Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Some perspective on the latest smear campaign Date:   6/19/2018 11:03:20 AM

At one point in my life, I spent quite a bit of time in Central American countries.  People have this notion that these countries are broadly impoverished and these people are seeking a better life.  The truth is that most of the illegals trying to enter our country have no skills, other than being able to do manual labor.  They have families larger than they can afford, they want to come hear, make what would be considered a living wage in their country,  most of them work tax free and send those tax free dollar home, spending very, very little of it in teh country where they earned it.  This idea that all these illegals come here and become business owners is just not typical.  Most of these Central American countries have huge tourist industry so it is not that they are impoverished, but there is a lot of corruption in their governments.  As far as the gang violence, on the whole, their culture is violent, there is a lot of crime; but then, look at our culture and you could stay the same.  What they have done, is brought their violent gang culture to this country.  If you look at communities with a high hispanic immigrant population, you will see a high crime rate.

I lived through an "immigration crisis" when I lived in Northern VA.  When there was a building boom, they came and took over communities.  Some managed to find full time jobs in construction, but quite a few hung out at the convenience stores hoping to find a day labor job.  And on Friday nights, there would be a long line at the Bodaga, wiring their wages back to their families in the countries they came from.  They did not come here to have a life here, or integrate themselves in communities.  Sometimes they would rent a house with 20 people living there.