Topic: Immigrants
Are Illegal Immigrants really looking for Work, Or just Easy Money?
The Pilgrims from Great Britain and people of other nationalities from Europe and other parts of the world came to the area on the North American Continent, now known as the United States of America and Canada 400 years ago, and settled into a wilderness. They came here because were dissatisfied with the tyrannical government and forced religion in the places the left, and came to strive for the ability to be free and live their lives as they chose, and worship as they chose. They then cleared the forests and plowed the fields and planted crops to feed themselves and their families. They planted orchards and vineries to grow fruits and grapes for food and drink. They started raising herds of animals as beasts of burden and meat, and flocks of turkeys, chickens, and geese.
They built Mills and Factories to process their food and make the tools and equipment they needed. They sought out the natural resources that were here and dug mines to get all the things this country had to offer. They built ships for fishing, commerce, and defense.
When the jobs were more than one man and his family could handle, neighbor helped neighbor to clear the trees and use the lumber to build homes, barns, churches, schools, stores, and other buildings that were necessary for their town. And during that time both the USA and Canada have become prosperous Agricultural and Industrial countries. In some parts of the country people like the Amish in Pennsylvania still exist living that same way, neighbor helping neighbor for the betterment of all.
At about the same time, some 400 years ago, the Spanish Conquistadors invaded the areas now known as Cuba, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands; they were primarily looking for Gold and other treasures to bring back to Spain. I do not think their primary goal was to colonize these places, but just collect all the riches they could carry back to Spain by looting and plundering the people and cultures that inhabited those locations.
I believe that same train of thought of “Do as little work as possible, but grab all the treasure” has endured and been carried down through their descendants. To clarify my position on that subject, let us look at the territories in question. The areas of the US and Canada are two of the greatest growers and producers of food products on the planet, but Mexico and Central America have a much longer growing season than we do, and do not have the 4 to 6 months when the ground is frozen and covered with snow. So why aren’t Mexico, Cuba, Honduras, Guatemala the rich agricultural powers they could and should be, selling food to their northern neighbors? Primarily there is no food product in those countries to harvest because no one took the time and effort to plant it.
I have a serious doubt that the people who have deserted their native lands and homes in Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and so on to cross the border illegally and enter the United States as Illegal Immigrants really did it out of their desire to make a better life for themselves and their families. If that were their main goal they would have used the longer growing season and abundant natural resources their countries are blessed with to build a better life and help their native country to grow and prosper, rather than abandon their natural riches to lead a life of crime
In my opinion they have decided to become criminals and they crossed the border into this country, and break laws to obtain illegal jobs because it is easier than clearing the land they live on and plant and harvest their own crops for their own needs, and be able to sell the surplus to others. So rather than work the whole year as the land owner must, plowing the fields, planting the seeds, fertilizing, watering, and weeding the fields to allow the crops to grow a great harvest, the Illegals just have to show up at harvest time and work a few weeks and make as much money as possible working only as little as possible.
My final question is that if these Illegal Immigrants are in fact the hard working, diligent, dedicated, industrious people that their supporters claim them to be, why is it that the countries they deserted to come here are so much lower in the standard of living, level of education, and wealth than the United States, only a few hundred miles away?
