The Magic Green Hat

The other day I needed to go to the emergency room. 
Not wanting to sit there for 4 hours, I put on my  MAGIC GREEN HAT. 

When I went into the E.R., I noticed that 3/4 of the people got up and left.

I guess they decided that they weren't that sick after all. 

Cut at least 3 hours off my waiting time!  It also works at DMV.              It saved me 5 hours. 

At the Laundromat, three minutes after entering, I had my choice of any machine...most of which, were still running...

But……. Don't try this at McDonald's...

The whole crew quickly left out of the back door and l never got my order!!! 

Anyway, here's the Magic Green Hat...

CROSSPOSTED

H/T The Woodsterman

The Illegal Immigration Question Will Come

With an election cycle that brought sweeping changes in leadership to the Nation and the Granite State, it will not be long before the impacts and costs of illegal immigration will become the, "topic de jour".  Undoubtedly, the issue will most likely manifest in the context of legislation aimed at curbing, restricting or otherwise seeking to address the negative impacts of illegal immigration.  When that occurs, so will the push-back from pro-open borders groups and others who advocate for not holding accountable, those individuals who feel entitled to enter our country by extralegal means and exercising a self-proclaimed right of access to American resources and infrastructure.

 Many on the forefront of immigration advocacy show themselves as mere dishonest brokers, panderers, and demagogues.  Accusations of racism, bigotry, and xenophobia inevitably cloud public policy debate, print, and news media and opinion blogs on immigration issues.  Overwhelming public opinion decrying the social, fiscal, and criminal impacts created by illegal immigration, fall on the tin ears of open borders advocates who simply refuse to address such concerns. The American public has an overwhelmingly straight-forward viewpoint on immigration: Follow our rules...plain and simple.

 The vast majority of Americans have positive attitudes about immigration in general as so many are the product of immigration. I am a product of immigration. My great Grandfather August Theodore Olson immigrated to America in 1903 from Kristianstad, Sweden.  Once settled, he sent for his wife and two children, Astrid Linea and Yjalmar (my great aunt and uncle) who came to America in 1905. My grandfather Gunnar Wilhelm was born a year later in 1906. Learning this information brought home the reality of the impacts of immigration.  Ships manifests of the Campania, and the Saxonia, the two ships on which my family made passage, revealed the difficulties of coming to America. I have seen the actual immigration documents and official naturalization certificates and my family like so many others, came to this country and followed the rules, later becoming naturalized citizens. They played by the rules.

 The utter chaos and violence presently plaguing Border States tends to curry a significant amount of face time in national media in the illegal immigration debate. However, most states in America have experienced negative externalities and adverse social impacts because of illegal immigration. State, county, and municipal budgets right here in the Granite State have been impacted negatively by illegal immigration. We have read news accounts in our New Hampshire papers within the last year about crimes committed by individuals in the granite state, not present legally in the United States.

 Examples of their impacts include:

•  Roberto-Hernandez Lopez pleaded guilty and was convicted on two counts of violating New Hampshire's asbestos management and control laws  when he lied by fraudulently submitting a false name and social security number on his DES asbestos' worker license application, receiving jail time.

•  A year ago, Judge Tina Nadeau suspended the ten to twenty-year sentence of Jose Reyes for his conviction for having been in possession of $2.2 million worth of cocaine on the condition that he be deported back to his native Dominican Republic.

• In June, Federal prosecutors indicted Beatrice Munyenyezi alleging she lied about her dark past to obtain U.S. citizenship.  The 40-year-old Rwandan immigrant is accused of being a member of the extremist Hutu party and allegations charge that she may have participated in the genocide, ordering and committing murder, presiding over gang rapes, and stealing from victims.

•  Jali Medina-Perez, also known as Justo Leo Guzman, faced a 20-year prison term, having been deported in 2001, only to be caught again after illegal reentry.

• Two Mexican nationals, will spend up to 15 years in prison after a conviction for journeying to Manchester to protect a $1.5 million cocaine shipment.

Such examples are just a few in the sea of many. Despite these negativities, open border proponents still ignore negativities over the consequences. Eva Castillo-Turgeon, an organizer for the New Hampshire Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees has publicly defended against all advocacy aimed at curbing the costs and impacts of illegal immigration.

  Castillo-Turgeon balked at the notion of arrested individuals fingerprints being sent to a Homeland Security immigration database in an effort to determine ones' immigration status, characterizing it as, "a witch hunt."   Castillo-Turgeon has worked tirelessly to whip up the New Hampshire's immigrant community any legislation "including changes to the 14th Amendment that would target undocumented immigrants.

