The state of the borders
The bipartisan civility police told us we weren’t supposed to talk about illegal immigration during the 2008 presidential campaign because open discussion would “alienate” swing (read: Hispanic) voters. Is it okay now or do we only get permission when the next major open-borders disaster strikes? My syndicated column today (see below) surveys the state of the borders — particularly the bloody chaos to our south.
On a related note, a new piece by the Associated Press (yes, a surprise) reports more extensively on illegal aliens in public housing. It was a problem highlighted by Barack Obama’s illegal alien aunti Zeituni Onyango (who still remains on the loose after years of evading her deportation order):
…[T]he U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reports that 29,570 people — 0.4 percent of all those in federally funded housing — are “ineligible noncitizens.” Some may be on temporary visas, such as highly educated workers or college students, but many are believed to be illegal immigrants. Frank Bean, director of the University of California, Irvine’s Center for Research on Immigration, Population and Public Policy, estimates at least half of ineligible noncitizens — or about 15,000 — are illegal immigrants with U.S.-born children. Anyone born on U.S. soil is automatically a citizen, making their families eligible for federal housing. The HUD tally does not offer a full picture of how many illegal immigrants are in public housing. It doesn’t include housing funded by state and local governments, where eligibility requirements vary. Massachusetts, where Obama’s aunt occupied one of about 50,000 state-funded units, doesn’t ask immigration status under a 1977 federal consent decree in a class-action lawsuit that prohibits the state from denying the benefit to illegal immigrants.
Other illegal immigrants may live in public housing without notifying authorities.
“It seems that the larger concern would be those who we don’t know about that may be in the U.S. illegally and living in federal housing, yet never risk presenting themselves to HUD,” said Jonathan Graffeo, a spokesman for Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.
Some prospective tenants and advocates of immigration restrictions are angry about U.S. citizens waiting for housing aid that some number of illegal immigrants are enjoying.
New York City has about 260,000 people in line for housing aid. Chicago recently opened its waiting list for the first time in about 10 years and collected 259,000 names in four weeks for 40,000 slots.“As long as that waiting list includes American citizens or legal immigrants, there’s no reason an illegal alien should occupy any of that housing,” said Rosemary Jenks, director of government relations for NumbersUSA, a group that supports curbs on immigration.
Onyango, of course, could not be reached for comment.
***
The state of the borders 2008
by Michelle Malkin
Creators Syndicate
Copyright 2008
If you think the bad economy has “solved” America’s immigration problems, welcome to your end-of-the-year reality check. It’s certainly true that illegal crossings from the south are down and that many foreign workers are returning to their native lands as work dries up. But border chaos, haphazard enforcement, massive backlogs, and deportation negligence remain the order of the day.
A half-million citizenship applications have been pending for more than nine months. Some 700,000 illegal alien absconders — fugitives from deportation like Barack Obama’s aunt Zeituni Onyango — are free. An estimated 4-5 million illegal visa overstayers from around the world remain in the country. Both Big Business and left-wing ethnic groups have colluded to prevent an employer verification program for workers’ citizenship status from getting implemented nationwide. And the borders are still largely borders in name only.
In June, the White House pushed through a $1.6 billion border security spending plan…for Mexico and Central America. While our own border fence remains incomplete, taxpayers shelled out for helicopters, surveillance equipment, computer infrastructure, expansion of intelligence databases, anti-corruption initiatives, human rights education and training, and anti-money laundering programs for our southern neighbors. So, how’s the so-called Merida Initiative working out?
As terrorized citizens of Mexico will tell you, all hell has broken loose. Corrupt police officials and narco-insurgents have left a horrific trail of beheaded and bullet-ridden bodies in their wake on both sides of the border. Mexican Army incursions into U.S. territory are a regular occurrence. In Monterrey, bandits opened fire and threw a grenade at the U.S. consulate this fall. A top Mexican immigration official was arrested in October carrying about 77 kilos of pot in Arizona. On a single weekend in Tijuana, 40 people were murdered, including nine victims who were decapitated. Two weeks ago, famed American anti-kidnapping negotiator Felix Bautista disappeared from the “relatively safe” northern industrial city of Saltillo in Coahuila state. No word on his whereabouts.
The apocalyptic conditions have prompted some Mexican lawmakers to revisit the country’s ban on capital punishment. That’s right. Members of the same foreign government that took America to court over our death penalty laws– and tried to block the state of Texas from executing illegal alien Death Row murderers — are now open to the idea of imposing the death penalty on the thugs on their own soil. And after years of vehement protests against the U.S. for its meager attempts at immigration enforcement, Mexico is cracking down hard on illegal Cuban immigrants caught trying to enter the country from the south. They forged an agreement with Cuba to immediately send back illegal aliens — none of that “undocumented worker” mushiness for them — and punish human smugglers.
