From the Immigration Trenches

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Politics (Border Patrol):
“Border Patrol

“Claim: E-mail reproduces letter from retired U.S. Border Patrol agent to Senator Bill Frist.

“Status: True.

“Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2006]

“Dear Senator Frist:

“There is a huge amount of propaganda and myths circulating about illegal aliens, particularly illegal Mexican, Salvadorian, Guatemalan and Honduran aliens.

“1. Illegal aliens generally do NOT want U.S. citizenship. Americans are very vain thinking that everybody in the world wants to be a U.S. citizen. Mexicans, and other nationalities want to remain citizens of their home countries while obtaining the benefits offered by the United States such as employment, medical care, in-state tuition, government subsidized housing and free education for their offspring. Their main attraction is employment and their loyalty usually remains at home. They want benefits earned and subsidized by middle class Americans. What illegal aliens want are benefits of American residence without paying the price.…”