 In the coming year, legislation will inevitably come to the fore visiting issues surrounding illegal immigration. Given the current state of budget deficits, it simply cannot be avoided. When that time comes it will be important for the New Hampshire legislature, citizens and the illegal aliens who will push back, to understand that this is not about race, national origin or ethnicity.

The present debate is about getting our fiscal house in order and clearly identifying those aspects of society that cause an avoidable drain on public resources. All responsible societies unequivocally agree that social safety nets are necessary for those most challenged among us. But those same societies also embrace the realities of people who cross our borders not equipped to contribute or with the express intent of going on the public dole and behaving criminally.  Those who view America as a cash cow or a society to be exploited need to be removed.

Border Enforcement: The Feds Fail So Arizona Acts

Today we bear witness to yet another example where the federal government has failed.  And in the wake of that failure, Arizonans, whose state budget, quality of life and safety of citizens has been challenged as a direct result of these federal government failures.

Arizona undertook a proactive approach enacting its own Plan for Border Enforcement and Immigration enforcement measures.  Governor Jan Brewer's signing of that law, has been followed by the lame stream media's relentless barrage of assault as "racist and bigoted."

President Barack Obama characterized the new law "misguided" and has instructed the Justice Department to examine it's legality, followed by swift finger pointing, where he blames the congress for its failure to act with an immigration reform bill.

 A steady diet of blather, drama and diatribes continues from the likes of MSNBC, CBS, ABC and NBC. The ranting of fears, abuse and racial profiling now carry the day, barbed with name-calling, vicious attacks and vitriol from those in opposition.

 “We can't walk to school any more. We can't be in the streets anymore without the "pigs" (sic) thinking we're illegal immigrants,” said Emilio Almodovar, a 13-year-old American citizen from Phoenix told a reporter.

"Pigs"   Such descriptors lend themselves to the suggestion that perhaps Emilio is no stranger to contact with area Law Enforcement. context is everything, Emilio.  The law Governor Brewer signed is consistent with Federal law as Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio aptly points out to Fox News,

Nothing new for the Granite State. In 2005 this very issue visited the Granite State when Chief W. Garrett Chamberlain of the New Ipswich Police Department apprehended illegal aliens.  This was not the first time. Having discovered illegal aliens in town on prior numerous occasions, New Ipswich Officers found their efforts continuously thwarted by the continued apathy of Immigration Agents.  We saw this unfold in Hudson not too long thereafter.

The media, courts,and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, (ICE) and our own state lawmakers have lost touch with the larger salient issue: It is a crime to cross America's Borders without following the laws established by our nation.  Former State Representative Hector Velez weighed in saying, "none of these guys were looking for anything except hard work.  You ask me, some people are afraid of the unknown."  Unknown?  It is a crime, Hector. Persons not present lawfully are here unlawfully. Why is that so widely ignored!

Suddenly, the lame stream media has gone mute about the murder of 58 year-old Arizona Rancher Robert Krenz in Cochise County.  Why do citizens have to tolerate Burglary? Why do citizens have to tolerate robbery, murder, drug dealing, excessive drain on the states' infrastructure, property destruction, kidnapping, and all the other trappings associated with illegal border incursions and the activities they sometimes bring.

One of the biggest fears for open border advocates is the likelihood that other states might follow Arizona. That is a reasonable fear when the Feds systemically drop the ball.

We are a nation of immigrants.  The eclectic nature of who we are and where we came from is not in dispute.  Many enter seeking opportunity and prosperity for themselves and their families.  However, to come here crossing the border illegally, hence, committing an ilegal act, does not square with the "law-abiding" argument.  Law-abiding illegal immigrants. Last time I checked, that fits the definition of oxymoron.

So we have all of these illegal aliens here...Do we then turn a blind eye, and tell the Indian and Pakistani people who come here LEGALLY, following all the rules, "Hey, you folks are chumps! you should have come here by way of Mexico!" We might as well! When we turn away from illegals that is essentially what we are doing.

Like so many others, my family emigrated from Europe and followed the rules.  It's time for our southern neighbors wanting a place in American society to do the same.

Arizonans simply asked the Federal Government to do their job and secure the border.  President Obama failed, as did the Congress.  Now the finger is being pointed and still nothing is being done. Arizonans, desperately needing a solution acted, in their own self-interest.  In any legal action arising, the federal government will continue to cling to the yoke of federal authority, arguing that border control is their exclusive domain. But rightfully so, Arizona can assert, not only a 10th Amendment right to enact laws to protect its citizens, but Arizona should also argue that the ambit of Federal Government ICE enforcement has been such an abysmal failure that it ceded its exclusivity by derelection.

When congressional members talk about comprehensive immigration reform, such talk is mere lip service to the issue and means the status quo will be maintained. While illegal immigration might seem on its face not to be much of a New Hampshire issue, let us not forget the New Ipswich or Hudson incidents.