Gutierrez' "Unity, Security, Accountability and Family Act" (USA Family Act, H.R. 440 ) would allow any illegal alien who had been in the U.S. for five years on January 29, 2003, and who had not been convicted of certain criminal or civil violations to apply for and automatically receive permanent resident alien status. Illegal aliens who had been in the U.S. for less than five years but met all of the other conditions of Gutierrez' bill would be granted "conditional" permanent resident alien status, including work authorization.

"If there weren't jobs for them to do - that those of us who were born in this country would never consider doing - we would not have them coming to this country," Gutierrez argued. "If you don't have a plan to deport them, if you don't have the resources and the will to deport them, then stop being an accomplice in their exploitation and allow them to benefit fully from their work."
Dr. Jose Mendez, executive director of the Global Evangelism Task Force, believes the millions of "undocumented workers" currently living in the U.S. are a resource the country simply cannot survive without.
"Controlled immigration of honest taxpayers, honest citizens, law-abiding citizens is good for this country," Mendez said. "Without a fresh flow of immigrants, it would be an impossible task to achieve the economic and social development of this country."

ILLEGAL ALIENS: AMERICAN SLAVES

[HollywoodInvestigator.com] I don't really believe that all ghosts stories and alien abductions are real, neither that the government is doing experiments on civilians. But there is a real deal going on in the states, and it is manipulated by the media in any way they desire.

I'm talking about illegal immigrants, and I'm not afraid to say I'm one of them, because I think I have a valuable opinion to share with you. We are often portrayed as parasites on the American society, but I can't help but wonder...do people know what is the life of an illegal alien like?

Let me give you a catchy headline: Slaves in America, in the 21st century!

Imagine yourself in an foreign land, not being able to learn the language because you spend around 12 to 16 hours of your day in low paying jobs, that requires you not as a person, but as a pair of arms.

Not being aloud to drive a vehicle, buy a house, or get a decent education. If you thought that not getting into the college of your choice was bad enough, think how it is like not being able to go to college at all.

We are also victims of the American paranoia. We are not terrorists, or foreign germbags, we are human beings!

And the conspiracy I was talking about earlier is that the government knows how powerless our community is, and it (the government) takes advantage of the situation. Every time an illegal alien is pulled over by the police, they are fined with whatever reason they were pulled over, plus the charges of "no drivers license." And if there is no license, there is no insured car, which is another big ticket. If involved in an accident, there is no insurance company would take us.

If we die, our dead bodies can't stay in the country either.

What I'm trying to say is that we are blamed for most of the problems in this country. It is either that we are using services in this country that are not meant for us, it's that we run the illegal business too.

But let me add something else. We aren't asking for a handout! MOST of the Hispanics who come here are here TO EARN WHAT THEY GET! so if we can carry our own weight in this country, I think we deserve to stay. We appreciate this country more than most Americans, and that is because we have the opportunity to do better than if we stayed in our countries. But we work for those opportunities, we don't want anything for free. We want to earn it. We do not want to be on the other side of the law, but we have no choice.

If what the government wants is to have complete access to the society, the first thing to do would be to let us be a part of it.

You know what bothers me the most? It is that we are also portrayed as dumb as a cow! When people see me on the job, they would try to communicate with me by broken Spanish and sign language. We are not illiterates, we are trying to learn a second language.

I hope that you guys see my point. I don't expect you to do anything about it, but to think about it.

Copyright © 2003 by Alfredo Ramos.

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First of all let me thank you for taking the timeto read the article, as you know this is a battle weface every day, and that just a few people take itinto their hands to do something about it. I am soglad someone caught my message, and I will be honoredto be a part of your project, so you have mypermission to use the article as you consider appropiate.

Thanks again and good luck!

Alfredo Ramos