The following is cross posted from Red Hot Cuppa Politics:
How Is Torture An Immigration Issue ....?
The broken bodies of Pfc. Kristian Menchacha and aren't even home yet -- but just as insurgents mangled their bodies, US liberals cannot wait to hammer their deaths into political soap boxes for various causes.
For example, the WisconsinState Journal rushes to score points on the immigration issue:In the midst of the justifiable outrage we all feel about the torture and death of two American soldiers in Iraq and in the compassion and sympathy we feel for their families, one little fact seems to have gone almost unnoticed.
When Maria Vasquez, the mother of one of the fallen soldiers, Kristian Menchaca, issued a brief statement to the press saying "I am against the war and I feel very hurt by what happened to my son," she did so in Spanish.
Vasquez is a Mexican immigrant to this country. I have no idea what her legal status is and I don't know how well she speaks English. The only thing I know - after searching quite a number of sources - is that her public statements have been in Spanish. (does anyone really believe that the writer here is really outraged by the incidents; that first paragraph is phoney baloney -- FB)Menchacha died fighting for America. As far as I'm concerned, his mother's immigration status doesn't matter.
But, the guy who wrote this, and the editors that passed it along, seem to have posted the above article to induce a certain sense of guilt in who they imagine is the "anti-immigrant" crowd. And know what -- it's a crock.
During WW2, the parents of slain American GI's may have spoken Polish, Spanish, Italian or even German. But those slain were honored for their sacrifice. Illegal immigration were not even a question then, and when it comes to the military, it should not be a question now. These guys died for America, and they died horribly, and that's all we need to know.
We do not need cheap shots. We need to take a breath and support the families, in the universal language of grief. Here's a link to a KGBT 4 Station, where you can express support for Pfc Menchaca's family, and here's link for a Pfc. Thomas Tucker memorial fund.
Notice how the national media reported the story a day or so ago, then dropped it. The big news in the NYT's, and its acolytes, is how "Bank Data Is Sifted by U.S. in Secret to Block Terror!!!" and thus another fairly effective counter-terrorism program bites the dust.
For the latest on illegal immigration reform, click to the CoalitionBlog.
Also from Red Hot Cuppa Politics, "
What Would Socrates Say (About Illegal Immigration) ...?
A few days ago, Victor Davis Hanson wrote an exposee on what Socrates would have said about illegal immigration.
Here's an excerpt from an article well worth reading in full:..After Socrates was convicted by a court of questionable charges, his friends planned to break him out of his jail in Athens. But the philosopher refused to flee. Instead, he insisted that a citizen who lived in a consensual society should not pick and choose which laws he finds convenient to obey.
Selective compliance, Socrates warned, would undermine the moral integrity of the entire legal system, ensuring anarchy. And so, as Plato tells us, the philosopher accepted the court's death sentence and drank the deadly hemlock..."Today, there are plenty of folks who'd like to cherry-pick the laws they want to follow.
Take Back Georgia, "Trying to stick to our state...and my trip to McMexico" He takes a road trip with the family and what does he see? Not one, not two, but many Mexican gang tags, and much more that should not have been in this neighborhood. Go read it.
Southern Sass, "Just when I'm fresh out of hero's
Somehow, I manage to find a new one. This one just happens to be...Gasp.....a politician....ok...put down the sticks and stones and stop cussing at me ! Y'all hush up and here me out please. Thank you. (go read it all, you really should)
Common Sense America, "The Great American Betrayal"
As our President, elected officials, and pro-illegal immigrant groups claim that the illegal immigrant does “the jobs Americans won’t do” we are seeing more and more Americans unable to even apply for some jobs.
From TimesLeader, PA
Unemployed mason Todd Harter heard there was a strip mall under construction not far from his Pennsylvania house, drove the 30 miles to check it out and asked the man in charge for a job.
Harter noticed all the workers spoke Spanish. The owner of the masonry company “looked at the Mexicans, looked at me, and said, ‘I don’t think you’d fit in,’” said Harter, 38, of Nescopeck, Pa. “It made me mad.”
DeMediacratic Nation, "New Poll: Immigration reform is favored - Hook, Line and Sinker"
The Arizona Republic reports:
A majority of Americans believe the nation's immigration system needs fixing and favor giving work visas to foreigners and undocumented immigrants provided there are stiffer penalties for people and employers who violate immigration laws, according to a new poll.
DeMediacratic Nation, "House is being irresponsible on immigration legislation"
There is always the chance with politicians that they are just paying lip service to an issue with no intention of actually following through. The recent news announced from the right side of the aisle, to take the show on the road and conduct "field hearings" on the bill is one that allows for just that possibility.
No Amnesty -- Got it!, "Bush's North American Union to supercede the Supreme Court
This is some scary
shitstuff Maynard! You'd better take your blood pressure medicine before proceeding on down the page! I have been asked "What does this have to do with illegal immigration?" and the answer is "It has EVERYTHING to do with Bush and his RINOs in the senate not wanting to enforce current laws!" They are trying to build the North American equivalent to what Europe is doing right now, right down to plans for our version of the EURO, the AMERO.
Morning Coffee, "Bills Without Borders"
From the Dallas Morning News
Dallas County is planning to bill Mexico and other countries for treating their indigent citizens at Parkland Memorial Hospital, a practice that county leaders say is becoming a drain on their resources.
Morning Coffee, "This practice, called “catch and release,” is unacceptable, and we will end it."
bRight&Early is has the entire roundup of CAII posts as always. Go see...Local police said they intercepted 20 illegal Mexican immigrants, but were ordered by immigration officials to let them go free.
Belmont County Sheriff Fred Thompson said his officers were instructed by federal immigration services to let all 20 illegal immigrants go free, and said his department has no choice but to follow the orders from immigration officials.
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