by Rob Purifoy

Created on: December 24, 2008

Americans have a sense of having fought for our country time and time again to achieve what we have. Some feel threatened when others come into what we feel is "our house" and abuse our healthcare system, take jobs, fly under the radar against our tax code or abuse our system in any way. Upon visiting some places that were was fought for in fierce battles, one would have to ask if we really won. All you'd have to do is take note of the majority of inhabitants in places such as Hawaii (Pearl Harbor), and Texas (The Alamo) to find that Americans are in the minority. It's been proven that the best way to defeat America is to not confront it head on but rather lay down your guns and sneak in the side door later.

Aside from the feeling of having fought and won a great country for ourselves in vane, some also still have that old feeling of entitlement by which we want everything for ourselves. But we are a country where anyone can get as far as they want through capitalism, or we once were anyway. This has come into question also as it seems that we are moving toward charity and socialism whereby the rich must give to the poor, the government is stepping in to bailout the rich guys, and the middle class is flailing in the wind somewhere in between.

Some of these are harsh words, and may not express my feelings exactly, however, it is a sentiment I feel from others from time to time. Especially when the things we are used to and the security we are used to are both fading and have degraded much over the past 10 years. The subject of immigration is not typically on the average American's mind but illegal immigration should possibly be looked upon more by us as what it is, illegal. During the times that our economy is strong and jobs are abundant we figure a few million illegal's here and there won't affect us at all and we turn a somewhat blind eye. However in times as we have in 2008 a few million uninsured illegal's make more difference and become more of an overall equation to our economy.

The truth is that illegal immigration becomes a drain on so many aspects of our economy. The one's flying under the radar have nothing to lose and will tend to steal or forge identities, have more of a tendency toward crime and overload the health system. But illegal immigration and those that come to America through all the legal channels are two different things. Unfortunately when we hear the word itself we tend to automatically think "illegal", or I should say, I do anyway, being

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