Such lawlessness, Mexico has apparently realized, is a grave threat to its people. Without order, there can be no peace. And chaos, as I’ve argued endlessly since September 11, is an invitation for those with far more nefarious intentions. Perhaps this is why Mexico slapped a 60-year prison term on a human smuggler who helped some 200 illegal aliens cross into the U.S. from Mexico — including Hezbollah supporters. In a little-noticed announcement this month, Mexican prosecutors reported the stiff sentence against Salim Boughader Mucharrafille, a Mexican of Lebanese descent who operated a cafe in Tijuana and smuggled terrorist sympathizers into San Diego. Mucharrafille’s accomplice was Imelda Ortiz Abdala, a Mexican foreign service official who helmed the Mexican consulate in Beirut.
No illegal alien demonstrations ensued following the sentencing. No cries of racism and xenophobia clouded the news. No demands for amnesty and open borders arose. One hopes the incoming Obama administration can learn from our neighbors to the south the hard lesson Washington has abandoned since 9/11: Immigration control is a national security issue. Blood-stained reality clarifies the mind.
See what others have said
Note from Michelle: This section is for comments from michellemalkin.com's community of registered readers. Please don't assume that I agree with or endorse any particular comment just because I let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with my terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege.
Comments
You must be logged in to post a comment.
 |
Fast and Furious showdown: Holder/Obama defend bloody culture of contempt; Update: Fortress Holder, Stonewall City; vid clips added, Dems advise, “Don’t answer”
February 2, 2012 09:16 AM by Michelle Malkin
158 CommentsObama and Jan Brewer Have Words on Airport Tarmac; Update: Brewer Book Sales Skyrocket
January 25, 2012 09:54 PM by Doug Powers
165 Comments
Gingrich channels open-borders SEIU; Rubio rebukes; Update:Newt retreats
January 25, 2012 10:56 AM by Michelle Malkin
155 Comments
Obama heads to Disney World to push looser visa policies
January 17, 2012 01:14 PM by Michelle Malkin
95 Comments
Obama’s “Razist” Lobbyist Moves Up
January 13, 2012 06:29 AM by Michelle Malkin
233 CommentsThe Year in Obama Scandals — and Scandal Deniers
December 28, 2011 12:04 PM by Michelle Malkin
122 Comments
The murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry: One year ago today
December 14, 2011 11:11 AM by Michelle Malkin
70 Comments
Supreme Court to Decide Arizona Immigration Law
December 12, 2011 01:18 PM by Doug Powers
57 Comments
Rick Perry and the Macaca Media
October 3, 2011 10:08 AM by Michelle Malkin
91 Comments
Categories: Immigration
Babalu Blog
» Greece is BurningPatterico
» NYT hails the safety net: Poor hardest hitDaily Caller
» Inside Media Matters: Sources, memos reveal erratic behavior, close coordination with White House and news organizationsNice Deb
» Former DEA Chief Tells Fox News: 3 Other Federal Agencies Knew About Operation ‘Fast and Furious’AmSpecBlog
» Weekend Political Wrap-UpJustOneMinute
» I Guess I'm Still Stuck On StupidThe Hill
» Rep. Ron Paul not conceding Maine vote
My wife, who is Indonesian, has been trying for the past 3 years to get her permanent visa, the legal way. Every time we get all the paperwork done and ICE approves, the State Dept. keeps setting up interviews in Indonesia. Last month, we finally had to hire a lawyer, and once the paperwork (again at more expense) is done, we will go to court. Today we finish up her physical exam (again for the 3rd time). The lawyer was surprised that things keep getting fouled up. I told him (and he agreed) if she just stayed illegal, she would have had a job and a driver’s license by now, instead of trying to be a good future citizen. Maybe it’s because she’s a conservative, loves the U.S. and who knows more American history, than the average citizen. Not exactly what the liberals want.
Reality and a clear mind on the left? That’s a good one!
Michelle,
Are you going to do a 2008 year in review? really enjoyed your previous ones.
Great column Michelle, but may I remind you that nothing will be done because we need their oil.
P.S. Thank you for highlighting this issue it is total crap she has not been booted out.
Gray,
and what is all that costing you?
my gosh at this point I would say
stop inking checks and let it be.
My gosh paying/fighting to be honest, how surreal this country has become ;(
Fam,
I expect an oil embargo this year.
Furthermore it is my feeling that oil is
being held down until dems get their gas tax hike passed.
Happy 2009 to you and your Family may
God continue to Bless you all
I sadly don’t know enough about American history. For example, why do we have a law or precedent that folks born here, even by illegal aliens, are automatically citizens?
Thank you bansharia and the same to you and yours.
I feel isolated from the border problems in Idaho, but I hear from clients and friends who live in those areas near Mexico, the daily horror stories. The many people I know of Mexican decent, all want the boarders shut down. This problem is not a political need for votes, but one of an international energy shortage.
On January 2nd, 2009 at 6:09 am, graysonret said:
You are a fool. There is no such policy to favor a particular group. My auntie and her husband (my uncle) own a major international law firm in Washington DC with regional offices in Paris, Dubai and Hong Kong. Among others, their practice areas include immigration matters (petitions, naturalizations…) for their international clientele (regardless they are Libs or Cons) and foreigners who seek to regularize their immigration status here in USA. But I have to admit that most naturalized citizens (80%) tend to vote for Dems.
For the same reason they give free benefits such as health care; no questions asked in Massachusetts about a person’s immigration status when obtaining govt funded housing; free education; in state tuition for illegals; and the list goes on.
