Which part of "illegal" do they not understand?
So we had a bunch of "immigrant activists" protesting in downtown Baltimore today about the raid yesterday that arrested 46 illegal immigrants yesterday here in Anne Arundel County. And some of their quotes are....interesting:
John Leopold, of all people, had a very solid retort to these protests:
Yes, something is unjust about this situation. But what is unjust is not that people who broke the law may suffer the consequences, it's that not more is being done. It's unfortunate, but illegal actions have legal consequences.
"Every person affected yesterday has a family," said Jessica Alvarez, vice president of the National Capital Immigrant Coalition. "Today we are here to show that every person has a voice and has a community behind them. This is unjust, and our voices need to be heard."Yeah. That's a bummer. Of course what is truly unjust is the fact that you have people in this country illegally. Let me say that again: they are here illegally. I do sympathize with the fact that these folks want a better life. I do sympathize with the fact that they came to America for an opportunity. But I do not sympathize with the fact that they willingly violated American law in order to come here. There are legal ways to enter this country. The folks arrested in the raid did not do that. And I am not sure which part of "illegal" these activists don't understand.
John Leopold, of all people, had a very solid retort to these protests:
"Illegal means illegal. The laws should be respected and obeyed," Leopold, a former state legislator, said in an interview. "This administration has had a fair and balanced approach to immigration. On the one hand we crack down hard on illegal immigrants, but at the same time we reach out to try to assist those who are trying to secure citizenship through proper legal channels."And you can't really put it any more succinctly than that. The majority of people who oppose illegal immigration support legal immigration for people who want to do things the right way, entering the country and going through the legal process to obtain residency and citizenship. And really, this raid and these protests do shed more light on the complete failure at the federal level to address this issue.
Yes, something is unjust about this situation. But what is unjust is not that people who broke the law may suffer the consequences, it's that not more is being done. It's unfortunate, but illegal actions have legal consequences.
Labels: immigration, John Leopold
posted by Brian Griffiths at 9:37 PM
3 Comments:
Illegal aliens have a unique, gangster-style vision of the American Dream. In their corrupt minds, they think it makes perfect sense, both logically and morally, to ignore America's borders, immigration laws, and income tax laws in order to pursue a far greater objective. They f eel entitled to pursue their own personal enrichment at the expense of the American citizen, worker and taxpayer.
First, let us remember the "illegal" part of being an illegal immigrant. Most Americans don't seem to have problems with legal immigration, however it only seems fair to question the value of any additions to our country who already show no regard for it's laws upon arrival.
Second, it seems far too easily forgotten that one must be an U.S. citizen in order to warrant the rights afforded to a citizen. That should be the end of discussion.
Third, legal immigrants working alongside native born citizens have made this country what it is.
We have thrived on the contributions of immigrants and will usually need them, though to varying degrees, throughout most sectors of our economy. The problem is that we cannot afford to turn a blind eye to those who enter illegally, ignore our laws and seek to subvert our culture and national values. We welcome those who follow the rules, learn the English language, and respect our sovereignty. As illegal immigrants, it is not only offensive but also ridiculous to ask for rights, which they have not earned nor are entitled to.
Let's secure our borders by building the fence so we have an effective and controlled immigration system at the same time as we enforce our currently existing immigration laws. During this interval we encourage illegals to depart (attrition through enforcement). Once our borders are secured and we have a grip on a functional system of immigration, we move against those illegals that have refused to leave. We should never ever grant amnesty.
We tried 'comprehensive immigration reform' in 1986. We gave amnesty to 3 million illegal aliens in exchange for the government promising to secure the borders, conduct workplace enforcement and enforce immigration law. It didn't work because the government lied and did nothing other than process the amnesty paperwork. Due to that folly, we now have 20 Million or more illegal aliens here demanding amnesty.
Don't you think it is far beyond time that we engage in Comprehensive Immigration ENFORCEMENT rather than Comprehensive Immigration Reform?
A politically sellable plan in my view would be to increase country-specific green cards (for those who are lawfully filing for such status) in some ratio to deportations, perhaps 2:1 or 3:1. In other words, make winners out of the people who play ball properly. There is a massive back up for green cards from Mexico, decades long and from other countries as well.
The other thing I think we need to do is to allow high-tech grad students to stay here after their studies. I mean, it's great that India's future technorati are getting great educations in our federally subsidized university system but I would rather that they not be kicked out on graduation. By kicking them out, we enrich either their home countries or Canada, whose tech landed immigrant policies are much more liberal. I want these tech grads working and paying taxes in Baltimore, not Chennai or Ottawa. Noted left-wing operative George Will made the same operative a few weeks ago.
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