Your Opinion: Imperious pseudo-amnesty

Dear Editor:

Pseudo-amnesty for even more illegal aliens - more proof that we have a president who believes he is an emperor who has no need to honor his oath of office, nor adhere to our Constitution? Are we on our way to becoming a banana republic governed by a dictator? Why should the Congress do anything while Obama is president? He has shown that he believes his authority exceeds that of any law the Congress might make. If he doesn't like a law they pass he will just order that it not be enforced.

I support legal immigration. I know a self-supporting, university graduate, who had a horrible time jumping through all the "hoops" necessary to become a legal resident of the U.S. It should be much easier for people like her to get a work visa.

Since the great amnesty of the '80s, president after president has refused to secure our borders; nor have they made a serious attempt to deport illegals; the 11 million illegals in our country are the proof. Back then we were promised border security after illegals were granted amnesty. Politicians lied to us then and there is no reason to believe their promises today. Until we see proof of substantially increased border security there is no reason to believe it will happen.

When someone tells you that farmers "need" illegals to help harvest their crops you know that person is either ignorant or a liar. An unlimited number of H2A visas for temporary farm workers are available. Some farmers might not want to use the H2A system because they are required to provide workers with a decent salary and reasonable housing. Workers also must be covered by workman's compensation and paid overtime.

It stuns me that some people appear to believe that the majority of illegals are an economic benefit to our nation. We taxpayers pay $8-10,000 per child, per year, to educate the children of illegals. The Congressional Budget Office just released a report showing that 60 percent of the households in our nation pay less in taxes that they receive in direct benefits. How many of those whom the president just granted amnesty make enough to be in the 40 percent who actually pay more in than they get back?