| I
have heard leaders of our
Congress saying that we must
honor the immigration policies
of America past, how the
inscription on the Statue of
Liberty represents hope for
people all over the world. As a
refresher, here is that
inscription. "Give me your
tired, your poor, Your huddled
masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your
teeming shore. Send these, the
homeless, tempest-tossed to me.I
lift my lamp beside the golden
door."
This is
a wonderful sentiment created by
the French, defining what they
believe US policy should be.
However, this is not US policy.
Our nation is a nation of laws,
created by the power given to
Congress by the citizens of the
US via our Constitution. Our
Congress has taken that power
given to it, and created the
Immigration and Customs
Enforcement branch to enforce
the laws and policies
established by Congress, not by
the inscription on the Statue of
Liberty, or anything else. One
would expect that Congress would
be responsive to public
sentiment relative to issues
relating to legal immigration
and illegal alien invasion of
our country. It is obvious by
its actions that Congress sees
the entire immigration issue as
an opportunity to import voters
for the Democratic Party,
without concern for our society
in general. This is not
different from what New York
City politicians, Vito
Marcantonio and company did
after World War 2, in the
importation of hundreds of
thousands of Puerto Rican
citizens in order to expand the
Democratic voting rolls, which
was enabled by the suspension of
various health and safety laws
in the city to accommodate the
mass migration that occurred to
obtain the "free" government
services, paid for by the
citizens of New York City.
What is
different today? Congress is
encouraging the suspension of
common sense, letting
uncontrolled masses of people
into the US, straining the
health care system, education
system, and other safety net
programs intended for and paid
for by US citizens. Their
justification is often stated as
the inscription on the Statue of
Liberty which is not the law of
the land. Empathy for the ills
of the world has always been a
characteristic of Americans, but
helping hands to those in need
does not equate to the
destruction of our societal
services by our Congress in
order for them to get votes.
What do you think Congress would
be doing if there were term
limits for their service, and
their benefits were effected by
the overwhelming costs of
providing services to illegal
aliens? You could take it to the
bank, that illegal aliens would
not be a problem in the US. The
problem was dealt with by
Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt,
Truman, and Eisenhower, who had
the courage to do the right
thing, not pander for votes.
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