"Law enforcement officials from the Arizona counties hardest hit by illegal immigration say they want U.S. troops to help secure the border, to prevent the deaths of more officers at the hands of criminals who enter the country illegally.
“We’ve had numerous officers that have been killed by illegal immigrants in Arizona,” Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said Monday at a Capitol Hill news conference. “And that shouldn’t happen one time.”
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From Cardinal Roger Mahony's blog:
"The Arizona legislature just passed the country's most retrogressive, mean-spirited, and useless anti-immigrant law [SB 1070, awaiting the expected signature of Gov. Jan Brewer]. The tragedy of the law is its totally flawed reasoning: that immigrants come to our country to rob, plunder, and consume public resources. That is not only false, the premise is nonsense."
The Cardinal's statement that the reason Arizona passed the legislation is because they believe "...that immigrants come to our country to rob, plunder, and consume public resources." is a lie. This legislation has been passed because some illegal immigrants come here to rob, steal, murder and transport drugs and human slaves into the country. The Cardinal, just like so many other Progressives in the Church, is trying to distort the truth to fit his own preconceptions. It is unfortunate that it is mostly Mexicans committing these crimes and it is more unfortunate still that Mexicans tend to look and sound like, well...Mexicans. In a high crime area, such as along the border, why would we have law enforcement waste its time checking on light skinned, blonde haired people that have German accents. Geez, next thing you know we'll be strip searching grandmas in airports to find Muslim...Oh yeah, we do that already.
What led the Arizona legislature to pass such a law is so obvious to all of us who have been working for federal comprehensive immigration reform: the present immigration system is completely incapable of balancing our nation's need for labor and the supply of that labor. We have built a huge wall along our southern border, and have posted in effect two signs next to each other. One reads, "No Trespassing," and the other reads "Help Wanted." The ill-conceived Arizona law does nothing to balance our labor needs.
Uh, Cardinal? Last time I checked we were in the beginning stages of a depression with 20% or more of the American workforce looking for work. Time to rethink those same old Progressive talking points.
"The law is wrongly assuming that Arizona residents, including local law enforcement personnel, will now shift their total attention to guessing which Latino-looking or foreign-looking person may or may not have proper documents. That's also nonsense. American people are fair-minded and respectful. I can't imagine Arizonans now reverting to German Nazi and Russian Communist techniques whereby people are required to turn one another in to the authorities on any suspicion of documentation. Are children supposed to call 911 because one parent does not have proper papers? Are family members and neighbors now supposed to spy on one another, create total distrust across neighborhoods and communities, and report people because of suspicions based upon appearance?"
So, if I saw someone breaking into a house or stealing a car it would be somehow immoral or Nazi-like for me to report them to the police? Or do we only have to follow certain laws, the ones we agree with. Cardinal, could you point me to the part in the Catechism that states that?
"Various cities and states have tried such abhorrent tactics over the decades with absolutely no positive effect. Such laws have all been struck down by courts or repealed by wise citizens. Sadly, such laws lead to a new round of immigrant-bashing--usually in times of economic downturn.
Our highest priority today is to bring calm and reasoning to discussions about our immigrant brothers and sisters. We are a nation of immigrants, and their commitment and skills have created the finest country in the world. Let's not allow fearful and ill-informed rhetoric to shape public policy. Let's put a human face on our immigrant friends, and let's listen to their stories and their desires to improve their own lives and the good of the nation.
Almost all of our immigrant families are "mixed," that is, some members have legal documents to be here and some members do not. Asking ordinary Americans and over-worked law enforcement officers to hunt down people of suspicious legal documentation is ludicrous and ineffective.
Let's direct our energies where they need to be focused: passing a federal comprehensive immigration law which is forward-looking and which will help balance our need for adequate labor forces in the coming years. The Census Bureau reports that every day a minimum of 10,000 baby boomers retire. How are we going to provide the labor pool to fill all of these jobs in the coming years?
Our nation has no plan for our future labor needs. None.
As our economy begins to grow again, and as goods and services need to be provided and moved around the country, the need for motivated and eager employees will be of highest priority. Let's put our focus on people and our future together, not on retrogressive tactics which have never worked before in our country's history.
I have met so many of our immigrant families and I am in awe at their love for our country, their care and concern for their children, and their resourcefulness in helping to improve our communities, our way of life, and our economic future."
So then I guess the Cardinal is suggesting that no matter how many American ranchers are killed, American citizens kidnapped or American citizens are shot; I guess no matter how much crime and destruction crosses our border from Mexico America should sit on her hands and hope and pray that we don't offend or inconvenience some poor immigrant who just came here for work. Really, the last thing we want to do is to hurt the delicate psyche of someone that has come to our country as a virtual slave, undercutting and replacing American workers that refuse to be exploited. And Cardinal, I can show you where exploitation of workers violates Catholic teaching.
We have a right and our country has an obligation to defend us from invasion. We are in the process of being descended upon by foreign nationals intent upon poisoning our children and killing any American that gets in the way, even if that American is of Mexican descent.
If I lived along the border I would be willing to accept a bit of inconvenience from time to time to keep my family and myself safe. No one wants to carry papers with them for identification. Of course, no one wants to get shot while they're mending fences, either. Until we can end the shooting we are probably going to have to put up with a bit of inconvenience. This isn't the first time in this country and it won't be the last.
The Cardinal has attempted to change the subject all the way through his article. This isn't about future population or filling jobs. This is about survival for the people and the state of Arizona. We can revisit the other issues after the invasion of drug cartels and illegals has been brought to a halt.
In the meantime, quit whining and pissing about the immigrants. It's never been easy to make it here but somehow millions have. All the Micks, Kikes Spicks, Polacks and Niggers. All the Dago's and Krauts, the Chinamen and Japs. All of these groups came here facing incredible odds and persecution. They were relegated to the margins of society and took the lowest of jobs. And every single group made it out and became a vital part of the American story and way of life. They aren't called all the racially divisive names anymore. They're just Americans. The new Mexican immigrants will do the same. But it has to happen naturally. Neither the government or the Church should try to give them special status. They'll need to earn it, just like everybody else.
Because, if the thing is forced, there will be violence.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) says there is a brief time frame this year for the United States Congress to attempt a comprehensive reform of the nation's immigration laws.
Gutierrez, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Immigration Task Force, received a commitement from Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) that his chamber would take up reform legislation in the near future.
Gutierrez says that the most likely spot on the calendar is the period after the Memorial Day recess, which ends June 7 and the beginning of July, when the confirmation process to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is expected to begin.
The process of crafting and passing a bill will require Republican support, but Gutierrez says that Democrats must lead on the issue. "Democrats cannot expect Republicans to join them at the dinner table unless you prepare a menu," said Gutierrez, "we're in charge we should set the table." Gutierrez pointed to a Washington Post op-ed by Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) as a good blueprint for reform and hoped they would be able to turn that document into comprehensive reform legislation.
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