Here’s a story published this morning and written by Traci Carl – carried by the AP: “Mexican collapse? Drug wars worry some Americans”
I think this link will work

For those that have not been following developments (if indeed, you can call them such thing – /end dry sarcasm) to the south, it seems Mexico is much closer to being a dysfunctional failed state than most realize.

Can the Federal Government PLEASE get serious about BORDER SECURITY and be quick about it?!?!?!

The “We the people” we.

The same ones who just elected Obama… There are some practical considerations there in giving 305,636,648 (as of writing) a thumbs up or down on everyone who knocks at the door.

“No, those people are supposed to be in jail.”

The key word there is supposed. Why aren’t they? Are we all of a sudden in an imperfect world?

“I think you’re joking. “

On that I was serious as a heart attack.

“Either that or you also believe that Obama will give each of us our own unicorn.”

If that means he can confiscate a disproportionate amount of my earnings, inheritance, property and pass it out on the basis of who has failed worst and moaned loudest or whomever supported him best. Or whomever has a claim to a cultural or racial grievance against anyone, regardless of whether I was involved… Erode my liberty, freedom and leave just enough to keep folks from getting the pitchforks and torches… If it will further poison the education/entertainment/legal system and outright steal things from people who have been too smart or talented to make something… Well, you get the idea. I expect to be getting a unicorn horn up the ass sometime in the next 104 days.

“Are you saying you oppose open borders?”

Yes. We actually have “discussed” this before.

Which “We”?

The “We the people” we. The ones whose country this is supposed to be. The ones the government is supposed to be responsible to.

The guys who pick up people at the Home Depot to mow their lawn or the guys who hire illegal immigrants to cut up your meat at the processing plant?

No, those people are supposed to be in jail.

You see, in my “perfect world” scenario they would all cry when they saw the Statue of Liberty for the first time

I think you’re joking. Either that or you also believe that Obama will give each of us our own unicorn.

Not if we keep going on the way we are.

Are you saying you oppose open borders?

Bill, I’d rather not get into popularity contests for citizenship.

Well, to torture my “perfect world” scenario even further; perhaps people wouldn’t take their citizenship for granted if it could be revoked. Regardless, pegging immigration (legal and illegal) to the unemployment has been our de-facto “policy”. It has gotten us about 12-15 million people who we have no idea who they are but we are somewhat sure they are willing to do the “Jobs Americans wont”. (Like crippling our health care system, filling our prisons and accepting government handouts while demanding that we assimilate to their culture.)

I have no desire to be sent to a work camp in another country.

I don’t envision a lot of “work” going on at the imaginary Bouvet island Fantasy Spa for Parasites/Politicians and Dirtbags and you could probably outrun Rosie and Michael, so no worries.

On January 17th, 2009 at 3:24 pm, flenser said:

“No. In a perfect world our immigration rate would depend on how much WE want them to be Americans, not on how much THEY want it. “

Which “We”? The guys who pick up people at the Home Depot to mow their lawn or the guys who hire illegal immigrants to cut up your meat at the processing plant? Or MS13 and the Latin Kings who need drug mules? There are a lot of “we” that can’t be trusted to do anything other than the self destructive and short sighted, unfortunately.
You see, in my “perfect world” scenario they would all cry when they saw the Statue of Liberty for the first time, learn English with a “standard accent”, settle down and in a few years of hard work be living in Greenwich Ct and voting Republican. In yours they just might be coming here because some creep in Minnesota wants to save .38 cents an hour by hiring Somali cab drivers who upon arrival demand that they shouldn’t be required to transport people with seeing eye dogs because it is against Sharia law. Oh wait… That’s what we have already.

“Because there are a couple of billion people out there who’d really like to join us.”

Not if we keep going on the way we are. We will be joining them.

In a perfect world, our immigration rate would depend on how much an applicant wants to be an American. Whether or not they are willing to join, participate, believe and contribute.

No. In a perfect world our immigration rate would depend on how much WE want them to be Americans, not on how much THEY want it. Because there are a couple of billion people out there who’d really like to join us.