According to a Fox News story, Colin Powell claims illegal aliens are “all over his house, doing things whenever he calls for repairs.” And he further states he’s sure that all of us have illegal aliens working at our houses as well.

He claims the illegal aliens taking US jobs are keeping our lifeblood moving forward. Mr. Powell, you are wrong on quite a few points, including this one. Illegal aliens and their criminal employers, employers like you, are sucking the life right out of our country. There are many unemployed US citizens who would love to have a construction job. Construction jobs generally pay well, and the money made by US citizens tends to remain a part of the US economy. The money you pay your illegal staff and contractors likely goes straight to other countries.

We and any of our neighbors living within their means and not losing their homes to foreclosure are not able to hire people to do most repairs on our homes. If illegal aliens were all over our homes, we’d be calling the police, at the very least. The reason many households can’t afford hired help is because so many are unemployed or underemployed. Illegal aliens taking US jobs is not benefiting these households.

Immigrants do have an existing path to citizenship. No “Dream Act” or any other bending of our as yet mostly unenforced immigration laws is necessary for people to gain US citizenship legally. Here are some who’ve done just that. And some more legal US citizens. To them, welcome home! To those who tried to sneak in a back window, get out, and take your children with you! That’s not anti-immigration. It’s anti-illegal immigration, and pro-US.

Mr. Powell should stand in court for hiring illegal aliens and for handing over as much of our country as he can to these invaders. He says Americans need an agenda we can see, touch and believe in. Unfortunately, many Americans were duped into believing in him, and into believing that he believed in our country.