Over a year ago we had several meetings in our town sponsored by the planning commission office in our unnamed county.  The goal was to obtain residents' input about the quality of life issues and also the building of an urban center which would include high rise buildings. 

What these planners and builders did not realize is that our town's residents would not be fooled.  We did not want more traffic, more crime and more overcrowding in the part of our county that is already plagued by the effects of illegal immigration.

The results of these meetings were posted on the internet.  But what has happened  this entire year?  Sure the county deputies are doing their routine stops and catching the criminals when they leave their mark.  The deputies are out there.  But they alone cannot stop the hoards of illegal aliens jammed into single family homes, lines of cars surrounding the overcrowded homes and the tall grass.   We are using county resources to take care of a problem that is not our responsibility.  Our money, our time and resources.

The crime is a symptom of the real problem.  They are illegal and they won't leave.  When a zoning inspector overlooks or plays dumb to a filed complaint  and the lies of residents that claim they are all "family," we lose ground.  When inspectors have to call first before showing up for the inspection so these non-Americans can hide and cover up the problem, we are made out to be fools.   When the number of complaints processed as valid are miniscule in comparison the large numbers being filed, we are made out to be liars. When zoning inspectors are re-tasked to another part of the county to work on "sign pollution" where the illegal population is barely an issue we are wasting time.  When the Sheriff doesn't use the full force of his privileges with the federal agencies while counties right next door to us are deporting several thousand a year, we hang our heads low.

I did not leave the crime infested Spanish Harlem to live in a ghetto of a people who have an overall lack of respect for property, for themselves and others.  They don't even think twice about breaking the law to come here and work illegally and receive the free benefits of healthcare and enducation for themselves and their children not only where I live but all around the country.

We have a new Sheriff station being built near the root of the evil surrounding us.  I'm not sure that will even remedy the core problem.   Even if we incarcerate gang members, and other illegal criminals, we are still paying for their room and board in the criminal system.  When does it end?  When will our voice be heard?