I am the first to lend a helping hand when I can. I support a pathway to citizenship for these people. That said, the large influx of undocumented immigrants into this country on various levels has personally cost me a lot. More than happy to share the how of it, but do find it odd that no seems overly concerned that I was hurt, or that I had to close my landscaping business...do you find people like me acceptable collateral damage of your humanitarianism, or worse, simply feel any costs some of us have paid are our own fault?
Fact...landscaping companies willing to hire undocumented workers brought a pricing structure to the industry that gave a person like me two choices...A) follow suit, hire undocumented workers so that I could remain competitive in the bidding process, or B) abide by the law, be a law abiding citizen, and in that process be left with no choice but to close the doors to my business.
Perhaps just bad luck, but have had two cars totaled, both hit by different undocumented/unlicensed drivers doing so while under the influence of alcohol. Living in a no-fault state, I got a check from the insurance company, but A) was not enough to replace the car I lost with one as nice as what I had, and B) saw my rates go up, even though neither accident was my fault, both times my car parked on the street in front of my house.
I am not condemning anyone, but do feel that we need to look at all sides of the equation. I am not fond of breaking up families, but also know we break up families every time we sentence a parent to prison here in the United States of America...too often said imprisonment for relatively minor drug offenses...I rarely hear folks expressing grave concerns about the break up of these families. Maybe many of those locked up behind four gray walls deserve the exact same chance to get right with the law as so many of us want to give to those who are here in America unlawfully? I was always taught charity starts at home, then expands outward.
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