CC of a Note to John & Ken @ KFI radio LA - O

I am in sync with you over the urgency facing our nation concerning the extenuating and expansive implications inevitably resultant if we continue to ignore the increasing numbers of illegals within our borders. I have aggressively emailed my lists, posted information and posted links to your site on various blogs. Whenever possible, I try to lead discussion groups and have emailed your show incessantly with information. On Friday, when I initially heard the congressman from Texas discussing his findings and the recently released information from the Texas AG’s office, I nearly crashed my car on the 405.

I heard about the Middle Eastern/Mexican problem on a George Bush website about 2 months ago. A gentleman who apparently has a connection within the Texas border patrol office indicated that the problem was real, threatening and under investigation. When I heard the issue being dissected on your show, the problem suddenly seemed more credible.

But, when I heard all of the hoopdiedoo about Middle Eastern (“ME”) doctors and lawyer’s and other professionals assuming positions within small border towns so that they could practice their professions unnoticed, you lost me. I have one word for you, IMPOSSIBLE.

The facts supporting your position must remain absolutely accurate or you will negate all of the hard work being done by so many who are behind this issue:(1) Yes, ME’s could get phony papers and cross the border as Mexicans;
(2) Yes, some of the ME’s may have professional backgrounds and experience;
(3) Yes, the ME’s could blend within certain densely populated communities that are inhabited by illegal immigrants;
(4) But, do these ME’s all speak fluent Spanish? Doubtful;
(5) Do the ME’s have the ability to assimilate the culture, foods, lifestyles and overtly Catholic customs prevalent within the Mexican communities? Doubtful;
(6) Finally, it would be impossible for the ME’s to move into any community and begin to, for example, practice medicine.

Foreign-born docs, whether from Mexico or Morocco, MUST qualify for the USMLE test; http://www.usmle.org/ the practical skills exam and then they must sit for a minimum of a 3-year residency, before they are permitted to take any one of the state license exams. In Texas, as is the case in every other state, there are strict requirements for sitting for the USMLE and subsequently for sitting for the state Licensing exam. There are often schools from which Texas practicing physicians do not have to verify their curriculum, but I have never seen any ME schools on that list. http://www.tsbme.state.tx.us/professionals/docinfo/STDNHPSE.rtf

If there are ME’s in our country practicing medicine, law, nursing or dentistry, for example without licenses, then we have people practicing without licenses which is a prosecutable offense separate from any immigration violation.

If ME’s are practicing medicine, how are they prescribing drugs and medical tests for their patients? How are they getting medical supplies for their offices? To do any of these things, they would need a license.

I do believe that highly educated ME’s could be entering this country, disguised as Mexicans. However when they arrive here, they have a huge cultural, language and practical issues problem. The pilots and muscle hijackers who participated in 9/11 could not have accomplished their task if people had not helped them already here in the US. They certainly could not have come in and set up a medical practice.

Keep it simple, keep it accurate and keep it focused. Thank you for the great job you are doing to spotlight this issue.