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The big apple
Dear Editor,
Looking at the article by Ellen Hirst on the immigration rally at the capitol, I found it quite revealing that the organization behind the rally was not mentioned.
I am sure if it was a Tea Party rally everyone would know it. Several small groups were identified, but the big apple was no where to be found. Appleseed. Below is their description from their own website. neappleseed.org.
WHAT IS NEBRASKA APPLESEED?
Nebraska Appleseed is a non-profit public interest law firm that works for equal justice and full opportunity for all Nebraskans. Appleseed works to protect the rights of Nebraskans and improve public programs, especially for immigrants, children in the foster care system, and low-income families.
As Tea Party members we rallied behind Jan Brewer as she was sued by our own federal government for enforcing immigration law and protecting her citizens from drug cartels. It is definitely a hot political issue. Unfortunately the political forces behind the propaganda have little to do with facts.
I am in support of LB 48 because it is the STATE's responsibility to enforce immigration law, not the federal government's. Let me step back in history to Keller vs the US. I'll give you a clip ...
http://supreme.justia.com/us/213/138/
Argued March 1, 1909
Decided April 5, 1909
213 U.S. 138
Syllabus
Speaking generally, the police power is reserved to the states, and there is no grant thereof to Congress in the Constitution.
Notwithstanding the offensiveness of the crime, the courts cannot sustain a federal penal statute if the power to punish the same has not been delegated to Congress by the Constitution.
Where there is collision between the power of the state and that of Congress, the superior authority of the latter prevails. While Congress has power to exclude aliens from, and to prescribe the terms and conditions on which aliens may come into, the United States, Turner v. Williams, 194 U. S. 279, that power does not extend to controlling dealings with aliens after their arrival merely on account of their alienage.
Not exactly what you've been hearing in the news is it?
Now there is the 14th Amendment issue of anchor babies. Guess what? It was for slaves born in the U.S., not every baby dropped on the soil. In fact people used to be deported all the time who were born here. You can study that one for yourself, it's all over the national news. Well ... on Fox news anyways.
What people don't realize is the illegal immigrant worker is exploited on our soil and is nothing more than slave labor. They are subject to human trafficking abuses. They also dilute our national culture. They are a heavy burden on our medical, housing, education and welfare finances. The drain our financial resources. Our national and border security is at risk. This has to stop.
LB 48 is actually a weak bill. It doesn't even enforce immigration law to the extent of the federal ones. It just says to the federal government, Nebraska has a right to protect its resources, enforce our laws, protect our own citizens and our way of life. We are going to do it, in spite of your objections and unfounded political lawsuits. We determine our own destinies, we decide what we can and can't afford. Enforcement is our perogative and right.
I support border control FIRST, and legal immigration. I support a return to the true intent of the 14th Amendment starting now. I support deportation of illegal immigrant workers. I support heavy fines on employers and property owners for violating law. I support the end to all education and welfare funds to illegal immigrants. I want them to go home and change their own country to something they want to live in. I want them to fight for their rights on their own soil, not mine. Demand change from their government, not mine. Go protest on your own doorstep. Get your own constitution and quit treading on mine.
I'm not ashamed of LB 48. I don't hate immigrants. I want law and order, due process and enforcement of law.
Jerie Quinty
McCook