You have liberal law makers (looking for Democratic votes) and organizations like the ACLU fighting for the “rights” of illegals.
That is how it came to this.
Obama credits his win partly to hispanic turnout….so good luck with getting the borders controlled. It is as Robert Frosts poem about coming to a fork in the road.
I think we will know Obamas true agenda…vis a vis The New World Order ….when he makes his choice.
Will he amnesty current invaders,thereby inviting more? Or will he make every effort to preserve National Sovreigntry and crack down once and for all on the chaos?
With his endorsement by Ted Kennedy and his appointments to Labor and DHS,(Napolitano and Solis, )I think we already know the answer to that one. It will come down to far, far more than phone calls and faxes to preserve this country. Americans have been far too complacent in accepting the inaction of our government to this invasion. Time to put our actions where our mouths are and be ready for the last fiercest fight of the century. Be ready or say Buh Bye to your country.
Amendment 14 – Citizenship Rights. Ratified 7/9/1868.
1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Found this, too.
“The 14th was designed to ensure that all former slaves were granted automatic United States citizenship, and that they would have all the rights and privileges as any other citizen.”
This portion of the 14th Amendment has obviously outlived its purpose. It should be done away with.
Stop that. Your too young and inexperienced to fully understand the internal bureaucratic politics of this issue. There is a definite bias toward legalizing immigrants from Mexico. There is no policy that favors a particular country but statistics will show you otherwise.
Review Teddy Kennedy’s late night legislation in 1965.
Excellent column (as always). You own the open border issue, no doubt.
Hmmm, it appears that Hezbollah is moving north, out of Venezuela. Michelle, your Hot Air Vents by special correspondent, Clint Taylor, were spot on and that was more than two years ago!
“bipartisan civility police”?
There is no such thing, and hence any issue could have been talked about. Why didn’t citizens attending the townhall meetings ask about illegal immigration?
Important questions and issues like lipstick on a pig, 9 year olds palling around with terrorists, unmarried pregnant daughters, ear size, etc were discussed.
Nope. No such police prevented any discussion. It is a straw man designed to make excuses, and is a specious arguement.
I remember a debate when the only person who made sense of the issue was Rep Paul. He said, ‘… follow the law …’ the other muppets on stage with him began to talk over him and the moment was lost.
its already gone. the country I grew up in no longer exists. we’re becoming a third world nation. our banks our nationalized, our car manufacturers are nationalized, our newspapers will soon be nationalized….we’re back in the USSA…
and its going to get far worse under obama….
And our Constitution has been shredded.;
Don’t worry, Shamnesty 2009 will cure all of this. I was channel surfing yesterday and saw a cable access show interviewing the local Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen(D). He stated that one of the upcoming agenda items was (wait for it, we’ve heard it before) “comprehensive immigration reform.” The purpose he gave for “comprehensive immigration reform” was to provide the USA with workers to help get us out of the recession.
With unemployment rising in the Memphis area one would think he’d want to deport the illegals so there would be more jobs open to the local populace. Then again, he’s a (D).
Just think if his aunt was his nannie, lawn mower, or cook. He would have been raked over the coals. Oops, wait a minute, he is a Democrat. All’s okay with the world.
Don’t worry, it’s all under control!
As others pointed out, “birthright citizenship” was enacted after the civil war to prevent southern states (or any others) from denying citizenship status to former slaves. Back then, it really was not that big of a deal since it was prohibitively expensive and difficult to come to the US for the purpose of “anchor babies”. Now it is a cheap airline ticket away, or leisurley stroll across the border. The amendment has obviously outlived its purpose, and should be done away with, or simply clarified by the legislature. The amendment wa never meant to be used for any slug in the world to gain US citizenship and benefits as it is today. Many argue the amendment only needs clarification , even the first appeals court decision on the matter said, not a constitutional change requiring 2/3 majority. Every year the House immigraiton caucus members introduce a bill to stop “birthrright citizenship”. But they fail to get it onto the floor for a vote due to PC and lib dems. The same libs who claim relativism when interpreting the constitution today, hold that the 14th amendment must be interpreted exactly as written. Though it obviously, and the intent of the original authors, is no longer benefitting Americans. Oh, and BTW, we are the only 1st world country in the world to allow this nonsense. Even liberal Canada (at the behest of an asian immigrant) and Ireland (no European country allows this today) eliminate the parctice several years ago. They saw how easy it is to abuse and how it complicates immigration enforcement when illegals come in and immediately have 3-4 anchor babies which are used as a shield against deportation. Not to mention, it cheapens the value of citizenship for our country.
Morning Michelle …
In your opening sentence I think you meant “2008″ not the “200″ presidential campaign …
Fortunately for those of us along the border here in Arizona BO has taken our liberal-Democrat open-borders governor (J-NO) for HS … she will be replaced as Gov. by a respected and conservative Republican Secretary of State, Jan Brewer (there is not a Lt. Gov. in AZ state government in accordance with AZ Constitution) … unfortunately it means the rest of the country is going to be dealing with her BS …
How long will our politicians remain in denial over Mexico being a failed state?
