On the day I was born, the good Lord handed me the most precious birthday gift I have ever received: He allowed me to be born into an American family on American soil. On that wonderful day I became a natural-born citizen of the United States of America, the greatest place on earth that human beings have ever lived outside of the Garden of Eden. It is truly a gift from God to be born on American soil!
But in their considerable wisdom, our forefathers made a way for people born in other lands to move here and eventually earn their American citizenship through a process called naturalization, and over the years millions of decent, hard-working men and women from every nation on the globe have made tremendous sacrifices in order to take advantage of that opportunity.
Naturalized citizens enjoy the same rights and privileges as their natural-born countrymen, save one: the right to hold the office of President of the United States. Our great nation was virtually built on the backs of immigrants who risked their lives and meager fortunes to come here in search of a better life for themselves and their families.
Immigration is a good thing for the future of our country, not a bad one. With few exceptions, those who are willing to follow the rules and do everything that is required in order to become a legal, naturalized citizen end up loving their adopted country just as much as those of us who were born here, and in some cases even more. And when you think about it, each and every one of us except for pure-blooded Native Americans are either immigrants ourselves or the descendents of immigrants.
Yes, this great “melting pot” that we proudly call America has always welcomed immigrants with open arms, and it is my opinion we should continue to do so. But today we are faced with a problem that simply must be solved, and solved quickly if we are to maintain our nation’s culture, sovereignty and security…
Illegal immigration is one of the greatest threats to our nation that we have ever faced. We have literally thousands of criminals sneaking across our borders each and every week. Yes, I did say criminals. A bit harsh, you say? Possibly, but also 100% accurate. When a person crosses one of our borders and steps onto American soil without obtaining authorization through the proper legal channels, he/she is committing a criminal offense. And as any first-grader can tell you, anyone who commits a criminal offense is a criminal. It really is that cut and dried.
There are those among us who say that the millions of people who have violated our borders might have technically broken the law, but the offense is minor and should be overlooked – even rewarded with legal status and a “path to citizenship”. How else can one explain the idiotic immigration bill that our nation’s leaders are currently trying to ram into law against the wishes and better sense of the vast majority of American citizens?
It’s true, we really do need immigration reform, but we certainly do not need an amnesty bill that will end up granting legal status and naturalized citizenship to millions of people whose very first act upon entering our country was to violate our laws and show no respect whatsoever for the sovereignty of the nation. Sometimes I just sit and ponder what our leaders must be thinking.
The following is what I consider to be the best plan for immigration reform:
- First and foremost, we must seal off the borders by whatever means necessary in order to stop the “bleeding”. Until we stop the flow of new criminals across the border, anything else we do will just be a waste of time and taxpayer money.
- Second, one by one, send the illegal aliens back across the border as we catch them. And yes, we can catch most of them if we try. Of course the naysayers insist that hauling millions of people back to the Mexican border would be too difficult and expensive to make it practical, but I disagree. Even if it ends up costing us a billion dollars or more, that’s chicken feed when compared to the monstrosity of our federal budget. Surely, if we can spend billions each year on “bridges to nowhere” and paying farmers not to grow their crops, we can afford a billion or two for something that is truly in our nation’s best interest long-term.
- Third, reward those who are willing to follow the rules and do the things the law requires in order to get here, then learn about our culture and assimilate into it with a real “path to citizenship”.
In this day of “suitcase nukes” and a pervasive disregard for our nation’s culture and sovereignty around the world, it’s imperative that we fix the illegal immigration problem before it “fixes” us. And it’s equally imperative that we do it the right way!