Bob,

Never get suckered into defending yourself when your opponents whip the race card out of the deck. It's their own desperation showing through, as it's the only way they can try to defend their position in favor of amnesty.

It's a diversionary tactic, plain and simple, and should just be mocked or laughed off.

They're trying to put you in the position of proving a negative -- the old "I didn't beat my wife" routine -- and it's not only a waste of time, but you actually give it more validity than it's worth by even responding to it.

"Illegal" immigration will continue as long as it is profitable for the big-monied business interests who run public policy. Blaming politicians and holding rallies is pointless. Cut the head off the snake and make it a crime for any corporation, business or individual to hire any undocumented worker. But don't expect help from Sacramento because illegals DO pay taxes. They pay sales taxes, and Sacramento cannot afford to give up that revenue "fix." And don't expect help from Washington because our leaders don't believe in nations or borders anymore at least when it comes to making money. The big money has plans for America and it includes lowering our income and standard of living to the level of the rest of the world.

As the US born daughter of LEGAL immigrants to the US I'd like to share this observation:

Immigrants of the past ASSIMILATED to their new chosen homeland. They learned the language of their new chosen homeland. Though still celebrating some of their old homeland's holidays & traditions, they ADDED / BLENDED in ones from their new chosen homeland too.

They didn't look at the US as a CASH COW/CASH REGISTER, with their allegiances to their country of birth.

Unlike immigrants of today, my parents in 1954 came with 2 suitcases, less than $100, a sponsor guaranteeing they would not be a burden to the US, never went back... and saw this as their new homeland. We were raised as AMERICANS loving this country... waving the US flag, not the flag of another country.

It may be up to the federal government to enforce immigration laws, but their inaction is affecting the lives of people in our city.

A local resident and sheriff's deputy was killed in the line of duty by an illegal immigrant. A brave woman spoke at tonight's city council meeting telling about being raped by an illegal immigrant. A local paramedic and father of two was hit and killed on Sierra Highway by an illegal immigrant ex-con, who was drunk at the time.

Just today, our governor talked about the 20,000 illegal immigrants in state prison (not including the local and county jails) that cost our state almost a billion dollars a year.

There is a reason we have immigration laws, we need to control who is coming in to our country. Thanks to Bob for having the guts to speak out about this issue.

Thanks for voicing your opinion Mr. Kellar on this issue. Illegal immigration is an obvious, easy to identify problem of this state,where emotions run high. Why is it that I never hear about any other issues affecting the budget of California. Mr. Kellar, you would be taken more seriously if you mentioned the other factors contributing to the deficit. An issue that I have first hand knowledge of, is that of Medi-Cal recipient fraud. In my case, it involves close relatives of mine, my mother and father.My mother and father had a large amount of money in their possession, when my father was diagnosed with Alzhiemers. After my father was deemed incapacitated, my mother went to an Elder law attorney, and illegally obtained his part of the community property, so that he would appear to be destitute. There was a living trust already in place, and that was ignored, and they were granted Medi-Cal benefits for five years, to the tune of $400,000.00 tax payer dollars. Of course she did this to please my greedy older sister, then continued the fraud of disinheriting myself and children. The lawyer that writes this type of crime, works on Smyth Dr. I say crime because I was told by my mother, that if I ask for a copy of the living trust, "I might end up somewhere I won't want to be", and she also said, "If I ask for a copy of the living trust, I will make a lot of enemies". If anyone thinks this is an isolated case, quit being naive, you are paying the cost as taxpayers.

Breacher, Thanks for your concern. I can not tell you the pain and suffering that my wife and children have gone through due to the greed and fraud of my mother and sister. It lives with us on a daily basis.

Why do losers and cowards always have to call people racist when they disagree with their opinions?But please keep it up as the word racist is thrown around so often it has lost the sting it once had.So keep crying wolf as being called a racist now a days is no worse than being called a bum.Racist,racist,racist who cares?Losers and cowards have to use the race card.How sad and pathetic.Get a life already.