Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Hot topic

We have a very sensitive topic around here. It's called illegal immigration. There are several states that are on the front lines as it were in dealing with this growing problem Texas, California and Florida. There is a small city where we use to live called Farmers Branch. There is a large Latino population living there and local law makers have put a ballet forward to make it illegal to rent apartments to undocumented immigrates. Now I am of the opinion that if you are here illegally, then you have no business being here. What sort of ticks me off about this is that there are people who don't live in Farmers Branch who are contributing large amounts of money to the against camp. Which means that these people are tipping the scales toward making it legal to rent to illegals. Somehow this seems wrong. If you live in Farmers Branch and are swimming in the bucks then by all means contribute how you feel toward this ballet. But there are rich cities around Farmers Branch who are sticking their noses in business they have no real right to be in. If you feel that strongly about illegal immigration then start your own ballet,. Now I know that what happens in Farmers Branch will set a precedence for the rest of the country, but it seems wrong that other cities can and are swaying the outcome. I have also read that a person who is working in the against camp was arrested for removing for signs from businesses and some people who live in Farmers Branch are afraid to put signs in their lawns for fear of reprisals. I feel for the people who live in Farmers Branch and I am glad we no longer live there.

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