http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/05/22/phoenix-mayor-blames-new-immigration-law-on-talk-radio-lack-of-fairness-doctrine/
So you see, according to Mayor Gordon, the bad guys in this whole sordid mess are those right-wing hate mongers on talk radio.
In case you don't know the details about Phoenix's kidnapping problem, it works something like this; illegal aliens pay a few thousand dollars (in many cases, their life savings) to the coyotes to guide them across the border. Once in the US, many of them fall prey to other Mexican kidnappers, who then keep them under guard in homes until the victims' families can cough up a few more thousand dollars to get them released. Nice, huh? And that's not even talking about the kidnappings, murders and other violence associated with Mexican drug smuggling.
Yet, Gordon apparently is ok with the fact that his city is the capital of this evil enterprise. Hey, maybe he figures it's good for the economy. What he needs is a Fairness Doctrine so we will remain uninformed.
Here's another aspect of Arizona's illegal immigration situation you may not be aware of if you don't live there. I want you environmental activists out there to pay close attention. Here are some photos from the Sonora Desert area south of Tucson. They were forwarded to me by a friend whose wife is a (legal) Mexican immigrant and US citizen from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. (I don't know the actual originator of the photos.)
These pictures were taken in a wash about 1.5 miles long along the smuggling route south of Tucson. Along with the clothes, bottles and other trash, you can imagine the human waste. It is an environmental disaster area. Have you seen these images in the news? Of course not. The media doesn't want you to see them. Our government doesn't want you to see them.
Phil Gordon doesn't want you to see them.
8 comments:
Sounds like we need a comprehensive policy to handle this openly. If cocaine were legal, it would be dirt cheap. If immigration were handled through legal channels, the coyotes would be out of business.
Amnesty right? That worked great when Reagan did it for 3 million back in the 80s. You can "legalize" 12 million now, but if you don't secure the border more will keep coming.
Lance,
Wouldn't you love to see Jack (in the Box) in handcuffs?
Good heavens immigration IS handled through legal channels! That millions choose to IGNORE the legal channels doesn't make the legal channels nonexistent. It means people are being lawbreakers and need to be handled through other legal channels as a result.
Wouldn't you love to see Jack (in the Box) in handcuffs?
Sure would. Really though, my point is that unless some politicians start talking about getting tough on those who hire illegals, I think that all of their talk about stopping illegal immigration is nothing more than bluster.
Tyson's -- the CEO and top corporate managers of Tyson's need to be in handcuffs. But as you've half-way pointed out, as long as the distribution of wealth in Mexico is so disproportionate, they will keep coming, whether exploited by coyotes or some other way.
Those twelve million, for better or worse, are here, well settled, and all kinds of local economies depend on them. Most of them work, because they can't get much aid. Their kids have grown up here. Those 3 million back in the 80s explain a good part of the Hispanic Americans who, as you cite, support the kind of legislation you advocate. Wouldn't you like 12 million more allies?
Siarlys,
The Dems figure that they will become Dems.
Also keep in mind, as soon as the 12 million are given status, that would probably allow them to bring in the family from Mexico. How many millions would that make?
The Dems can figure all they want... the Hispanic immigrants who become citizens will vote however they wish, in the privacy of the polling booth. Its a secret ballot. George Bush was making a fair bid for culturally conservative Hispanic support in 2000, but had pretty well blown it in 2004.
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