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Letter to the Editor: Don't Reward Illegal Immigrants
Dear Editor:
As a member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Savannah, Ga., I would like to express my opposition to the pending legislation discussed in “Builders Call for Major Overhaul of Immigration Bill,” May 21, 2007. However, my reasons for opposing the legislation differ from those mentioned by NAHB in the article.
I oppose any and all attempts to reward people who have illegally entered this country by giving them citizenship, irrespective of whether they must jump through some government-imposed hoops to qualify. I strongly support measures to substantially secure the borders before there is any type of new program for guest workers. I do not support a major effort on the part of our government to round up and deport thousands of illegal aliens currently working in the U.S. (although our government is not efficient enough to do this even if it wanted to). I do support legal sanctions against employers who do not properly verify the legal status of their workers, but I do agree with you that contractors should not be responsible for verifying the legal status of their subcontractors’ employees.
The proposed legislation is fatally flawed and needs to be re-written with substantial input from the American people, which this closed-door legislation certainly did not have. This country’s culture in 25 years is resting on the outcome of this battle to gain control of illegal immigration. For the past 30 years, the waves of illegal immigrants have been massive, preventing their assimilation and resulting in the partial "Balkanization" of this country. The future political, financial, and social framework of this country are also now at grave risk while we await a solution to this illegal immigration problem.
Eric E. Hogan
Hogan Development Corporation
Tybee Island, Ga.
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