Religious leaders gave simplistic view

All of you who signed the letter that ran on Nov. 15 calling for civil discourse on immigration are completely supported by the people in your church. They provide you with a salary, a home, a car, food on the table; everything you need and desire is provided to you. You are not in the work force; you are not faced with losing your job to an undocumented worker who will accept less money in order to get the job.

When a U.S. citizen loses employment, they are exposed to losing their home, their automobile and being unable to provide for their families. Undocumented workers take less money because they are living with multiple families in a single family home with a large portion of the wages earned here sent back to Mexico; millions of dollars!

I am in agreement; people are looking for a better life. However, unlike the previous generations of immigrants who were documented, their numbers controlled by the federal government, they did not expect free food, clothing, free medical care, free education. They pulled their weight, they spoke English and respected the American people and the American way of life. Undocumented workers collect any benefits have been told to apply for, to which they are not entitled. For many, the undocumented do not marry; they have children who are then cared for through public assistance (taxpayers) programs putting a burden on all U.S. citizens, except the spiritual leaders.

I'm tired of hearing Spanish being spoken; tired of seeing masses of undocumented workers marching in the streets of the U.S. for "rights," waving the Mexican flag. If you love Mexico, why are you here?

Why not make their home country a better place to live? Because everything is free here? Immigration, not invasion.

LaVonne Mittermayer

Lake in the Hills