The Dilemma of Illegal Immigration: Enforcement of Current Federal/State Laws Versus Reform

George Orwell, British author of the satirical novelsQuite ironic it is that the Executive Branch of the
"1984," and "Animal Farm," once quipped in politicalfederal government can build and staff what they
commentary, "What, at first, is absolutely strange,regard as secure top-secret installations for
if forcibly fed to a population of human beings inmilitary weapons research, intelligence gathering,
small digestible bites, through the clever mediumor for what they want to consider important in
of government sponsored propaganda, will, overthe amorphous name of national security, and
time, become accepted tradition andthoroughly protect the sites from illegal entry with
commonplace, even if sorely corrupted and evil."all sorts of armaments, aircraft, and high-tech
What this basically means is that a government,gadgetry, while at the same time insisting that
any government, may spendprotecting the Southern U.S. against illegal entry is
hundreds-of-thousands of taxpayer dollars toalmost impossible. Case in point, Area 51,
legislate a law of great benefit for the people of acomprising thousands of acres of desert,
nation, the majority of which may eagerlymountains, and forested land, which is guarded
support its passage, and, over time, gradually andday and night against illegal entry. Take, for
duplicitously, for spurious reasons, de-emphasizeinstance, an ordinary American citizen who merely
the importance of the law's enforcement,wants a job working inside Area 51, and obtains
incrementally decreasing the means of enforcingfalse identification in order to gain entry. Let's say
it, until very few concerned citizens actuallythat that citizen gets a job working at one of the
question why such an important law has gonegovernment-run restaurants on the installation
un-enforced. During the interim time, however, aswith his false identification. Two weeks later, Joe
the law has regularly gone un-enforced, the veryBlow is hard at work serving food when
evil thing that the law was originally intended togovernment agents harshly arrest him for illegal
proscribe has become a tolerated practice to aentry onto U.S. Government property. The poor
great percentage of the population and,fellow is charged with a dozen federal crimes, put
moreover, the electorate. This evil will continue toon trial in a federal court, and subsequently
be tolerated by a duped populace until itsconvicted and sentenced to 30 years in a federal
deleterious effect on the nation is much too greatprison. Yet, most U.S. citizens will read about the
to be ignored.person's conviction and strongly agree that the
Almost identical to the above scenario, U.S.intruder had it coming when he illegally entered a
immigration laws, under Title 8 of the U.S.C, wererestricted federal area. So, why isn't prevailing U.S.
originally legislated by the U.S. Senate and Housepublic opinion against men, women, and families
of Representatives with overwhelming, if notwho conspire to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexican
total, support from both Democrats andborder? Such an act is as much a crime as illegal
Republicans during the first four decades of theentry onto Area 51. Perhaps it is as George
20th Century. As with any federal law, theOrwell said, that through deliberate government
legislative mandate of the U.S. Code directlyinaction, and the effective dispersal of
addressing illegal immigration, 8 U.S.C. ยง 1325,government sponsored propaganda, a law vital to
1326 (which propelled the legislation througha nation can, over time, be de-emphasized to a
Congress) was placed into the hands of thepoint where the average citizen does not consider
President of the United States, or the Executiveits enforcement as essential.
Branch of the U.S. Government, to faithfullyI sincerely believe that our second President, the
enforce.late great John Adams, who coined the
The due proper enforcement of the U.S.expression, "We are a nation of laws and not of
Immigration Code proceeded along pretty wellmen," would be completely devastated by how
until around 1960, when the passage of U.S. Civilthe American republic has become a nation of
Rights legislation and the strict enforcement ofmen and not of laws. Mr. Obama obviously wants
illegal Hispanic immigration collided head-on in theto see the U.S. Constitution pragmatically changed
political arena. Subsequently, the legislativeto give the federal government total control over
mandate of the laws, which was to keep illegalevery matter the Framers considered state
(especially Hispanic) aliens from entering the nationconcerns. In essence, Obama wants revise the Bill
from across the Southern border, wasof Rights and to remake the American republic to
unfortunately subjugated, at that time in history,resemble the Federal Republic of Germany, which
to political whims and sympathies emanating from,has no bill of rights guaranteeing freedom of
primarily, Democratic U.S. senators andspeech, freedom of religion, the right to keep and
representatives. These legislators cared morebear arms, and the right to be free of
about scratching the backs of their wealthyunwarranted invasions of privacy. But, most of all,
farmer constituents during their seasonal pickinghe wants to see the evisceration of the 10th
times (ensuring that they had ample illegal alienAmendment, which currently reads, "The powers
fruit and vegetable pickers) than making sure thatnot delegated to the United States (the federal
immigration laws were faithfully enforced.government) by the Constitution, nor prohibited
Consequently, enforcement of immigration lawby it to the States, are reserved to the States
became inanely geared much more to politicalrespectively, or to the people." It seems to be
favoritisms and special interests than to the rulesad, but true, that if a standing President does not
of law. This placed the U.S. Border Patrol in thelike the laws that pervious congresses legislated,
ambiguous posture of enforcing illegal immigrationand that previous Presidents signed into force,
not according to prescribed federal law, but,that President will not make an effort to enforce
rather, according to the whims of powerful menthem. This refusal to faithfully execute "all"
and women in high political offices. I know this tostanding federal laws is, in my opinion, an
be true because, in 1985, a senior U.S. Borderimpeachable offense constituting a high crime.
