The Conservative Bulwark

For the first time in several decades, at least someone in the United States decided to take a stand against the tidal wave of illegal immigration. The great shame was that it wasn't the U.S. government...it was a lone state. One out of fifty.

Since Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed the newest immigration law last week, liberals across the land have blown up in tirades where words like "racist", "Nazi", and "anti-immigrant" were tossed around like leaves in a heavy wind. It seems that the vast majority of these people care not a whit about the current federal laws on the books prohibiting people from crossing our borders at their own leisure, leaving no trail or record. No, no, it seems that it is considered inhumane to require non-U.S. citizens to actually follow the law and apply to come into our country.

What those on the Left fail to realize...actually let me reverse that; they KNOW that those in favor of this law are not "anti-immigrant", it's just so much easier to categorize them that way.

The law itself is nothing extraordinary. Those opposing it would have everyone believe that Arizona police officers have lined up on the border and started shooting any and everything coming their way. That can't be further from the truth. The new law is merely a mirror image of the federal laws that already exist. A couple of things need to be clarified just for the record:

1. This law specifically prohibits law enforcement from engaging anyone based on race. Someone has to be pulled over or stopped due to an ordinary infraction (speeding, running a traffic light, etc.), then (and ONLY then) if the suspicion is there, identity can be requested.

2. The oft mentioned problem of making 'innocent' people "presenting their papers" is a non-issue. It's ALREADY a federal requirement to have your travel documentation on you at all times if you are not a citizen. This is nothing new. So despite our mythical President's fears, no one can be harassed while taking their grandchildren "out for ice cream".

Everyone should take note and remember that Arizona wouldn't have had to enact such a piece of legislation had the U.S. government done its job. If we would actually enforce the laws that have been in place for many, many years, numerous states wouldn't be in the financial and social conundrum that they are presently in. Arizona is simply the first to make the right move. It's a shame that a lot of our elected leaders chose to pander to a growing community to win their votes...instead of guaranteeing the votes of actual citizens by enforcing established laws.

In closing, I think it's amusing to point out a certain hypocrisy. I'd like to take you back to the initial health care reform debates around the country. Remember the town hall meetings that became very heated? Remember standing-room only events where people were visibly angry because politicians wouldn't listen to their arguments against this monstrous health care legislation? Do you remember what some Democrats did at those events? They demanded to see the ID of citizens before they would even let them ask a question. Yet these same people scream bloody murder when some would ask to see the ID of those that have broken the law. Interesting. Very, very interesting.