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Friday, November 16, 2007
Mike Gallagher :: Townhall.com Columnist
Border Insanity
by Mike Gallagher
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At long last, I have discovered the secret to the insanity of the illegal alien debate in America.

Finally, I have stumbled upon the ultimate truth. Because over and over again, we see people and events converge in a way that doesn’t make any sense whatsoever when it comes to those who continually defend the people who sneak across the border and take our jobs and social services.

It’s downright crazy to hear our president pine for “a path to citizenship.” It’s completely nutso to witness thousands take to the streets while waving Mexican flags and demanding “rights” for those who have gained illegal entry. It’s off-the-charts goofy to observe a governor expect to get support for granting drivers licenses to illegals. It’s wacky to watch state legislatures give illegal immigrants in-state tuition benefits.

In other words, everyone seems to have gone mad.

And I think I finally figured out what’s going on.

The pro-illegal alien crowd has entered into some sort of contest. It’s become sport for them to see just how far the crazies can go in crossing the line of common sense, logic, and decency over this important issue.

Nothing demonstrates this more clearly than this week’s insanity, a group of Jewish activists who have decided to form a coalition with Hispanic pro-illegal activists because, according to them, Hispanics are receiving “the same sort of hate” that Jews have received over the years.

I’m not even going to mention the name of the Jewish group. I’m too embarrassed for them. Continued...
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Reply # 1
Date: Nov 18, 2007 - 7:52 AM EST
the straw man deportation dilemma
The Attrition Solution

We COULD READILY make most ILLEGALS leave via attritive repatriation PROVIDED THAT our pols are made to realize that > 70% of Americans CLEARLY want them to leave and get in line properly:

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/imm igration_bill_failure
_proves_rasmussen_s_first_law_of_politics

The key to this is CLEARLY demonstrating to ILLEGALS that we intend to enforce EXISTING laws--> no licenses, no jobs, no welfare, no social services, no college tuition, no pass go UNLESS you can prove that you have a LEGAL right to be visiting. We also need to crack down on expired visas, which account for an estimated 20% of ILLEGALS.

Then border crashers and visa violators would then inexorably return at THEIR expense-- the VERY same way they got here. BUT miscreant pols must first be made to reverse the message they are sending which has been aiding and abetting the ILLEGAL invasion. The power and $ are on the other side with the cheap labor lobby and limited interest groups.

Presidente Jorge Bush, Sanctuary City Regularization Rudy, and other RINOS wink at them after they pretend to favor enforcement. If we let the left and RINOS make voters of the 20 million uneducated, culturally disparate ILLEGALS, it is OVER for America-- we will ineluctably rapidly and permanently morph into a third world entitlement state. It is a PRIVILEGE to be able to emigrate to America, NOT A RIGHT.
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Reply # 2
Date: Nov 17, 2007 - 5:27 PM EST
Deport
Sam:

Care to explain how you are going to deport a US citizen, one of which was a war hero?

And for those that like to use the T-word--look at the Constitution and see how it defines the term.

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