POLITISITE.com ^ | 3 February 2014 | Colonel Steven B.
Vitali USMC (Ret)
Against the rising gale sweeping towards a Republican surge in the upcoming
2014 Congressional elections, House Speaker Boehner boldly disregards the wide
sentiment of the American people against the promulgation of an amnesty bill
this year. Speaker Boehner proudly put forth a set of immigration principles, a
fig leaf presentation to pave the road to amnesty for illegal immigrants.
In Republican country, the reception of Boehner’s amnesty embrace and his
“go-it-alone” strategy during a pivotal election season rankles deep within the
Republican Party and specifically questions his ability to continue as the
Speaker of the House. His unconscionable decision is especially detrimentally
significant since recent national polls indicated only 3% of the American
population would support Congressional immigration legislation this year.
Americans are under siege by a stagnant economy; a rapidly rising national
debt; abusive regulations; over taxation; a carnivorous government; and most of
all, a palpable fear of Obamacare that impacts on the health and wealth of all
American families. These are the great issues defined today that hinders
American prosperity and liberty. Americans are also rightfully concerned over
the security of the American borders and anguish at an administration and
Department of Justice whose inept immigration enforcement policies appear to
green light an “Open Borders” strategy to benefit future Democrats running in
national elections.
Boehner’s folly to move on a path of citizenship without border security is
inexcusable. Without real border security, Boehner’s proposition ensures a
repeat flood of illegal immigrants surging across our porous borders. A path to
citizenship will only be viable when and if our national borders become
verifiably secure. As long as Obama remains in office, our borders will never be
secured.
Historically, America is home to the underpinning of liberty, individualism,
patriotism, exceptionalism, and entrepreneurism that drew to America the fancies
and aspirations of legal immigrants from the far corners of the globe. Legal
immigrants patiently waited in line and learned our standards to become American
citizens. Their dream of becoming an American was built on their hope and desire
to assimilate into the fabric of the American society.
Today, America increasingly is faced with a different immigration dilemma;
illegal immigration. Of note, it is reported that only 50% of Illegal immigrants
express a desire to learn and cultivate American history, values, traditions,
and language. A number of illegal immigrants who crossed our borders and broke
American laws did so only for monetary gain and openly display their allegiance
to their ancestral home. America is a composite of a multitude of immigrants
from all nationalities and the seal that binds us is our desire to assimilate
into the fabric of an American society. Some Illegal immigrants possess no
desire or willingness to assimilate and therefore, their divided allegiances
create a dangerous precedent that may lead to the further “balkanization” of
America. Assimilation is the key to long term health and vitality of America and
not multiculturalism which strikingly failed in Eastern Europe.
Our politicians in an effort to appeal to a block of potential voters cause
great harm to our American composite and a disservice to all legal immigrants
who patiently follow the rules as they wait to become American citizens.
Progressive Congressional Democrats and the Obama Administration have recognized
the voting trends of the rapidly growing Hispanic vote. The strength of the
Democrat Party is empirically fortified and sustained by a windfall amnesty
program that fills the Democrat voter rolls to millions of new voters. We are
witness to Latino immigrants possessed of deep roots of family, hard workers,
good character, and who possess the same aspirations of a brighter future as any
other legal immigrant. Yes, our nation must recognize the infeasibility of
rounding up millions of illegal immigrants for deportations. That being the
case, the proposition of amnesty or green cards can only be resolved once a
secured border is erected and enforced.
The illegal immigrant fiscal benefit to America is in dispute. Illegal
immigrants are significantly less educated and unskilled. Therefore, illegal
immigrants are more likely to live at the poverty rate; and therefore, they
utilize considerably more governmental welfare resources and taxpayer
expenditures at the local, state, and federal levels than the taxes they produce
to the government. Second, illegal immigration in a period of large economic
instability that exists today seizes jobs from American citizens who are
desperately searching for employment.
America’s unemployment rate in December 2013 fell to 6.7% but the increase in
jobs was only 74,000 workers and half of the created jobs were unskilled
part-time employment. Under these circumstances, illegal aliens are competing
with American citizens for the scarcity of jobs in the market. The real
unemployment figure is 10.3%, if those who gave up looking for employment are
counted. Conditions for American workers are so harsh that Obama asks Congress
to procure unemployment funds for those unemployed past 90 weeks. American
citizens should not take second seats behind an illegal alien for the limited
number of jobs created as a result of Obama’s failed economic policies. Amnesty
or a path to citizenship should be placed on hold until the borders are secured
and the American recession/ depression have ended. American citizen’s rights and
liberties should not be negated to further a partisan political agenda. That is
un-American and unpatriotic.
In strategic terms, the Boehner path to citizenship (amnesty plan) is quite
disturbing, especially in a run-up to a critical election year. Boehner’s
ill-advised maneuver shifts the spotlight and public opinion from the titanic
failures of Obamacare. For whatever reason, Boehner’s decided to hand Obama and
Harry Reid a special election gift that will dampen Republican resolve, funding,
and the possibility of recapturing the US Senate. Efforts to recapture the US
Senate and hold the House should be Speaker Boehner’s primary concentration.
Putting forth his truncated immigration principles was a potentially disastrous
amateurish ploy and further divides the Republican Party when they should be
unified.
Boehner’s path to citizenship plan provides for work permits, legal status,
and probationary periods. His principles sound reasonable and Boehner’s
mouthpieces proclaim they will ensure the government secures the border first.
Truthfully, are Americans going to discard the realities of the last five years
of Obama’s immigration enforcement policies and trust Obama or Boehner for that
matter to enforce and secure our borders? Neither one has earned the American
public trust or respect.
Congressional Republicans should unite against Speaker Boehner’s “fig leaf”
amnesty plan. Americans deserved a new House Speaker who will work for justice
and the rights of the common man in Middle America instead of the “fat cats’
within the Chamber of Commerce.
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