Posted by Scott at 05:28 AM |
Permalink 05:51 AM |
Comments (26) "I agree with the commenters above. The Repub establishment likes to paint anti-illegals as xenophobes (and some are).
But we went down the amnesty path before and did not solve the problem.
There are so many issues.
Security (if you can march an elephant and mariachi band across the border, what else could come?).
Fairness. If you are an illegal you live in the shadows. If you are a disadvantaged American, you get squeezed out of starter jobs. If you are a citizen you get to pay for welfare and emergency medical not covered by employers getting rich on illegals. The same hypocritical liberals who hate Walmart and want a "living wage" are happy to hire Mexicans mow their lawns and clean their toilets.
Clearly we need a political party for those of us who want laws obeyed by all, who want to reduce the special privs enjoyed by elites, who prefer to have a less-stratified and more middle-class society, who want a pro-American foreign policy, who want honest gov't and limited gov't.
In a short while we will see if that party is the Republicans. Or not."
