Beware of dog

The anti-immigrant crowd, who will swear up and down that they are not anti-immigrant, "what part of illegal do you not understand?" has been foaming at the mouth lately that the reason Arizona had to pas SB1070 is that this President hasn't been doing enough to stem the tide of illegal immigration. Nothing could be further from the truth. As the New York Times has documented on August 18th, this administration is deporting "illegals" at a far greater pace than any time during the previous administration.

Now, the right has gotten its dander up about "anchor babies" and "terror babies". You could hear the anguish in Representative Louie Gohmert's voice on Anderson Cooper. Despite the lack of evidence he was truly afraid of the consequences of terror babies. The border is effectively sealed. It is not perfect. There is no Ziploc technology for a nation's border. Right now, however, if anything immigrants are going the other way- crossing back into Mexico. There aren't the jobs here.

Somebody alert the Republicans! the most effective tool we have to combat illegal immigration is called "Recession." During normal economic times we created a bastion of freedom, with the possible exception of the land near Ground Zero, that people want to experience. From the days the settlers landed in Jamestown and the Pilgrims hit Plymouth Rock, those who've made it here have been trying to keep it to themselves.

They have put up all the signs- Keep out! No Trespassing! Beware of Dog! Everybody that has made it here has an obligation to ask themselves this question about these newcomers, these so-called "illegals": How would I feel if I had just arrived and they wanted to get rid of me? Don't dismiss it. Spend some quality time with that thought, because it has been true of all of us.