Dick Morris: Common sense on immigration
- Posted by Beth on January 5th, 2006 filed in General, International, Politics, The War
I hope Bush and the Republican leadership are listening:
The obvious answer to these concerns is a grand bargain that couples the strictest border defense with a generous guest-worker program, granting legal status to Mexican immigrants and regulating their numbers, working conditions, and wages - and assuring that they contribute to Social Security and other taxes.
The foreign-policy implications of a fence are harder to handle. Already Latin resentment against the United States is fueling the rise of an oil- and cocaine-based leftist oligarchy throughout our hemisphere. Castro now has friends in power in Venezuela and Bolivia and moderate allies in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. In Peru, a leftist Chavez look-alike, Ollanta Humala, is leading in the presidential race. In Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega may be heading back to power by a gradual military coup. And in Mexico itself, a Chavez protégé, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is leading in the polls for the July 2006 presidential race. Can you imagine having a border with a Chavez or a Castro, whose ability to disregard American concerns would be underscored by massive oil reserves?
Finally, someone that people actually listen to is making sense on immigration. I hope the right people are paying attention.
You NEED to read this one. Mexico is NOT America’s enemy–yet–and Mexican people aren’t either. If there is a need to take draconian measures at the border, it needs to be done on the Canadian border, at least right now. José Schmosé isn’t looking to destroy America, he just wants to provide for his family. The ONLY smart solution to illegal immigration is to enforce the border, but allow for peaceful, hard-working “guest workers.” We can’t afford to have “a border with a Chavez or a Castro,” and America is no better off by further marginalizing Mexicans–or by extension, Mexican-Americans.
Note: Before anyone goes off half-c*cked on ASSumptions, I’m not saying this from the mindset of a stereotypical Alabama resident who rarely sees a Spanish-speaking Hispanic; I lived in Tucson, Arizona for years, and I am well aware of the illegal (and legal) immigration issue. Even I have actually been pulled over on the interstate at a checkpoint in southern Arizona (years ago) and asked by the border patrol for ID. I showed my “green card”–my DD Form 214. ;-)
JohnDewey says:
I agree completely, Beth.
Fellow conservatives here in Dallas get all worked up over any suggestion of “amnesty” for current illegals. They seem to believe we could somehow deport the 10 million or so current illegal workers. Even those who believe in guest worker programs would have the 10 million aliens go back across the border and apply for re-entry. They totally ignore two economic problems:
- the cost to round up, process, and transport 10 million folks; and
- the severe impact to our economy of removing 10 million productive workers.
Some of my friends even believe that illegal workers could be replaced by U.S. citizens. Anyone fortunate enough to spend time with our pool of low-skilled, unemployed U.S. citizens knows better.
MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy » Blog Archive » Oceanside Unified School District to America: Fuck You says:
[...] Y’know what? FARK THAT. These monkeybutts saying THE AMERICAN FLAG in AMERICA is “disruptive” or “offensive” can kiss my American ass. I’ve said little about the whole immigration issue because I’ve felt all along that the rhetoric has been WAY over the top. But if this shi’ite is going to be an issue–being a proud American in America–then fuck them. I’ve got rhetoric to make their eyes and ears bleed. Here’s an idea: if you can’t display a flag, why not roll it up and snap these fucktards in the face with it? I’ve got all kinds of “disruptive” ideas for them. FARK YOU, OUSD. Fuck you, Aztlan. Fuck you, idiotarian protestors. The “build a wall” people will thank you for building support for them. Here’s a snip from the OUSD Superintendent’s message: To prevent disruption of instruction or school operations, no students may bring or wear items that could be disruptive, including clothing, face paint, signs, placards, or flags, all of which were contributing factors to last week’s disruptive behavior. American flags are already positioned in every classroom and on each school’s flag pole. Any of these objects brought to school by students and not issued to a student by a school official will be confiscated, placed in the office, and returned to the student after school. [...]
MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy » Blog Archive » The obligatory immigration post says:
[...] As I’ve done before, I’m going to go against the tidal wave of opinion on the right side of the blogosphere (and honestly, it’s mostly bloggers I have a beef with on this issue, as usual). And as I’ve done before, I’m going to refer you to Dick Morris on immigration. Why Morris? Because he knows the issues on both sides of the border.. In its debate over how to change the U.S. immigration system, Washington neglected the impact in Mexico - which faces a crossroads election this summer. And Mexico’s choice could not be more important to the United States. On July 2, the Mexican people will decide whether to elect ultra-leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (known as AMLO) as their next president. Rumors have abounded for months that Lopez Obrador’s campaign is getting major funding from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. And last month Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz)., a moderate Republican, told several Mexican legislators that he had intelligence reports detailing revealing support from Hugo Chavez to AMLO’s Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Chavez is a firm ally of Cuba’s Fidel Castro. Lopez Obrador could be the final piece in their grand plan to bring the United States to its knees before the newly resurgent Latin left. [...]
MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy » Blog Archive » On Immigration: backlash, racism, and the oblivious says:
[...] “Remained oblivious”–what a colossal understatement. This isn’t new information. From January: The foreign-policy implications of a fence are harder to handle. Already Latin resentment against the United States is fueling the rise of an oil- and cocaine-based leftist oligarchy throughout our hemisphere. Castro now has friends in power in Venezuela and Bolivia and moderate allies in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. In Peru, a leftist Chavez look-alike, Ollanta Humala, is leading in the presidential race. In Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega may be heading back to power by a gradual military coup. And in Mexico itself, a Chavez protégé, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is leading in the polls for the July 2006 presidential race. Can you imagine having a border with a Chavez or a Castro, whose ability to disregard American concerns would be underscored by massive oil reserves? [...]