Patrol agent told me that he was extremelyNonetheless, a President who has a majority of a
frustrated with the differing orders coming fromU.S. Congress rubber-stamping every thing he
Washington, D.C. telling him and his officers todoes, and wants to do, is in no fear of
substantially reduce the number of raids made onimpeachment. A candidate for President, who is
known employers of hundreds of illegal aliens innot a natural born citizen of the United States,
San Diego County. At the time, I was a Sancan even be elected and sustained with impunity
Diego County deputy sheriff working at the Vistawith a Speaker of the House of Representatives
San Diego County Jail.and a Senate Majority Leader supporting him.
Currently, there are millions of parasiticWhat was true about "Dubya" and his
undocumented illegal Hispanic aliens at largerubber-stamping Republican Congress is equally
throughout the United States, especially intrue, if not more so, with Barack Obama and his
California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas due torubber-stamping Democratic Congress. The
the U.S. Executive Branch's refusal to properlyObama administration is saying, in effect, that
enforce the current immigration laws that are anPresident John Adams, his historical regard for the
integral part of the U.S. Code. Many of these illegalapplication of law, and every other salient
aliens are crooks and felons, who are going aboutprecedent illustrating the importance of following
with false identifications, bogus driver's licenses,law instead of human whim, can all go to hell.
and fraudulent Social Security numbers for thePerhaps, during the November 2, 2010 mid-term
express purpose of ripping-off American citizencongressional elections, indignant American citizens,
taxpayers, obtaining food stamps, medical care,the majority of the voting electorate seeking the
and other public services at taxpayer expense. Ofrule of law, will go to the polls to cast out of the
the 15-to-20 million illegal aliens presently here,U.S. Senate and the House those representatives
more than 20 percent of them are violent felons,who voted for a legislation to deprive the
burglars, robbers, thieves, and gang members.American public of their freedom of choice, which
Over 20,000 of them are presently servingwill force them, by federal mandate, to, either,
federal and state prison sentences for feloniesbuy into federally controlled health care, or be
they have committed. But all of thesepenalized for not doing so. The Obama
undocumented aliens have one felonious thing inadministration is systematically working with the
common. They are all guilty of violating federalDemocratic controlled Congress against the
law by illegal entry into the United States.interests of American citizen taxpayers by
Recently, Barack Obama had the unmitigated gallseeking a federally controlled, essentially
to call, misguided, Governor Jan Brewer's signingtotalitarian, regime that will only increase national
into law a new Arizona legislation giving state anddebt, tax burdens on individuals and families,
local law enforcement officers the authority tocontrol over a citizen's daily life, and do away with
detain, and arrest, suspected illegal aliens. Howthe type of federalism established in the U.S.
dare Obama say such a thing! When he (and theConstitution. I sincerely pray to Nature's God that
eight Presidents before him) have blatantlya great majority of American citizens, registered
refused to honor their oaths of office, to faithfullyvoters seeking the rule of constitutional law,
execute the (immigration) laws of the Unitedregardless of political party affiliation, will converge
States, it is utterly reprehensible for him toon the voting places this coming November to
criticize a responsible state governor for honoringelect new U.S. Representatives and Senators who
the legislative mandate of a vital federal law whenwill abide by the U.S. Constitution instead of the
its lack of federal enforcement has criticallywhims of an aberrant, power-hungry President.
upbraided the peace and security of her state.