David J. Stoddard, a U. S. Border Patrol  agent (RET) living in Hereford, Arizona, provided testimony about immigration reform to a Congressional subcommittee on criminal justice, drug policies and human resources in 2002.  Here are some of the key points from his testimony: 
 
There are no jobs that Americans won’t do for a decent wage.  Illegal aliens are doing jobs that Americans can’t take and still support their families.  Illegal aliens are not critical to the economy, but they do reduce wages and benefits for lawful U. S. residents. There is no labor shortage in this country.  Millions of unemployed and underemployed Americans would gladly take jobs at a decent wage.

Every person who illegally entered this nation left a home. Illegal aliens generally do not want U. S. citizenship.  They want to remain citizens of their home countries while obtaining the benefits offered by the U.S. They send money to their real home to the tune of $20 billion dollars each year.

This is not an immigrant nation. There are 280 million native-born Americans.  While it is true that this nation was settled and founded by immigrants, it is also true that there is not a nation on this planet that was not settled by immigrants at one time or another (including Mexico).

The U.S. welcomes legal immigrants. Illegal aliens by definition are not immigrants.

There is no such thing as the “Hispanic vote.” Hispanics are diverse in their political opinions, as are other sub-groups of Americans.

Mexico was not a friend of the U.S. During World War I and World War II Mexico allowed German spies to operate freely to spy on the U. S.  During the Cold War, Mexico allowed spies hostile to the U. S. to operate freely from its territory.

If wanting a better life is a valid excuse to break the law and sneak into America, then no nation should resist invasion by the one billion who live on $1.00 a day.  They all have the right to come to America and turn the U.S. into a Third World nation.

It is not racist to want secure borders and protect a nation’s sovereignty.  La Raza (The Race), on the other hand, is racist.  The more vocal advocates of La Raza hurl the racist epitaph at patriotic Americans who insist on National Sovereignty.  Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

It may be old news, but it’s as current as today’s headlines.