I just wanted to know what you guys think of this letter before I fax it to the President. I know he won't personally read it, but faxes are read by aides, and I want to make sure that it sounds good and my ideas are correct. Thanks
Dear President Bush,
I am writing today because of my concerns about the ongoing immigration problem. While it has become a little hard to figure out where any of our politicians stand, it is not hard to see that we have a very big problem with illegal aliens in our country. There are several reasons for the citizens to be concerned, and I would like to bring up a few. It is said that there are 12 million illegals in our boarders. The word illegal indicates that they are committing a crime. Those of us who have family that came here legally, and have lived and contributed to our nation, have to abide by the laws of our land, or we are punished. We are not rewarded for doing wrong. Imagine a child who is never taught right from wrong. Imagine what the future of our country would be if it was to be built on the idea that if you break the law you will be rewarded. That is exactly what will happen if those that entered illegally are granted residence and/or citizenship. While we are a nation built on freedom, and open boarders, we as a people are not obligated to foot the bill for those who offer little to our well being. We have plenty of under educated citizens that could fill the jobs taken by these aliens. Instead of so much welfare to those who seem to collect forever, how about job placement in these positions. Seems as if that would help in several ways. First, it would lessen the dollar amount spent on the welfare program, and second it would add billions of tax dollars to our deficit. For the bigger concern, we must worry for the safety and security of all legal Americans. We do not know who is entering our country. Some may be terrorists looking to do large scale damage and death, such as those on September 11, 2001. Others may be drug dealers, or killers coming from other countries looking to hide in our free society. What we do know is that our own citizens, true Americans, are robbed and assaulted on a regular basis along our Mexican boarder. Why should we stand by and allow this? Polls show that the vast majority of Americans support a closed boarder, and it should be noted that our form of government is designed to be by the people, and for the people. I am asking you to think of your fellow Americans and their wishes when debating and signing new laws on this issue. Of course, if we listen to the 12 million who do not belong here, you will get a different opinion but they are not Americans and their opinions truly do not count. I appreciate your time and hope to see steps taken in the right direction on this matter.