This is a great thing! CNN reports that illegal aliens are "self selecting" themselves out of the State of Arizona and many are going home. Due to a bad economy and a great new tough immigration bill passed by the State and created by State Senator Russell Pearce, they are going home. Bye, don't let the illegal immigration door hit you on the ass on the way out.
Thank goodness someone is finally stepping up and taking action. Unfortunately, it took a State Senator to do what our Federal Government refuses to do and that is enforce our immigration laws. We here at Command T.O.C. do not want to hear about how we need them for "work" and how tough it will be for them when they leave etc. etc. If we want immigration than we, as a Country, should create laws that allow for it. But, in no way, should we ever allow people to flaunt our laws, break them and benefit from the criminal activity.
Before anyone says that this is a "racist" or anti-immigration stance, let's read right from the position that Senator Pearce (and I) hold:
"ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: America is a nation of immigrants. People from all parts of the world dream of coming to America for freedom, opportunity and the chance to be the best they can be. We should encourage legal immigration and always discourage illegal immigration, yet Republicans and Democrats in DC are terrified to oppose illegal immigration out of fear that they will be labeled racist. This assertion is ridiculous. There is nothing racist about upholding the law. We need representatives who are willing to speak clearly for legal immigration and speak clearly against illegal immigration."
A couple of key points here. First, we are not against immigration just against illegal immigration. Second, If you want more people in this Country than pass a law that allows it. If you want to "open up the borders" then stand up and pass a law that allows it (if you can). But, having the Federal Government refuse to enforce the federal laws which were passed by the rightful Representatives of the people is tantamount to treason.
What will happen is we will end up with a "war" between the states and the Federal Government as the states realize the Feds will not do what they are sworn to do which is uphold the laws of the United States. This independent state action being taken by the State of Arizona is the first shot across the bow.
If you think the Federal Government is not blatantly ignoring the laws of the United States. Congress passed, and Bush agreed to, the budget bill which cut spending for the border fence which they swore to put up. From the Washington Times:
"Congress last night passed a giant new spending bill that undermines
current plans for a U.S.-Mexico border fence, allowing the Homeland
Security Department to build a single-tier barrier rather than the
two-tier version that has worked in California."
So, Arizona is successfully kicking them out. Now it will be up to other states to either get control of their illegal immigration problem or take them all in from Arizona. Then the locals who think it is such a great idea can have their LOCAL taxes raised to fund all the issues that come with illegal immigration.
One final item I can never understand either is this thing about "jobs". I go to Mexico probably every quarter as I work with some manufacturing plants in the central part of the Country. There are jobs all over the place! Turnover is at record highs as factory workers are recruited from one factory to another and factories are being opened as fast as they can pour the concrete. There is no lack of jobs in Mexico I can assure you of that.
We have a small war going on at our Southern border and the Federal Government had better enforce it or the states will take it into their own hands. And that could get ugly...