Reaction to the Minutemen
April 30th, 2005Last Thursday on the “John & Ken Show,” Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger praised the Arizona-based group known as “The Minuteman Project” on their efforts to reduce the number of illegal immigrants entering the United States.
The governor endorsed the effort, saying, “It just shows that it works.'’
“Our federal government is not doing their job,” Schwarzenegger said. “It’s a shame that the private citizen has to go in there and start patrolling our borders.”~ SFGate article
As unpopular as it may be, I completely agree. Yes, it is different than your local neighborhood watch, but when you see literally hundreds of people breaking the law in your area, what can you do?
Of course, people confuse illegal actions with legal. Schwarzenegger has nothing against legal immigrants or the Mexican people!
“This isn’t the Wild West,” says Assemblymember Hector De La Torre. “This isn’t one of his action movies. The intent of that inflammatory rhetoric is pointed right at us. “
Sir Edmund Burke said, ‘Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel,’” De La Torre continued. “I think scapegoating and immigrant bashing is the last refuge of the wounded politician.”
Inflammatory? I saw nothing inflammatory there. Certainly nothing like the now infamous “Los Angeles, California Mexico” sign.
Also, Sir Edmund Burke said “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” — Which would mean we should let the flow of illegal immigrants continue. Samuel Johnson said “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” He also said
He that wishes to see his country robbed of its rights cannot be a patriot. That man, therefore, is no patriot, who justifies the ridiculous claims of American usurpation; who endeavours to deprive the nation of its natural and lawful authority over its own colonies;
I wish people would see the difference between illegal immigrants and legal immigrants and stop all this nonsense. Very few people have problems with legal immigrats, those few people who truly want to be part of this country. I am not nor do I know anyone who is against legal immigration. One of my best friends has dual citizenship with Ecuador. I have a serious problem with illegal immigrats who come to the U.S. to the “land of opportunity,” and best case, do not bother to learn the language, become a citizen but do create drains on the economy or — worst case — commit horrible crimes and walk away as if they have diplomatic immunity (another thing that should be abolished). We do need to close our borders to illegal immigrants and the very real possibility of terrorists also filtering on over.



— too cute!