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Illegal Immigration: Are They Coming Or Going?
The immigration scenario seems to be getting twisted. On one hand, there is the Immigration Bill that is presently being pummeled in the Senate. The government states that they want to give illegal immigrants some sort of legalization which some call amnesty. On the other hand, there are raids going on in several parts of the country. Hundreds of illegal immigrants are being arrested and sent to jail with the promise of deportation. Now, there appears to be a contradiction here. If this bill is going to survive and eventually be passed into law, why are the raids occurring? If it is a matter of time before illegal immigrants are given some sort of legal status, why the rush to arrest and deport them? There is something underhand going on. This order, to raid corporations like Del Monte in Portland, Oregon, and arrest illegal workers slicing vegetables, does not make sense. This order has come from the top. There is a bad conflict going on here. And it has to stop. The current policy seems to be saying that we need to throw as many illegal aliens out of this country, before the Immigration Bill comes into existence. This makes no sense. Yes, many of the workers at Del Monte had false and stolen social security numbers. Yes, they had violated the law, but then every illegal alien has violated the law, just by being in the United States. Why the mass raids? Why now? If individual states are going to conduct raids with the secret blessing of the federal government, then let there be raids throughout the country. The sanctuary states will not allow it. So what happened to Federal US. Law, which has to be universally followed?
AND THE BORDER HAS NOT BEEN SECURED, NOT YET
The Catholic Church has also got into the immigration debate, openly stating that they will flout the law and give sanctuary to illegal immigrants. Obviously, the Pope has cleared this and decided that Catholicism is going to bypass the constitutionally required Religion and State separation in America. The Catholic Church is essentially challenging the constitution. This is amazing.
AND THE BORDER IS STILL WIDE OPEN
Now what happens when all the illegal aliens have been given Z cards, or whatever they are going to call the new legal permits that are going to be issued? Will that stop the flow of brand new illegal aliens coming in?
THE CIRCLE KEEPS ON TURNING
If and when the current lot of illegal immigrants do attain legalization, big corporations will by pass the newly legalized workers and opt for the latest wave of new illegal immigrants because they can pay the new comers a pittance under the table. No talk of a union, minimum wage, medical benefits, overtime or any other compensation. It is easy cheap labor. The demand is there, economic law dictates that the supply will continue. Big corporations have repeatedly stated that if America wants cheap domestic goods, the price of labor has to stay under the minimum wage bar with no overheads like insurance, or lawsuits And that means illegal workers. And so the flood across the border will simply resume, not that it has stopped. Fifteen years from now there will another 20 million illegal immigrants.
WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?
Legalize the current lot of illegal aliens. Secure the border between Mexico and the US. Have iron clad monitoring at the Canadian border and keep an eagle’s eye on people whose visas expire and who stay behind. And if a corporation is found to be hiring illegal immigrants after the immigration bill is passed, the CEOs of that company should be put in jail and fined heavily. The jail time may not hurt as much as the hit to their deep pockets. The question here is what is happening to the laws of the land? A slew of cities like Detroit have decided to flout the law and join the list of sanctuary cities. The Minute Men operate an independent Border Patrol and their numbers are growing every day. There is a mini civil war taking place where immigration issues are concerned, with some states and the Catholic Church deciding to openly disobey and by pass federal laws the country has in place not to mention bucking the Constitution. They are openly running with their own agenda. Sanctuary to illegal aliens has taken on a Robin Hood mentality with morality over riding legality. Besides Detroit, the other sanctuary cities are:
An August 14, 2006 report produced by the Congressional Research Service listed 31 cities and counties that have sanctuary policies in place. They are:
Anchorage, Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska
Chandler, Arizona
Fresno, California
Los Angeles, California
San Diego, California
San Francisco, California
Sonoma County, California
Evanston, Illinois
Cicero, Illinois
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Orleans, Massachusetts
Portland, Maine
Baltimore, Maryland
Takoma Park, Maryland
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Durham, North Carolina
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Aztec, New Mexico
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Sante Fe, New Mexico
New York, New York
Ashland, Oregon
Gaston, Oregon
Marion County, Oregon
Austin, Texas
Houston, Texas
Katy, Texas
Seattle, Washington
Madison, Wisconsin.
Wherever you may stand on the issue of illegal immigration, the fact remains that the laws that have been laid out in stone, are being shattered with impunity everyday, and the most powerful nation in the world is paralyzed into abject submission. Despite 9-11, and a host of other dangers, our borders are still wide open. We need more than an immigration bill. We need tough politicians who do not fear a backlash from the Latino community, or a backlash from big corporations, when the laws of immigration that are already in place are enforced. The United States would not be having this debate or problem if the existing laws were to be enforced. So what is the sense in a new immigration bill? Besides granting legalization to thousands, the bill cannot say anything new. The problem has always been enforcement of the law.
The Fence that they are building is not going to work. The Mexicans have time on their side. If it takes two years or five, they will dig tunnels under that fence. They will scale the fence with ladders, cut the razor wire, some will be arrested, and a majority will slip through.
So what happens now?
The Coyotes in Mexico would like to know!
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