2008 was the last year of freedom as we knew it. It started around 1965. Government intervention in all aspects of our lives. Nationalized industry, government subsidy of just about everything. Stealing from those who work to give to those who refuse to work. Communism.
The first newborn of 2009 in Houston was,guess.Hint,the mother does not speak English.
Can’t disagree at all.
Actually, for years, I’ve considered this practice, or arrangement, to be nothing more than parasitism.
Sigh!!! And the media fawned all over story I am sure. “Miracualous story of immgrant….”. The idiot media glorifies and thereby encourages this scourge on our country. She probaly was rewarded with gifts from all the lib morons. If we don’t wake up soon, we will pass the tipping point to 3rd world country status (if we haven’t already reached it). Nobody has a backbone these days. This is not a good thing. Deport her b*tt and the anchor baby too. Don’t celebrate it!!! I am tired of this stupidity.
just when i think i’m out…
Michelle,
You really cheesed me off when you made that throwaway opinion of “citizenship requirements, eligibility and proof”
I have a deep respect for the Supreme Law of the land, and not much else, in the way of such things, but you can redeem yourself, if it matters.
There is a man in southern Arizona that has been working very hard for the truth and hasn’t gottem much attention for it. I cannot say why that has happened, but on this issue he stands strong as an oak.
I know.
I live here at ground zero.
He has a press conference coming up; you should attend.
Common sense has died in America. Our politicians are corrupt, incompetent, and don’t give a rat’s a$$ for American Citizens. Unless it means big money for their friends and family..they will ignore anything the American people want.
Thank you so much, liberals, for destroying this country. The American dream is a joke. We are not “allowed” to even drill for our own oil because we might hurt an owl. We are forced to use light bulbs containing mercury. Our free speech is threatened by PC police. Our children are being brainwashed in the public schools. Our industry is going bankrupt because of untenable “green” requirements. Our big business is being taxed so high they are moving to other countries. Illegal aliens are overrunning our social services, hospitals and schools, thus bankrupting the states (California!). Athiests are trying (and succeeding) to take God and prayer out of the entire country. Have I forgotten anything?? The democrats won’t even allow a vote to correct any of these travesties. Even the Republicans, who were in power for 6 years, didn’t take advantage of their majority and fix anything! I am sorry for such a pessimistic post! But I am so discouraged right now, and I just don’t know if this mess is even fixable. If anyone has an optomistic word of encouragement, I could sure use one right about now. In the meantime, back to my Bible.
Many in Phoenix, myself included, consider ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION more of a crisis then ISLAMO TERRORISM… MUSLIMS have said they will defeat the GREAT SATAN if it takes a 1000 years… They have the patience to do this… In phoenix we feel we have 5 maybe 10 years to get OUR BORDERS under control… In this city, if you do not learn SPANISH, you will not be able to conduct business in 10-15 years… The problem for the country??? This is only a STOPPING POINT for most ILLEGALS… They settle elsewhere… Now you have the power of the DRUG CARTELS… COJONES enough to confront our BORDER SECURITY with weapons at the ready, and force them to RETREAT… Really gonna be a problem that is immediate…
The questions were screened in advance and only those questions you heard were permitted. It made the news at the time.
Thanks for another great article Michelle. The following are a couple examples of ruling by the thugs in black that have confused the intent of the 14th Amendment with the equal protect clause of the 10th Amendment giving many of the states the illegal invader problems we experince today:
Thomas Jefferson was spot on when he feared the tyranny of the Judicial Branch.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE (mo-lone lah-veh) Translation: Come and take them!
When liberals have it so good here, why would they venture into a area that might cost them?
His button pushers care nada about legal citizens.
How would you like to be a border patrol agent on the southern border of this country. You sure can’t defend yourself without the probablilty of going to jail.
I have not yet begun to shred!
-B.H. obama
Why McCain really LOST! There are many natural born and naturalized Hispanic Americans, who don’t like to have their wages suppressed by this cheap labor flooding the United States Market…where did all the illegal labor go after the “construction” boom collapsed? Did they sign up for Public Housing, is that their “plan b” Everyone but the Federal Government gets that we can’t afford our “high minded” concept of open borders.
We are competing against cheap Chinese Labor (Trade Deficit) so we import cheap illegal labor to make stuff cheaper to compete? It doesn’t appear to be working, a country without a Healthy Middle Class is DOOMED.
My brother in law, told me last night, He relayed to me, that Obama promised that anyone making under 250 thousand dollars won’t pay taxes….So he intends not to pay any taxes
It isn’t like we don’t have Obama on record. I asked him, you mean you haven’t been bailed out yet LOL!
No Money for illegal entitlements…doesn’t that read WEIRD? Why would that even be allowed? Oh and they want to raise the gas tax so in theory, they can put those folks back to work on our highways-construction…not Americans… this is the underclass they are building for political leverage during elections…Go back to Why McCain Lost. Many Conservatives remembered his position even Governor Sarah Palin was singing his tune during the campaign.
Basically that is what Michelle is writing about “We” are paying for folks (living in public housing-warehousing) who are taking American’s jobs. I don’t believe there isn’t a job an American won’t do, they just want to be paid a fair wage.
