The civil rights apocalypse

I was going to post comments about Arizona and Mexico but after reading all of the spin, it’s clear that we are no longer at heart Americans.  To allow the Mexican President to criticize Arizona, and the United States, without a forceful comment by our Government on the treatment of illegal aliens in Mexico or the atrocities committed by Mexican nationals involved in human trafficking is astounding.

In Mexico migrants are “stalked by kidnappers, murders, rapists and corrupt officials, the journey Central Americans make through Mexico on their way to the United States is one of the most perilous migration routes in the world.” and they have “virtually no access to justice, fearing reprisals and deportation if they complain of abuses." http://www.guardian.co.uk/

I agree with Rich Galen

“Until that, let's have an informal agreement: No American citizens will come to Mexico, and no Mexican citizens will come to the U.S.”http://www.mullings.com/

What a shame.  Not only do we apologize for American exceptionalism, we have shied away from defending our right to sovereignty.  The Federal Government has abandoned its responsibility to protect our freedom, liberty and safety.

When I read articles that claimed Arizona is violating with the new state law that cracks down on illegal immigrants. and listened to the stories on the news , I was inclined to agree.  I sought out a local article to find balance to the story.  It would be worthwhile to read .  The immigration debate is about position and power.  I think that we are close to a tipping point in the US.  And the blow back may be fierce.

With immigration, the Federal government has talked and postured but has not solved the problem.  It spends billions of dollars (http://www.whitehouse.gov/) without a real solution.  As to racial overtones, I am not sure that is where it comes from or is headed.  It’s about stopping illegal activity by thugs and criminals.  Unless there is a real solution, the vigilantes may take matters into their own hands.

Racial profiling doesn't matter much when you're in a fight to preserve your way of life and keep your family and property safe. Let me give you a different perspective on racial profiling. Now, when Border Patrol chases down and arrests illegals south of I-10, everybody says, "Atta boy. Good police work."

But if these crossers put a toe north of I-10, they're home free. Except for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, nobody is looking for them, and if you do, it's racial profiling.         

The farther you get from the line, the more people want to make this problem about race. It's the ground the left wants to fight on because it's so effective. Political correctness shuts people up and keeps the border open.

Arizona has had enough and seen enough. This bill, admittedly flawed, motivated in part by anger and frustration, is an effort to step in and do something about a serious national problem on our southern border that grows more dangerous all the time.

But the national media largely ignore it because it offers up the wrong victims and the wrong politics. They don't send reporters out to Arizona get the story, to walk the smuggling trails, to sit with beleaguered Americans at their kitchen tables and understand the torment their lives have become.

Instead, they adopt the preening pose of the self-righteous, screaming from a safe distance about the bubbas. All 70 percent of them.

Article by Leo W. Banks from  Tucson Weekly.

Read the article, The Arizona Uproar and then let me know what you think.

There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control.

Leo Buscaglia