Illegal Aliens-Strange use of Words

The growing flap over illegal aliens seems to take on a very strange use of words and excuses. The arguments for allowing the continuance of not enforcing the laws are (1) we need the workers; (2) it's hard to find them; (3) its inconvenient to find them and send the back; (4) it's racist to be against illegal aliens, and (5) if you reward this behavior by a pittance fine and allowing them become guest workers, it is not amnesty.

I don't see a simple solution to rooting out 12 million illegals and sending them back to where-ever. I can see the news showing crying mothers and children herded on to cattle cars and shipped across the country. However, it is time we decided to enforce these laws. If our elected, appointed and hired officials can't do the job, it is time to find some who will.

If we need the workers, then fix the law and beauracracy to make green cards faster to come by. I buy some of the argument that "they do jobs Americans won't do". I've been in an industry in an area that couldn't hire locals who had been bemoaning the closure of autoplants and paper mills, but just wouldn't go to work at the packing house. 90% of the labor at that beef processor was immigrant. At the time, I believe most of those were legal immigrants.

A lot seem to hinge on it being just hard and inconvenient. That is a bunch of BS. We pay those folks to do the hard and inconvenient work of law enforcement. If they don't want to do that, my packing house is still hiring, I bet.

Our elected leaders seem to be more worried about votes from people who can't vote than those who can. Last I heard, a resounding majority of American Citizens, who can vote, oppose the current policy of not enforcing immigration laws. They really should be worried about our votes.

The issue of it being "racist" is a classic cop-out. I haven't heard many of the supporters of strict enforcement of the immigration laws deciding to limit Hispanics, just illegals. If that is racist, the so be it.

The sight of thousands of protestors waiving Mexican flags and flaunting their status finally turned the tide for me. Leave until you can enter legally.

Mortified that he sent it or got caught?

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2006�

One wonders what bothers Mr. Green. Is it that he expressed those views or got caught expressing them?
Gee, and just a bit before the election. A cynic might believe that the ABC coverage of Bush during the election season was a bit tainted.

Shades of Soylent Green

World Tribune.com -- Report: Cosmetics firm using remains of executed Chinese

Sounds like an old movie.

from Drudge

How to start a panic

� When we start reporting the death of every bird and mentioning "bird flu" we can certainly create a panic. Are they doing this because they are stupid or does the hype sell advertising? The media is doing us a great disfavor.

Fog of War

� The report of previously released tapes clearly indicates that the folks responsible for the initial Katrina response were having a great deal of trouble getting a handle on the true situation in New Orleans post Katrina. Lack of organization, practice or just the immediate aftermath of the most massive storm in a very long time...take your pick.

This is known in the military as "fog of war." Piecemeal information not giving the whole picture with big gaps in it. It is really too bad that the organizations at all levels didn't pull it together in time to get a clear picture and move the response forward.