From the beginning, the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) initiative has been based on a false premise.  Basically, we have been told that something like 800,000 individuals who were brought into this country illegally by their parents are entitled to remain because “it wasn’t their fault”.  Under that concept, all our immigration laws are basically fungible, subject to being replaced by whatever is expedient or “necessary” at the moment. Think about that for a bit.  What other laws are “irrelevant” in the minds of Progressives?  Certainly voter laws.  No one should have to prove who they are to vote! That is a right!  So, we are assured that there is no voter fraud.  One of our most sacred privileges as citizens, the ability to determine by our ballot who will represent us in government, and in many cases judge us from the bench, is not threatened by allowing anyone to vote who “certifies” they are legal voters at the polling place.  It isn’t even required that you make this statement in English.  That would be prejudicial!

So, back to DACA. Those who believe that if the DACA individuals are allowed to stay in our country, with no restrictions, they won’t soon demand that their parents and other illegal family members should also get a free pass to remain as well doesn’t understand human nature.  Of course they will. They will also demand a fast track to citizenship.  That is inevitable.  Then, the real goal of DACA will rear it’s head.  What’s that?  Why “Comprehensive Immigration Reform” of course.  Legalization of tens of millions of illegal immigrants will be demanded.  Amnesty once again, pure and simple.  For those who believe the 12 million figure which is constantly mentioned as the total number of illegals in the country, ponder the fact that estimate hasn’t changed in the last 15 or 20 years. Pardon me, but does that mean that for every illegal coming across our border each year, one goes home?

Meanwhile, back at the “Wall”.  How can we possibly build such an edifice which will be viewed as “Offensive” to all those south of our border?  Mexico won’y pay for it as Trump promised anyway, according to the opposition.  Open borders are the wave of the future. National values are passé.  We are “Citizens of the World”!  Follow Europe’s lead.  After all, look how well that’s working out for them.

We can only hope that President Trump will hang in there and demand a quid pro quo with the DACA issue.  No wall, no DACA, and no Comprehensive Immigration Reform.  And I’m not referring to funding the wall, I’m talking about building it.   When that’s well under way, we can talk about the other issues, but not before.