The people of Tulsa (and I expect many other cities) are upset. It seems they have a right to be. So do all Americans. (Click the header for details.)
Tulsa has a population of just under 400,000. There's an estimate (don't forget, estimate = guess) that there are now more than 50,000 illegal aliens in that city. That's an increase of support for a new non-English speaking 12-13% of the population. Bang. Just like that. This population swelling is being called a "silent invasion" by one broadcaster.
Now, that kind of drain on a city's resources can cause havoc. Especially if the increase does not coincide with a corresponding increase in city income. And apparently it has not. The city can no longer supply adequate safety, medical care, street maintenance, garbage pickup, and all the myriad of neccessary things we take for granted.
Even in an established area of hispanics (Albuquerque and Santa Fe both have long standing, mainly Mexican and Indian, areas. We call them "Old Town"). But in Tulsa's equivalent, "Plaza Santa Cecilia", the local shops report their business is down by 40%. One shop keeper said: "Everyone is staying home because of this immigration stuff." That sounds like the "gringos" are not continuing their normal shopping habits. (Wild Thing and I regularly go to Old Town for shopping and food. And we always take our guests there.)
How long any business that loses that big a percentage of sales can keep their doors open depends on how much money they have in the bank and how soon something is done to help them.
I've read about the internment of American citizens of Japanese heritage during World War II, and I feel it was reprehensible. Yeah, they caught a few illegal spies, but the overwhelming number of people interned were loyal Americans. I certainly do not expect that to be repeated for any group.
A Tulsa professor of Political Scence, Gary Rutledge, found out that an illegal who smashed into his truck, had no license, no insurance, would at most be fined and maybe given a short jail term (one month, maximum). Then he'd be back on the streets. The cops, according to Rutledge, couldn't find any filed accident report.
This came as big shock to Gary. He and his insurance company would have to make the repairs at their cost.
Along these lines, a good friend of ours was clipped by an illegal (maybe a year ago) and the cop didn't even bother to cite him for no license and no insurance. Albuquerque has a city ordinance requiring that any uninsured vehicle be towed to a city yard and placed in storage until the uninsured motorist proves to a court that he/she has insurance. Que sera, sera.
The Tulsa school system has taken a hit, too. Nilda Reyes, a honcho in the school system said there are more than six thousand children in "remedial" English classes. And that happened in five years. You need a number of new schools, equipment, support staff and teachers for that many kids.
"The school district also is making plans to expand remedial English teaching in higher grades, and is offering Spanish courses to teachers and looking to hire additional bilingual staff."
I'm sure the illegals appreciate this sort of thing. Now maybe they, themselves, will help stop the gang ridden violence that has become a major event in the daily life of Tulsans. (It is also a fact of life here in Albuquerque.)
There are accusations that Tulsa has become a "sanctuary city" for illegals. I wonder what that makes all New Mexican cities? And Arizonans? And Texans? And Coloradoans? And (fill in the blank)?
A guy with a radio show talk show in Tulsa advocates an immediate moratorium on immigration, a clamp down on the border and tough rules that hold employers responsible for checking immigration status. Good luck, sir.
It's nasty and it's only going to get nastier if the Feds don't wake up and do something the vast majority of American people want them to do. This is not Iraq nor Afghanistan. We really don't want armed posses in our streets. We don't want to wake up in the morning with the sound of gunfire. We don't want to go to bed seeing the flames from burning buildings.
What we want is to see some constructive and protective actions from this silent invasion.
Help us Congress.
10 comments:
We have similar problems Cat. I think we should just deport them if they commit a crime. Why should an illegal have the protection of our laws and constitution.
The word "illegal" denies any protection under our laws, other than a speedy trial and sentencing, if convicted.
We don't allow convicted felons to vote. Why should we let illegals sneak under our laws and any ballot?
Have you got anything about the illegal situation in Canada that I might read? How about a post?
I'll see what I can find
It was the same nightmare up in the midwest - if an illegal hit you, you were S.O.L., even if they were drunk or doped up, no driver's license, no insurance and the vehicle had never been registered. I know that I would have been hauled off to jail in shackles for far less than that. For this lifestyle privilege, we paid over $2500 a year just for the over-burdened school system tax (over half of our total RE tax bill), and they were continually crying out for more bucks and bond issues. And it's not like we had a half million dollar property or even close to it. And when the Mexican Godfather of importing illegals died, our town 'fathers' (or should I say 'muthas') lined up and fawned around at the funeral like he was JFK. Utterly pathetic.
lin, you're originally from the midwest, eh?
El Paso, Texas is paying over a million bucks a year to teach school to illegal children.
There are many people in cities and states getting fed up with the free loaders. I have fears about a racial war. Let's hope I'm wrong.
Have a read about the state of Oklahoma's anti illegals law. It's supposed to be the toughest in the U.S.
I came across this today:
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. -- William Pitt, 1783
Wasn't aware of this. I hope this doesn't result in a civil war. So disturbing at times.
Thanks for sharing.
Hell no, I'm not originally from the Midwest but, back in the '80s, it was the first place I encountered 'bilingual' and sometimes Spanish only signs on the roads (at least around ever-bleeding Chicago). I thought I had left that B.S. FAR behind me. Now I hear it's creeping in everywhere else. Been there, don't have the heart to tell you where it is all going. Pure deja vu for me though.
cuckoo we have many, many diverse groups of people here. It's as though the frustrations of daily living are too much for them to handle in any manner other than violence. When our various governments start controlling too many of what we perceive as our freedoms, a boiling point will be reached. It's happened historically all over the world. To name just two: The French Revolution, the American Revolution. I suspect we never should have allowed goverment to take over our schools. We can no longer even fire incompetent teachers nor administrators.
Thank you for your kind wishes.
lin, the only Class A trauma hospital in New Mexico now has signs where Spanish has replaced English in the heirarchy of informational signs.
Anyone who buys cable TV basic package plus has to pay for stations that are totally in Spanish. It doesn't matter whether or not they can speak the language. Businesses now advertise in foreign languages. But interestingly, the sales of Albq's Spanish language newspaper have only increased between two and three percent.
Haven't you noticed the different signs when you go shopping?
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