I received this “FORWARD” from a very good friend of mine recently. I did forward the email to others because it was a petition and I’m all for our first amendment rights! There were about 900 signatures and if I didn’t forward, these would be lost. However, I did not attach my name to the bottom of it. Before I explain why I didn’t, here’s a copy of the email:
Subject: Social Security – IMPORTANT
Mom was a homemaker and Dad worked all his life and paid into SS. Dad has passed away and now mom can barely make ends meet. While the possible ‘illegal’ alien in front of her at the grocery store buys the name brands, mom goes for the generic brands and day old breads. She doesn’t have out of state calling on her phone because she can’t afford it and shops at the thrift shops and dollar stores. She considers having a pizza delivered once a week ‘eating out’. She grew up during the depression, watched her husband go overseas to fight in WW II a year after their marriage, and then they went on to raise, feed and clothe 5 children, struggling to pay tuition for parochial schools.
The Senate voted this week to allow ‘illegal’ aliens access to Social Security benefits. I’m sorry, but how can the Senate justify this slap in the face to born and bred, or naturalized, citizens. It is already impossible to live on Social Security alone. If they give benefits to ‘illegal’ aliens who have never contributed, where does that leave those of us who have paid into Social Security all our working lives? This is an opportunity to sign a petition that requires citizenship for eligibility to receive Social Services. If you do not wish to sign the petition yourself, please forward on to anyone you think might be interested. If you don’t forward the petition and just stop it, we will lose all these names. If you do not want to sign it, please just forward it to anyone who might want a voice. Thank you!
To add your name, click on ‘forward.’ You will be able to add your name at the bottom of the list and then forward it to your friends.
WILL THE 1,000th PERSON TO SIGN, PLEASE SEND IT ON TO THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS (mail to: President@WhiteHouse.gov )
PETITION FOR PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
Mr. President:
The petition below is a protest against the recent vote of the senate which was to allow illegal aliens access to our social security! We demand that you and all congressional representatives require citizenship for anyone to be eligible for social services in the United States.
I forwarded the email but I did not sign my name to it. Others have a right to their own opinions as I have a right to mine.
Firstly, I will state that our veterans are the most forgotten citizens and the most deserving! We really should have more quality social services in place to assist veterans and their families! This is not exactly what this is about however.
I had a problem with the email because I am of Hispanic descent and I felt it was discriminatory. Now I realize that I may just be more sensitive since I have had to deal with the subject first-hand. If I am being sensitive, please let me know, but this is how I felt.
It is a fact that most illegal immigrants are of Hispanic origin. Before we go on let me clarify a pet peeve of mine–Spanish is the language all Hispanics and Spaniards speak. However, I would only be Spanish if I had been born in Spain. So please call me a Hispanic, a Latino, a Puerto Rican–but don’t call me Spanish!
Ok so where were we? Ahh–not many people of Hispanic descent signed this. I do feel bad for the woman described in this scenario. She is struggling after losing her husband. But I have a few questions–why didn’t she get a job when her children were grown? I understand the desire to want to stay home and raise your children but most of the families I knew growing up could not afford the luxury of a stay at home parent. And none of these families were illegal.
And why did she have 5 children if it was such a struggle? I mean seriously unless you want to raise them on welfare, you have the children you can afford! And furthermore, I fail to see the real struggle if they afforded each of their 5 kids a parochial education! And, ummm, where are these 5 ingrates now that their mom needs them anyway? I bet you if they were illegals, mom would be taken care of! She wouldn’t have to struggle.
Ok maybe I’m being prejudiced now but seriously–Why is the person who is buying the name-brands a possible illegal alien? What does buying name brands have to do with immigration status? She is making BIG assumptions.
Illegal immigrants do not have it easy. I keep hearing over and over how they are taking our jobs. Oh really? How many of you work a 15 hour day for $25 and a happy meal? How many of you spend the day in the sweltering heat climbing scaffolds with heavy equipment on your back for the equivalent of a $1 an hour? They aren’t taking any jobs from us because there aren’t any born and bred citizens who would let themselves be reduced to that. But out of need and responsibility to their families, they do what they have to do.
I work closely with Social Security and believe me that 25 year old illegal aliens don’t apply for SSI. But 20 year old “born and bred” citizens do!
And for what? Mostly because after years of drug abuse, they have now devenloped some back pain. So now they want to get into prescription drugs. Have they paid into the system? Nope. But nobody is signing a petition for that.
Most illegal aliens that apply for SSI are in their 70’s. You want to refuse an elderly person food and shelter?
Did you also know that convicted drug related felons are not eligible for social services such as food stamps and SSI, until they complete a state approved rehabilitation program? BUT a convicted child molester can walk into any county welfare the first day out of jail and get himself food stamps, medicaid and free room and board.
Educate yourself first before you go signing all sorts of petitions. Illegal immigrants are not a big problem at all.
Mary Higgins Clark has done it again in her latest novel, Where Are You Now? 
I’m not a painter but I was really interested in the book! The writer emailed me to let me know I had not won but she would send a copy of the book anyway if I was interested. Of course I said! A few days later the book arrived. It was a great novel and although I don’t personally know the author, I want to thank her (if she ever reads this) 