How popular in an economic depression, is this so called PC policy, going to be received by other Americans, when they start seeing fellow Americans, some in their own families suffering?
I feel like we all have been the victims of multiple social engineering programs, that were flawed from the beginning, and instead of the Politicians figuring it out or they don’t care “It’s for our own good” they are going full steam ahead with more of the same. Things are going to get worse before they get better, people have to suffer personally, to figure out what they are doing to the disadvantaged, driving down their wages with a so called compassionate agenda toward “invaders”
Michelle Malkin’s INVASION USA book is still the best (and best documented) book on illegal immigration and its costs to us. Not much has changed since she wrote this excellent text.
***
GRAYSONNET has it right–why should those following our laws take a back seat (or no seat at all) to the ILLEGAL ALIENS (not “undocumented immigrants”) in coming to the U.S.A?
***
My Mexican born (now U.S. Citizen wife and her family members came here legally. I had to guarantee their financial survival and had to sign a legally binding promise to support them if necessary–with my documented proof of job, income, bank deposits, etc. And they had to pass health and background checks first.
***
Over 1300 people were murdered last year in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico–just across the bridge from El Paso, Texas–my city. We don’t visit family members there anymore due to drug gang shootouts and kidnappings for money.
***
One of the more distant Mexican branches of the family had a son kidnapped. They sold anything they had–five families–to raise $50,000 to free their son–and got him back alive. The parents no longer have their used car business–the cars were sold to save their son. They are middle class people–not rich persons.
***
What will happen when the drug gangs take this crime across the border to my city? Apparently this already happened in Phoenix, Arizona six months ago. There was a military style shootout among Mexican drug dealers there.
***
There is no right to bear arms for Mexican citizens–they are at the “mercy” of the drug gangs and their partners in the military, police, and government.
***
Our politicians have sold us out bigtime by not building the border fence completely on both borders. Also by not implementing the real computer based immigrant / visitor / student instant computer status check system. Google probably does a better job!
***
John Bibb
Well that worked out well for Johnny Mac, didn’t it? Arrogant little jerk he is he NEVER understood the AMERICANS of Mexican decent he alienated with his patronizing ways.
That 0.4 percent of all those in federally funded housing — are “ineligible noncitizens” seems awfully low to me. I know we are having a terrible problem with it here: it is a violation of policy to let an illegal alien into public housing but it is also a violation of policy to ask if they are illegal!
And to follow up with pueblo1032: Illegal alien gangs have killed many more Americans that Mohamed Atta. The same traitors that demand we allow the Mexicans gangs free reign also want to take your guns. See a pattern?
And edelweiss you are a rude little jerk regardless of what your Dear Auntie says.What is her name, Mame?
Actually, it started in 1797.
Almost from the beginning of our Nation, the Court assumed away a major
significance of the Petition Clause, holding that as a sovereign nation,
the United States is immune from suit, without addressing the affect of
the Constitution generally(4) or of the Petition Clause specifically, on
that “sovereign immunity.”
In 1793, barely two years after the adoption of the Bill of Rights,
Chief Justice Jay first announced the rule giving way to “sovereign
immunity” in obiter dictum. He noted that the issue was affected by
the difference between a republic and a personal sovereign and saw no
reason why a state may not be sued. But he doubted a suit would lie
against the United States because “there is no power which the courts
can call to their aid” to enforce a judgment. So began America’s journey
into judicial tyranny. It is based on an irrational fear that if the
courts ordered government to redress its wrongs arising under the
Constitution, the government could refuse and make the judiciary seem
weak.
Judicial cowardice is not a very good reason to refuse to support the
Constitution.
graysonret and rocketman my condolences for having to put up with the worst the bureaucracy of our dysfunctional Federal Government can dish out in following the rule of law. The only reason I can stomach working for the DOD is despite the worst regulations Congress can throw at us the average GI and most of us simple servants (especially those of us that still think like we are on active duty) manage to accomplish the mission. At least until we see how well that works out once the anointed one takes control in a few weeks.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE (mo-lone lah-veh) Translation: Come and take them!
Excellent point.
My grandparents’ country of origin in Europe looks like it might be slipping into anarchist turmoil…God bless America!
Merely typical of adolescent, immature, socialist illogic.
Thank you, AN; my feelings exactly.
Not surprising – have you checked out the website her username links to?
for Crissake, it looks like she’s not even out of high school yet.
A big DITTO to everything you said HAPPYSCRAP.
EXCELLENT POINT.
Don’t go to websites of trolls, might catch something.
Don’t expect a president to do anything about it when there are allegations he may himself be in the country illegally. Could you imagine having to deport the President of the United States?
This is why Obama needs to show his actual birth certificate AND have the Supreme Court rule on whether Obama’s father not being a US citizen is within the law as set forth in the Natural Born Citizen clause.
If he’s legit, it’s all fine with me – but by he has been ordered by the courts to show his actual birth certificate. What motivation could he possibly have for not doing so?
