My thoughts on the insanity in Arizona

In light of Gov Brewer signing SB1070 into law in Arizona, it's occurred to me how stupid people are. Not just there, but everywhere. When I read how the legalization of those whom are here illegally would increase our GDP by $1.5 TRILLION, my mind was officially blown. I know why the GOP is so against citizenship. It totally plays into what their base is telling them. They're mad as hell there's a democrat in the White House & they're not gonna take it anymore. Mitch McConnell has already admitted to only being interested in strategy and oneupmanship. Lindsey Graham is on the run because teabaggers are calling him gay in an effort to intimidate & influence his vote. I haven't the foggiest idea about how the SCOTUS nominee hearings will go with the GOP promising as mush obstruction as they can muster.

If you've seen any of my tweets, you already know how disgusted I am by all of this. My head continues to throb just thinking about what to type next. So, the only thing I can figure is that if the Republicans (or Teapublicans) want to continue to perpetuate this charade that our country is going through. I know it's not right to reward people for breaking the law, but when it involves families, desperate people who wanted to make a better life for themselves... Well, I know it would take billions of $, years, and more people working to drive people back to whence they came. Just give these folks their citizenship & be done with it. They're already getting screwed out of Social Security, maybe they can help keep it afloat for a few more years. And stop making it harder for people to work with police, to stop narco & human traffickers. It just fosters more distrust & fear, making it easier for criminals to prey on the illegals, the ones that need our help the most. 

I just met some of my neighbors that live close by. I met the wife & child of a man who works here in town. With a few Spanish words & a lot of crude sign language on my part, I was able to figure out how old her baby is & when the new baby is due. How lonely it must be to live in an isolated area, with so few people who speak your native tongue. I didn't ask her if she was here legally, for one it's none of my business. But, I wish I could ask her if people here in town discriminate against her. These are real people, not just sound bytes. They live in a tiny house. They're not loud & rambunctious like our Mexican neighbors when we lived in Gulfport. I worry about these people. I don't know how to help. The language barrier can be overcome to a certain extent. I'm not saying that all people are bad or stupid, but it truly bothers me how much people fear others based on race. I don't fear this family, but I fear for them. I hope that things improve for them and so many millions that are in their same position.