Impact of illegal immigration huge

I am responding to the letter from Rafael Rivadeneira about my report on the John McCain Hispanic reception in Chicago.

Rafael readily admits to supporting comprehensive immigration reform, which American taxpayers have come to know as amnesty for illegal aliens.

Mr. Rivadeneira accuses me of race-baiting rhetoric.

I am not the one whose loyalty is to a group of Hispanics and those (John Mc Cain) who vow to further the Hispanic agenda.

I have spoken out for jobs and justice for American citizens no matter what their ethnicity.

Here in Illinois taxpayers spend $3.5 billion for services for illegal aliens while our senior citizens and our veterans are seeing their benefits decline, and I will not be silent as my fellow Americans suffer because of this for invasion.

The big question, of course, is how can this guy support a politician who wants to reward illegal behavior and, in the process, make a mockery of the sacrifices Hispanics have made on "behalf of this country?"

Illegal immigration is responsible for closing dozens of our hospitals, overcrowds our schools, tripling our property taxes for free services and compromising our national security during a time of war.

I do have an agenda and that is this: to continue educating my fellow Americans about the devastating effects of illegal immigration and to hold the feet of politicians to the fire like John McCain who shamefully disregard their oaths of office and who is selling out our children's, senior citizens' and military veterans' futures and security to illegal foreign invaders.

Rosanna Pulido

Director

Illinois Minuteman Project

Chicago