There is a blogger who I read from time to time. She is a mother, a Catholic. She is not American. Well, she's American but a Canadian citizen who lives in the US. She has a green card and has lived here several years, but never became a citizen.
How can someone who is so passionate about US politics as to make endorsements and proclaim all manner of opinion on EVERY law Congress pass not become a US citizen? I just don't get it.
I'm all for having your own opinion, but to not be able to vote? What is the point in having an opinion if you can't exercise it? I was mildly disturbed last year to hear that members of her family living in the US had received Canadian pensions (from the Canadian government) that basically amount to welfare/social security. This person prides herself on stretching a buck and avoiding welfare, but yet, her family was receiving it, just not from the US government. So, I guess that makes it ok. After all, she fled the socialist Canadian government to come to the land of free-market capitalism where she laments the lack of "suitable" employment and her lack of health insurance despite multiple maladies.
I'm sorry, I want to be charitible but this confuses me!
On another confusing note, a friend and I were recently trading good vibes about our presidential candidate and political party when she blurted out, "And I want them to build a great big wall between us and Mexico with one opening that you can only get through legally." Now, I agree we need MAJOR immigration reform. MAJOR! And I know that in an already struggling economy illegal immigration is putting strain on a structure that wasn't up to code to begin with. That being said, my objection to what she is saying is the wall ought to be between us and Mexico. If we are going to shut down borders, SHUT THEM ALL DOWN!!! Why is it that all Cubans are given immediate amnesty but Haitians are turned away in disgust? Have you ever been to Haiti, I haven't but a co-worker in the reserves was stationed there last year briefly. It is horrifying, why is it that the Cubans get amnesty when the Haitians have it just as bad, if not worse? I can tell you why, better lobbying on K Street. And let's not forget, all the al-Qaeda terrorists that we didn't let in through our "legal" visa processes ourselves, got in from the Canadian border. So, shut it down too. I don't think building a wall is an answer. I'm more of a build a bridge girl. Figure out how to do it and do it right!
All I want this election year is clarity. Crystal clarity, sha-right!
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