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Edited on Thu Jan-04-07 09:48 AM by michele77
This is an email that I received from my sister in law yesterday. She'll occasionally send this sort of stuff my way, I guess forgetting that I don't want to read any of their right wing nonsense. Particularly amusing about the whole thing is that she is Mexican, and I study Mexican history and have a deep respect for its people and the problems they face. Anyway, I thought some of you would like to take a look at it and have a laugh.
EDIT: I did not post people's names that had e-signed the petition. But there were more than 500
Subject: >> SSI Please read >> >> My mom was a homemaker and dad worked all his life and paid into >> SS, >> dad has passed away and now my mom can barely make ends meet. While the >> possible illegal" alien in front of her at the grocery store buys the name >> brands, my mom goes for the generic brands, and day old breads. She >> doesn't >> have out of state calling on her phone, because she can't afford it and >> shops at the thrift shops and dollar stores while the "illegal" aliens go >> to >> Macy's, Gap, J.C. Penny, Banana Republic, etc. >> >> >> >> She considers having a pizza delivered once a week "eating out". She >> grew up during the depression, watched her husband go overseas to fight in >> WW II a year after their marriage, and >> then they went on to raise, feed and cloth 5 children, scrounging >> to >> pay tuition for parochial schools. >> >> I'm sorry, but I can't see how the Senate can justify this slap in >> the face to born and bred, or naturalized citizens. It is already >> impossible >> to live on Social Security alone. If they give benefits to "illegal" >> aliens >> who have never contributed, where does that leave us that have paid into >> Social Security all our working lives? >> >> The Senate voted this week to allow "illegal" aliens access to >> Social Security benefits. Attached is an opportunity to sign a petition >> that >> requires citizenship for eligibility to receive Social services. If you do >> not wish to sign the petition yourself, please forward on to anyone you >> think might be interested. >> >> PETITION FOR: President Bush >> >> >> Mr. President: >> >> >> The petition below is a protest against the recent vote of the >> senate which was to allow illegal aliens access to our social security! We >> demand that you and all congressional representatives require citizenship >> for anyone to be eligible for social services in the United States >>
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