“I believe, therefore I know”.  For a very long time that has been the creed of many of those who fancy themselves to be Liberals or Progressives.  The problem is that certitude in a false premise is foolish and possibly dangerous.  A classic example of that situation is the oft stated figure that there are “10 to 11 million” illegal aliens in this country.  The politically correct description of these individuals is “Undocumented Immigrants”, but that doesn’t change the fact that they are in our country without a legal status.  They entered illegally or overstayed their visas.  Either way, they have broken our laws.  To you “Globalists” out there who believe their should be no national boundaries, I would suggest that you try to enter any of the countries, either north or south of our border without proper permission, and then start trying to get social benefits from your new residence.  Unless you’re in Canada, I hope you like dirty, rat infested prisons.

Now, ponder that 10 to 11 million claim.  I live in South Carolina, and over the holidays I have had an opportunity to travel the full width of that state.  I use back roads because I hate to drive on interstate highways when they are as congested as they are at this time of year.  So, I drive through many small towns in rural areas.  It is rare to pass through these small hamlets without seeing signs in Spanish and stores and restaurants with names like “mercado” or “taqueria”.  Remember, these are small towns in a rural area of a southeastern state which is a thousand miles from our southern border.  It is apparent that there are far more Spanish speaking people here than meet the eye.  What’s the chance that they are all here legally?

There is no doubt that most of these folks aren’t selling drugs or engaging in rape or other crimes.  However, by definition they are ALL criminals if they are here without our permission.  One can only hope that the Trump administration will keep it’s promises relating to illegal immigration.  The “Wall” must be built, and illegals must be identified and denied ANY social benefits granted to legal citizens.  Elimination of “birthright” citizenship for children of parents who are in our country illegally seems to be common sense as well.  Those convicted of crimes should be quickly deported, and the rest should be encouraged to “self deport” back to their countries of origin.  In addition, all foreign aid should be eliminated for countries which have encouraged their citizens to come here illegally and then refused to take them back.  When a true accounting of the numbers of illegals in this country is carried out, I believe all those who “believed” the lies being fed them by previous administrations will finally “know” the truth.  If, that is they have an open mind.