Time to Reflect

I'm the type of person who enjoys a good book; I enjoy getting an eagle on the golf course; I enjoy a good conversation with my wife. What I don't like is reading all of that hate on the editorial page. Recently there has been a bunch of hate concerning illegal aliens. "If you don't speak English you don't belong in America."

Can someone tell me the difference between an illegal alien and a political refuge? Immigrants are immigrants whether they're from Africa or Mexico. O, wait a second, I read someone's letter saying that "illegal is illegal." They are breaking the law by being here. I would bet that the person who wrote that line exceeded the posted speed limit by a few miles an hour in the past week. We are all a little guilty of something.

Folks, I would like to see a raise of hands on who wants to work harvesting beets or tomatoes. I don't see any hands. Who wants to be carrying the hundred pounds of brick to the work site? Who wants to clean the motel toilets? My point is, these people are doing us a great service by taking the jobs that nobody, NOBODY, wants.

I was lucky having been born in America. I have never had the urge to move outside of the country. But then, I was born with a iron spoon in my mouth. My dad worked in the mines and my mom work as a baker. Everything I've gotten I have had to work for. I don't whine over the haves and I don't complain about the have nots. We are in this together.