Illegal Immigration is Anything But a ’Victimless Crime!’
Published on May 4th, 2012
By Michael Cutler
April 25, 2012
All too often, crime begets crime.
Illegal immigration is anything but a "victimless crime!" On November 10, 2011 I posted an article on the CAPS (Californians for Population Stabilization) website that was entitled the "Victims of Illegal Immigration". The focus of that commentary was the thousands of innocent victims in the United States who lose their lives every year to aliens who engage in violent crimes and crimes relating to drunk driving and driving without licenses.
Today my commentary will address a crime that involves the loss of the identity of those who fall victim to identity theft. The basis for this commentary is an article I recently wrote for the CAPS website that is attached below. This article was predicated on a news release posted by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) that provided the details of the successful prosecution of an individual who engaged in identity theft and the production of false identity documents.
Our nation and our citizens are paying one hell of a price as a result of the ongoing failures of our government to secure our nation’s borders and enforce our nation’s immigration laws. In large measure we have ourselves to blame! When I was a teenager my dad used to tell me that I would ultimately determine how people would treat me by making it clear to those I came to deal with what I would and would not tolerate. By permitting elected leaders to be re-elected when they fail to take their oaths of office and our nation’s immigration laws seriously, we are empowering those politicians and they, in turn, are inducing still more illegal aliens to enter the United States in violation of our laws and encourage and empower them to commit additional crimes. The consequence of these crimes could not be more serious- many lives are being lost and other victims are also being made to suffer. Yet the beat goes on!
The time has long since passed for the citizens of our nation to make it clear to our political leaders that we will no longer tolerate the lunacy of extremely porous borders and immigration laws that go unenforced.
Show me a politician who refuses to enforce the immigration laws or attempts to trivialize these laws, and I will show you a politician who needs to find out what it is like to stand on the unemployment line!
Benjamin Franklin, in discussing our then fledgeling nation, said that they had given us a republic if we could keep it!
What he was making clear was that this democratic republic required that its citizens take their citizenship seriously and keep the political leaders accountable.
It is time for the citizens of our nation to make certain that our nation’s leaders, on all levels, to come to terms with the fundamental fact that the purpose of our immigration laws is to protect our nation and our citizens from aliens whose presence has the potential to have a serious adverse impact. Ignoring those laws exposes our nation and our citizens to a variety of serious threats and challenges ranging from national security and criminal justice and public safety to the economy, the environment, healthcare and education!
A country without secure borders can no more stand than can a house without walls!
If our country is to survive and if our children and their children are to get their share of the "American Dream" the citizens of this nation must take their citizenship seriously! *
We the People must be the best citizens we can be, citizens who are worthy of the gallantry demonstrated by our valiant men and women in the military, law enforcement and firefighters, who routinely go in harm’s way in defense of this nation and our citizens.
My goal in writing this and other commentaries is to point out our nations many failings *before* more victims pay the ultimate price for the incompetence and ineptitude of our government.
The first step in problem-solving is to first identify the problems and vulnerabilities and then devise strategies to overcome them.
If you find yourself to be in agreement with this commentary, I ask that you forward it to as many of your friends and family members as possible and encourage them to do the same. We need to create a "Bucket Brigade of Truth!"
The practice of good citizenship does not end in the voting booth, it only begins there.
For far too long our citizens demonstrated apathy which emboldened elected representatives to all but ignore the needs of the average American citizen in a quest for massive campaign funds and the promises of votes to be ostensibly delivered by special interest groups.
I am encouraged that more and more of us, We the People, are not willing to simply sit on the sidelines anymore!
I believe our nation’s is greatly benefited by the rich diversity of our people which is why I could never imagine living anywhere except New York City, arguably the most diverse city in our nation if not, in fact, the world. However, my idea of diversity most certainly does not include members of MS-13, the Mexican drug cartels or members of other transnational gangs or members of al-Qaeda!
I also believe that the original purpose of our nation’s immigration laws need to be be brought "front and center" to make certain that our nation does not permit the entry of aliens into our country whose presence in our country is problematic for the citizens of our nation and that if such aliens do succeed in entering our country that our nation have the resources, integrity and dedication to do everything possible to make it impossible for such aliens to function within our country so that even if they are not apprehended, they will find it pointless to remain in the United States.
As I have noted on a number of occasions, "No one would break into the amusement park if they could not get to go on the rides and no one remains in the amusement park at the end of the day when they turn shut down the rides and turn off the lights!"
If our government’s failures to secure our nation’s borders and effectively enforce our immigration laws concerns you or especially if it angers you, I ask you to call your Senators and Congressional "Representative. This is not only your right- it is your obligation!
All I ask is that you make it clear to our politicians that we are not as dumb as they hope we are!
We live in a perilous world and in a perilous era. The survival of our nation and the lives of our citizens hang in the balance.
This is neither a Conservative issue, nor is it a Liberal issue- simply stated, this is most certainly an AMERICAN issue!
You are either part of the solution or you are a part of the problem!
Democracy is not a spectator sport!
Lead, follow or get out of the way!