Apr 10 2006
Illegal Immigration
There were rallies all across the US today. Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, marching, chanting and waving flags, Even though the organizers told supporters to carry American flags, many of the demonstrators continued the practice of waving Mexican flags and the flags of other nations. Many bloggers have covered this and have a lot of pictures. The NYT, in a very sympathetic article, covered several of the marches. This quote says it all:
One man, José Piñeda, 30, who works at the American Girl doll factory in Madison and was at the rally with his wife and two young children, was asked if they were not afraid to march in a rally where they might be identified as illegal and therefore subject to capture or prosecution by authorities.
"No," Mr. Piñeda said. "We are not criminals."
The media have cast this in their classic class/race warfare storyline, and have made a preemptive bid to brand anyone who objects to this a racist and an enemy of the poor.
Bull. I don't have any dislike of people based on their skin color, race, ethnicity or religion. I have certain beliefs that some people's actions and choices are rather bad, but that's another discussion.
Unchecked illegal immigration will destroy the special place that is America. And despite all the howling from the fringes, it is a special place. And it will cease to exist if we do not get this issue under control. The illegals will succeed in killing the golden goose that they claim to love so much that they break the law to get here.
And yes, sir, Mr. Piñeda, you are a criminal.
UPDATE: Iowa Voice is on the same page. Build the fence. Republicans who vote to do this will beat the Democrats in November. Democrats who try to pander to the illegals will pay a bloody price from their core constituencies.
UPDATE: Glenn Reynolds weighs in with the (obvious when you think about it - and no, I didn't until he brought it up) observation that since Mexico is demanding a say in our immigration policies, we should have equal rights to demand changes in Mexico. And if they don't want to respect that idea, maybe annexing Mexico should be an option. (Clue to Republican and Democratic politicians both - you are losing the middle - which you all need. Better listen up.)
UPDATE: WaPo has a rather obviously biased report that paints the protests in a very sympathetic light. My guess is that if illegal immigrant journalists were taking their jobs, the tone would change.
UPDATE: Eckernet has a review of local news coverage from the rally he supplied photographs from. The conclusion: biased and manipulative.





