Illegal Aliens drifting south toward the border

With an incredible tone in his voice, Don Severe, a vocal opponent of illegal immigration who favors stronger measures, including certain incarceration says, “I doubt it, frankly,” referring the illusion of increased border security at the Arizona border. "It sounds good, but what are they going to do? We have a very serious problem."

The “serious problem” Severe is referring to is the border crossers are so determined, and so impervious to a long-running buildup of federal agents and technology that few in Arizona think President Obama's recent decision to dispatch 1,200 National Guard soldiers and $500 million will make much difference. Ostensibly it appears as though Obama is doing something; yet, in fact the folks doing the border crossing really are not deterred at all.

As an aside we would like to offer the old tale of “The little boy who cried wolf!” scenario insofar as the illegal aliens know what works and what doesn’t work. They’ve heard about a build-up, they’ve heard of technology and again they’ve heard more but never quite witnessed the delivery.

Along a rugged stretch of the Mexican border in southern Arizona, U.S. authorities captured 687 illegal immigrants in a 24-hour period last week, three times the number captured near San Diego. During the past eight months, agents have apprehended 168,000 migrants along this sector of the border. That is a problem folks!

Thousands of people who disagree with the Arizona law, known as SB 1070, were expected to march through the streets of Phoenix on Saturday, demanding federal immigration reform. Meanwhile, the carrot dangling of jobs, homes, and the “American Way” by special interest groups and irresponsible decision-making by a lack luster Commander-in-Chief keep fueling the engines of illegal aliens to come, come, and come with reckless disregard for our manner of laws.

In fact rather than constantly giving in to these so-called demands by illegal aliens, special interest groups, and every Utopian wanderer out there, we believe there should be a moratorium placed on all immigration to the United States. And because this is a war – face it people – our country is being invaded and knowing of our military services are in Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, and everywhere else at any nations beckon-call, we also propose a moratorium on naturalizing for citizenship any other individual until said immigration mess is set up and operational.

For further in-detail writing and magnificent reporting please see Peter Slevin’s article in the Washington Post.