Posted by
Bert Chapman on Saturday, May 08, 2010 1:14:03 PM
An advantage of the U.S.' federalist governmental system is that it gives states the opportunity's to enact laws that may be more beneficial to their state than federal laws and that do a better job of addressing problems existing in their state than federal laws in that area. Arizona's recently enacted immigration law is a perfect example of this. The federal government has done a miserable job of enforcing an already extensive corpus of illegal immigration law. Consequently, many illegal aliens, the vast majority of whom are Mexicans, have criminally entered the U.S., intentionally violated U.S. laws, and consciously applied for and received the vast array of federal social benefits at the expense of law-abiding U.S. citizens who have paid for these benefits with their taxes and have more right to them than illegal alien squatters.
The Obama Administration and its subversive apologists in the illegal immigration movement such as the Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF), League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), and a host of "immigration rights" lawyers are planning to file lawsuits against this legislation and threatening to organize consumer boycotts of Arizona. As conservatives we should fight back against these illegal alien influxes by enacting similar laws in our own states and municipalities, defending Arizona's law in letters to the editor, our state and congressional representatives, and in various online forums. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has made an excellent response
http://espn.go.com/espn/commentary to critics of this legislation. We should encourage our national legislators to enforce already existing legislation against illegal aliens and increase deportation of these individuals and those smuggling them into the U.S., while also strengthening border security by erecting a high tech Berlin like wall system from Brownsville, TX to San Diego. Arizona should also consider strengthening its newly enacted statute by directly billing MALDEF, LULAC, immigration attorney organizations, and individuals arrested in protests against this law for the costs it incurs in dealing with illegal immigration! The behavior of illegal immigrants and their apologists also reflects badly on the generations of Latino immigrants who entered this country legally, abide by our laws, and make valuable contributions to our country.
We should also bluntly tell Mexican President Miguel Calderon that our immigration policies are none of Mexico's business and that his government should work on controlling its population and creating more economic opportunities for its citizens instead of encouraging them to illegally migrate to the U.S. This is especially true given Mexico's own highly restrictive immigration laws and restrictions on advocating for illegal immigration in Mexico which have been ably pointed out in many recent journalistic writings. Finally, we should support Arizona by buying products and services produced in that state, consider going there for vacation, and consider holding professional meetings or conventions there as a way of countering the leftist histrionics and demagoguery about racial profiling which are standard rhetorical tactics used by leftist bullies.