>From November 11, 2011, an article by Neal Boortz:
On Tuesday, November 29, 2011 6:28:02 PM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: > > Great Article! > > *Newt on Immigration* > *Neal Boortz* > > > http://townhall.com/columnists/nealboortz/2011/11/29/newt_on_immigration/page/full/ > > OK, Republicans. Since you’re so religious and all – it’s time for a > little “come to Jesus meetin’ > <http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=come%20to%20jesus>”. If > you’re not familiar with the term, click on the link. It’s time for a > little harsh dressing down. > > Do you realize what we have at stake in this election next year? This > isn’t just about taxes, pork spending, social security benefits and > repairing bridges. This is about saving our Republic. Do you know we’re > already past our life expectancy? Economies and societies built on the rule > of law, liberty and economic freedom have this troubling tendency to > destroy themselves at around the 200 year mark. This happens when people > figure out they can use the ballot box to get their hands on someone else’s > stuff. > > Well guess what, folks? We’re there. We’re past there. We’re on the ropes. > We’re old – and durned near on our deathbed. > > We have a president who was not raised as an American. Oh, I know. He’s a > citizen and all that … but he was not infused during his formative years > with how fortunate he was to have been born in this country and what it > means to be an American. He lived in Indonesia, for crying out loud, for > much of his childhood; that and Hawaii. Well guess what? I lived in Hawaii > too, and I can tell you that as a student in Hawaiian schools you weren’t > exactly saturated with American culture and history. Hawaiian history? > Sure. And that’s understandable. Hawaiians are very proud of their > heritage. But U.S. history? Only what the schools absolutely had to > include. And that private school, Punahou, that Obama went to in Honolulu? > Here’s another “guess what?” My sister taught there; right around the time > that Barry was a student. Again – not a place where you’re going to learn > what a blessing it is to be an American and a citizen of the greatest > nation on earth … ever. > > Our president thinks that American greatness comes from government. He > believes that free enterprise is inherently evil. He is robbing us of our > economic liberty as he institutes a command economy. He believes in using > tax policy for income redistribution rather than raising the revenue needed > to pay for the basic (Constitutional) functions of government. He said he > was going to fundamentally transform the United States of America, and we > stupidly didn’t ask him just how he planned to do that. Now we know. And > now we know that for our children to have half a chance of improving on the > standard of living that we have enjoyed – or even living as well as we have > -- this man has to be sent back to a community organizing office behind a > dry cleaner on the South Side of Chicago … STAT. > > That brings us to Newt Gingrich and this little puddin’ storm over his > comments on immigration. Newt suggested that we might not want to be > rounding up people who have lived in this country – though illegally – for > 25 years or so; during which time they raised families, started businesses, > paid taxes and helped drive our economy; and ship them back to Mexico. As > soon as those words were out of his mouth Michelle Bachmann – desperate for > a way to ignite voters – started screeching about “amnesty.” In no time we > had the ObamaMedia falling over itself to parrot the “amnesty” line and > call Gingrich out on strikes. > > Let the progs and libs play this thing any way they want … but you > Replublicans; you GOPers … could you make a special effort and try to get > serious here for a minute or two? Think! I’ve done it on occasion, and I > can promise it’s not painful. > > Do we need to enforce our immigration laws? Absolutely! Does the border > with Mexico need to be secured? No doubt. And Gingrich has said he would do > just that. But a bit of realism needs to creep into this conversation. > > I love analogies, so try this one: You come home from work to find a pipe > has broken. Your home is flooded. What is the FIRST thing you do? Do you > sit there and argue with people about how you’re going to get all that > water out of your home? No. The FIRST thing you do is shut off the water. > The same logic applies to our immigration problem. The first thing we do is > secure our borders. Gingrich says he will shut them down. > > OK … so the flood has stopped. NOW you start to clean up the mess. > > Republican voters need to mature a bit on this issue …. Not one of your > candidates has actually articulated a plan deport all illegals. Not one. > And do you know just why that is? Because every single GOP candidate, > including Bachmann, knows full well that there is no way in the world we’re > going to round up every illegal in this country and send them south. > > Try to imagine what the world will think of us (and it does matter) if we > suddenly start looking for people who entered this country illegally 25 > years ago; people who then married an American citizen, started a business, > raised several children – all citizens – and who is now a vital and > integral part of the American economy and his community, not to mention a > husband, father and grandfather. So we find these people, and start > shipping them back to Mexico. Can you hear the screams from the > international community? Try these two words: “Ethnic cleansing.” Oh, I > know. In reality we would just be expelling law-breakers … but you try to > tell that to people we want to like and admire us that when they see that > most of the people on the green busses have brown skin and dark hair. > > I’m particularly amused by Bachmann’s (and other’s) claim that letting > these people go through a process to gain legal residency status in America > would be a “magnet” for more illegal immigration. Earth to Michelle. Our > country is a magnet. Our way of life, our freedoms, our opportunities … all > a magnet; a magnet much more powerful than giving some long-time illegal > (but otherwise law-abiding) residents a break. What is Bachmann’s solution? > Are we going to combat illegal immigration by making the United States a > country to which nobody wants to emigrate? Seal the borders! Take the same > actions to protect our borders that Mexico takes to protect theirs! > > There’s a lot of anger on this issue. Understandable anger. We’ve had a > succession of politicians and leaders who have steadfastly refused to do > anything about what I call the Mexican invasion. And when a state (like > Arizona) does try to address the situation, our federal government sides > with the Mexican officials to go to court to get the enforcement actions > stopped! > > If it were not for the 17th Amendment to our Constitution, this story > would read completely different .. but that’s another column. > > So, Republicans --- instead of insisting that your candidate seek revenge > on people who sought freedom and opportunity many, many years ago; try > demanding that your candidate promise to do something to stem the tide as > soon as he’s sworn in. Shut off the water. Close the borders. Once that’s > been done we’ll seek out the illegals that pose a threat to our society and > greet them with a clenched fist. Those who contribute to our society and > want to join our family? 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