A Quick Summary of Reality Regarding Illegal Immigrants

It's really too bad.  So many criticize this administration over the immigration situation as if the problem began in January of 2017.  And all the usual suspects in the Democratic Party, such as Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, were in office prior to Trump even running for the Republican nomination.  We know that in Schumer's case, he actually supported many of the policies now pushed by Trump.  And like them, Dem voters, such as Dan Trabue, did nothing to criticize Barack Obama for his failure to resolve the issue.  They made no arguments against his detention of immigrants.  I know this is true as I have recently reviewed all of Dan's blog posts from a few months before Obama took office and on throughout his two terms and there is next to nothing at all in the way of criticism for ANYTHING Obama did...despite Dan insisting he calls out his own when they do wrong. 

But then, Dan's a known liar.

Anyway,

So much of what people like Dan...well...actually...I'm pretty much referring to Dan with what will come in this post, though much of it is true of most on the left with regard to the immigration issue...so much of what Dan expects is actually in place already.  We welcome immigrants from all over the world to the tune of about 1million per year...600K of which are change of status personnel.  And despite Trump's reduction in the number of refugees admitted, we still took in over 20K in fiscal year 2018, but the main reason for the drop in numbers is due to the backlog with which our people are already dealing.

That backlog is the result of the screening and vetting that must take place before affirming the claimant is legitimate and entitled to receive our protection.  When the system is overwhelmed...which it is...that simply causes more of a backlog.  It can't be helped what happens in other countries that forces people to flee for their lives.  It's a true tragedy for which most people...regardless of political leanings...feel deep sadness and empathy.  Unfortunately, regardless of how badly we might feel for all those suffering world wide, there are limits to what we can do about it. 

And therein lies much of the dispute between people like me and the stupid...I mean, Dan.  Dan pays lip service to concepts like how many we can actually let in and help, but he has no solid suggestion for just where the cut off should be.  I'm more than happy to simply stop it all until we can catch up, because we're doing no one any good letting the crowd awaiting processing to grow and grow.  We need both more people doing the job and fewer people trying to get in.  Perhaps Dan can go and volunteer at one of the agencies who do the processing.  He can clean toilets in order to free up those who know what they're doing. 

But all this is just those who apply for asylum legally, through the proper legal channels every step of the way.  There are also those who simply cross our borders illegally and then when caught, they assume the guise of refugee seeking asylum.  There is no justifiable expectation that they should be treated exactly as are those who did things by the numbers.  Dan sees no difference between them and the legal applicants.  Dan is stupid.  Legally, logically and practically, these border jumpers are simply illegal immigrants and should be regarded as such, dealt with separately from all those that sought entry according to the law. 

Then there are the total frauds.  There are far more than Dan is honest enough to admit, because to Dan, all those who want to come in should be believed no matter what their story is.  But just as we know that there are far more false rape claims that idiots like Dan is willing to admit, illegal immigrants will lie as well.  How many, Dan asks?  Doesn't matter.  What matters is that there are quite enough to justify tightening up enforcement of all laws related to immigration and border protection.  The reason is simple, though Dan is too simple to get it through it pointy head.  Bad actors come to us from other countries...as if we don't have enough of our own...and they do bad things in this country.  The Remembrance Project is an organization that documents cases of Americans killed...some murdered, some victims of things like drunk driving...by illegal immigrants.  Other sources illustrate that crime...particularly violent crime...and incarceration rates are disproportionately greater among illegal immigrants.  To pretend there is no documentation for this fact is stupidly false and only an idiot would suggest such a thing...particularly one who prefers to regard all immigrants as within their rights to come and go as they please without regard the laws of the land.  This is like suggesting that total strangers have the right to enter your home whenever they want, eat your food and use your stuff.  But that's how stupid lefties are.

The intelligent people know that immigration law is meant to serve the country into which the immigrant wishes to enter.  That country's main concern is the welfare of its own people, not that of the foreigner.  No twisting of Scripture can change that, because nothing in Scripture disputes it in the least.  But people like Dan, for whom truth and honesty is no more than a punchline, will do that twisting as if it's OK to risk the lives of one's fellow citizens in order to posture as a caring human being. 

*Sigh*  There are so many angles to the immigration issue that is only complicated by people like Dan and the Democrats he supports.  There is no way to correct the many problems without first establishing that the laws must be obeyed and that our borders must be respected.  Since it's asking too much to expect those conned by activists to respect our borders, we are actually forced into erecting a wall.  Doing so will solve many of the problems we face, including slowing the backlog.  A proper wall that inhibits the ability to cross will act as a deterrent, as word spreads that there is no "easy" way in because of it.  Fewer will cross illegally confident that they can escape detection long enough for the next idiot Democrat to suggest amnesty. 

The real cure, of course, is the countries from which these people come.  More jobs, less violence and corruption results in fewer refugees and asylum seekers.   But that's a different post for a different day.  Dan and the Dems have even fewer logical, practical or worthy suggestions for those issues.