California as an Analogy for America...Pt 2

I had to make the drive back down I-10 from Palm Springs back to Ontario today and those same feelings of lothing started to come back.  Its no wonder that they have so many highway shootings.  If traffic was this bad in Texas where everybody has a gun......Armagedon, LOL

So I arrived at my hotel after being led astray by my Sprint Navigation app on my Palm Pre.  If I didn't know better I'd say it played an April Fool's Day prank on me.  Add all of this together and I was ripe to tell the world about how little I like this part of So Cal.   That's where my good friend Sage comes in.  She actually reads my blog (can you believe that?) and she forwarded some additional information to me about the plight that California is in with illegal immigration.  So, instead of me having to be creative I thought I'd just post what she sent and give the credit to her.  Please visit her blog at http://gps-sage.blogspot.com/  After reading this you have to be at least a little concerned.  Enjoy....

Just One State


This is only one State...............If this doesn't open your eyes nothing will !

From the L. A. Times

1. 40% of all workers in L. A. County ( L. A. County has 10.2 million people)are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they are predominantly illegal immigrants working without a green card.

2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.

3. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.

4. Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal , whose births were paid for by taxpayers.

5. Nearly 35% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally

6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.

7. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most likely illegal aliens from south of the border.

8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.

9. 21 radio stations in L. A. are Spanish speaking.

10. In L. A. County 5.1 million people speak English, 3.9 million speak Spanish.
(There are 10.2 million people in L. A. County. )

(All 10 of the above are from the Los Angeles Times)

Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops, but 29% are on welfare.
Over 70% of the United States' annual population growth (and over 90% of California, Florida , and New York) results from immigration. 29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.

California as an Analogy for America

This week I have the good fortune of traveling to Palm Springs, California for my job.  I know, I know.  It is a tough job and I do get paid to do it.  Palm Springs is a wonderful place filled with beautiful golf courses, cars, people and scenery.  When I first started coming here in January I was amazed by the juxtaposition of emerald green golf courses and snow capped mountains in the background.  Absolutely beautiful!

This time instead of flying into the Palm Springs airport and perhaps enjoying a celebrity sighting or two, the bean counters at the "Big Orange" suggested I fly into Ontario, CA and drive for about 90 minutes to Palm Springs.  That was fine with me because I enjoy a nice drive in good weather.  And let's face it, southern California in spring is almost always great weather. 

So, I jumped into my Nissan Sentra and started down I-10 east, along with about 10 million other drivers it seemed, bound for the Coachella Valley.  It was then that something occurred to me about California.  I can't really understand why so many people want to be here.  I mean the weather is nice and all, but there are so many other things that don't appeal.  I only have to be here for a few hours before I start to be ready to leave.  There's smog, over population, terrible traffic, smog, a post Judeo-Christian culture, inflated prices on everything from food to real-estate, smog, and the state is practically bankrupt. Thinking through all of these issues I wondered if this wasn't a blaring analogy for where America is headed in its current direction.  I mean they have had bleeding heart liberals running the state for decades and I think the policies had taken their toll.  I'm no expert or political pundit. But this is the world's fifth largest economy and many of the same things that congress and the current administration (and previous administrations on both sides of the isle to be fair) are doing are the what got California into the state that its in now.  Lax immigration policies. Entitlement programs that they can no longer afford. Moving away from the Judeo-Christian moral compass that values life and family.     Is this a looking glass for us to see where America will be in 10 years?    I wonder....