Comments on: Blacks, Illegal Aliens, and the Preening President

By: Baklava

Baklava — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:34:40 +0000

Clayton asks, “But then that begs a bigger question why is our President letting billions of dollars escape our economy?

This is not new. It isn’t just this President. It has been this President and this Congress and past presidents and past Congresses.

Unfortunately this is an 80% issue. We as Americans want something done about it but our representatives do nothing about it. There are 10 ways to tackle it and all of the ways have merit whether you want to ridicule them or not or question whether we want any other of the 10 items done or not.

The question for you is… Why (when this country allows more legal immigrants than all other countries combined) must this country allow “illegal” immigration as well? My opinion… We can and should do many things about it including the Prop 187 measure that we passed in CA but Gray Davis smacked down unilaterally. There are plenty of options and most of them should be looked at and enacted.

By: HANK LANTING

HANK LANTING — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:25:09 +0000

A big amen to all those who protest the lack of outcry from black leaders regarding the complete lawlessness involved in the pursuit and persecution of illegal immigrants. I am a 64 yr old white conservative male who is willing to work for so called below average wages but when I try to apply I get that look like why? Well guess what? I need the money and I have the time plus a sterling work record.

Keep up the good work Lashawn. I enjoy your blog very much.

By: Jhn1

Jhn1 — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:27:22 +0000

make the government track the export of money as part of the “balance of trade” and have the figures broken out for ease of public understanding.

By: 0.357Justice

0.357Justice — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:21:47 +0000

Thank you, LaShawn, for helping us hold the pols accountable for their failures. Let us remind everyone that Conservatives oppose only the “illegal” part of “illegal immigration.” We really need to drop “immigration” from the calculus, as no one opposes legal immigration – it’s what founded the United States.

By: Clayton Bigsby

Clayton Bigsby — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:30:33 +0000

I have to disagree with your assessment of the Mexican government. They are not as weak or corrupt on the point of illegal immigration as you may think. They are profiting off this trade. Here is a simple example why they turn a blind eye to the border. For every dollar that get wired back across the border that helps their economy. So, if you were President of Mexico and you knew for a fact several billions dollars of hard American currency would be pumped into your nations economy yearly why would you stop illegal immigration? But then that begs a bigger question why is our President letting billions of dollars escape our economy? A wall does not solve the problem it is only a band-aid on a bullet wound. You have to remove the biggest reason they are crossing the border FOLLOW THE MONEY and stop the money!!! Then and only then can you tighten the border.

By: Jhn1

Jhn1 — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:25:12 +0000

Well, many of the things posted here regarding illegals and both the need to get and keep most of them out are pretty good.
A wall is not the final answer. We are not going to build as comprehensive a wall (or have machine gunners with orders to execute anybody crossing) as the Berlin Wall, and that was not an absolute barrier.

A wall, and not a fence, is a really decent start, especially if the will to perform other measures to control this problem accompanies the wall construction. It also has the benefit of inhibiting drugs, Islamic munitions, and other contraband (such as Freon and nonFDA approved medications).

The cheep labor argument needs to be refuted with the hidden costs. Welfare, health care, schooling, crime, jails, etc. Costs that are paid by the US taxpayer. Probably the law needs to issue fines at some multiple of the probable costs savings by having hired illegals (plus enforcement and legal expenses). Allow local authorities to enforce and collect those fines to cover local expenses incurred because of the illegals. Make hiring illegals not cost effective for those areas willing to enforce the law.
The whole H2b thing is another can of crap, for another time.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:32:53 +0000

I’m looking at online predictions and not finding any evidence of Bush even mentioning immigration in tonight’s SoTU speech.

If Bush is weak and squishy on immigration during his time in the spotlight – mark my words – Tim Kaine presenting the Dems response, will jump on the issue hard and attempt to outflank the GOP.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:19:20 +0000

Clayton, I’m sure we can agree illegal immigration is a problem that has many facets and will require many approaches to solve. I would assigning a portion of the blame to our government not enforcing laws that would punish business for hiring illegals. I would start there instead of embarking on a campaign to instill self control in corporate America. But that is what is so great about capitalism, clearly the pure market is blind to gender and race (to exploit OR benefit). The law needs to be enforced – that is the bottom line with the corporate side of this issue IMO.

Would you not agree that Southern border enforcement has been and still is lax? This is another part of the problem. Bolster the existing construction and increase personnel & technology. Which leads me to my next point…

The Mexican government is so weak and corrupt that at any time we could see a Chavez type Socialist revolt. Are you really comfortable with one border patrol officer per mile of Mexico turned Cuba?

The Mexican government through it’s long history of incompetence has created permanent poverty, crime and fostered hate and contempt for the US in much of its population. And it continues to do so. Therefore I blame the Mexican government for much of this and the solution here is for our government to ratchet up the pressure to at least stop official Mexican undermining of our border control efforts – Like officially coming out AGAINST a border wall.

By: Chief RZ

Chief RZ — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:23:44 +0000

Enforce the law. We must be ready for a few deaths, wounded people, but we must do it because the alternative leaves good, law abiding citizens exposed to this lawlessness.

By: Myopic Zeal

Myopic Zeal — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:18:55 +0000

LaShawn and Michelle want Bush to address illegal immigration.

By: Michelle Malkin

Michelle Malkin — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:49:13 +0000

STATE OF THE UNION: DO-IT-YOURSELF

Lorie Byrd posts her list of things she wants to hear President Bush address tonight. La Shawn Barber has one thing on her mind: Illegal immigration. Agreed. In addition to a strong defense of our sovereignty against the rash of…

By: resigned

resigned — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 04:17:07 +0000

Evan, I don’t bother to proofread for perfect grammer because this is a blog. I’m more concerned with content. When I publish in a professional journal (Nature, Phys. Rev. Lett., etc.), it’s another issue.

Chill ;>

By: Craig Bardo

Craig Bardo — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 03:36:38 +0000

La Shawn,

I feel ya about the illegal/criminality issue. However, if our folk are being passed over for someone whose native language is other than English, I wonder what else is at issue. Sometimes we are too reticent about introspection.

By: Walter E. Wallis

Walter E. Wallis — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:14:27 +0000

Some people benefit by having workers enslaved by the fear of disclosure.

By: ExPreacherMan

ExPreacherMan — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:05:53 +0000

La Shawn,
Great post on ILLEGAL alien border crossings.
You did a great analysis and you said it eloquently.
ILLEGAL Mexicans, ILLEGAL Muslims, ILLEGAL anarchists, ILLEGAL dopers and other ILLEGAL criminal felons are not just threatening Blacks Americans but our entire civilization. I have relatives all over the country and they say the same story holds true in and near every metropolitan area, ILLEGALS abound and continue their ILLEGAL or subversive activities.
As you have said, it is not a single race issue — it is an American issue and if Bush, RINOs and MOD-Cons don’t realize it and hasten to close the borders quickly and tightly, Our America will be overwhelmed by the double talking, lying libs come next election. Libs worship at the altar of ILLEGAL aliens and court the vote of all criminal elements.
If I bet, I’d wager that Bush, in the State of the Union Speech, will not recommend sealing the borders to ILLEGAL aliens but will continue to recommend some sort of sieve-like “worker” program which is tantamount to “amnesty.”
THIS IS NOT SATISFACTORY. Bush needs to wake up!!