Posted on 01/31/2004 11:31:53 AM PST by The_Eaglet
What Part Of "Illegal" Don’t Americans Understand?
January 28, 2004
By Tom DeWeese
Which side one takes in the great debate over illegal immigration policy is a matter of values.
Do you treasure a strong, independent United States of America as the beacon of freedom in the world? Are you proud to live in a nation where personal liberty and free choice led to the creation of the highest standard of living and the best medical care in history? Do you believe in the free enterprise system? Do you believe in the rule of law, based on the Constitution, as the only way to protect your natural rights? Do you believe that the United States is unique among any other nation or system on earth?
If you hold these ideals as truth, then there is only one solution to illegal immigration. It must be stopped. None of the factors that distinguish the United States from all others can be preserved if this nation erases its borders and ignores its founding principles, primary among which is the rule of law.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanpolicy.org ...
Yes, it is about survival of our republic, but don't you think it's about values, too?
Would the impeachment of Bill Clinton count? Right now I'm drawing a blank. Wasn't there something that in the Contract With America that addressed corruption?
Please let me know if you come up with anything!
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