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A lot of people on the Nativist side of the Intellectual Border (or, as I like to call it, The Border of Reactionaries) have asked why the Federal Government refuses to “do something” about the problems posed by illegal immigration. If it were up to them, the Federal Government would take the “necessary action” and pass a law making it a crime to not only be here illegally but to assist someone who is here, whether that be by forging documents for them or giving them advice or a meal.

Might I say, I’ve never been a fan of George W. Bush, but I think his proposal about Guest Worker Programs works far better than anything else on the Market. Tragically, however, the Republicans in Congress have hijacked the Debate, and like with anything that the GOP puts their spin on, it’s a messy, fractious thing. It’s important to point out, before we continue, the humor of the situation. Republicans have often criticized the Democrats as the unorganized, weak party with too many ideas and not enough sense — and here they go, in what could be seen as the greatest display of political crossdressing in history, acting like what they argue the other party is.

The debate over immigration is ridiculous on both ends. The argument that the American Government took the Southwest from Mexico after a War and that this means it’s really the Land of the Mexicans is absurd. And the argument that we need a wall between Mexico and America to protect us from terrorists is even more laughable: if I were a terrorist, I’d cross from Canada, an easier border, than the Southern one. If I were a migrant worker searching for a restaurant that needs new help in Cleaning, I’d come from Mexico.

Either way, I thought it was just the Stone Cold Communists and the Hyper Aggressive Israelis that built walls? Let’s get the idea of a forced divide out of our heads — it isn’t going to happen, and shouldn’t. It is worthy of noting, however, that the problems posed by this bill illustrate the greatest problem today with the Republican Party: it isn’t George W. Bush that’s the messup, it’s the Republican Congress. The Congress tilts so far to the Right that they’d re-enact the actions of Nikita Khruschev, and mimick the antics of East Germany in an effort to “preserve” — preserve what? The white race? The Economy? Their own re-election?

A great sadness overcomes me when I look to Washington D.C. these days. This sadness overtakes my senses because of the amount of innocent lives that are being played with by a Republican Party hellbent on shoving Immigrants out of their country, as their Cherokee Ancestry merits them the Universal Right to American Land. But it’s not just the bizarre, angry rants about Immigrants and the practice of Immigration that bothers me: it’s the fact that, after all that goes on, millions of innocent, hardworking people are going to be shafted by the Republican Party if they pass one of the bills they intend to pass.

The Kennedy-McCain Bill is reasonable enough, although I prefer the Bush bill. When people are talking about immigration, they should think of two things: first, the individuals whose lives will be drastically altered by any rash legislation; and second, that the economy needs immigrants to thrive. You restrict the practice, and you flip your own burger to spite your neighbor. The people intent on humiliating the President and “reforming” immigration should look to the mirror and genuinely ask themselves what the problems really are here. Then, after they’ve thought about it, they should ask themselves: have we crossed the line?

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 29th, 2006 at 1:06 pm and is filed under Outside Retort (Current Affairs).