My False Desert Dichotomy

I hate to think that I'm a bad person;
uncaring, and unkind when it comes to Juarez
and all the killings and mayhem over the past few years,
if not centuries of unrest in that impoverished land.

That I don't care about the plight of immigrants

who enter our borders under cover of darkness

or remain here past the limits of their visas

is absolutely true.  

I don't care much about their plight.

They have sown the seeds of criminal activity

regardless of their altruistic or nefarious intents 

for being in the USA without documentation.

Legalizing marijuana in the USA
might be the answer to those drug wars across the border,
but the criminal activity in Mexico is so deeply entrenched
and gangsters always know how to find the element
of coercion in order to make their money.
Thing is, we are talking big money
copious amounts of dinero.
Can loss of just that revenue really hit them that hard?
It's a tough question.
Having all that money remain within the US
can't be a bad thing, but is it justified?
Yeah, I think marijuana should be decriminalized.
I don't believe anything major will happen
except more jobs will be created
(but those will go to illegals)
and more taxes will be earned for our treasury.
Maybe legalization will hurt the drug cartels
but I don't think it will slow them down much.
Some people are afraid we will become a nation of zombies
if we legalize marijuana.
Look around, we already are to a large degree.
More people than you realize have been smoking marijuana
for entire lifetimes, and will continue to do so, legal or not.


I know undocumented immigration is illegal.
More than half the population seems to know this.
I'm not sure about the rest of them, 
it's as though they have racism blinders on
and cannot see past anything but the color of their own skin.
Our President does not seem to recognize this illegality...
his insanity seems to be showing
while filing suit against Arizona
and fairly endorsing illegal immigration.
And this against the concensus of the greater population.


Recently I ran across this post at
Cinco Puntos Press' Blog.
I left my comments,
but they have obviously not made it past some censor.


On that note:
Bloggers who encourage comments 
but do not allow comments of dissent are cowards.


So I've taken the opportunity to post my thoughts 
to response here on Amor por la Frontera:

If your perception is that immigrants are demonized, it is directly related to all of those illegal immigrants you wish to defend.  Entering our country or remaining illegally after visas and green cards expire is a crime and the laws should be enforced.  When the proper channels are sought and utilized, nobody will slight the immigrant for following the letter of the law.  This is the proper procedure to follow in every major country the world over.

Sneaking in to our country is a slap in the face to those who seek and utilize the proper immigration channels.  This sense of entitlement needs to stop, and those who support these illegals and their criminal activity need to look again at what constitutes immigration -vs- merely skirting the paperwork and creating these never-ending downward spirals of undocumented people demanding U.S. citizen rights which they rightfully do not hold in these United States of America. 

The policy of enforcement is exactly what our country needs in order to protect us from those who wish to do harm.  Indeed, who are your neighbors?  Without proper documentation, you may never know.

The idea that immigrants want to come here for work and opportunity is not missed, but not all work and opportunity is above-board, or legal.   Most of these so-called innocents are here to work and support their families, trying to make an honest living? (wait, honest?  Whose social security card are they using to obtain that job?)

By making that first illegal step across our borders each illegal immigrant is taking a step toward perpetuation of ignoring, indeed flaunting our legal system, and the lawful operations therein which we, as citizens, must all follow.

I know I am not a bad person.
Love for the Border?

Why do I feel so ill?
Perhaps all the fear-mongering
as spread by our past administration has finally sunk in.
I'm afraid of who may cross our porous borders
with relative ease and lack of scrutiny. 
I am embittered by those who bloat our schools
and fill our hospitals, 
who drive throughout our cities uninsured.
These illegals who take the dole 
using forged documents,
while tax-paying citizens who might need a hand up,
a bit of assistance, are left out in the cold.


My eyes have begun to gloss over--
I find myself disheartened by all of this.