There’s no acknowledgment that crossing a sovereign nation’s borders and using all manner of fraud to make a living there is wrong. There’s no spirit of compromise, no willingness to say, “We recognize that our families are stretching the resources of your school districts, public hospitals and welfare rolls. In exchange for the ability to work here, we’re willing to go along with the growing number of state laws that deny taxpayer-funded services to noncitizens.”Make no mistake, Monday’s marchers believe the federal government should continue to ignore illegal immigration, that the United States of America should have no discernible borders and that citizens of Latin American nations have an unquestioned right to employment and education for their children here — first come, first served; Asians and Indians with engineering degrees will just have to wait — regardless of whether they speak or understand English.
Imagine the reactions to today’s news reports if, instead of seeing Latinos draped in American flags, citizens saw signs that read, “We don’t need no stinking green cards,” “Your laws don’t matter,” “Send my medical bills to your state legislature” and “Bilingualism: It worked for Quebec.”
These opinions are not shared by all Hispanics. The Washington, D.C.-based Pew Hispanic Center and the Center for Immigration Studies point out that Latinos are far from unified on the issue of illegal immigration, and that those who favor enforcement of immigration laws are fearful of being labeled traitors to their culture.
Rather than heed these trends and listen to the concerns of the majority, the U.S. Senate insists on enabling these demonstrators by sabotaging legislation intended to tighten our porous border, restore some congressional control over who may enter and reduce the rapid growth of a net-tax-recipient population that resists assimilation and could one day overwhelm public services, stagnate our economy and lower the quality of life in this nation.
Neal Boortz deciphers some of the protest messages:
“No human is illegal.” Quite right. Being a human is not illegal. Humans take actions that are illegal. Coming to this country and then staying here without abiding with our laws is illegal. Their actions are illegal.
“Today we march. Tomorrow we vote!” And don’t the Democrats know it! Why do you think Ted Kennedy and Hillary were in full pandering mode yesterday? Remember, there are movements in areas of Hispanic population concentration for giving non-citizens the vote in local elections. In New York City there are calls for allowing illegal aliens to vote. After the next amnesty agreement the pressure will be on to get these Hispanics, citizens and non-citizens, to the polls.
“We are America.” You are NOT America, neither do you want to be. America is citizens and legal residents who recognize and appreciate our rule of law, and who make every effort to abide by those laws.
“We are not criminals.” Yes you are. You violated the law when you crossed the border. You violated the law when you remained in this country. You violated the law when you obtained a job in this country. You continue to violate the law every day you are here. What is a criminal if not someone who violates the law? Deal with it … you’re criminals.
Boortz also adds:
We have a 2,000 mile long border with Mexico…that is largely unguarded. We could secure it, yet we choose not to. Why? Because politicians don’t want to. They’re either in the pocket of business that wants to maintain the free flow of cheap labor, or are trolling for votes in the Hispanic community.
At the end of the day, if nothing is done about illegal immigration, more and more are going to keep coming and coming. How much is enough? How much before we stand up and stop the madness?
You are watching our country undergoing a profound change … a change that will be very costly. Our elected officials lack the political will to do anything about it.
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I too have reached the boiling point. They just want to give away everything we have spent the last 200 years building. Here is an interesting way to voice your sentiments.
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