Blaming the citizen: Left fuels backlash on illegals

NY Post ^ | May 3, 2010 | Ralph Peters

[Scanian]

American and European leftists share the conviction that the immigrant, legal or illegal, is always right -- and the native-born citizen's always wrong.

This bigotry toward the law-abiding American, Brit, Frenchman or Italian doesn't help the immigrant in the end. Instead, it's a powerful engine driving divisiveness.

There are deep differences between Europe's experience with legal immigrants intent on importing intolerant lifestyles and our problem with illegals responsible for social friction and violent criminality.

But the left's blame-game is identical: Anyone who doesn't elevate the "rights" of the immigrant over the rights, safety and desires of the citizen is a bigot. No exceptions. Could there be a formula better designed to excite anti-immigrant sentiment?

In Europe, right-wing movements once consigned to the fringe have gained electoral traction from the Netherlands to Hungary as desperate citizens, ignored by political elites, struggle to preserve their way of life.

Here in America, where our political aristocracy's equally disdainful of the average citizen, Arizona found itself overwhelmed by illegals and abandoned by a federal government unwilling to enforce its own laws.

[hershey]

According to our beloved leader, America is nothing special as a country, so it beats me that Mexicans, etc., try to get here any way they can. But there’s a strong possibility that by the time Zero is gone from office, he will have trashed America into ‘nothing special’. Even so, it won’t be for long.

[RoadTest]

Yeah - the Left blames the citizen, the victim, the messenger - anybody but the culprit.

[jocon307]

This was a very good article. I too have been wondering why the leaders of our country care more for the illegals who shouldn’t even be here than they do for the people who pay their salaries.

Gordon Brown showed the world this attitude very plainly the other day. I’d say it will cost him the election, but Labour was probably going to lose anyway. However, it will be interesting to see the final results.

[Condor51]

The AZ State Police should buy some surplus Gun Ships from the USAF and load up the Mini-Guns.
That'll stop illegal Border Crossings pdq.
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[dljordan]

“The AZ State Police should buy some surplus Gun Ships from the USAF and load up the Mini-Guns.
That’ll stop illegal Border Crossings pdq.”

You don’t want police agencies with that kind of firepower. They would be doing wrong address, no-knock raids with them in short order. Oops, we’re sorry.

[Travis McGee]

Why worry? Let them have what they want. It's no big deal, really.

[Vigilanteman]

Instead, it's a powerful engine driving divisiveness.

Isn't that the main idea?

[Condor51]

I was joking
(kinda thought that was apparent by the smiley face gif)

[dljordan]

“I was joking
(kinda thought that was apparent by the smiley face gif) “

It was early.

[Vaduz]

It’s all about electoral traction for the liberal loons.

[HiJinx]

Ping!