Sure makes you wonder.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
My son-in-law is about 1/4 Mexican. His grandfather came here from Mexico and married a scandanavian. I don’t know if he was legal or illegal, and of course, I can’t ask! Anyway, my son-in-law is very proud of his small amount of Mexican heritage and I can’t ever send him opinions or jokes, etc. about illegal Mexicans. I was so hoping he would follow the lead of my very conservative daughter in his politics, but no…he actually voted for Obama AND Al Franken!! I couldn’t let that one go, and he is getting a lot of flack from the Mother-in-Law from hell. I love him, but he needs an intervention. He is also part Irish! Yikes! Lucky for him he is drop-dead gorgeous and so is my grandson, the most beautiful little boy on the planet.
Yes I can!
Mother-in-Law from Hell: Well done, keep at it and perhaps the lad can be saved from his
Liberal ways. If not he could end up being a Troll or even a Zombie! Yes, THE WORLD OF THE LIVING DEAD.
We might have a little disagreement on who’s grandson is what–but we are entitled. Go Grandma.
Today’s socialistic environment that’s embraced by the PC and leftist liberals is the result of the social engineering that started in the 60′s. Elite and Ivy League colleges slowly but surely brainwashed their students. Look around you and checked-out the educational pedigree of all the prominent liberal and left wing politicos and almost, with a few exceptions, are alumnus of prestigious colleges and Ivy League schools who espoused their leftist agenda.
happy
It took me several years to reeducate one of my daughters after five years at a University of California campus. Don’t give up.
Nice article MM. Of course I disagree with the concept that re-introducing capital punishment will do a thing to stem the tide of chaos there.
But it is eye-opening to see how other countries deal with illegal aliens, and how we are forced to by the media and the left. . . (and big business, and the ‘moderate’ R’s)
One would think, but how long after 9/11 were we back to the old partisan bs and PC thought police? About 15 minutes it seemed to me.
Now we can’t even call an enemy an enemy. Somebody’s little pink cushy feelings might get hurt while they plot the murder of thousands.
Tongue-in-cheek comment, edelweiss, about being conservative. Take it at that. Update: Back from getting TB test read. Yes, she’s positive, but X-ray was negative. Now, things will be delayed even more since she now has to go to another clinic and get INH therapy done. Rocketman, it’s a shame you can’t go back now. Just too dangerous for sure. Maybe someday soon, you can. We can all hope, I guess. I would love to visit Indonesia (worried over Islamic militants). I think if I ever did, I would probably stay and open up a clinic myself…on the beach, by a bar, on a nice island somewhere. We call it “going bamboo”.
Then she’s legal and I’m the one struggling with government idiots.
It’s a safe bet that with Obama, Harry, Nancy & CO. running things that there will be a steady stream of SCUM like this guy within our borders!
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/27/two-boys-die-after-vicious-beating/
It’s MySpace. Did you really need to delve any further? This is what the left has in its arsenal. High schoolers with dreams of a socialist paradise where everybody’s happy and it rains gumdrops and jellybeans.
Glad that it looks like there is no active disease.
Just be sure to carefully follow the docs’ instructions; don’t exceed prescribed dosage; get liver function blood tests when ordered; and take vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) if prescribed, in order to minimize the chances/avoid the risk of liver toxicity from INH.
INH is a serious, but necessary, antibiotic.
Yes, Arizona, I agree. ALL grandchildren are the most beautiful kids on the planet! And to think those two are having another little boy in April! My cup runneth over.
I have to take it kind of easy, since he is my son-in-law. Now, if it was my son, I would slap him silly.
Politically Incorrect: FBI’s Most Wanted List
http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2008/12/politically-incorrect-fbis-most-wanted-list/
I know some of you won’t be shocked by this, but I was. 80% illegals?
If merely being born in the U.S. is all it takes to be a citizen, what the hell did Congress mean by “and subject to the jurisdiction thereof”??
Most European countries clarified their laws on this subject last century, and do NOT grant citizenship for merely being born in their countries.
I keep waiting for us in the US to wake up–government welfare is only to line the pockets of gvt elites…and take away our $$$-property-and FREEDOM…
Example:
Mich. has had welfare -’for the CHILDREN’ for 60+ years…that’s why a house goes for $1 in Detroit and there are 15,000+ foreclosures..in Detroit…
SOCIALISM doesn’t WORK
Open borders work ONLY for the political elite…
the US citizen has been HAD…
I keep waiting for us in the US to wake up…..
4-3-2-1- never ??!!
Another sad letter – complete email here.
If you have any doubts about the human cost of massive illegal immigration and our government
IGNORINGCREATING and FOSTERING the problem, take at look at the faces, names, and national origins on DEA’s most wanted list. Go ahead – check every region of the country on the map and see if you discern a pattern.Do you think that a 12 to 30 million member lawless underground society, out of reach from routine police investigation, might be a wonderful place for these criminals to hide out and evade capture?? Hmmm??
That just broke my heart. If we think there is truly justice in this country…this letter says otherwise. I am almost speechless after reading it. This is an abomination. Are these people getting ANY help from the government? The illegal murderer gets help, but not the citizen victim? Wow…a revolution is definitely coming…our citizens can’t possibly continue to allow this madness.
