Monday.....Miscellaneous.....Cinco De Mayo...Redux

I'm repeating this blog because it relates to yesterday's thoughts. The elements of this debate on immigration reform are: 1) It is being championed because this is considered to be a huge influx of Democratic voters, not because of humanitarian concerns. 2) The word reform is misleading, I am for true reform, a reform that expedites immigration exponentially, this in amnesty labeled as reform. 3: Amnesty, or the willful ignoring of law, in a situation as immense as this, would make all laws tenuous and subject to the mood of a public whose pills are supplied by those whose priority is reelection. 4) It will not help the illegal immigrants who come into a nation in a way that weakens that nation and breeds chaos. 5) It will hurt the immigrants who have become true citizens, fellow Americans,  and respected our laws, now their laws, all of which should encourage us, cause us to celebrate their inclusion and make it easier and faster for others to follow them.

May 4, 2010
In 1862, a large French military force was defeated in the town of Puebla by a smaller Mexican army. It was the beginning of the French defeat in which, although the United States was involved in its own Civil War, it did apply what pressure it could in support of Mexico. Today, the 5th of May is a day of celebration, to one degree or another, across America, more so even than in Mexico. The American of Spanish heritage is an integral part of American society. They are not cousins, they are us. They are part of the fabric of this nation, productive, a blessing in their joining with us in citizenship and a key to our future. The heritage they bring is wonderful as any other nation's contributions to our country. Immigration of Latinos needs be expedited for our benefit as well as theirs; illegal immigration, if not halted, would play no small part in the collapse of our nation. We cannot afford incorporating a mass exodus. The entitlements would cripple us, the precedent of an amnesty would do a great disservice to those who have come to join us legally, it would be a personal and economic assault on all Americans. It would leave our Constitution in tatters, the only benefit, and that temporarily, would be for those politicians in office who live to pad their positions of prestige, a prestige that is now as admirable as a governor in Vichy France. Amnesty would not be an addition of people who respect, admire, and even love America and its heritage. It would be an invasion of people who want the benefits regardless of who it harms. This should be a strong litmus test for any Republican running for office. We have a lot of official holidays in this nation, but if we were to have another, I would opt for a celebration for all those who patiently, determinedly, legally, and not only for their benefit but in hopes of strengthening us, come and join us. Mark Levin's book Liberty And Tyranny is a short read but powerful and profound. In his chapter on immigration he quotes from George Washington's Fairwell Address in this: Citizens either by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has the right to concentrate your affections. The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations. This does not describe an amnesty, but does point favorably to those who have respected our laws and come to be part of us and help defend those laws.