The Party That Cracks Down
On illegal immigration will win the elections. Period. Want proof? Read this. Even the rumor of an amnesty brings massive increases in illegals trying to get in. Time to listen, politicians.
UPDATE: We here at Blue Crab Boulevard would like to point out to politicians: We told you so.
UPDATE: And some wonderfully written words from Peggy Noonan, writing in today's Opinion Journal:
I think open-borders proponents are, simply, wrong. I think those who call good people like members of the voluntary border patrols "yahoos" are snobs. I think those whose primary concern is preserving the Hispanic vote for the Democratic Party, or not losing the Hispanic vote for the Republican Party, are being cynical, selfish, and stupid, too. It's not all about who gets what vote, it's about continuing a system of laws that has allowed America to become, among many other things, a place immigrants want to come to. And it's about admitting immigrants in a coherent, orderly, legal manner, with an eye first to what America needs. That's how you continue a good thing, which is what we've had. That's how you leave Americans who've been here for a while grateful for immigration, and immigrants, and loving them, and even wanting, sometimes, to kiss their hands.
What she said.
Immigration Reform | Gaius Wednesday, 12 April , 2006
By Black Jack, Thursday, 13 April , 2006 @ 10:05 am
The following is from the linked article. “Many migrants said they were being encouraged to come now by relatives living in the United States.”
Currently, in America, we have millions of citizens who are of Mexican descent, millions more legal immigrants from Mexico, and many millions more illegal immigrants, and they all have relatives in Mexico. After all, nearly everyone has a family.
These people aren’t “migrants” at all, they’re new “residents” and their growth rate isn’t going to slow, in fact it’s going to grow at a geometric rate. There’s lots and lots of them, many more are on the way, they do tend to have large families, and once here there’s really no incentive to leave.
Almost everyone would like to see their parents have a better life in their old age. And, don’t overlook the little ones, a good education would surely improve their lives. Sisters and cousins might find good husbands among the hard working “migrants” in the US. Why, there’s no end to the benefits members of a well established Mexican family can expect to gain once resident in the USA.
Once it was only itinerant illegal migrants here for the harvest season, they made enough money to make the trip worthwhile and then went back to their homes and families in Mexico. But, now that’s largely over. Why go back and forth, take chances, incur travel expenses? Bring the family along and stick around all year.
There’s plenty of work, schools, medical care, food stamps, exceptionally good aid for pregnant women. And, every so often an amnesty program comes along and makes it all legal. Is this a great country, or what?
By Gauis Arbo, Thursday, 13 April , 2006 @ 10:07 am
At the moment, I’ll go with the or what.