Seeing his poll numbers drop precipitously the last couple of months because of the extreme radicalism of his domestic and foreign policies, Obama is now poised to use the heated illegal/undocumented immigration issue to gin up the already high emotions of Hispanics and other foreign nationals living legally in the U.S., and his party – the Democratic Party – seeing a large voting block – is doing everything it can to garner support for illegals by pandering to this Hispanic Community, believing it to be monolithic on this issue, which it is not, though a vast majority do support illegal/undocumented aliens to live in this country. The DNC, headed by this Chief Executive, will attempt to push comprehensive immigration reform through the House and the Senate. Those in the know understand that this is only just a euphemism for declaring the more than fourteen million illegal/undocumented aliens living the United States overnight (three or four months) legal residents with rights to become American citizens by September or October of this year. Seeing the looming elections in November and the historically proportional losses of both houses, the Democrats are going to attempt to change the laws again to favor them. They believe that the Hispanic vote will balance the tide, and lessen the losses this November at the polls.
That this is a well organized, well funded, and well executed movement is evident by the fact that about twenty so-called Hispanic organizations, and unions like the SEIU, and others are at the forefront of these manifestations and protests. Some of the protests have been violent with protestors throwing bottles and rocks at police at various locations, but the media has all but ignored this. Interesting contrast to the manner in which the alphabet soup channels, CNN, MSNBC, and others reported when the TEA Party held their demonstrations some months ago.
What must be asked is this, why are twenty Hispanic groups protesting American immigration law, and particularly the law that was passed in Arizona, and not the fact that millions of illegal/undocumented people cross our borders every year without the federal government doing a single thing about it? And where were all of these groups when Cubans fleeing Castro’s imprisoned island were sent back without due process because they didn’t make it to these shores? Where? Who protested that policy? Where was Arena? Where was Lulac? Where were the Mexican Americans in solidarity? And the other communities? It’s a farce concocted by the pro-DNC radical groups (twenty of them) masquerading as Hispanic/Latino movements doing the bidding of the Democratic Left of this Chief Executive. Millions of Hispanics have become disappointed in this Chief Executive and also see his policies for what they are – power grabs which will cost them their paycheck, their jobs, increase their taxes, further impoverish them with higher costs for goods and services as companies will be forced once again to pass the increased costs of their overhead on to the consumer, as government continues to make it unprofitable to have a business, much less hire anyone to come to work for them. This is what Hispanics, along with every other ethnic group have been seeing, and this is why this Chief Executive has lost the magic he had over them when he first came to office. Reality bites even with the press and the president and his allies telling you every day that things are looking up. They might be looking up for them and for Wall Street, but go tell that to the average laid off laborer and the long term unemployed who have been cast to the side, as “more pressing matters” like immigration reform and “economic reform” take center stage.
The Democratic Party and this Chief Executive will do everything they can from now until November to campaign and campaign and campaign until they can blunt the affects of their own doing at the ballot box. And if appearing once again to be for the “minorities” will help them at the elections, they’ll sell themselves like prostitutes to whatever cause will get them enough to hold on to some of the power they now enjoy and have enjoyed for the past twelve months. For them the party is above the nation and this is why vote as they do; they do it for the sake of the party. When one or more of them is compelled not to seek reelection because he or she disagrees with the ideological direction their party is headed, instead of coming out publicly and saying it, they instead make general and innocuous statements that the political process is broken in Washington, and that partisan rankling is at an all time high, and they move on. It is rare when one sees them change parties, or even tell it like it is; that since the Clintons and their network of supporters came to Washington, they brought with them Arkansas type “good ole guy” political cronyism with them, and this current Chief Executive is no different. He’s brought with the more corrupt Chicago style machinery to Foggy Bottom, and the way they do things “up there.” In writing to an advocate of illegal/undocumented immigration recently, I pressed the issue as follows:
Any person who is destitute should NOT be cast aside. In fact, I believe I wrote that to do such a thing would be inhuman. Be that as it may, it would be interesting to see what each country does with people like these who enter their borders. It is my understanding from speaking with some Guatemalan friends of mine that Mexico for example is extremely harsh on them and others who cross the border. We are a nation of laws, and as such we must all obey them. Until such a time as such laws are changed, they must be upheld, otherwise anarchy will ensue. You know that as much as I do.
Laws are crafted to protect rights which are given to all human beings by G-d. Due process laws with regards to immigration in America gives every immigrant the right to appeal a decision they may consider unjust provided that they may present the evidence to support their case, as in those in the past who’ve sought asylum in the US from Communist and Fascist regimes. I recall a case of a Russian boy, I believe his name was Walter Polovchak, who brought his case before the U.S. government because the Soviet Union wanted his return, and he won asylum in the U.S.
. Again, it would be inhuman to turn anyone back to a life of destitution and slavery if indeed that is what that person would be returning to if sent back to their place of origin. And as for seeing myself in the need of people like this, I’ll remind you that countless numbers of Cubans, like my family saw themselves just like this when they fled Castro’s Cuba. It was because of their plight that so many of them were given at one time asylum, that is until the Clinton Administration changed the laws and immigration policies regarding Cuban refugees fleeing Castro. Subsequent administrations have continued this feet wet/feet dry policy, and the Coast Guard exists almost exclusively to keep fleeing Cubans from reaching these shores.
I don’t know of what you refer to when you write that these people (or perhaps those who claim to advocate their cause, like LA RAZA and others) are ready to fight to become a part of this country, and as for being a part of this country being a right, you are wrong; it is not a right, it is a privilege. Everyone who comes to these shores has a right to redress the government for their grievances, but not everyone has a right to stay. I think that you would agree with me that the United States does not need the criminals of other lands to come here to continue in their criminal activities, just as we would not want to them to go anywhere to perpetuate in their criminal enterprises. But for those who wish to come here, let them do so legally, and within the system, apply for residence status, followed by citizenship should they be so inclined. There is no wrong in saying this. This is the law of the land. And as guests of this nation, they above all others should respect these laws, just as its citizens are required to do.
There are many reasons why people come to America, and every story is unique unto itself. Every story should be considered under the law, and every person coming here should be given the right to do so, and they do. Again, there is no wrong in this. It is the way things work. Every case should be handled in an orderly manner, and every help and support should be forthcoming to those in need of such help by the various private charities which traditionally have worked in this regard. This is why Catholic Charities, World Vision International, Operation Blessing, and many others are so important, and so worthy of support by those calling themselves Christians or just humanitarians. My house of worship has such a program and collections and gifts are taken weekly just for this cause.
We are a nation of laws and a nation of compassionate laws at that. We are a nation of legal justice and not social justice. Legal justice is predicated upon the rule of law, whereas social justice is predicated on emotion and mob rule without any guarantee that the rights of the individual will not be abridged.
. Look, it comes down to this; any Chief Executive or any political party who can get it so wrong with regards to the right of Jews being able to settle in their own land, and even build their homes in it, will also be on the wrong side of almost every other issue this nation and its allies face. The best thing anyone here can do is vote on election night for the right people and get these people out of the White House and out of congress once and for all.________________________________________
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