Five Lessons in Illegal Immigration

[Ed Ely]

1. Four of the 19 hijackers involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks
were stopped for traffic violations by local law enforcers prior to
their actions. All four were in the Untied States illegally, but a
lack of shared information between local and federal officials
allowed them to escape jail and commit mass murder.

2. Mexico's No. 1 source of foreign capital, some $24 billion
a year, is money sent home from its citizens living in the United
States - many illegally. That surpasses the country's oil and
tourism revenue.

3. The U. S. taxpayer cost of the estimated 5 million illegal
immigrants within the U. S. Borders who are high-school
dropouts is approximately $500 billion over the course of
their lifetimes.

4. The average wage for a meat packer was between
$15 -$20 per hour prior to the influx of illegal immigrants into
the United States. Today it's less that $10 per hour.

5. U. S. Border Patrol officers apprehended 3,722 people in
2005 who originated from either terrorist states or countries
where al-Qaeda is active.

From an Americal Legion illegal immigration forum conducted
in early March in Washington.

The Americanism Commission is now in the midst of distilling
more than 30 resolutions opposing illegal immigration into a
policy that members can use in public forums and debates.

Typed by Ed from a recent American Legion magazine.

Ed

[Dhunter55]

Originally Posted by Ed Ely

1. Four of the 19 hijackers involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks
were stopped for traffic violations by local law enforcers prior to
their actions. All four were in the Untied States illegally, but a
lack of shared information between local and federal officials
allowed them to escape jail and commit mass murder.

2. Mexico's No. 1 source of foreign capital, some $24 billion
a year, is money sent home from its citizens living in the United
States - many illegally. That surpasses the country's oil and
tourism revenue.

3. The U. S. taxpayer cost of the estimated 5 million illegal
immigrants within the U. S. Borders who are high-school
dropouts is approximately $500 billion over the course of
their lifetimes.

4. The average wage for a meat packer was between
$15 -$20 per hour prior to the influx of illegal immigrants into
the United States. Today it's less that $10 per hour.

5. U. S. Border Patrol officers apprehended 3,722 people in
2005 who originated from either terrorist states or countries
where al-Qaeda is active.

From an Americal Legion illegal immigration forum conducted
in early March in Washington.

The Americanism Commission is now in the midst of distilling
more than 30 resolutions opposing illegal immigration into a
policy that members can use in public forums and debates.

Typed by Ed from a recent American Legion magazine.

Ed

It's about time they started speaking out against illegal immigration. I'm surprised they haven't seriously addressed it sooner since two of the Legion's ideals have always been to advocate a strong national defense and promote a 100% Americanism. Now that they're finally speaking out against it makes me even more proud to be a member now.