Paul’s Opinion This article is a personal opinion,


and does not necessarily represent the views of The Reunion Friendly Network, its employees, customers, or reunion planners.


Here are a few statistics, you might ponder. These were compiled by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security


• 83% of warrants for murder in Phoenix are for illegal aliens


• 75% of those on the “Most Wanted” list in Phoenix are illegal aliens


• 40.1% of all inmates in Arizona detention centers are Mexican nationals


An editorial by Paul Spiewak


Cancel? Boycott? Be Careful!


There has been something of a furor in the press and on TV, and most of all in the hospitality industry about the new “immigration control law” in Arizona.


Some corporations and other organizations have even gone so far as cancel meetings for which they had contracts.


That, of course, is a very bad idea. Cancelling invariably results in severe penalties, although if there are attrition clauses, the results might be even worse if prospective attendees refuse to attend.


Arizona’s Viewpoint


It seems to me, however, that those who are protesting the law have not done their homework. First, consider why Arizona would pass such a law. Arizonians are not stupid. They knew that there would be repercussions. They knew that illegal immigrants spend money and that many small businesses would suffer. Despite this, they still went ahead. Why?


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• 29% (630,000) of convicted illegal alien felons fill State and Federal prisons at a cost of $1.6 billion annually


• 53% of all investigated burglaries reported in Arizona are perpetrated by illegal aliens


• 71% of all apprehended cars stolen in 2005 in Arizona were stolen by Illegal aliens or “transport coyotes”


• 63% of cited/stopped drivers in Arizona have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 63%, 97% are illegal aliens


• 380,000 plus “anchor babies” were born in the US to illegal alien parents in just one year, making 380,000 babies automatically US citizens


• 97.2% of all costs incurred from those illegal births were paid by the American taxpayers.


So – What’s the Beef?


Our country has amply demonstrated its compassion for those less fortunate in other parts of the world. We have responded time and time again to aid victims of natural disasters. We have made no distinction regarding creed or color in those efforts.


We have also responded militarily to those faced with dictatorship and tyranny. Our present economic plight is partially the result of the enormous sums we have spent in places like Kossovo, Haiti, Iraq, and Afghanistan.


It is not only the money! American lives, the cream if our youth have been forfeited throughout Europe, not once, but twice in the span of forty years. Many more have been wounded in the process, some, sadly, doomed to lives as handicapped citizens.


Why, should we permit this travesty and violation of our laws and Constitution? The fact that our Congress (and our President) has failed to act in the face of this assault spurred Arizona to pass the law.


We have a process of legal immigration. Why should we permit continual violations? Why should we permit these ILLEGALS to destroy what we have?


The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution reserves those rights not granted to the Federal Government to the states. But here is a case where the Federal Government has refused to act. The Amendment does NOT prevent a state from taking action to protect its own citizens, and that is what Arizona has done.


Instead of a boycott, we should applaud them and support them because the good people of Arizona are taking steps to protect all of us – despite the failure and default of those who want our votes and who pretend that they are acting in our interest.


That’s the way it looks to me. PAUL


paul@reunionfriendly.com R E U N I O N F R I E N D L Y N E W S • S umme r , 2 0 1 1


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