Letters—Details

Eni Supports Illegals?

06/03/2010

I thought I'd never hear the day that our congressman would advise and support the violations of the immigration laws of the United States. The admonitions made by Eni to local Samoans residing in Nevada in yesterdays news, June 2, 2010, is an act of treason and should be investigated by the Department of Justice.

Advising people to stay away from Arizona due to that states stringent laws on immigration is one thing, but to inform them that if your immigration documents are not in order, please stay away from Arizona or else they will get deported or imprisoned. For the congressman's information that is exactly why there are federal laws to protect the borders of the United States. In essence you sir have just invited the illegal overstayers and border-crossers to avoid a law abiding state of the union (not to mention its most controversial law) and to be out of reach of local and federal authorities. I think there's a law called aiding and abetting in the books.

Instead of critizing Arizona and stirring up a hornets nest, you should be back home in the territory trying to come up with a relief effort for our economic demise. Sure, with respect to the governor and his intentions to outsource local workforce to outside territories/states is ill advised and ridiculously dumbfounded but at least he is trying his best.

By the way, why in Gods green earth would you criticize an acclaimed writer for his comments against the workers at the canneries. Has it occured to you that these comments are what you call constructive criticism to help our local workforce to improve their work ethics and to strive for a better future? I thought you were proud to introduce the Samoan people as christians who are not only friendly but forgiving. Does "stick and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" sound familiar to you? It ought to because its what you and the Fono, Governor have been doing to each other throughout the years. And if you really think about what that writer said it makes a hell of a lot of sense. Besides having the majority of workers come from Samoa, the truth of the matter (besides economics) is that Samoan people in general lack initiative and a go-get'em attitude. They are not like the Asians who are very well disciplined and are willing to work for much less. They (Asians) have a cooperative and collective attitude towards whats best for the whole, unlike us we selfishly serve our personal needs (period). Lets be truthful and accept facts Eni.

Please get off your high horse and stop with the "welfare" approach you have subjected our people to all these years. Now that the going is getting tough, our people are not capable of fetching for themselves because they have allowed themselves to be lead by people like you and Togiola who put their faith in the "ask uncle Sam for everything" mentality. You and this administration preach self determination and independence to our children at graduation, but practicing it yourselves is a whole new concept in itself. Why the double standards? That $18 million we just received from uncle Sam will not go far. So now that Togiola is about to adopt Amata's exporting of the local workforce concept, what are you going to do to counter that approach? Or is begging uncle Sam the only approach viable? I would say to our people to remember these clowns on election time, but you're gluttons for repetitiveness.

Taisi