeed it is, it | | | | more in government benefits than did the average U.S. |
| is our national language -- if it becomes official, that | | | | household, largely because of the higher level of |
| means in a place like New York City you can't print | | | | means-tested welfare benefits received by low-skill |
| ballots in any other language. That means you can't | | | | immigrant households. |
| have government pay for translators in hospitals so | | | | "...there were 4.5 million low-skill immigrant households. |
| when somebody comes in with some sort of | | | | With an average net fiscal deficit of $19,588 per |
| emergency there's nobody there to help translate | | | | household, the total annual fiscal deficit for all of these |
| what their problem is for the doctor. | | | | households together equaled $89.1 billion (the deficit of |
| So wait a minute, Obama says that everybody is | | | | $19,588 per household times 4.54 million low-skill |
| going to learn to speak English...mmm..so then why not | | | | immigrant households). Over the next ten years, the |
| make this the official language? And no, not everyone | | | | net cost (benefits minus taxes) to the taxpayer of |
| is going to learn to speak the language. When was the | | | | low-skill immigrant households will approach $1 trillion." |
| last time you called your credit card company, your | | | | This was only a few paragraphs from this report. I |
| phone company, or any automated phone system and | | | | encourage you to read at full length to get a grasp on |
| they didn't have an option for Spanish? Para con dios | | | | the sacrifices that we are making to support the illegal |
| ye mucho grando mi su casa, el numero dos. | | | | immigrants. I'm sure I'll have more follow ups as we |
| Most all of us embrace legal immigration. A hundred | | | | continue to watch the debate at hand in congress. |
| years ago millions of immigrants came to America | | | | Let's get our borders secured and figure out what the |
| landed on Ellis Island and brought with them their will | | | | heck we need to do with those 12 million that are here |
| and desire to become an American. We are after all | | | | seemingly wanting to take over our country. |
| the land of the free. They worked hard and were | | | | |