A couple of weeks ago it came to light that Bank of America had quietly started marketing a credit card for illegal immigrants. The card carries a significant interest and requires a deposit, but social security number is optional. The obvious target audience is the flood of undocumented workers that have invaded this country whom would have no verifiable SSN.I've really had it with this issue, one that the majority of Americans agree has to be fixed, yet our two political parties basically thumb their noses at us. The Republicans are loath to angry big business which loves having cheap labor, while the Dems look at it as a ticket to power (if only they could figure out how to let them vote - give 'em time, I'm sure they'll make the case for it). For the stability and security of this nation we have to stop this uncontrolled stampede of people into the country and replace it with a sound guest worker program.
But in the meantime Bank of America is betting on our apathy and hoping it all goes away. They've spun their their motto to "bank of opportunity". Right --- come on guys, the only opportunity you're interested in is making a buck, whether at our expense or the person being charged the card's rates and deposit fees. But I'm not apathetic about this issue, and like a lot of others we cut up our BoA "LLBean" cards this week, sending one half to the bank and one half to L.L. Bean letting them know of our unwillingness to patronize institutions that put profits ahead of the welfare of this country. It'll cost our family a little - there were some nice perks associated with the card - but unless we all start demanding more of our politicians and corporations, we're going to pay a hell of a lot more down the road.
