... in response to There you go again..., posted by Ray on Jun 20, 2003"Runaway Immigration Begets Terrorism
G. Russell Evans
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001
A man not afraid to speak out against runaway immigration is the Republican congressman from North Denver, Tom Tancredo. This second-term representative, already famous for speaking his mind on national security matters, told the world on Oct. 24, when lesser souls were scrambling for stopgaps after the catastrophic massacres of Sept. 11:
"The U.S. can bomb Afghanistan to dust but terrorism will remain. In some bizarre thought process understood only in Washington, D.C., the possibility of tightening up immigration laws paralyzes most politicians."
Will not win friends. This kind of talk is not going to win friends among politicians, whose top priority is more votes – and who perceive immigrants as a plus in votes for their side. Never mind national security and stability if they get the votes.
For years, runaway, out-of-control immigration, both legal and illegal, has flooded us far beyond our means to assimilate the immigrants. Now we have an estimated 11 million illegal residents. The 19 airliner hijackers easily passed through our lax controls.
So, we say runaway immigration begets terrorists – and our borders, both north and south, are easily penetrated, thanks to loose enforcement of immigration laws and an understaffed U.S. Border Patrol.
No moratorium. As for a moratorium on immigration, even a temporary one, some members of Congress are still not convinced, despite the Sept. 11 connection: Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Fla., would "have to think about it." Even conservative Rep. Bob Barr, R-Ga., "wouldn't see any reason to support that."
California firebrand Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said, "I'll have to write my responses." But feisty Rep. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said: "Yes, absolutely. We need to slow down and regroup."
Bush wants "legal status." President Bush's scheme for "legal status for three million Mexicans living illegally in the United States," i.e., blanket amnesty, has apparently gone to the back burner since Sept. 11. He knows the American people know such a program breeds terrorism. That's a program he should take off the stove entirely.
Mexico's President Vicente Fox, Bush's friend and fellow rancher, made a big pitch during his recent visit to the United States for "as many rights as possible for as many Mexican immigrants as possible as soon as possible." He wants open borders, to which Bush replied, "That may be the best way."
Rewards illegals. Such a program of amnesty rewards illegals for breaking the law and penalizes those waiting in line for years for U.S. citizenship. Open borders is unacceptable at any time, particularly wartime.
President Bush boldly claims his proposed immigration policy with Mexico is not "blanket amnesty," but "legalization" or "earned adjustment" or "regularization" or "permanent status." Shades of Bill Clinton in defining "is" for us – with a smile, of course.
Mexico deports illegals. Mexico has no amnesty program for the illegals invading its borders with Guatemala and Belize – and deported 250,000 of them within the past 18 months.
Even so, Fox and his Marxist foreign minister, Jorge Castaneda, complain that their illegals are a national security problem that wouldn't "be such a big problem if they got through to the United States, but they hang around making trouble, sleeping in the streets with no money." They want American taxpayers to take their problem.
How hypocritical can Fox & Co. get? They are working to shut down their own border with Guatemala and Belize, but piously plead for open borders with the United States so they can unload.
Sparks will fly! When our leaders in Washington accept the reality that unprotected borders and runaway immigration breed the terrorism they all fear, then they will act to tighten up our immigration laws, restrict our borders and deport illegal immigrants.
Then and only then will we get a handle on terrorism – and then the sparks will fly as the Mexicans and the United Nations will scream racism, racism and more racism!
Let them scream. It is our country – and our leaders who took oaths to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution," which says, "provide for the common defense ... and secure the blessings of liberty."
Truth in action. What could be clearer? Or truer? Or more just? Besides, "Justice is truth in action" (Joseph Joubert, 1842).
Our president can't be thinking about justice, based on truth, when he promotes expansion of the "guest-worker program" and amnesty for illegals who may be plotting the next terrorist attack against America – right now and right in our backyard.
The World Trade Towers-Pentagon nightmare should be a signature wake-up alarm against loose borders and undermanned and undertrained security forces.
We'd better let our president, senators and congressmen know we know that – and ask if the Bush "open border/amnesty" deal is still on"
Is this good enough for you or do I have to have a recorded message of Bush saying I want to open borders? You want an exact quote because you can't read between lines. By the way where are the WMD in Iraq? We did fight Iraq because Bush said they had weapons and they may use them against us. Bush called Saddam a terrorist and tried to link him with Bin Laden, but Bin Laden thinks Saddam was an infidel and hoped the Iraqis would of overthrown Saddam's regime. Most of Al Queda is hiding in Saudi Arabia but they are our friends, they sell OIL to us. Now Bush says it was good to liberate the people of Iraq. We cannot be the world police especially when we covertly help these brutal dictators gain power in the first place.
