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October 23, 2006

The immigration conundrum

On the one hand we've got sleazy politicians like Congressman Sensenbrenner talking tough while making scads of money from undocumented immigrant labor both here and in Iraq, not unlike Oregon Republican Gubernatorial candidate Ron Saxton. And on the other hand we've got farmers losing millions of dollars because they can't get reliable labor after immigration raids.

While I find the typical Republican politico's rhetoric on this issue to be bordering on racist because of how they blatently ignore illegal traffic across our northern border, at the same time I find the typical Democratic politico's rhetoric wishy-washy and contradictory.

Here's the thing that I am unable to get past when I consider both side's arguments: rule of law

The simple fact of the matter is that it is illegal to enter this country by just wandering across the border. It strikes me as more than a little bit hypocritical for politicos to on the one hand be pushing for illegal corruption by members of Congress to be investigated and prosecuted while on the other hand pushing for amnesty program after amnesty program for those who illegally enter this country.

Either we believe in (and do more than just give lip service to) the Rule of Law or we don't.

I submit to those who favor amnesty programs that your priorities are in disarray. Either fight to change the laws governing our borders or stop picking and choosing which class of inhabitants ought to be subject to the rule of law and which shouldn't.

Posted by Kevin at October 23, 2006 08:20 AM