ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

As I braced myself for the wait in line at the courtesy desk in my local food store I couldn't help but wonder why the wait time had become so long over the past year. 
I don't mind waiting my turn.  We all have to do it.  Although a ten to fifteen minuet wait did seem a little excessive to me.  Then I realized what the hold up was.  Several Mexican people were filling out their Western Union forms to send their money back home.   Nothing new there nowadays right?  But a few minuets later several more of them walked in the door and their friends let them butt into line with them.  And to top it off they had the tic tacs to give everyone else in line a dirty look while they were doing it. 
I've noticed from seeing them on the news that all, or at least most illegal aliens seem to have the same argument as to why they should be allowed to hop over the boarder and come here when ever they want to. 
How many times have you heard it? 

"We are all immigrants." 

"Remember Ellis Island"?

"People have been coming to America for Years"

Well OK, I'll give ya that last one.  Millions of people have come to this great country in search of freedom and a better way of life and I don't begrudge anyone that.  But what really bites my ass is the fact that the immigrants these illegals keep referring to, (who came here by way of Ellis Island) arrived with the understanding that they were pretty much on their own as to whether or not they would make it here in their new home.  There was no welfare, food stamps, or free medical for them.  They stepped off the boat with the money they had in their pockets, what  little they could carry, and the skills they possessed.  Nothing was handed to them for free.  They knew they had to learn English to live here and they did so happily.  There was no such thing as "Press 2 for English" then.  Not one of them had the audacity to even suggest that the National Anthem be changed to their liking, and you never saw thousands of them protesting in the streets demanding equal rights.  They had no feelings of entitlement.
What they did have was respect.  A word today's immigrants (the illegal ones at least) don't seem to understand in any language.  And don't seem to want to either.

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES?

Desperate Housewives was a hit from the start with a world wide following.  Out of that show came a reality series called The Real Housewives of New York, New Jersey, Washington DC, or whatever state they are highlighting that season.  Have you seen these shows?  They supposedly follow the day-to-day lives of quote-unquote "Real Housewives". 
Here's my question: 
Just how real are the real housewives? 
If you've ever seen these shows you may have noticed that all the Real Housewives seem to have one thing in common.  Every one of these woman all make, or are married to men who make Boo-Coo Buck$, have huge expensive homes, drive big expensive cars, and live in a world of Chanel, polo ponies, and country clubs. 
Does anyone else know a housewife like this?
Take Teresa Giudice for instance.  A New Jersey housewife with four kids who takes pride in the fact that she has no house staff or nanny to help her out around the five million dollar mansion she lives in.  She's kidding right? Or Micheale Salahi, a Washington DC housewife who just can't resist the spotlight even if it means showing up at the Whitehouse (invited or not) just to get her face on TV.
I think we can all agree that the concept of the "Real" Housewife very much depends on what reality you are living in.
 How about a real show about real housewives who live day-to-day in the real world working two jobs while trying to stretch a buck far enough to put food on the table to feed their families.  It may not be as interesting or glamorous to watch, but for these women the trials of day-to-day living are very real indeed,  and far closer to the concept of "The Real Housewife".
Or maybe they should just change the name of the show to "The Rich Spoiled & Pampered Housewives of........."
At least it would be closer to reality as they see it.