The Immigration Mess

 

"Hopping the fence or wading the Rio Grande River isn't part of America's immigration process"

 

Ted Nugent

Oh boy. This is going to be a tough one. First and foremost, let me get this on the table. I am pro immigration. Always have been, always will be. My great grandparents were immigrants. Most people who live in this country also had relatives who immigrated at some time or another. This is not going to be about immigration. This will be how we have taken our well oiled machine of legal immigration and gummed it all up. Now it is a real mess.

I have never seen or heard of anyone, not a soul, on the Conservative side of the fence say he or she was against immigration. I have however, heard many, including myself, say they were dead set against ILLEGAL immigration. As in true form, the other side has painted Conservatives and Republicans with a broad brush of being immigrant haters. Not true, not even close.

I watch a show on Nat Geo called Border Wars. As many wasteful things there are to watch these days, this show is not one of them. It is interesting, fascinating and sometimes scary. It is the story of our brave men and women on the Border Patrol and how they try to plug the holes in our very porous southern border. Greg Gutfeld on the Fox show The Five said it best yesterday - "It is easier to sneak into America than it is to get into Disneyland". Our borders are a mess. Even though we have spent billions on fences and additional security, in many places, if you can swim the Rio Grande, you are in.

My solution has always been this. To stave off any critics from Mexico, we should adopt their immigration policy. It seems to work for them. According in a 2010 article by Michelle Malkin, all is not that easy south of the border. Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon has blasted America over and over again for its racist immigration policy. La Raza and forces on the Left in this country agree with him. Lets first look at some facts about the "generous" policy our good neighbor to the south has in welcoming strangers (per Michelle Malkin):

– The Mexican government will bar foreigners if they upset “the equilibrium of the national demographics.” How’s that for racial and ethnic profiling?
– If outsiders do not enhance the country’s “economic or national interests” or are “not found to be physically or mentally healthy,” they are not welcome. Neither are those who show “contempt against national sovereignty or security.” They must not be economic burdens on society and must have clean criminal histories. Those seeking to obtain Mexican citizenship must show a birth certificate, provide a bank statement proving economic independence, pass an exam and prove they can provide their own health care.
– Illegal entry into the country is equivalent to a felony punishable by two years’ imprisonment. Document fraud is subject to fine and imprisonment; so is alien marriage fraud. Evading deportation is a serious crime; illegal re-entry after deportation is punishable by ten years’ imprisonment. Foreigners may be kicked out of the country without due process.
– Law enforcement officials at all levels — by national mandate — must cooperate to enforce immigration laws, including illegal alien arrests and deportations. The Mexican military is also required to assist in immigration enforcement operations. Native-born Mexicans are empowered to make citizens’ arrests of illegal aliens and turn them in to authorities.
– Ready to show your papers? Mexico’s National Catalog of Foreigners tracks all outside tourists and foreign nationals. A National Population Registry tracks and verifies the identity of every member of the population, who must carry a citizens’ identity card. Visitors who do not possess proper documents and identification are subject to arrest as illegal aliens.

Wow! It takes stones for Mexico to complain about our immigration policy. Well they did, and now our Administration wants to "fix it" so we can get 11 million (or higher) ILLEGAL immigrants made legal so they can hopefully vote Democratic for years to come. By the way, we "fixed" this broken system before under President Reagan. Still broken. How do we know it will work this time? We don't.

We are not the only country that accepts immigrants. Most nations do. However, in most countries, you need to show that you are a "wagon puller" and not a "wagon rider". And to prove this take a whole lot of documentation. It is important in many countries that when they accept immigrants as citizens, these new citizens assimilate, speak the language and contribute to the economy. 

So here we go again folks. Yesterday, the President hopped on Air Force One and flew to Las Vegas to deliver a fiery speech on immigration reform. "If Congress cannot act as soon as yesterday, I will do it!". This stunt cost the tax payers $1.5M, but who cares? It is only money, and this issue keeps us from worrying about that "stupid debt issue" we keep hearing about. This group we have in Washington are amazing. Nobody in history has been better at clogging up the news cycles with "stuff" and thereby overwhelming the system. The legacy is being written day by day - and it is not going to be pretty when it is over.