Illegal Immigration Compromise II

Good evening everyone. The more I hear of the Senate-White House immigration deal, the more I am appalled by its lack of respect for America and American law and sovereignty. Rush Limbaugh was right when he said yesterday that "this is an attempt [by liberals] to remake America socially and culturally," and although the bill has begun to run into political opposition and will not receive a final vote until later than originally thought, it will take a concerted effort on the part of voters like you voicing your opinions to your representatives to stop it completely. As a slight side note, any conservative should be very suspicious of a bill that is a brokered deal with Senate Democrats. I, at least, smell a rat ANYTIME that Ted Kennedy is one of the chief architects of and spokesmen for a piece of legislation. Also, here is a great quote from Margaret Thatcher about the kind of "leadership" that the Senate (and House) have been offering lately on this and other issues: "Consensus is the absence of leadership." How true! (Thanks to Rush for reading this on his show)

Now, I know that Rush's quote may seem a little strong to some of you, so let me explain (in my words and opinion). First of all, the social question. This bill, if passed as-is, is basically a massive amnesty that will vastly increase the size and cost of America's social welfare programs (not to mention increasing the immigration bureaucracy. There are already hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of illegal aliens who leech off of these programs without paying one red cent into them. This bill will not only legalize many of these criminals, it will also make millions more legitimately eligible to receive benefits. The majority of these new dependents will (if they work at all) be minimum wage earners who contribute far less to these programs than they take out. This is a liberal/socialist's dream for two reasons. 1) It creates a vast new class of dependents who will vote for whomever will promise to continue and enlarge these programs (i.e. Democrats). 2) It provides a new field for furthering governmental power and the Marxist ideal of the redistribution of income (from the rich to the "poor"). Believe me, the legitimate American citizen-taxpayer is the one who will foot the bill for this so-called immigration reform, and the more you make, the greater the percentage of the bill you will foot. The bill will change America culturally by legalizing and greatly increasing a population of essentially foreign persons who will NOT be required to learn English, who will NOT be required to become culturally and historically oriented Americans, and who WILL be allowed to remain an internal foreign element whose only interest in our country will be the "good life" that it provides.

While we maintain a vigorous opposition to this bill, true conservatives must also be able to offer a sensible solution to the problem of criminal immigration. First of all, our approach must be enforcement-first. The first step is to secure our borders. I know that this is a tired statement, but it is nevertheless a true one. I believe that our southern border must be fortified with a fence and/or wall that makes physical entry far more difficult than it is currently. The security of both the northern and the southern borders must also be addressed by a massive Border Patrol power increase-- in manpower, in technology, and in the authority to use force to stop illegal entrants. There should also be legislation that frees Border Patrol agents from the fear of prosecution for doing their jobs. Second, the Dept. of Homeland Security and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, in cooperation with local law enforcement and the National Guard if necessary, should begin a massive crackdown on the illegal aliens who are already in America. These criminals must arrested and deported to the countries from which they came, and as much of their assets as are necessary should be seized to pay any criminal fines and the expenses of deporting them. And by the way-- the previous actions must be taken regardless of what the illegals' nations of origin (including Mexico), the U.N., and the "world community" say in protest-- let them whine. Many of the illegals' home countries actually encourage and aid their citizens in breaking our country's laws, and yet apply an atrocious double-standard to their own borders. We must maintain our national sovereignty-- even if it means militarizing our southern border. AFTER these enforcement and security actions, we need to reform our immigration and naturalization procedures so that first of all, acquiring American citizenship means that immigrants become American patriots who respects our laws, our history, and our government; and who acclimate themselves to our culture and national values. And secondly, we need to remove the massive amounts of red tape and ridiculous delays that characterize our current system. The process for legitimate entry should contain adequate security measures and yet be a clear and efficient set of procedures.

