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Border Patrol
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Proud to be an American. As Veterans day approaches lets all show our patriotism in some visual manner


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BORDER PATROL
 
Our country is facing challenges,
we need to find a better way.
Our borders are being breached
each and every day.
 
To me the thing that matters,
is that our country remains united.
And, those protesting illegal aliens
should all be uninvited.
 
Send them back to their homelands
and do it in a hurry.
The resulting job openings
will give us less about which to worry.
 
Oh I’ve heard that tired story,
no one will work for those low wages.
Well, water seeks its own level
and competition comes in stages.
 
When there’s no one to do the work
at the pittance they want to pay,
the price for the job goes up,
or it awaits another day.
 
When our people go back to work,
the crime level drops.
Pretty soon we find ourselves
laying off some cops.
 
Yes it’s a vicious cycle,
but it’s a proven philosophy,
competition for a job
brings out the best in me.
 
We shouldn’t lower our standards,
or compromise what we believe.
We need to protect our borders
from all those crooks and thieves.
 
They wouldn’t be called illegal,
if they had honored all our laws
and there’s nothing about deportation,
which should cause us any pause.
 
Taking from our grandchildren
to tend to some illegal persons needs,
can’t be the proper method
of planting tomorrow’s seeds.
 
When it comes to charity,
our country does it’s share,
but do all of our good deeds
ever get us anywhere?
 
In many foreign country’s
we’re among the worlds most hated,
but all the aid that we have given
always seems to be underrated.
 
The billions that we give
each and every year,
instead of bringing protests
should bring a great big cheer.
 
We could say to hell with it,
lets just look after our own,
but that’s not the USA,
nor how we want to be known.
 
So, we send our boys to die
fighting for the rights of others.
This country gives a lot
as do many of its mothers.

 


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 Reviews of "Border Patrol"
Reviewed by Judith Ann (Reader)
Reviewed on May 20, 2010
WOW...Great words of wisdom. Send it to the White House and Congress. They need to read this and listen. I can't believe they want to give them Social Security when there probably won't be enough for our own grandchildren. What are they all thinking?

Reviewed by Donna Chandler
Reviewed on May 2, 2010
I couldn't have said it better myself. Thank you for having the courage to put your thoughts in print.

Donna

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on May 2, 2010
Yes, send them home for if situations were reversed I am sure Mexico would send US back home from there...ed


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