As I write this there are tons of assholes/criminals taking to the streets of New York and California, and elsewhere to protest. What are they protesting you ask? They are protesting the idea that a sovereign nation, built on the rule of law, has the sheer audacity to expect those wishing to enter this country to abide by it's laws. They are protesting the fact that they are not allowed to drive legally in the country whose laws they are violating. They are protesting that tax-paying citizens are tired of providing free healthcare, schooling and food for those who are not here legally. And apparently they are protesting that this is actually their country, and that we are the illegals.
What I don't understand is why the INS and Border Patrol are not using this mass gathering as a mass deportation exercise. Allow them to protest, just ensure that the protestors are here legally and not violating any of our laws. Show a valid visa or green card or out you go. And once deported while protesting, they are banned from re-entering under penalty. What penalty? How about the same penalty that their homeland imposes on Guatemalans trying to enter into Mexico illegally? Or Hondurans, or Salvadorians? Too harsh? Not for Vincente Fox. And I've always believed in the maxim," Do unto your illegal neighbor, as he does unto his".
So, what can we do? First we have to stop pretending that these criminals have a legitimate complaint. We have to understand that there is a difference between LEGAL and ILLEGAL immigration. We have to force our elected representatives to stop kowtowing to potential voting blocs and uphold their sworn duties to protect their legal citizen-voters. We must have them stop referring to these criminals as "Undocumented Workers", and "Guest Workers" and call them by what they are, "ILLEGAL ALIENS". We must enforce the rules that are already on the books, and add new ones to penalize those breaking the law. Provide harsh and stiff penalties for those hiring illegals. With out the jobs being provided, the influx of illegals will slow. Then we need to stop providing all social welfare to illegal aliens, with possibly the exception of emergency medical treatment. We need to address the 14th amendment to prevent these illegals from coming over to have an "anchor baby". The 14th amendment was designed to ensure the speedy absorption of former slaves into our citizenry, not to allow the bastardization that is happening now. Then we need to vigorously patrol our borders with the mandate of keeping them secure from all intruders.
Lastly we need to put Vincente Fox on notice that we will no longer tolerate his countries actions regarding the approach they take to illegal border crossings. We need to make clear to him that further violations will result in sanctions, economical, political and possibly military actions to prevent further problems. Hey, I can dream can't I?