Posted by
The Patriot on Friday, May 18, 2007 6:52:55 PM
With the announcement of the Senate immigration "reform" package yesterday, this is as good a time as any to start a blog of my own. My name is Dave, and I am titling this blog "The Patriot," for that is what I am. The American Heritage Dictionary defines a patriot as, "one who loves, supports, and defends his or her country."
I love my country, and not blindly, for during my time in military service I have had the opportunity to travel the world and see what other countries have to offer. I have been to many other countries and for the most part enjoyed the times I spent there. But I love America the best, and I would not trade the advantages of life here for a life in any other nation.
Apparently millions of others feel that way, too. They cross our borders daily in violation of our laws in order to find a better life than their native land can offer them. But they are not Patriots. A Patriot also supports his country, and defends his country. Those who flagrantly violate our laws to come here are doing neither...quite the opposite. They invade rather than defend, and they work to tear down our system of legal immigration rather than support it.
I have no patience for these lawbreakers, and even less for the politicians who would grant them amnesty veiled behind semantics. The bill currently being floated in the U.S. Senate is a disgrace, and should be viewed as unacceptable by any Patriot. The so-called "triggers" will not work. With no real enforcement teeth in this bill, why would anyone expect an illegal immigrant to comply with it?
They are supposed to voluntarily step forward and pay thousands of dollars in fines and wait years for permanent legal status? Forgive my bluntness, but they already had a chance to step forward and do the right thing, and that was at our border. I do not believe that they will now, out of love and respect for the United States and its laws, step forward to pay fines and embark on an 8-13 year process toward full legal status. They are not Patriots. They are invaders.
Let me be clear. I do not have a problem with legal immigration, or legal immigrants. They love their new country, support its laws, and by their participation in the legal immigration process, they are defending the sovereignty of the United States. Love, support, and defend. I welcome them as new Patriots.
Call or email your elected representatives and tell them that as a true Patriot, you oppose this bill and expect them to oppose it as well. Tell them you expect them to do their Patriotic duty and stop this disgraceful piece of legislation immediately. The bill enters debate in the Senate on Monday, and the time for a Patriot to act is now.