An Open Letter Too Congressman Stearns, Placed on the blogs at http://www.myclaysun.com/blog [1]

On May 1st 2008, Sent too congressman Stearns @ http://www.house.gov/stearns/ [2]  on May 1st 2008 

Congressman Stearns why has my country forsaken me? Why is our country giving our work to illegal immigrants, instead of hard working, law abiding Americans, or legal immigrants who follow our laws to get here. Why does my government turn its head knowing full well the laws in our land are being broken by illegal immigrants, and employers who hire them?

We, (my family) own a company that we have been growing for two years of struggle, and hard work building our clientele. We have always stayed busy, by word of mouth based on our reputation with very little advertising. We have always been booked at least four weeks in advance. I know the economy is slowing, but yesterday was a sad day in our company’s history. I know that illegal immigration affects the economy of this country; I just didn’t think it would hit us directly, call me naïve if you wish, but yesterday illegal immigration showed it’s ugly head on our door step. Yesterday we lost two clients to Mexicans. Yesterday I had those clients tell me that they had work, but they could not give it to us; because they could hire the Mexicans so much cheaper.

            Congressman Stearns, how can we compete with the illegals in this country when they can under cut our prices by such a wide margin? How can we compete when 49.2% of every dollar we make goes to workman’s comp? How can we compete when we are required to carry a half a million dollars in liability insurance before we can even show up at most of our job sites?  How can we compete when our fuel bill has sky rocketed too over $1,250 per month? Today; is the first time in our company’s history that we are contemplating closing our doors?

Today is a sad day for many Americans, and it is all because my country has forsaken the citizens of this great country, by not enforcing the laws on illegal immigration. Today; corporate greed that ignores our laws shows through as bright as the Florida sunshine. Today brings a heavy burden to my household because of the insanity of illegal immigration.  

Congressman Stearns, Freespeech claims that you are an honorable man, with concern and compassion for you constituents, and that you respond to your communications. So I must now ask, what are your intentions on this matter, and how do you, and our government plan on correcting the wrongful burdens placed on us by illegal immigration?  With all due respect winn1955

 Representative Stearns Please reply too www.myclaysun.com/blog [3]  for all to read.                          It takes an unsatisfied person to make things satisfactory: Winn1955