This a blog by Kellene Bishop about the negative aspects in her opinion of illegal Latino immigration. The major point which she focuses on in how much money is being spent on these people.
"There are approximately 5.5 million children of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. presently who are recognized as legal citizens. As such, the parents of such children are able to literally live on your dime without contributing to society in the form of taxes, community activism, or contributing to the law-abiding culture of our society".
She appears very anti immigration and shares her own opinions on how she feels parents are being perceived by their children for "breaking laws" by entering the country illegally and also how these children will vote when they grow up.
"How do these children grow up and vote? Do they vote for the best candidate who promotes honor and virtue? Or do they vote for the person who’s most likely to keep their parents in the country".
She also shares a point that she feels would the fourteenth ammendment have been drafted in the same way if her forefathers had known that millions of people from one country would be immigrating to the US and not just the immigrants who made a "difficult" journey through ellis island.
This article focuses on "The Welcome Effects of Latino Immigration" by Michael Barone.
It comments on the importance of the Latino population in the US and makes an interesting point that a lot of Americans know little or nothing about the history of these people but that they make up such a large proportion of the population.
The Latinos seemed to have forgotten when looking at the Kerner Report which believed that America would be split into two societies black and white. They didn't take into account the immigration of Latinos into America because the rush of Latinos since the Immigration Act of 1965 was almost entirely unpredicted. These claims turned out to be wrong as Black people are alot more integrated today than in the 60's. People argue that being such a divide between language, religion etc that America will seemingly split but "Ethnically, religiously, and regionally, there have always been many more than two Americas, and Americans have, for the most part, been able to live together and build the most tolerant, affluent nation in the history of the world".
The article mentions that generally Latinos are hard working and don’t find it difficult to find work.
"These are people with an exceedingly strong work ethic and a strong loyalty to family. They have gone through bewildering experiences with determination and strength. If they seem silent and stoic at work, the atmosphere on their streets is a lot like Little Italy a hundred years ago".
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