Human Events has a good article about Middle Eastern infiltration and immigration through Mexico. Considering that we're now tightening our border with Canada in fear of terrorism, isn't it time to get serious about the southern stretch as well? Homeland Defense is concerned about 'dirty bombs' coming in, yet every day countless people walk into our country unmolested from Mexico.
For years Washington has winked at illegal immigration. The Left rhapsodizes about diversity and sees every newcomer as a future voter. On the right you have the WSJ branch of the Republicans which sees each one as a potential low-caste worker.
Consequently, half of the California prison population is made up of illegals. Worse, in the long-term, are the balkanized pockets of immigrants who feel no loyalty to their new country, who seemingly feel no need to learn the language, and who don't share the American values of self-reliance and limited government. They come from a corrupt oligarchy where the key to survival is to live near Mexico City, the source of all blessings, because the government is the economic heart of the country. (Lest anyone think I'm only speaking of Mexican immigrants, the last data I had for Cambodian arrivals plotted the percentage receiving federal assistance at 48%)
Culture is an organism. It evolves and grows slowly, over centuries. It NEEDS immigration and cultural exchange. But this needs to be done at a rate that allows newcomers to learn the values of the receiving country. Limited government and political liberty are not guaranteed rights from God. Rather, they are among the most rare of blessings, historically speaking. Flooding the country with endless millions of unskilled workers in a post-industrial era isn't altruism, it's insanity.
These facts were never enough to make Washington serious about illegal immigration. One hopes that perhaps the threat of terrorism may, but I'm not holding my breath.
Posted by Discoshaman at juin 30, 2003 09:48 AM | TrackBack