The Tattooed Teacher

My grandfather sent me this email forward.  He always sends me some kind conservative, Republican shit.  This one crossed the line for me; it really pissed me off. Here it is………

—– Original Message —–

Subject: The cost of Tomatoes & Maids &
> Gardeners
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>                   This was sent  to the President
> @White House.  I HOPE he gets it!!!
>                               THE COST OF TOMATOES &
> MAIDS & GARDENERS
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>                               From an American
> school teacher – - -
>
>                               “As you listen to the
> news about the student protests over illegal
> immigration there are some things that you should be
> aware of:
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>                               I am in charge of the
> English-as-a-second-language department at a large
> southern California high school which is designated
> a Title 1 school, meaning that its students average
> lower socio-economicand income levels.
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>                               Most of the schools
> you are hearing about-South Gate High, Bell Gardens,
> Huntington Park, etc.- where these students are
> protesting, are also Title 1 schools.
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>                               One hundred percent of
> the students in this school and other Title 1
> schools are on the free breakfast and free lunch
> program. When I say free breakfast I’m not talking a
> glass of milk and roll –but a full breakfast and
> cereal bar with fruits and juices that would make a
> Marriott proud.
>
>                               The waste of this food
> is monumental, with trays and trays of it being
> dumped in the trash uneaten. (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT
> WORK)
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>                               I estimate that well
> over 50% of these students are obese or at least
> moderately overweight.  About 75% or more DO have
> cell phones.
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>                               The school also
> provides day care centers for the unwed teenage
> pregnant girls (some as young as 13) so they can
> attend class without the inconvenience of having to
> arrange for babysitters or having family watch their
> kids. (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)
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>                               I was ordered to spend
> $700,000 on my department or risk losing  funding
> for the upcoming year even though there was little
> need for anything; my budget was already
> substantial.
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>                               I ended up buying new
> computers for the computer learning center; half of
> which, one month later, have been carved with
> graffiti by the appreciative students who obviously
> feel humbled and grateful to have a free education
> in America . (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)
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>                               I have had to
> intervene several times for young and substitute
> teachers whose classes consist of many illegal
> immigrant students here in the country less then 3
> months who raised so much hell with the female
> teachers, calling them “Putas”(whores) and throwing
> things that the teachers were in tears.
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>                               Free medical, free
> education, free food, day care etc., etc., etc.
>                               Is it any wonder they
> feel entitled to not only be in this country but to
> demand rights, privileges and entitlements?
>
>                               To my bleeding-heart
> friends who want to point out how much  these
> illegal immigrants contribute to our society because
> they LIKE their gardener and housekeeper and they
> like to pay less for tomatoes: spend some time in
> the real world of illegal immigration and see the
> TRUE costs.
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>                               Higher insurance,
> Medical facilities closing, higher medical costs,
> more crime, lower standards of education in our
> schools, overcrowding, new diseases etc., etc., etc.
>
>                               As for me, I’d be glad
> to pay more for my tomatoes .
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>                               We need to wake up.
> The guest worker program will be a disaster  because
> we won’t have the guts to enforce it.
>
>                               Does anyone in their
> right mind really think they will voluntarily leave
> and return?
>
>                               There are many
> hardworking Hispanic/American citizens that
> contribute to our country and many that I consider
> my true friends.  We should encourage and accept
> those Hispanics who have done it the right and legal
> way.
>
>                               It does, however, have
> everything to do with culture: A third-world culture
> that does not value education, that accepts children
> getting pregnant and dropping out of school by 15
> and that refuses to assimilate, and an American
> culture that has become so weak and worried about
> “politically correct” that we don’t have the will to
> do anything about it.
>
>                               If this makes your
> blood boil, as it did mine, forward this to everyone
> you know