Enforcement = Racism
Or so says Barak Obama, while fishing for support from a group whose name translates as "The Race". But of course, they're not racist...no:
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Sen. Barack Obama told the nation's largest Hispanic advocacy group yesterday that he earned their support for his presidential campaign by marching in last year's May 1 immigrant rallies and challenged them to learn whether others met that standard.
"Find out how many senators appeared before an immigration rally last year. Who was talking the talk, and who walked the walk — because I walked," Mr. Obama said at the National Council of La Raza's annual convention in Miami Beach. "I didn't run away from the issue, and I didn't just talk about it in front of Latino audiences."
The Illinois Democrat said the recent Senate immigration debate "was both ugly and racist in a way we haven't see since the struggle for civil rights."
Of course, his primary opponent, the former First Lady, was no better:
In remarks during a morning brunch, Mrs. Clinton said she has been trying "to understand where all of the venom and the incredible anxiety came from" in the immigration debate.
The only venom I've seen lately is from proponents of open borders (both Democrats and Republicans) accusing those who want to see our existing laws enforced of racism. I've said repeatedly, both publicly and privately, that I am in favor of immigration. And I have no problem whatsoever with hard-working immigrants, Hispanic or otherwise, who come to this country legally. But we must have control over who comes here, and have an orderly process. Simply allowing anyone who wants to to traipse across the border (or overstay a visa), and then every few years call a "do-over" with the latest amnesty is unworkable.
The reason we're in the mess we're in currently is because of the 1986 amnesty bill, which encouraged millions more to enter this country illegally, while we showed no will whatsoever to enforce the parts of the 1986 bill that were supposed to secure the border and make it harder to work illegally. That Obama and Clinton wanted to pass a bill that will do much the same as the 1986 amnesty -- give a free pass to millions who've broken our laws, and provide lip service to enforcement -- tells you everything you need to know about their motivation...they're looking for more votes, pure and simple, and they don't care if they have to import them illegally.
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