April 30, 2010
- Law & Order
FAIRNESS: honest: gained or earned without cheating or stealing. In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating.
Is it “fair” to immigrants who have done everything by the letter of the law in order to live in this great country “legally” – to grant full legal benefits to those who have entered this country illegally?
Why does it matter whether someone walks across the border, hops over it, swims in, or applies for legal entry? SIMPLE ANSWER: It is a matter of law and order. It is a matter of national security.
Let’s make something clear once and for all: AMERICANS ARE NOT AGAINST IMMIGRANTS! We are sons, daughters, and grandchildren of immigrants.
Now that we have that out of the way, on to the issues:
Why do we have diplomats around the world?
Isn’t one of the main jobs of diplomats overseas to produce visas and legal documentation for non-American citizens to enter the country?
Why exactly do we need passports? Why require a visa? Why bother with any of this mishigas? If this excercise a sham or a front, then why not just close the embassies down?
Why are the good citizens of Arizona being called “racists”, “bigots” or “Nazis”?
It’s not a matter of whether we are asked for a driver’s license if pulled over. If it makes us safer, then I say “PLEASE, ASK!”.
I happened to be watching the Greta Van Sustern show last evening, with guest Arizona Governor Jan Brewer .
Ms Van Sustern: “Does Arizona feel abandoned by national leaders on the issue of immigration?”
Governor Brewer: “ We do, Greta, we have been fighting this issue, this problem that’s facing Arizona probably for the last 15 years, and now since I’ve been governor, since last January, I have written numerous letters to the administration in regards to securing our borders with absolutely no response, so we — I’ve been facing this crisis, and it’s devastating the people of Arizona. And I feel as governor I have a responsibility to protect the citizens. We’ve been inundated with criminal activity, it’s been outrageous.
Ms Van Sustern: ”The borders still haven’t been secured. Why do you think everybody talks about it but it hasn’t been done?”
Governor Brewer: “It’s very, very frustrating. Arizona is of course catching the brunt of it all. It is unfortunate because it is illegal and is their federal responsibility to secure our borders, it’s not just illegal immigration, terrorists that come across, they’re devastating our ranchers down in southern Arizona, drop houses, kidnapping, automobile accidents, extortion, drugs, the spillover with the drug cartels, we’re facing all of it. And we’re not going to put up with it any longer, and I hope that now that we’ve got Senate Bill 1070 signed and ready to go into law, that we’ll get somebody’s attention. But it is the federal government’s responsibility to secure our borders. States cannot sustain it.”
Ms Van Sustern: “I don’t know whether a court will declare a portion or all of your statute unconstitutional. There’s one part that has caught many people’s eyes. President Obama has described it as misguided. What is your reaction to Obama’s description?”
Governor Brewer: “He has a right to say whatever he wants to say, but misguided, I think he’s wrong. We have a responsibility, I have a responsibility to the people of Arizona, and I’m sure he’s concerned because of the brouhaha and overdramatic comments about racial profiling. I made perfectly clear when I signed the bill that we would not tolerate racial profiling. Our law is exactly like the federal law, and if the feds won’t come in and protect us, then we will come forward and protect ourselves. We have no other choice.”
A nation has the obligation to protect its citizens. Citizens have the obligation to observe the laws. And no country can sustain itself by legalizing or ignoring anarchy
Don’t mean to chicken walk, but allow me a couple of more thoughts:
Haven’t we been told that it is critical that we need to cut our health care spending? Yet neither Mr. Obama nor the party in power have whispered that providing health care for those in this country ILLEGALLY – (millions and millions of them by the way) is a HUGE part of the problem.
Why isn’t it “Nazi-like” to soon demand US Citizens to “show their insurance papers.” Well, like it or not, we’re going to need to prove we have insurance or we’re going to get fined or even jailed. Guess who will enforce this? Yeap, the IRS. And those in the United States “illegally” will NOT have to prove a thing. Not ONE thing.
It’s not a matter of denying health care for the less fortunate. I say, give it FREE – as long as they are in the United States legally.
The United States is a generous and welcoming country. And we are at a fork in the road.
The 2010 elections may well be the most important elections of our lifetime.
By the way: What happened to jobs?
Mrs. Figgins
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