In article <13le0e64rusp4fe@corp.supernews.com>, P. Roehling at
nowayjose@uh-uh.edu says...
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> "When Dogs Run Free" <wdrf@woof.org> wrote
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> > > The equality amongst citizens which is a cornerstone of American
> > > society *implicitly* requires that said citizens be of good
> > > character. Being in our country illegally raises the presumption that
> > > the aliens are of bad character.
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> > You mean, like, the Pilgrims?
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> No, doofus. The pilgrims weren't here illegally.
Show us their papers. Why all the Indian wars, then? Why don't Native
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?
As for the actual Pilgrims...
"With the charter for the Plymouth Council for New England incomplete
by the time the colonists departed England, they arrived without a
patent."
In other words, illegally, according to the laws of England.
"Some of the passengers, aware of the situation, suggested that without
a patent in place, they were free to do as they chose upon landing and
ignore the contract with the investors."
Hmm.
"An artificial mound was found near the dunes, which they partially
uncovered and found to be a Native grave. Further along, a similar
mound, more recently made, was found, and as the colonists feared they
might otherwise starve, they ventured to remove some of the provisions
which had been placed in the grave. Baskets of maize were found inside,
some of which the colonists took and placed into an iron kettle they
also found nearby, while they reburied the rest, intending to use the
borrowed corn as seed for planting."
Just digging up graves and borrowing things. Nothing illegal about
that, right?
"William Bradford later recorded in his book, "Of Plymouth Plantation",
that after the shallop had been repaired,
"They also found two of the Indian's houses covered with mats, and some
of their implements in them; but the people had run away and could not
be seen. They also found more corn, and beans of various colours. These
they brought away, intending to give them full satisfaction (repayment)
when they should meet with any of them, - as about six months
afterwards they did."
See, they only "borrowed" the Indians winter food supply.
And here's more...
"They saw some native people on the shore, who ran when the colonists
approached. Inland they found more mounds; one containing acorns, which
they exhumed; and more graves, which they decided not to dig."
Gee, maybe they weren't so bad, after all
"Remaining ashore overnight, they heard cries near the encampment. The
following morning, they were met by native people who proceeded to
shoot at them with arrows. The colonists retrieved their firearms and
shot back, then chased the native people into the woods but did not
find them. There was no more contact with native people for several
months."
Evidently, the Indians didn't exactly give a deed to the land, now did
they?
"Hunt kidnapped twenty people from Patuxet (the place that would become
New Plymouth) and another seven from Nausett, and he attempted to sell
them as slaves in Europe."
Did he say kidnap? No, musta just been borrowing them, since kidnapping
and slavery were legal, which made it ok.
> > "they all believe that America is the land of the free ride"
>
> > That must be why they work so hard at menial labor.
>
> Some do, some don't. Ask any cop about how many illegals they bust for
> criminal activity.
>
Any cop?
How about some true statistics?
"The major offenses for which illegal aliens were convicted ... were
unlawfully entering the United States (47 percent of the total), drug
trafficking (27 percent), other immigration offenses (11 percent) and
fraud (5 percent)."
The "fraud" is usually false papers.
So 64% of the convictions are immigration related.
"Sentenced illegal aliens, compared with legal aliens and U.S.
citizens, were poorer, had lower educational attainment, were younger,
were more likely to be male, and were less likely to have dependents."
Gee, just like regular young Americans in prison.
Just ask any cop.
You can brush up on facts at...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal..._United_States
And here's a study...
http://www.azstarnet.com/news/171109
Here's what one cop had to say about this study...
"The findings of the study make sense to Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony
Estrada, who said illegal immigrants come to work and stay in the
shadows.
"The illegal immigrant obviously keeps a lower profile and tries to
stay away from committing any offenses that would get them arrested,
jailed and deported, and possibly eliminate them from any possibility
of getting legal status," Estrada said.
and the source...
http://www.ailf.org/ipc/ipc_index.asp