Thanks, Granite. I’m familiar with INH. I would like to see if she can get on rifampin, instead. 3 months ABT rather than 9 month. More expensive, but less time. Fred5676, isn’t it amazing how illegals get away with nearly everything? I got so sick of them, living in No. Virginia, before I moved. Down in SE Virginia, there aren’t many around. At least every business I’ve been to, has people who speak perfectly good English. Now that idiot will live better than ever before, and be sober. I wonder if he’ll ever get out, and if he does, will he be deported? Probably not…got his citizenship in jail. That’s the way things work in this country lately, it seems.
I found this interesting. This is the first time I have seen an article with the actual names (all hispanic)of those charged in the crime. But then again all you need to do is read the title to find out what it takes for the liberal media to report the facts. Title: “4 arrested in N. California gang rape of lesbian”
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D95EKTQ80&show_article=1
Let me tell you what happened to me this Christmas.
I love Christmas. Ever since I was a child I loved watching Christmas specials on TV, seeing Christmas Trees and lights everywhere, feeling The Christmas spirit everywhere I go. Its the only Holiday that Im truly happy. It could be raining cats and dogs but as long as its Christmas… things are great
.
Okay so now to my point. This year I went looking for my niece’s/cousins gift. Shes about 2 and loves dolls… so that made it easy. I headed to the store I LOVED when I was a kid… Toys R US
. Headed over to the Childrens section and spotted dolls… YES! FOUND EM. Not only did I find them I found 2 in 1 box. They both talked too. BUT…
When I clicked the button… I got like “Abla Espanol” or something. Apparantly these dolls were spanish speaking… no sweat… the wall is full of dolls.
As I went through the dolls I noticied something… There all Speaking Espanol!
Not good. Not Good at all.
I was commenting publicly with my wife next to me … what country am I living in? I asked the store clerk who was there and she said that nearly all the dolls were replaced with Spanish speaking dolls because some time ago a Spanish woman complained about no spanish speaking dolls. :O . What country are you in lady?
So I picked up a doll that did potty and giggled only. Even though the box was covered with Spanish info (& English info) I bought it.
So come Christmas I mentioned to my cousin that the dolls in my Toys R US were spanish. Then she informed me my other cousin had the same problem… in fact he accidentally bought it assuming it spoke English. So it was returned.
My question is… What is going on in this Country? How in the world can stuff like this happen? Why arent people fighting back?
Im serving my country through The State Defense Force … Info: http://www.statedefenseforce.com – and Vol Fire Department. Soon I will be enlisting In The US Army National Guard and hopefully deploying overseas to do my part. Im noticing though that this is not the same country from 15 years ago. Will I even recognize it when i return?
As a hard edged individual. The problem isn’t illegal immigrants staying in publicly funded housing – the problem is publicly funded housing. Am I allowed to ask why I’m paying rent for somebody else? As Walter Williams says “I’ve never received a thank you note…”.
On a related but different subject – can the US citizens who work for Toyota not pay a portion of their taxes because a portion of their taxes are being used to support their competitor?
I had difficulty finding a doll at Toys R Us that spoke English. All of the really good ones only spoke Spanish. Time to get going, folks. If we don’t start writing letters to the editor for our local newspapers (even though they may not get published), we will continue to drowned out by media pundits who favor this kind of crap.
What was distressing to me in our local newspaper’s account of the first child born was that the child had the surname of the mother, leading me to believe that the child would likely not have a father while growing up.
Off topic but I can’t let it go – Obama’s Trillion dollars:
This is hard to comprehend! Why would they do that? Spanish speaking people are NOT the majority in this country. Why would they pander to them, to the exclusion of English speaking people? What could they possibly gain by that? I mean, it would be one thing to have a few of them on hand, in a special area. But to have them almost exclusively is ridiculous. They are shooting themselves in the foot. Apparently, Toys R Us is run by a liberal moonbat who doesn’t care if they go bankrupt because the government will bail them out.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1104046/Britains-betrayed-white-working-classes-believe-immigrants-receive-better-treatment.html
Britain suffering from the same disease….only a little ahead of us….Be sure and read the comments..might as well be our own!
Round 2.
Ive been noticing stares lately. People giving me a concerned stare or dirty look. Been going on a few weeks now. I kept wondering to myself… is my jacket torn, did I wear something inappropriate, do I have something on my face…
Close… Turns out it was my hat… My NRA Life Member hat.
One example was just 20 min ago. I went to A&P to grab a few items. Before getting to the door… I let a older woman go first and gave a wave for a older man to go after… To my surprise the older man refused and told me “No go ahead NRA Member”. Unfortunately… a few min later I got the same old look from a store employee, and apparantly the pizza guys around here dont like chatting anymore with me.
Amazing the difference 1 hat makes.
Imagine the crowd I recieved when I went out with all the guys to The North Side, Brooklyn (The New Village of NYC). Went to a German pub… nearly half the bar just stared… at my hat… it was funny.
I think everyone has this idea NRA member = killer. People at my job are the same way. They joke that since Im a NRA member Im gun nuts. They tell me Im not trained enough to fire guns… even though Im a State Defense Force Soldier, and Vol Fireman. Or the fact that I did a bit of Marine Basic Training (Didnt Graduate – Medical Discharge).
