QUOTE(boopme @ Jul 21 2006, 08:16 AM)

Well now I suggest that all federal funding to SF be cut off. Let them assume the costs of their decision. Let the locals pay for it all, with the huge amount of tax dollars these people will present. and please no whining..
Please don't fall for the stereotype that all San Franciscan's are bleeding-heart liberals dedicated to socialism and open borders and such. True, San Francisco is a very liberal place, and I myself consider myself left-leaning. However, I, and many of my friends, are just as pissed off and angry over illegal immigration as anyone else is.
I have no beef with anyone of any race, nationality, or whatnot whatsoever
provided they abide by all just and Constitutional laws; for example immigration laws, anti-murder laws, anti-drug laws, etc. Take a walk in the Mission District here in SF and you'll
definitely see an illegal immigrant and there's a chance he'll either try to sell you drugs or kill you. That's just my personal opinion (and experience).
Growing up in central California, I saw first hand the waves of illegal immigrants flocking to the open arms of the local commercial farmers and dairies. I saw also the detrimental effect it had on the city's and county's resources. It drove wages down to the point where practically no one could get a job that paid more than minimum wage.
I think my brother-in-law, a
legal immigrant from Mexico, said it best a while ago when this topic came up. I can't post it verbatim here, but here's the PG-13 version:
"(
gosh-darn) they piss me off! It took me 10 (
expletive)-ing years to become a (
gosh-darned) citizen and now the (
expletive)-ing government wants to just reward all these (
expletive)-ing (
expletive)'s for breaking the very same (expletive)-ing laws I had to go through? Bull-(
expletive)!"
To summarize: The San Francisco County Supervisors do not neccessarily speak for all San Franciscans. While San Francisco does have the image of being open minded and friendly to all peoples, that only applies if you're an ultra-left wing bleeding-heart liberal, or if you're gay (good thing for me or else they'd have kicked me out long ago!)
Another thing regarding the assertion that hispanics are the "indigenous" and "original owners" of North America. Bull-(
expletive)! If they want they're "homeland" back, then half of them should leave the Western Hemisphere and start protesting in Madrid, while the other half takes a brisk walk accross the Bering Strait (sorry, the land-bridge is gone. Can you swim?)