Mexican President Felipe Calderon is taking his case for a fair and orderly overhaul of U.S. immigration policies to the people who can do something about it: members of Congress.So, will there be a "You Lie!" moment during this speech, or will all the reps sit on their hands while a foreign leader blasts America within the walls of our own congress? Will any GOP members offer to make America's law similar to Mexico's? That would certainly help fix the "flawed immigration system".
One day after private meetings with President Barack Obama and White House celebrations in his honor, Calderon pivots Thursday to Capitol Hill. He is addressing a joint meeting of Congress, where he is expected to push for immigration changes and emphasize the economic priorities linking the U.S. and Mexico.
Calderon’s state visit comes at a time of renewed furor over the flawed immigration system from Mexico into the United States. From border security troubles to questions about how to deal with the millions of illegal migrants living in the U.S., the immigration debate remains politically vexing, frustrating and volatile.
AP dutifully uses the president's talking points about a "flawed" system when in fact there's nothing wrong with the immigration system, the problem is with our porous, undefended borders. Fix the borders and our immigration system will work just fine.
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I hate all this controversy that now surrounds the presence of Hispanics in the US. I live in an area with a large Hispanic presence, and lots of neighbors and friends speak Spanish at home.
The Arizona law, thanks to Obama's interpretation, is now becoming a nexus of conflict between new Americans and "older" ones. We're a nation of immigrants, and lots of us are completely okay with that.
Indeed, when I talk to immigrants what I notice is the complete absence of the sanctimonious anti-American feeling that characterizes Obama and the Left. So the way I figure it, the new arrivals are a plus for constitutionalism since they came here looking for what America uniquely has to offer. In sharp contrast, Obama and his lovely wife are enjoying all the comforts of American society and cannot complain enough about how it's just not quite good enough for them.
So I hate the controversy. I'm against illegal immigration though I understand the motives of illegals wanting to come here. I want the law enforced and at the same time I feel compassion.
Rush Limbaugh has identified what's happening in this country better than anyone when he said, "Obama has come here to divide." Obama is stirring up enmity between different groups, between Americans and new Spanish-speaking first generation immigrants, between blacks and whites (or he's trying to), between Republicans and Democrats, between men and women.
Obama has been and continues to evolve into the exact opposite of what he advertised as being. He is not non-partisan. He is the MOST partisan president in modern history. He seeks to set one group against another.
And ... we should not be fooled into playing "our side." I'm against illegal immigration. But I'm totally okay with legal immigration. I have lots of immigrant friends. They're good people.
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