Political Imbecility

Politicians, like children, often say the darndest things.

Consider this argument in favor of illegal immigration  disseminated by those opposing border crackdowns.

          “Illegal immigrants don’t contribute to crime in the U.S. because statistics show they, as a group, are less likely to commit crimes than Americans.”

Think about that for a moment.  Even if the crime rate among this group was one out of one thousand, illegal immigrants vs. one out of one hundred (it’s not) for citizens, would the admission of one thousand illegals result in one more additional criminal into the country than there was before?  Obviously… to those who think rather than mindlessly recite a liberal talking point.

          “State laws requiring voters to present ID at polling sites discriminate against poor (presumably mostly liberal Democrats) people.”

It may be true that poor people are less likely to have appropriate IDs.  I don’t know.  But does the law exempt certain classes of people from being licensed to drive cars because a lower percentage of a particular class have one?  Why not?  Because a license is designed to serve public safety by requiring prospective drivers to prove they  are competent to operate a motor vehicle.

In a similar vein, requiring the production of an ID before a person votes contributes to the integrity of our Democracy.

          “A politician says he’ll accept damning information about an elected opponent from a foreign county even if that source is a foe of the U.S.”

Please.  There’s a “real world” out there.  Does quid pro quo come to mind?  It should.