What do U think of this latest study : Illegal immigrants' care costs state $677 million?

That is a remarkable story that should evoke a measure of compassion and concern from any reader, even from the Mexicans and extreme liberals who claim they feel no empathy whatsoever simply because the description offered at the outset indicated that the writer was white. They are heartless and clueless to the numbers of U.S. citizens in tough circumstances who are no better off than many of the illegals here who have taken jobs our citizens are badly in need of. In the two Aztlan targeted states I've lived in since the mid-80's, what were previously thought to be qualities important for employment opportunity such as education, training, experience or familiarity with the job, have been replaced by whether a candidate speaks Spanish, will work as an "on-call" worker, and whether a substandard wage is likely to be acceptable where payments under the table remove any need for tax contributions.

Being poor and white means we’re never supposed to have a place in the network set up to provide assistance for those in need in our society. I get where the writer is coming from, as do many millions of fellow Anglos. Too many have experienced job losses and limited opportunities while forced to watch from the sideline as favor is bestowed on others by virtue of subtle genetic differences our government has determined are worthy of supportive treatment and assistance we'll never get.

I could recount a handful of stories describing treatment that should be objectionable to any reasonable human being as well, but I wouldn’t wish to diminish the impact of what was so clearly expressed here. Perhaps I’ll offer a single specific example, because of the unmistakable relationship to the point the writer clearly intended here. While attending the University of Texas to complete licensing requirements for teacher certification in the State of Texas, I was denied Pell Grant assistance by minority female financial aid counselors during consecutive years who insisted I was ineligible because of my prior degrees.

Since certain post-graduate programs for professional credentials are allowable under the Pell Grant’s extensive rules, including “post baccalaureate courses that are required by a State for the student to receive a professional certification or licensing credential that is required for employment as a teacher in an elementary or secondary school in the State” (quoted from Pell Grant Eligibility rule 690.6), I objected and made clear that I expected to be handled in accordance with the Governments detailed eligibility rules and regulations. Of course, that accomplished little with the minority FA counselors who believed their own prejudices, bias and feelings about who should be eligible were more important than Government documents with specific rules and regulations, so what I was qualified for was never made available to me. Even as I write this, the relationship to the immigrant group who feel laws and government authority carry minimal weight in comparison to their personal preferences seems strikingly similar.

While the repercussions from that disagreement at UT and what was denied me have followed me and magnified as far as outstanding debt, there are far more personal experiences and stories that could be recounted over damaging prejudicial treatment I’ve endured that others have found repugnant and more than unfortunate. My point is not to try to compete with the very well written, carefully put together autobiographical story of someone who recognizes how twisted and blind our system has become. Where decisions are made solely on the basis of race or ethnicity, the subsequent fallout is likely to be less than satisfactory, and concerns about fairness and equal treatment under the law take a hit.

In contrast, ignoring the law just because a substantial number of people want something done to benefit them or provide for their particular group moves the larger society down a pathway toward anarchy. We simply cannot say we don’t care for a law because it doesn’t serve my needs; it’s too restrictive and is altogether unacceptable. What may trouble me the most about reading the comments and opinions always so easily offered up is the tone non-whites and a few extreme liberals took with less than kind words.

The ugliness and hostility that so easily comes from their mouths, or off the keyboard in this case, is hard to fathom. But if that’s all the Mexican populace and far left leaning liberals want to be recognized for here, you’re doing a good job of convincing the rest of us you’re sub-human. Expressing nothing but disdain toward the writer, and communicating with angry, hateful responses tells everyone one more time how little reason there is to support law breakers being here.

Believe me, we have enough of our own difficulties. We don’t need angry illegal immigrants endless attempts to justify actions that each individual knew was wrong from the day they set foot in our country. And doing so by attacking us personally will draw nothing but anger in return.

Please don’t bother belittling what should be heart-rending accounts of difficulties you cannot empathize with because it didn’t happen to one of your own. Most of us believe this is a tragic account that could describe the misfortunes of a significant percentage of our citizens who have been displaced and disenfranchised as a result of staggering numbers of illegals demanding to be catered to. The anger and hate speech you go to so easily smacks of xenophobia, according to the words truest form and definition.

You’re not serving yourselves well. And while many of us think you should be ashamed, we recognize from whence the words come. It’s hard to expect anything different from radical liberals and lawbreakers intent on arguing why rules are never to apply to them.

Wow. Well first and foremost let me say your story sounds like you want everyone to feel sorry for you. Like your looking for someone to blame your everyday struggles on instead of looking at what you can do to better your situation.

Let me tell you something I completely agree with you on one thing, and that is that illegals are a huge problem in Arizona, and yes I have seen, many times in fact, a family of illegals buy 700 worth of food with their EBT card and haul it all off in a 2010 tahoe. But, what can you do about it? Is getting on yahoo and me labeling you a lazy racist the right way to get some health insurance or food?

Not at all. Listen heres what you do. Get a job!

Those illegals your ranting about are actually hard workers. Working under the table, doing jobs no body else would even consider doing. Before you go talking all that mess, you should step out of your "its cuz im white" box and be happy your white.

Enjoy it while you can. Because the mexican AMERICANS are the new majority! Get used to it!

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.