It looks like the only real people that support me are the older people and younger Conservatives.
Do you guys get the same type of dirty looks or stares?
Jean…I don’t get stares because I try to stay neutral in public. I just don’t want to provoke some idiot liberal who decides to smack me. Yes, I am that afraid of those moonbats. That is also why I don’t have any bumper stickers on my car. I do have a fish with a cross inside it as a symbol of my Christian faith. So far, no one has ripped it off yet, but I’m confident it is only a matter of time. We are dealing with lunatics here!
Ed Hale on Plains Radio Network has the Stanley Ann Dunham – Barack Hussein Obama Sr. divorce papers (not to be confused with the previously released Stanley Ann Dunham – Lolo Soetoro divorce papers) and guess what?
Ed says it proves Barack Hussein Obama II was indeed born in KENYA!
This is all so upside down…
why can’t anything be done…
this is just wrong…..
Don’t worry all those people who would just as soon spit on the nasty 2nd amendment supporter will be the first to run screaming in your direction to hide behind you when the next riot/looting breaks out.
You are one typical left wing idiot…you and lgm have one hell of a lot in common…both you, lgm and a few others(not all, but most) are closed minded bigots, filled with irrational hatred.
In your attack on graysonret, he was being sarcastic and fictitious…did you not read…”Maybe…” Think and read before shooting your foolish mouth off.
Liberalism is an illness and it kills.
edelweiss, I apologize for the “idiot” remark, that was uncalled for on my part…but it was a foolish post by you.
Pretty soon, the name of the restaurant “On The Border” won’t make any sense.
The hypocrisy of the Mexicans rivals that of the Democrats.
Michelle has been on top of the Illegal Immigration INVASION for years now.
And it is True the 1965 Ted Kennedy Immigration Act WAS the begining of the end for The United States of America.
For years I have heard from Liberals and Conservatives “Well,he/she will only be a one term President/Senator/Represenative…
Its the AMOUNT of DAMAGE that person can do in that ONE TERM!
All for The Party…I really thought that after the attacks of 9/11 our Borders would have been Militerized, completely shut down so a jack rabbit couldnt get across. But… No, they are still wide open,and MORE Illegals are comming IN, than LEAVING!
In MY Opinion, maybe I’m way off base I do not know for sure, but I DO NOT think the “Powers that be” are in Washington DC… I think The Powers that be, are in New York City…
The United Nations AND The Council on Foreign Relations.
One just has to LOOK at the CFR membership and see THEY WANT ALL THE POWER. And with the help of the UN, I believe they are doing it. Just look at our Economic situation,our Immigration problem… In MY opinion, the Immigration Invasion is JUST A PART of something bigger…
And WE,The PEOPLE are Losing.
I agree, there is something going on and it is very bad! I weep for my grandchildren. I think God is weeping too. Speaking of borders, I am going off topic for a bit. There was a big demonstration going on here yesterday (Minneapolis). People with signs saying, “Israel, stop bombing Gaza”…stuff like that. Has anyone EVER seen a demonstration with signs that say, “Hamas, stop bombing Israel”? You know, Hamas, the ones who start the conflicts every time. Condi Rice said there must be a truce. What a joke. A truce long enough for Hamas to regroup. I pray that Israel doesn’t fall for that truce crap once again. Sorry for going off topic. I’m just really upset about how many people and countries are on the side of the Hamas terrorist butcher cockroaches, scum of the earth, slimy bast#%ds who slunk out from under rocks to destroy their own people, along with Israel. Can you tell I don’t like those creatures?
On the question of citizenship for children born in the United States. James Madison addressed this issue in that the various States (at that time) had different rules for citizenship and the State of Virginia may not recognize the U.S. citizenship of a person from Massachusetts. Madison wrote, “The new Constitution has accordingly, with great propriety, made provisions against them, and all other proceedings of the defect of the Confederation on this head, by authorizing the general government to establish a uniform flow of naturalization throughout the United States.”
The reader must realize that at the founding of the U.S. Constitution, there were no Illegal immigrants, there were only immigrants, hence the question of children of illegal immigrants was not a issue. We do not need to change the Constitution, only the interpretation of it for our times.
Not the puddle deep liberal mind Michelle. It remains as diseased and dysfunctional as ever; and the disease spreads every day.
The new American dream….come illegally, have an anchor baby and live off the child’s benefits. What a country!
Appeasement is never OK.
graysonret, my wife (Korean) and I have had similar trubles. We’ve been working on her permanent visa, too, since we married in 2005, and so far, all we have received is the run-around. It really makes me sick that we are trying to do things the right, correct, and legal way, all the while, tens of millions in the USA are allowed to stay illegally, have jobs, get driver’s licenses, and live in the USA virtually tax- and hassle-free. That’s why I didn’t vote for President Obama, and didn’t pl;an on voting for McCain either, until he added a REAL conservative to the GOP Ticket in Governor Palin.
I surely wish that the US of A would enforce its immigration laws, and, yes, do the “painful” thing and deport every single one of the illegal aliens in the USA…..