Where Candidates Stand On Illegal Immigration

Despite recent news reports of illegal aliens murdering Americans, and exposing “Sanctuary Cities” for what they really are, the city of Huntington Park, California has appointed two illegal aliens to city boards. California cities appear to be hell bent on turning themselves into mini-Tijuanas. For non-Hispanics residing in the Golden State, it seems as though they have been kidnapped and transported to a foreign country. There are pockets of Los Angeles and Orange Counties that are inundated with illegal migrants from Mexico, and because of their sheer numbers, coupled with ingrained political correctness and a president who refuses to enforce immigration laws, they seem to out in the sunshine instead of “living in the shadows.” Illegal aliens in California are eligible for driver licenses, membership to the state bar association, Section 8 housing, welfare, food stamps, public education, in-state college tuition and grants, and soon Medical, California’s version of Medicare. They comprise at least thirty percent of the state’s prison population, and in some counties, account for eighty percent of all births (anchor babies) in public hospitals at taxpayer expense. In 2014, illegal aliens accounted for thirty-seven percent of all federal convictions nationally. The politically correct media refuse to mention the immigration status of the many foreign criminals arrested by the police for committing a variety of crimes. To do so would bring attention to the problem of illegal aliens committing crimes all over the country, not just California. Recently, where I live in Monterey County, California adjacent San Benito County Sheriff’s deputies raided a corn field that was being used by Mexican drug cartel members to conceal at least one thousand marijuana plants. Nine were arrested and about the same number escaped on foot. Many of them were armed. This exact event happens frequently in different parts of California, especially in national and State parks. Although it was reported on the local television news, not one word was printed about it in the local Monterey newspaper, which is highly politically correct and apparently sensitive to the feelings of illegal Mexican drug cartel members. If the media was just a tiny bit curious about the immigration status of a Spanish speaking suspect who needs an interpreter during court proceedings, it might blow the lid off of a more important underlying story about Mexican and Central American illegal immigrants committing crime. It would also validate what a lot of Americans are saying about how the problem of illegal and legal immigration is killing this country. It’s apparent that Americans are tired of cheap laborers lowering wages for unskilled American workers, and taking jobs that Americans will gladly do. They are tired of their tax money being spent on solving crimes committed by illegals, related court expenses, housing illegal inmates, and cleaning up gang graffiti left by their children. They’re tired of being victims of robberies, fraud, hit-and-runs, burglaries, and drunk drivers. They realize that none of this would be happening if illegal immigrants were not here. But, leave it to immigrant-friendly Huntington Park to ignore all these problems and appoint two illegal alien Mexican citizens on its boards instead of calling immigration authorities to arrest them. Not surprisingly, the good citizens of Huntington Park, after hearing about the appointments, jammed the city council chambers and complained loudly about its actions. One black woman in the audience told the council that the reason Donald Trump was so popular was “because of people like you!” Amen. Many presidential candidates are on record signing bills to provide in-state tuition for illegals (Christie, Perry and Huckabee), co-authored a “comprehensive immigration reform” bill (Rubio, Graham), or said that the illegals already here should be allowed to stay (Kasich, Bush, Graham). Jeb Bush thinks illegal aliens in this country are committing “an act of love.” He was all in for illegals obtaining Florida driver licenses. But, with Trump’s rise in the polls, all you now hear from the other Republican presidential candidates is how they will “secure the border” without offering any specifics. Somehow, I find that hard to believe. For example, Gov. Rick Perry is on record of opposing E-Verify, and is fond of saying that if you build a ten foot wall, there will suddenly be a demand for eleven foot ladders. Gov. Christie has said that he’s never seen a fence you couldn’t “go over, under, or around.” Rand Paul refers to illegal aliens as “undocumented citizens.” Hillary Clinton has an illegal alien as her campaign’s director of Latino Outreach, so you know where she stands. Maybe the next president will take the problem seriously and actually do something about it.