NaziZONA?

Recently the state of Arizona did the unthinkable. The state legislature passed a law requiring law enforcement officers to enforce existing immigration laws. What?! What is this country coming to? Where is their common decency? Is there no JUSTICE in this cruel, cruel world? Surely Arizona has become the newest acolyte of Nazi principles and governance. OH MY GOSH!!!! If you listen to the mainstream media and all the liberal punditry, you just might believe that malarky.

You wouldn't know it, if you live in the United States, but we actually do have laws against illegal immigration. Generally, neither Republicans nor Democrats have been willing to see them enforced. For a while, I wondered why. Particularly during the Bush administration, I was baffled by their refusal to toughen up on illegal immigration. I wonder no longer. The reason has become painfully obvious.

As I have pointed out multiple times in this blog, politicians have become wholly self-serving. Their main and highest aims are to obtain money and power at any cost. Few exceptions exist, but on the whole, this is the greatest problem tearing at our nation's rule of law. Politicians are playing political football with this issue. It's a game to see who can win the votes of the illegal immigrant population. "But they can't vote!", did you say? No, not yet anyway. Both John McCain and Barack Obama support amnesty for illegal immigrants and streamlining their pathway to citizenship. (McCain may not support it today as he is fighting for his Senate seat, but he did support the first amnesty bill in the Senate until public outrage forced it to fail.) Why? They see it as a contest to see who can get those votes. If they become citizens, they get to vote. And the politician who makes it happen is sure to get their political support. That is of course, way more important than enforcing any laws we may have in our country. Laws are really only trivial things and are really only good for the little people. We have an entire cabinet under Barack Obama who did not and have not paid their taxes. Try that yourself and see how it works out for you.

Even though states like Texas, California and Arizona are being bankrupted and crippled by the illegal immigration problems, our government largely refuses to enforce the law. Hospitals are closing, the school systems are being strained to the breaking point and criminals are crossing the border every day. In fact, the Mexican government was kind enough to create a how-to pamphlet on immigrating illegally to the United States. (http://cryptome.quintessenz.at/mirror/mx/mx-migrants.htm) Of course, they remind people it is illegal, but in case they go anyway, they tell them what they need to know. How kind of them. As an ally and neighbor, it is quite good of them to watch out for the importance of our laws.

Earlier this week, the Mexican President, Felipe Calderon said the Arizona law: "opens the door to intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement." Calderon vowed to help protect the rights of Mexicans living in the United States, offering lawyers and immigration experts. "Nobody can sit around with their arms crossed in the face of decisions that so clearly affect our countrymen."

(Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/04/27/2010-04-27_mexican_president_felipe_calderon_condemns_arizonas_immigration_law.html#ixzz0mhrK6Liz" Perhaps, Presidente, if you are so concerned about your citizens, you would try harder to keep them home. Or, maybe, you could root out the corruption in your government to create a prosperous nation full of jobs for Mexicans in Mexico. Just a thought. In reality, Mexico's vested interest in perpetuating illegal immigration is purely financial. For example, in 2005, $20 billion were sent back to Mexico from workers in the U.S. I doubt those were all registered alien workers. (See: http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/4856) That's a big chunk of money to take out of the Mexican economy. Follow the money--therein lies the truth.

I have no problem whatsoever with immigrants from any nation. They want to come here because it is the greatest nation on earth, ever. It is fading fast, but we've still got it if we can hold on to it. We are a nation of immigrants. My family has been here for a few generations, immigrating from England, Scotland and Denmark. But they came legally. That is all I want. I want them to come through the front door. We don't need any more drug runners, murderers, gang members or child molesters. Nor do we need any more people coming here intentionally to suck the system dry: they get free health care, free education, welfare and contribute nothing to our system. Then they have the unmitigated gall to PROTEST our desire have our laws enforced and call us racists. Excuse me?!! Do you have any idea what would happen to you if you tried that in Mexico as a U.S. citizen? (Read this, it will blow your mind: http://townhall.com/content/b4b1880c-4bc1-4859-a2db-fa7f17e7b139)

This feigned anger and imaginary umbrage over the need for people to show their "papers" is beyond ridiculous. I lived in Spain for 18 months and I had to carry my Spanish ID card with me at all times. If I was ever asked for and did not have it, I would have been arrested. Those meanies. Those are the laws of Spain--I was in their country, I respected their laws. Every nation on earth has similar laws about foreigners. Guess what, I fully expect them to. But then they will all band together and criticize Arizona for trying to do the same thing. Is there no end to the hypocrisy? Furthermore, I have to carry a driver's license, registration and proof of insurance every time I drive my car. If I get pulled over, the officer will ask...for...my papers. After which I am expected to click my heels together, raise my right arm at a 45 degree angle and shout "Hail Hitler".

The fact of the matter is this: the people of Arizona are tired. They are financially tapped out. They are tired of the crime. They are tired of the murder. They are tired of the drugs, the kidnapping and the gangs. They are tired of their citizens being threatened and harmed by illegal immigrants from Mexico. Since the federal government refuses to do their job and protect the citizens, then Arizona will, apparently, have to do it themselves. Good for them. I hope every state in this country follows their example. Perhaps there is enough common sense to be found there to do what the federales won't. I wonder if then, they will finally begin listening to the CITIZENS of this country, who are tired too. We are not racists. We do not hate Mexicans. But we do love this country and know that it will only stand as a nation if we abide by the rule of law. Our laws must be enforced evenly and fairly and we must not reward lawlessness by legitimizing illegal immigrants with citizenship.