[Winona] Illegal immigration/border issues

[Scott Hayden]

[Winona Online Democracy]

The following came to me via e-mail.  I had received the Real Player version earlier with the actual broadcast. It was rather thought provoking so I thought I would throw it out there for your review.   It is our goal to return to the Midwest, preferably the Winona Area.   In the meantime, I will gladly be a sounding board for your questions and inform you of the situations along the border porqué mi problema es su problema tambien.   From what I understand, the majority of newspapers, radio and TV are owned by the same companies.  For instance, the Winona Daily News is owned by the same company that owns a Tucson newspaper.  I believe there are only three independent newspapers left in the country.  Public Radio has had to tone it down as their funding was recently threatened, I’m sure because they were informing the public on sensitive issues.  Accurate news is hard to come by. As I stated before, we are spoon-fed so its hard to see beyond what the media is allowed to present.   I’m sure its difficult to understand what another state is doing to cope with these issues.  But I know it was a problem back in the 90’s in the surrounding Winona area, and the INS was looking the other way with the meat/poultry plants.  Now I understand Arcadia is going the same route.  I know it was that way in the Iowa town I lived in that had the guts to confront the problems and get control of the crime, gangs and tagging.  Same problems, different city. Soon it will be Winona, its just a matter of time.   I happened to be in Tombstone a year ago on the weekend they initiated the citizen posse for the border.  All in all, they are doing a fine job of assisting.  Peaceful, dedicated people. It takes guts to stand up when complacency rules.   I enjoy your posts and hope you don’t mind receiving “real-life” inputs from a Winonan who is actually experiencing these problems.  Below is the e-mail I referred to in the first paragraph.     You don't have to be a Limbaugh fan. This is a good read.   The last sentence is sort of a shocker ...     First, if you immigrate to the United States of America, you must speak the native language. You have to be a professional or an investor. We are not going to take unskilled workers. You will not be allowed. There will be no special bilingual programs in the schools, no special ballots for elections, no government business will be conducted in your native language.   Foreigners will not have the right to vote, I don't care how long they are here, nor will they ever be allowed to hold political office. According to the Limbaugh Laws, if you're in our country, you cannot be a burden to taxpayers. You are not entitled, ever, to welfare, to food stamps, or other government goodies.   You can come if you invest here, but it must be an amount equal to 40,000 times the daily minimum wage. If you don't now have that amount of money, you can't come and invest. You have to stay home. If you do come and you want to buy land, okay, but we're going to restrict your options.   You will not be allowed to buy waterfront property in the United States. That will be reserved for citizens naturally born in this country. In fact, as a foreigner, you must relinquish individual rights to property. These are the Limbaugh Laws.   Another thing. You don't have the right to protest when you come here. You're allowed no demonstrations, you cannot wave a foreign flag, no political organizing, no bad-mouthing our president or his policies, or you get sent home. You're a foreigner. You shut your mouth or you get out, and if you come here illegally, you go straight to jail and we're going to hunt you down 'til we find you.   I can imagine many of you think that the Limbaugh Laws are pretty harsh. I imagine today some of you probably are going, "Yeah! Yeah!"   Well, let me tell you this, folks. Every one of the laws I just mentioned are actual laws of Mexico, today. I just read you Mexican immigration law

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