cur-mud-geon:
anyone who hates hypocrisy and pretense and has the temerity to say so; anyone with the habit of pointing out unpleasant facts in an engaging and humorous manner
I am greatly conflicted over the proposal before Congress concerning immigration policy. I have been giving this much thought since I voted for our current President twice.
After this period of introspection, I am no longer conflicted…the proposal for the “solution” of our illegal immigrant problem is wrong-headed.
There are supposedly some 12 million illegal immigrants in our country. They are supposedly working at jobs that we Americans feel are beneath us. The current proposal would permit all 12 million to report and obtain a “Z” card and would then be permitted to stay in the country as registered immigrants. They would not be citizens; in theory they couldn’t vote, and they would have available to them our educational institutions, our health care system and all the benefits of living in our country.
I believe it is wrong to accord people who have broken our laws something that I can only describe as “amnesty” even though that word is taboo for purposes of the debate on immigration policy.
But over and above these feelings of mine…I believe this is misguided policy since it leaves our borders unprotected and invites more and more people to violate the requirements of entry into and functioning within our country. It also appears to be taboo to mention the potential for people bent on terrorism in the United States in the same breath as the immigration issue; however, they both cross the same borders with immunity.
Finally, I believe this wrong-headed policy demeans all those immigrants who came to our country, who followed the rules and who earned the right to citizenship. Why did they go through all those hoops if it is not necessary?
I do not subscribe to the belief that all “illegals” are bad people. To the contrary, I think the vast majority are well-meaning and hard-working people. But…they are here illegally and should not be given a free pass because it is now the politically correct thing to do.
Our borders must be closed first…really closed; then we can deal with the immigration issue.
