Newsweek’s Clift: U.S. Illegal Alien Wave a 'Happy Invasion'; Says 'We Love the Diversity of Food'

Newsbusters ^ | May 2, 2010 | Jeff Poor

[Rufus2007]

Pure genius, I tell you. With an estimated half a million illegal immigrants residing in Arizona according to the Pew Hispanic Center, questions are being raised about what this means for the United States and its national identity. But according to Newsweek contributing editor Eleanor Clift, it's a "happy" thing with lots of upside.

On the May 2 airing of "The McLaughlin Group," show moderator John McLaughlin raised the issue about the country's identity, particularly when it comes to English as the United States' primary language.

"The bedrock is national identity," McLaughlin said. "If the national identity suffers by reason of multiple languages, then the bedrock of our society, which is our identity, being an American is an American. English preserves that."

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[Rufus2007]

I would venture to say illegal immigrants and Mexican restaurants aren't really adding much to American culture, but that's just me.

[ClearCase_guy]

In so many ways, the American Left seems to take a “Let them eat cake” attitude to what is happening to our society.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Clift is what you get when you mix stupid with ugly.

[umgud]

They can go home. I can make tacos and burritos now.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

When Eleanor is car-jacked by illegals and left to fend for herself, alone.......

She’ll find a silver lining....

[pieceofthepuzzle]

This woman always seems so bitter. I would like to know what she likes about America, if anything.

We have every right to control immigration and ensure against drastic and destabilizing demographic shifts.

[Touch Not the Cat]

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She is a long time member of the “Death to America” crowd.

Just my opinion.

[Thom Pain]

Just think what would happen if the 20 million illegals marched into Mexico City and demanded their country back! It took far fewer to bring USSR down!

[ansel12]

Gain a restaurant, lose a nation.

[freekitty]

The food we usually like is tex mex.

[rbg81]

I’d like to see where she lives. My guess is a gated community with not a whole lot of diversity.

[lowbridge]

New Jersey teen victim sent final text before being killed (murdered by illegals)

[dennisw]

Those cheap Chinese buffets and other Chinese restaurants are fueled by illegals...From ChiCom land and from Mexico

[Maceman]

I hadn't realized all Mexican restaurants were owned by illegals. But, now that there is a Mexican restaurant on every corner in every town in the US, and salsa outsells ketchup, do you think we can maybe now at least shut off the illegal invasion?

Bring us your food,
your music,
your humor,
But please do us a favor,
and leave your disregard for our laws,
your bizarre infatuation with socialism,
your expectation of being supported by government,
your dictators,
and your oligarchies
the Hell home.

[Jack Hydrazine]

“In so many ways, the American Left seems to take a “Let them eat cake” attitude to what is happening to our society.”

I’d rather march their butts back to Mexico and ‘let them eat tacos.’

[Oatka]

In so many ways, the American Left seems to take a “Let them eat cake” attitude to what is happening to our society.

In this case it looks like "Let them eat burritos." :-)

[freespirited]

"It's a happy invasion for most people in this country," Clift proclaimed. "[W]e love the diversity of food.

Typical liberal elitist comment. Does she think all the people whose jobs have been lost since RATS took over Congress in 2007 are swooning over their diversity of restaurant options?

[Travis McGee]

Hey, they're not asking for much.

Just give them amensty. What could be the harm?

[airborne]

The thing about food is, while it may initially arrive on the plate in a “diverse” way, but we end up chewing and mixing and digesting it all as one big “melting pot” in our stomachs.

And then the vast majority of the useless $#!t is expelled (crapped out) and flushed away, so it doesn't make us unhealthy and sick.

And we would be wise to treat illegals (regardless of their origin) in the same manner. For the health and well being of our nation and it's citizens.

[GeronL]

The woman is a moron. Moroness?