Consider:
- Illegal
immigrants are termed “undocumented”, as if the difference between those who
enter lawfully and those who do not is merely a matter of missing paperwork.
- A caravan
of buses originating in Hondurus travels north through Mexico, carrying
passengers seeking asylum in the United States from the violence in their home
country. That offered by the Mexican
government is spurned. Yet CNN, etc.,
bemoan efforts to slow or stymie their efforts to enter the U.S.
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Activities by American lawyers in advising would be border-crossers on what to
say to immigration officials are favorably highlighted by the liberal media.
- The U.S.
admits over one million immigrants each year who have complied with our laws.
- America,
in its compassion toward foreigners, is more generous than most of the world.
America is indeed a compassionate, caring and generous
country. And the above facts prove it is
slanderous to charge or suggest otherwise.
But most Americans are also law-abiding and resent, and
are angered by, those who are not. We
are a people raised, in general, to be fair and considerate. And we do not approve of people cutting in
front of those waiting “in line” to enter our great land.
The Left is, in effect, accusing America of being
uncaring, callous and contemptuous of foreigners. That’s a lie.
Further, America wants new residents to come for the
right reasons. We welcome those
attractedby our open society, religious tolerance, love of individual freedom
and who possess the desire to adjust to our culture and mores. Those who come merely to continue their “old
ways” in a new setting are not appreciated.
After all, America is a unique land. We are not populated largely by people of the
same ethnic, racial or tribal backgrounds.
Rather, our nation is founded on ideas.
Thus, we have an expectation – a right to demand – that those who settle
here shave that commitment.
The standard for admission into any sovereign nation is
not merely that people want to enter; it is also that the citizens want them
to.