Illegal Immigration

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution were ratified in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. The 15th guaranteed voting rights regardless of race. Neither created any controversy or confusion.

However, tortured interpretations and a liberal social agenda regarding immigration have made the 14th Amendment a source of increasing turmoil. Senators David Vitter (R-LA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) are proposing legislation to settle the controversy.

In an attempt to save face regarding the illegal immigration issue, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency recently began discussing an avenue which they believe shows that they know how to cure the infectious problem.  “Silent Raids”, announced as an immense step in immigration reform, is an activity where Federal Enforcement Agents quietly audit employee records of companies for possible illegal immigrants on their payroll.

Tony West, the man who defended John Walker Lindh, aka: the American Taliban, has been tapped by the Obama Administration to lead the government’s legal challenge against the State of Arizona over their new illegal immigration law.  West is a member of the “Gitmo-9” – a group of attorneys working at the Department of Justice who had formerly defended captured terrorists.

Even before the primaries, to many the 2010 elections were in full swing.  The Tea Party and other activist groups began giving endorsements and pump out press items discussing their objectives.  Legislators such as Bart Stupak have responded to plans such as these with their electoral decisions of whether to run or not as well as what party to run with.  However, it is the democrats’ plans which were not only previously visible, but also the most questionable.  Even before January of 2010, the nation has been aware of what the liberal procedure for keeping control will

Voters all across America as well as Arizona are understandably frustrated by the inability of policymakers in Washington to effectively deal with the problem of illegal immigration. Arizona’s tough new law making it a crime to be in the state without proper documentation is drawing cheers, but I predict it will fail to solve the problem and will ultimately only add to the frustration.

Barack Obama’s $3.8 trillion 2010 budget created immediate sticker shock this week with an estimated $1.56 trillion record deficit – breaking his own record $1.4 trillion deficit from 2009. But, there’s a lot more to leave you scratching your head wondering what the priorities of this administration really are.

This giant American economy is like an enormous clipper ship with passengers and crew numbering some 300 million. We are the fastest sailing ship on the high seas, tempest-tossed by gusts and gales, clipping our way through the swells and spray. The crew of the "U.S.S. America," 144 million strong, trims the sails, swabs the deck, cooks in the galley, cares for the sick, bails the bilge, and steers the course.