The case against amnesty for illegal aliens

In a phrase: respect for the law.

If we don't respect our own laws, neither will anyone else. Weakness invites attack. Lack of self respect is a weakness. The attack it invites is exploitation.

Right now Mexico is exploiting us. They can't or won't fix their own dysfunctional society. They won't reform their own not-quite-democracy. Why not? Because it's easier to export their discontent to the US. That's what Aztlan is really all about.

What's to be done? A wall may help a bit, but it will never be enough. I adamantly oppose a wall if it's used as a substitute for addressing the real issues here.

An amnesty in any form is simply a capitulation. No amnesty. Congress and the President are trying to slip an amnesty past us. Bush is a lame duck, but we can vote out any bastard in the House or Senate that votes for an amnesty.

Follow the money. The illegals are coming in because employers are inviting them in, and smugglers are smuggling them in. Put these people in jail. All of them. That's much simpler than putting the aliens in jail, and I think much more effective. Why is hardly anyone emphasizing this angle? Are we this easily distracted?

The mass demonstrations are organized by a Communist front, out to undermine our democracy by any means possible. Jean Francois Revel would have had a lot to say about this. As long as they stay within the law, we can't stop them without violating our own laws. But we can sure as hell get the word out. And we can follow them closely - on grounds of reasonable suspicion - to catch them when they cross the line. And... oh, didn't they encourage truancy a while back?

And by the way, let's encourage legal immigration, and immigration by those fleeing political oppression. Why turn back the Cuban boat people? If they're suspect, can't we set up some sort of processing center for them to check them out? We turn back people who want to be Americans and offer amnesty to those who see America as something to be used. That's backwards. America should be for Americans - and for those who want to become Americans. ("We are America?" No, you're not. You're Mexica, and you're the sad remnants of a toppled empire. Now get lost.)

And no more "bilingual education." Let's declare English the official language of this country. Multiple languages are divisive. A minority language is a virtual ghetto. A common language is what we need to communicate with other and function as a society. The only bilingual education we allow should be English lessons. Plus civics.


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