Recently, Peggy West, a 12th District Supervisor from Milwaukee, became the latest YouTube sensation. How did she receive this honor, by showing her absolute ignorance of simple geography and her ignorance of the illegal immigration problem. Thankfully she had a fellow councilman jump in and give her a quick geography lesson.
It is outrageous that Peggy West, who is the Chairperson of the Health and Human Needs Committee and a member of the Economic and Community Development Committee is so ill equipped. Her basic lack of common sense is unbelievable. She actually admitted to Goggling for information. While the Internet does supply a vast warehouse of information, anyone with a lick of common sense knows that you have to be carefully with the information. That's why the media has fact checkers employed. to research and double check information.
It is a sign of the times, when elected officials can not discuss relevant issues and have the facts to backup their points of view. Very often persons are elected to office based on their ethnic or racial background. Even gender or sexual orientation can come into play. Liberals would have you believe that these issues are more important than the persons experience, their education or lack thereof. Liberals would have you believe that this is how America should elect their public officials.
Americans should elected public officials based on the individuals strength of character, their morals and values and for the ideas these individuals promote. Ethnic background, race, gender and sexual orientation should have no place in how America votes.
Illegal Immigration is a hot topic across America. It doesn't matter where you live. The burden that it places on health care, our legal system and the economy is profound. Most Americans can trace their family roots back to someone who immigrated to this country. America was founded and built by immigrants, there for, many Americans find this a vital and important issue. Unfortunately Peggy West but a face to the lack of education of this issue.
America is changing and along with this change comes turmoil. The issue of illegal immigration is an overwhelming and politically charged topic. Politician need to get an Atlas and learn where the border states are in reference to Mexico. They may also want to hire fact checkers, to keep them from appearing ignorant and uninformed. Americans need to reevaluate how and why they vote for someone running for public office.
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