The Immigration Game

Once again, the Sacramento Bee, like other liberal newspapers, is doing its level best to fog the issue of illegal immigration. Running a multi-page special by Peter Shrag and a companion column by Ruben Navarrette, the intent (as part of a division tactic) is to brand certain segments of the US population as “anti-immigration”, when the real issue is border-jumping by individuals not entitled to be here.

Let’s stop dancing around semantics and get real, shall we? The actual issue at hand is: How doe we stop people from entering the U.S. uninvited? How do we protect our borders?

Does that make us “anti-immigration” as Shrag suggests? Not on your life. We simply reserve the right to expect those who enter this country to do so legally, with proper ID and documentation – just like every other nation on the planet demands. We simply cannot afford an uncontrolled /open-door policy regarding our borders. It’s an issue of economics and national security.

Folks want to live in this country because it offers economic and societal opportunities unparalleled anywhere. But they need to follow Tom Hanks’ admonishment Matt Damon in the film, Saving Private Ryan: “Earn this!”

And that means following the rules, not breaking them.