In case you missed it, here is President Donald Trump addressing the nation on the need to address illegal immigration and his plan to increase physical and technological security on our southern border with Mexico.
May God Bless you, and may God Bless these United States.
Democrats are completely silent. Why?
Could it be that a majority of voters want the caravan stopped? Could it also be that a super-majority of Americans believe that our current immigration enforcement is far too lax?
I think it’s both, and I think that the caravan represents an all-at-once display of what Americans rightly believe is happening at our borders. News reports have been showing us trickles of illegal immigrants; numbering in the dozens. A few hundred families separated at the border is uncomfortable. Thousands streaming towards the border is terrifying.
Democrats can’t say, “stop the caravan” because (1) President Donald Trump wants it stopped, (2) Americans overwhelmingly agree with him, (3) there’s an important election approaching and (4) they think agreeing with a Republican President and a majority of voters will kill their chances of winning an election.
Never mind that our border is about to be assaulted by an invasion force. Never mind that allowing it to penetrate this country has long lasting deleterious effects on our sovereignty and safety. Never mind that the invaders really are poor folks trying to reach a better life who have been manipulated by extreme left organizers like pawns on a gameboard.
Human suffering and destabilization of America aren’t important considerations when it comes to seizing power and undoing the 2016 election.
Meanwhile, about 1,000 miles to the north, authorities there were taking a Somali-born, nationalized US citizen into custody for allegedly attempting to set off a van stuffed with explosives using a cell phone detonator.
But, closing the border and enforcing US drug and human trafficking laws, as well as protecting citizens from random, soft-target attacks… that’s no big deal. Because these are “isolated incidents” and the public was never really in danger.
Chief Michael Reese stated, “This threat was very real but at no point was the public ever in danger. The cooperation of various law enforcement agencies was critical in making this case. I appreciate the partnership we have with the FBI and I’m very proud of the Portland Police Bureau’s role in this investigation. The Portland Police Bureau works to maintain the highest level of safety for our community and this case stands as an example of our commitment to the people we serve.”
Mayor Sam Adams said, “A smart federal, state and local law enforcement investigation caught a criminal tonight bent on mass destruction and murder in our city.” “The bomb was a fake but evidence shows the criminal who tried to detonate it was real. My deepest thanks to the local teams at the United States Department of Justice, FBI, Portland Police Bureau, and other local agencies who were instrumental in protecting our community.”
We know who the terrorists are. We know their ethnicity, their religious affiliation, their gender, age and we know what their aims are. We know who the drug cartels are. We know their ethnicity, their gender, age and what their aims are.
But God forbid we profile them. It might be a violation of their civil rights.
Meanwhile, we’re stuck having to wonder whether we’re safe at a Christmas Tree Lighting.
How long is it before the terrorists and the drug cartels realize that their goals are not at all dissimilar, and start working together?
Her first filing: An Arizona-style immigration status check.
Riddle is from Tomball, just north of Houston. Houston is one of the local governments with the onerous policy of being a “sanctuary community,” which refuses to even raise a finger to assist federal efforts to enforce documentation laws.
Last summer, the entire Houston Metro area was shocked when a 14-year old girl, Shatavia Anderson was gunned down in a field near her home. The killer was a twice-deported illegal immigrant by the name of Melvin Alvarado. Alvarado has confessed.
"The overwhelming majority is saying that they want something done," state Rep. Debbie Riddle, who filed some of the early bills, tells the Texas Tribune. "They want their families to be safe."
Bills filed this week would:
The Tribune says that with the GOP controlling all statewide offices, the top courts and nearly two-thirds of the seats in the Texas House and Senate, "many of the tough measures that died in previous sessions are expected to have a much smoother route to passage."
Like many states in the country, and especially among those in the southern latitudes, Texas Republicans saw big gains. As many as 22 state lawmakers of the Democrat persuasion were ousted from office last Tuesday. Republicans saw that as a mandate to begin cracking down on illegal immigrants and state policies that enable and encourage the renconquista.
While Texas Governor Rick Perry is publicly cool to the idea of the state exerting control over immigration enforcement, he’s an astute politician reportedly eying a run at the White House in 2012 or 2016. It’s unlikely that he’d vigorously oppose Riddle’s measure if he expected to get national support among a conservative GOP base that views illegal immigration as a top national priority.
We’ll see how this plays out, and whether a chastened White House has the gumption to sue Texas as well as Arizona. But expect Texas Republicans to use the Shatavia Anderson tragedy to remind legislators what’s at stake.
McCain promises he’ll help “resolve” their issues. The DREAM Act, if you’re not familiar with it, would create a path to amnesty through the higher education. Undocumented? Get a degree in Hispanic Studies and you get your green card. McCain likes that idea:
To his credit, he does acknowledge that 80% of Americans say “secure the border first.” But in his own context, that’s just another little hurdle he sees along the way to Amnesty. What should shock me—but doesn’t—is that this comes only weeks after he vanquished J.D. Hayworth in the Arizona primary.
Geez, can he at least wait until he’s elected for another term as America’s Maverick RINO before jumping off on a DREAM vote? Reid needs five more votes to invoke cloture. If he gets them, it comes up for a vote.
The White House has said the decision to challenge Arizona's immigration law was out of its hands, left completely up to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and the lawyers at the Justice Department.
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Obama will be called upon frequently in the next several months to make the government's case that the Arizona measure unlawfully preempts federal law. As he campaigns for Democrats at town hall meetings around the country, it will be Obama -- not Holder -- who will be at the center of the intense discussion.
A senior Democratic strategist said Obama will probably seek to avoid directly defending the government's suit, or attacking the Arizona law, which remains popular in most polls. Americans largely see the law as an effort to do something about illegal immigration in the wake of federal inaction.
