The Dangerous Mythology of Immigration

American Thinker ^ | November 28, 2010 | Frank Burke

[neverdem]

The current immigration law needs to be repealed. With no end in sight of prolonged, high unemployment, this is the perfect opportunity. Low skilled, no skilled immigrants are not needed, except for those who can be accepted for military service.

[wardaddy]

agreed

you’ve been here long enough to recall when this topic was fiercely fought over here

times have changed...folks have woken up...some anyhow

[InABunkerUnderSF]

I agree but would point out that large numbers of low skilled immigrants are not just “not needed”. They are an absolute liability to our society. In a world of remittances where anyone can just pack up and return home as fast as an airliner can carry them, I wonder if it’s time to reconsider the whole “Nation of Immigrants” paradigm.

I disagree regarding those who might be accepted for military service. The Romans tried this and it didn’t work out well for them in the long run.

[wiggen]

Military service has a dual nature. Yes its the military but its also a paying job. What happens when the defense budget starts getting cut down and suddenly the armed forces get a little more restrictive in whom they accept? Fewer spots for American citizens? As labor intensive as the military still is it’s far less so than it used to be. I simply believe that we need to view armed forces as part of our labor pool and not as a path to citizenship.

[momtothree]

I don’t know if it is the best idea to have your standing military infiltrated by citizens of other countries. Sort of defeats the purpose, right? Are you really going to defend your second country or the one you hope to have dual citizenship with? Another point with the article not mentioned is dual citizenship. You essentially are a citizen of two countries. My relatives became citizens of the U.S. (no other). Just a thought.

[Clintonfatigued]

Ping

[RoadTest]

“as German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated recently, multiculturalism has “utterly failed.”

Multiculturalism and socialism have always failed. Always will. Obama is their Failure-in-Chief.

[Liz]

THIS JUST IN Sen. Lindsey Graham said efforts to pass THE DREAM ACT THAT RAINS GOVT FREEBIES ON ILLEGALS -- "is going nowhere." "How can you give citizenship to 2 million people without securing our borders first?" he asked.

Graham also announced he's switching from Folger's Decaf to Lipton's flow-thru tea bags.

[okie01]

Teddy Kennedy has much to apologize for.

But his biggest crimes against America were his immigration policies.

[mvpel]

Leftist logic:

GOOD MULTICULTURALISM:

BAD MULTICULTURALISM:

[Cacique]

Btt

[Once-Ler]

times have changed...folks have woken up...some anyhow

Nope. Posters have been banned. It is still a non-issue to the majority of voters. If it was an important issue there would be a politician of stature pushing reform. Tancredo lost the gov race in CO. Where are the rising star leaders on the issue?

[SunkenCiv]

Unrestricted and unmanaged immigration is more than a question of expense. It can destroy a nation's identity and wipe away its culture, customs, and laws. The recent law passed by the citizens of Oklahoma making it illegal for judges to rely on Sharia Law in deciding cases (a law that was inexplicably stayed by a federal judge), as well as Arizona's move to enforce federal immigration law -- a movement seconded by a growing number of states -- all show that it can happen here.

Correction -- that it *is* happening here. Thanks neverdem.

[wardaddy]

I thought you left in a huff and went somewhere to anti-freep?

I was banned.

I’m back....over 3 years now I think.

Some things here have changed and now youse guys are in the minority here...top to bottom.

But what the heck...hugs and kisses.

but bayourod and stinkspur...no such love for them

[Pelham]

bttt

[Once-Ler]

I never left, just stopped donating. I posted at a couple other forums, but I never anti-freeped, and life prevents me from posting as much as I used to.

I'd send you hugs and kisses back...
but I'm a daddy too...
and I don't swing that way...

...well, there was that one time...
but I really needed the money...

I'm just kidding...

I didn't need the money.

Have a Merry Christmas.

[dixiechick2000]

Posters have been banned, and some have returned. But, wardaddy was banned outright, was baited by the harpies. At least now there is a nic attached to the abuse button.

It’s not a non-issue with voters...it’s just on the back burner right now. But, when it raises it’s ugly head again, and you know it will, it will be front and center.

Let’s see what happens to the DREAM Act, shall we? That is, if it’s not done behind closed doors, with no one of the opposition in attendance.

[skeeter]

It is still a non-issue to the majority of voters.

Surely you've been out of the country.

There have been several attempts by congress to push thru an amnesty in the recent past that have been slam dunked due to public outcry. Notice how quickly the lame duck congress stopped talking about the Dream Act?

You may choose to not notice but what we've seen over the past couple of years is VERY encouraging.

In view of what is now happening in Western Europe things can only get worse here for the proponents of unrestricted immigration.

[Once-Ler]

Surely you've been out of the country.

ha ha ha ha. That was a good one :)

Notice how quickly the lame duck congress stopped talking about the Dream Act?

I'll ping dixiechick2000 because she seems concerned that 0 will try to sneak it in. I don't think the rats want to solve the problem. They can just make promises to illegals and blame the GOP when nothing happens. The issue divides Republicans.

You may choose to not notice but what we've seen over the past couple of years is VERY encouraging.

Help me see what you see, please. In 2005 and 2006 the GOP majority Congress tried to pass an amnesty like Reagan's in 1987. A bill was passed by both House and Senate but Speaker Hastert refused to send representatives to the conference committee to reconcile the 2 bills. When the voters took Denny's majority away he quit. Both parties put up pro amnesty Prez candidates in 08. Are you excited because obambi tells you deportations, and illegals turned back at the border, are on the rise? Dubya, and Clinton said the same thing. If there are any fewer illegals in the US today it's because our economy has tanked and there are no jobs for them. Thousands...maybe tens of thousands of illegals cross our border every day.

Perhaps you are talking about the Tea Party sweeping in men like Scott Brown, Chris “Being in this country without proper documentation is not a crime.” Christie, and reelecting McCain and Murkowski. Or Tancredo's defeat in CO.

I ask again where are the anti-illegal leaders? I can't see why you are so encouraged, but I am very happy for you.

In view of what is now happening in Western Europe things can only get worse here for the proponents of unrestricted immigration.

lol. I hope you are not counting on the American voter knowing what is going on in Europe. They don't know what is happening in America.

[skeeter]

My point, which you neatly evaded, is that American public opinion clearly has shifted on this issue, and in a very positive direction. It doesn't matter that the MSM won't acknowlege it - the recent behavior of our political leaders in general is testament enough to it.

What else would have so quickly stopped them from accomplishing what so many of them clearly want to do?