Flip through the pages of an atlas, and you’ll discover a nation called America. The people are called Americans, yet recently, TV, radio, magazines, newspapers, college campuses, etc. depict such anger that the citizens might well be called Enemies. A nation of Enemies.
The mood is dismal. America has consequential problems. Some were self-created, but many exist because someone made some really stupid choices. Forget who buried us under this mountain of manure. Grab a shovel and start digging. Now!
There were many bad policy choices made that Americans had no voice or choice in. One choice has delivered millions of deadly consequences. The two-legged versions are appearing daily in every town, city, and county. We hear the horror stories of the big cities’ skyrocketing crime, theft, drugs, murders, rapes, stores being ransacked, chain stores closing, employees let go … Our national mindset recalls when America was safe, and it teases us that we are okay. We are not okay!
The influx of people pouring across the borders from virtually every nation has forced our cost of living beyond anything most of us can recall. The influx is a lesson in economics. Reality proves that it is impossible to supply enough food and goods for the unexpected 10,000,000 newcomers. Numerous segments of our economy are teetering from a massive and unexpected demand.
Americans have benefited from our superb medical care system, but today it may take weeks or months to get our normal care, while the doctors, nurses, and medically trained personnel are pushed to the limit by this influx of illegals who receive preferential treatment.
Car insurance has skyrocketed, not because Americans are careless, but because foreigners who drive in the U.S. may not be able to read English, abide by signs, or a sundry of other occurrences. Whatever the reason, Americans are penalized for uninsured motorists.
Foreign criminals have flocked across the border, fulfilling corrupt politicians and corporate America’s desire for cheap labor. Cheap labor has arrived, pushing working class Americans, black, white, pink, or purple plaid, out of work.
Unfortunately, I contracted with a moving and storage company, which sent such laborers to my home through open borders. I was lucky. The unvetted men did not physically attack me, though immense theft and malicious damage was done. The corrupt corporation benefited, as did the men. There were 15,000 complaints of this criminality in Florida last year.
Our problem is immense. To secure America, we must work as one people, one nation. People must stop basking in hatred for the “other party.” End snarling, sniping, and name calling. If you really love your country, show respect for others, our Constitution and our laws.
Kathryn van Heyningen, Franklin