The solution to the immigration fiasco that our government has let our country fall into will not be easy, but a just and effective solution must be found and implemented. The current Senate bill will not solve our problem, and will, in fact, greatly worsen it. It is up to the true citizens of this country to protest this outrage of a bill into oblivion and to move our government toward a real solution. As a final bit of motivation to those of you who agree with this post, here is a quote from Senator John Kyle (a supporter of the current bill) about HIS view of the issue: "I don't think that any reasonable person has suggested that we could...deport [the illegal aliens already here]." Another example of elected arrogance-- too many elected officials don't really care what their constituents think, and even if they listen, they write it off as "unreasonableness" if they don't agree with it. It is up to us to let Sen. Kyle and others like him know that there are a lot of people who DO NOT hold with their so-called "reasonable" views. Take action for America!

Thanks for reading.

Illegal Immigration Compromise

Good evening friends, and welcome back. One of the most pressing issues in politics today is the issue of illegal immigration, and it has been brought to the forefront again by the latest deal that has been brokered in the Senate. Of course, it doesn't surprise me that a deal is being pushed through-- the President, the Democrats, and at least several of the liberal Republicans want it to happen-- but the shear folly of their plan is astounding. I can't imagine what possesses these people to believe that the illegal aliens will, of their own motivation, identify themselves, come forward and pay a hefty ($5000) fine and then go back to their home countries and wait in line to enter the country legally. What!?! They are already here illegally and nothing is being done about it! In fact, there are a lot of people who are bending over backward to aid and abet the illegals' crimes. What would motivate an illegal to come forward? They already enjoy free health care, tax- and fee-free living, the benefits of our many welfare programs, and the "benefit" of being able to break the law with near complete impunity. Why give it all up in order to have the privilege of paying all the taxes and obeying all the laws that the rest of us do? I don't think that it's because their crime of illegal entry is weighing on their consciences! I am sick and tired of hearing feel-good sob stories about "poor, hardworking guest workers" and how we need to help them. The people sneaking over our southern border are criminals, plain and simple, and there is one solution to this crime-- ARREST and DEPORT. Like a vast majority of Americans, I welcome all people who wish to come to this country legally and become integrated parts of American society, and I am proud of my of my own immigrant ancestry and the role that millions of legal immigrants have played in our history. However, to those who are not willing to abide by our country's laws from the moment they set foot on our soil, I have but two words-- "KEEP OUT!"

I hope to do more research on this bill, and I will update you when I find out more. Meanwhile, all that I have heard tells me that this is a very bad deal for America, and I urge all of you to contact the President and your Senators and Congressmen and tell them that you oppose this legislation and any other methods that are not enforcement-first-- REAL enforcement-first!

More later, adios!

Inaugural Post

Good morning friends, and welcome to the latest and greatest in weblogs! As the title for my blog implies, this blog will chronicle my opinions of life and all that is great and good in America. My goal is not for this blog to be some sort of online diary, but rather a forum for serious ideas and discussion. The main reason that I first thought of writing a blog was to use it as a round-table for discussing and analyzing the latest in politics and political policy, but it also crossed my mind that there are a vast number of political blogs out there already. Thus, while I still intend to make a worthwhile contribution to the modern political debate, I also intend to chronicle a much broader range of my interests as well, including sports (Red Sox baseball and Patriots football mostly), religion, history, and literature. Regardless of what is being discussed, I want this to be a forum for serious debate and opinion, (And there will be room for appropriate levity, too!) I welcome all opinions, and ask only that my readers keep their comments intelligent, polite, and clean. Welcome Aboard!

As a side-note, to those of you who are wondering about the origin of the address and blog title, they are a reflection of my great love for the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, my favorite author. Calenardhon was the name of the area in Middle Earth that later became the realm of Rohan and means "The Green Province." I thought that it represented America as well as any other name from Tolkien's work, and I like the sound of it, besides. Tar- is a prefix that means "high" and thus you have "high green province," which translates very well into my blog title of "High America."