So today marked May Day, May 1, the day immigrant advocates parade down the streets of major U.S. cities protesting against the infringement of the government on their "rights" to be in this country.
As I believe I mentioned in an earlier post, illegal immigration -- for that's what it really is and should be called as such -- is an issue I have cared about since I was a kid.
It frustrates me that people draw such ridiculous parallels, like between Nazi Germany and the new Arizona law permitting police officers to demand for the I.D. of anyone looking suspicious. Oh, yes -- it's so completely abhorrent that any state would require proper identification. Oh, yes -- it's so horrible to do racial profiling, the most effective method of catching people who come across the border illegally.
What's really funny is that Mexico is even harsher on its immigrants than we are on theirs. Mexico detests it when immigrants from even poorer nations like Guatemala traverse its borders to make better lives for themselves.
Michelle Malkin, one of my favorite journalists, did an in-depth report on how Mexico treats its own immigrants in light of the uproar from immigrant rights advocates on account of the new Arizona laws.
The Mexican president, Felipe Calderon, accused Arizona of opening the door to "intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement, she quoted him as saying.
And yet, the Mexican government bars foreigners if they, and I quote, upset the "equilibrium of the national demographics." I don't know about you, but that sure as anything doesn't sound very welcoming to me. And according to Mexican law, those seeking Mexican citizenship have to show a birth certificate, provide a bank statement proving their economic soundness, bass an eye exam and prove they have the means of procuring their very own health care. Those are just a few of the stipulations Mexico imposes on anyone hoping to hop its borders. Illegal entry into the country is punishable by up to two years in prison, and counts as a felony on one's record.
Sounds pretty tolerant to me, right?
You know, problems at the U.S./Mexico border could be solved pretty swiftly if we just started treating Mexican immigrants as kindly as Mexico treats its own immigrants.
Cardinal Mahony of Los Angeles, present at today's rallies in Los Angeles, said, “Everyone in God’s eyes is legal.”
Well guess what, Cardinal Mahony? This world can't live without borders and boundaries. National boundaries have been around since practically the beginning of human existence. And if you're calling for a global nation, you're kind of beginning to sound like the anti-Christ.
Breathe deep. Breathe out. I could talk about this one for forever. And I'm sure at least a few more posts will be devoted to this topic. Personally, I am proud of the state of Arizona for having some guts. I wish Californians weren't so naive.
http://www.aclu.org/immigrants-rightsSigning off for now,
Katie
https://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.6090/pub_detail.asp
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/us/02immig.html?ref=politics
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