My Letters to my Congress Reps, The GOP, and Bill O'Reilly

6/07/2007 Estreitta 0 Comments

Dear Congressman & Congresswoman

I urge you to fully support President Bush's plan for Comprehensive Reform Immigration. Me and my family advocate Comprehensive Immigration Reform that serves both our nation's national security interests and economic interests.

I do believe that the current immigration laws are restrictive (particularly Haitian's, Mexicans, Central Americans, and South Americans) giving many of our struggling neighbors no other alternative but to come into this country illegally. Many these immigrants only want to make a better life for their families while doing their part to contribute to the economy. They believe in the ideals of our society and want to be a part of the Home of the Free and Home of the Brave. They desire to pursue opportunities and attain the Great American dream while doing many jobs I know I or event most Americans wouldn't. However, I do believe they should do their best to try to come into our country the legal way but that isn't always an option for them.

I urge you to pass real comprehensive immigration reform that provides for a strong and accountable guest-worker program, establishes a process for earned legalization with an eventual pathway to citizenship, ensure that every student is able to gain access to a quality post-secondary education and reunite families. 70% of all Americans favor comprehensive reform that provides a pathway to citizenship. Any reform must not unduly burden small businesses with ineffective verification systems.

America needs a strong temporary worker program to do those jobs that American citizens will not do. 500 economists, including five Nobel Prize winners, have stressed that immigration is a net economic gain for America and the economic benefits it produces is "the greatest anti-poverty program ever devised. These costs are investments in America's future. In a country that absorbs about one million newcomers per year, each yearly influx of immigrants pays $80 billion more in taxes over the course of a lifetime than it consumes in services.

Our immigration system is broken, and if we do not enact fair and comprehensive immigration legislation in this Congressional session, it is unlikely that immigration reform will be addressed until several years from now. Immigrants are not on welfare, which they don't qualify for anyway, and have a strong work ethic - 92 percent of working-age immigrants are employed.

I have heard numerous stories of people coming to the United States with only 20 dollars in their pockets and a heart full of hope and dreams. They make a life for themselves then start a family and go onto build a business then ultimately become successful entrepreneurs and hire and train people to do replicate and build their dreams also. That is what our society was created upon. The early settlers came to America to make a better life for themselves here and had to undergo many challenges and trials yet they founded this country on the principles that "ALL MEN WERE CREATED EQUAL" and that they all have the right to pursue "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"

We need to find a way to help those that have contributed greatly to our society and economy and a Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill would be the first step!

Sincerely,

I. Estreitta Martin de Kluetz

Dear GOP:

Today, I received an email from the GOP that was rather disheartening to me. It was a request to vote on a poll about weather I agree with the Mayor suggesting the local officials should not comply with federal agents in regards to enforcing current immigration laws. When I answered the poll I decided to vote the "opposing" view of many Republicans to see the response.

I'd like to preface my response with the fact that I do believe that the current immigration laws are restrictive to only certain people groups (particularly Haitians, Mexicans, Central Americans, and South Americans) giving many of our struggling neighbors no other alternative but to come into this country illegally.

Many these immigrants only want to make a better life for their families while doing their part to contribute to the economy. They believe in the ideals of our society and want o be a part of the Home of the Free and Home of the Brave. They desire to pursue opportunities and attain the Great American dream while doing many jobs I know I or event most Americans wouldn't. However, I do believe they should do their best to try to come into our country the legal way but that isn't always an option for them.

I have heard numerous stories of people coming to the United States with only 20 dollars in their pockets and a heart full of hope and dreams. They make a life for themselves then start a family and go onto build a business then ultimately become successful entrepreneurs and hire and train people to do replicate and build their dreams also. That is what our society was created upon.

The early settlers came to America to make a better life for themselves here and had to undergo many challenges and trials yet they founded this country on the principles that "ALL MEN WERE CREATED EQUAL" and that they all have the right to pursue "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"

Since 1992, I have been a longtime supporter of the Republican Party, however recently I have been very upset with the party mostly because of the lack of united support for President Bush and also the widely accepted stance in the party on immigration reform.

In the past I have asked that the GOP not send me email me further emails that discuss immigration because I feel that much of the remarks I have heard/read have sounded very racially discriminating and uncompassionate towards a group of people who have contributed greatly to our society and economy. The more I hear or read similar statements the less I want to be associated with the GOP. I have made a conscience effort to no longer support the GOP directly and will ONLY support the Republican National Hispanic Assembly, Conservative Christian Organizations and President George W. Bush. I am sure I am not alone especially those of us that are of Hispanic dissent and typically vote Republican. Regular statements of this nature on the behalf of the GOP will only isolate Hispanic supporters and the GOP will lose a large voting base if you continue on this path!

Below are poll results I received with the comment that they are "sorry I feel that way" as if my opinion on the matter is unacceptable.

Please remove me from your news letter. I no longer want to support the GOP because I disagree with the way the Mainstream Republicans are not supporting the President nor those of us conservative Hispanics that have assisted the Republican agendas in trying to find a compromise on the immigration issue. The comments I have heard from many republicans have made want to disassociate myself with the GOP and ONLY support the Conservative Hispanic Organizations!

Best regards,

I. Estreitta de Kluetz