As we enter the summer of 2018 we are no closer to solving the problem of so-called “Immigration Reform”. The reason is that we have not defined what that actually means.
To the “Progressive” left, it obviously means completely open borders. They believe that whoever wants to come to this country should be allowed to do so, without limits or restrictions.
All but the most radical on the right want reasonable, but limited immigration. They want secure borders, an end to the magnet of “birthright citizenship”, “chain migration” and a winnowing of potential candidates, to select those who have more than poverty and the clothes on their back to bring to this nation. Continue reading Immigration Reform?
For the first time in a few years my wife and I took a driving vacation, from coastal South Carolina to northern Arkansas and back. We drove through Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi on the way out, Tennessee and North Carolina on the way back. So, we got a chance to experience southern hospitality in seven states. All by the way, a long way from our southern border. One thing struck both of us. It was the number of times we heard Spanish being spoken. In big cities and small towns, if you closed your eyes, you might believe you had been magically transported south of our border. That got me thinking.
I am dumbfounded by the continuing rhetoric being spewed by many members of the Democratic Party. What was once considered to be the political party which represented the interests of the “working man” has gradually morphed into something very different. Perhaps they should change their name to the Politically Correct Party.
The men shown at left ARE animals. They should scare the hell out of you. The motto of the MS-13 gang is “Kill, Rape, Control”. You don’t need to know anything more about this Hispanic group than that. These, by their own definition are “animals”. There is absolutely no rational argument about that fact. So, of course, the radical left goes irrational in their attack on President Trump’s comment about MS-13 gang members.
In the wake of the latest school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, the anti-gun rhetoric is once again being spewed forth by the various media outlets. Soon poster boys like David Hogg will be on every network but Fox. They will claim that a total gun ban, including forced confiscation of all firearms, is the only way we can protect our school children. All the news anchors will nod sagely and a stream of victims and mourners will be paraded before us.
During World War One the strip of land between the trenches of the opposing sides came to be known as “No Man’s Land”. It was controlled by neither side, but constantly contested by both. Perhaps, until we can address the critical issue of birthright citizenship, we need to create a “No Man’s Land” along our southern border.
When my daughter was attending Colorado State University in the mid 1990’s she worked in the library bookstore. Among the items for sale was a bumper sticker which said “Stop the Violins – Visualize Whirled Peas!” Obviously it was a jest on the peace movement saying of the period, “Stop the Violence – Visualize World Peace”.
On October 2, 1970, a clear, calm day, a Martin 404 carrying 37 members of the Wichita State football team, and a crew of 3 crashed into a Colorado mountain at 1:14 PM. A total of 31 people died in the crash. The aircraft’s engines were functioning normally and ceiling and visibility were unlimited.
Human beings are generally born with a specific gender, either male or female. A very small percentage are hermaphrodites, born with vestiges of both sexes. The physical characteristics of the sexes are obvious. The mental makeup of individuals is another matter. That there are homosexuals is beyond question. However, why some individuals are sexually drawn toward members of their own gender has always been disputed. Is it learned behavior, or something ingrained in the person at birth?