Update III (4/8): The stalling of the immigration bill is a double-edged sword. Bush’s amnesty failed, but so did border security.
Update II: Herman Cain: No correlation between civil rights and illegals’ rights.
Larry Elder on Mexico’s illegal aliens.
Alan Reynolds: “President Bush insults our intelligence when he says illegal immigrants are needed to fill jobs that legal residents won’t do. There is no job that can’t be filled at a price.”
Update (12:23 p.m.) : Conservative senators reject King George’s amnesty-for-illegal-aliens bill. For now.
“Who gave foreigners the right to demand that the U.S. not enforce its own laws?” Good question. Answers, anyone? Anyone?
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“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.†– Edward Abbey, naturalist and author
A U.S. Senate compromise on an overhaul of immigration law appeared to get bogged down late on Thursday in the face of opposition by some Republicans who say it would give amnesty to lawbreakers.
It appeared unlikely the Senate would approve before a two-week congressional break on Friday the radical immigration reform that would give millions of illegal immigrants a chance to earn U.S. citizenship. (Reuters)
It’s good to know that some Republicans in Congress are actually conservatives who care about this country. I hope the amnesty-for-illegal-aliens bill continues to stall. Pardoning illegal aliens and allowing them to continue benefiting from their illegal activity sends a strong message to others inclined to disregard America’s immigration law. It also sends a message to America’s hard-working legal citizens and residents: screw you.
The rule of law has been eroding for some time now. Think about the effect amnesty will have on criminal aliens who commit additional crimes, especially the ones prone to drinking, driving, and killing innocent people. The word illegal is rendered meaningless. If flouting immigration law isn’t illegal, why should drunk driving be illegal? Or selling drugs?
If you think there’s too much race-talk now, just wait until a critical mass of black people finally “get it” and realize how criminal aliens are hurting black workers forced to compete with them. Elite politicians and “the wealthy” are insulated. They don’t and probably will never have to compete with criminal aliens hired for low wages by criminal businesses. It’s the average person on the street who suffers.
And think about the message this sends to home-grown criminals. Under Bush’s plan, millions of foreign criminals would go unpunished just so they can continue providing low-wage and low-skilled labor. As I said, if you think you’re fed up with race now…
I agree with Diana West. The “Islamization of the Western world” and the Mexican invasion are similar, and both mark a turning point in the decline of American culture and our way of life. Liberalism, tolerance for all things but freedom (which must be defended by force, by the way; no such thing as “free” freedom) and decency, will ultimately be the death of the United States.
My niece and nephews and their children will inherit a country rapidly diminishing in stature. Its Christian (or western, if you like) heritage is already being replaced by opposing (foreign, godless, counterintuitive, suicidal) values, the kind that could never have built a country as great as the United States. Our men are emasculated, our nation is Balkanized, and ordinary, law-abiding Americans are second-class citizens.
I’ll try to have a good weekend anyway, and I hope you do the same.
Homework assignment: Is there an historical precedent for rewarding millions (or thousands or hundreds) of criminals with amnesty en masse?
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Addendum: In response to Bush’s denial that his amnesty plan is an amnesty plan, Lawrence Auster writes:
This is like saying that if I steal $1,000 from the government, and the government allows me to keep the money that I’ve illegally taken without being punished, that’s not amnesty. It’s only amnesty if, on top of letting me keep the money that I’ve illegally taken, the government gives me a house and a car.
John Hawkins at Right Wing News frequently blogs about illegal immigration. You’ll need to scroll down to read the posts (I wish he had categories). The Immigration category is here.
