Greatest migration since WW2

IMMIGRATION HAS BECOME GLOBAL ISSUE

CRISIS WORSENS IN EUROPE

Watching some of the Republican debate the other night, it was obvious the conversation about illegal and legal immigration has become a very controversial issue. The United States has had a lax policy on enforcing our borders for many years. In the early days of the Republic it was common for people to cross between Mexico and the United States without checkpoints or regulation. Most of the early populations of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona were there before those states became part of the US. I doubt that many would now choose to become part of Mexico. Of course, in the early days we did not have welfare, public education, food stamps or any other socialist programs. This is where the problems began. There have always been migrant workers that crossed the border for work. This benefited both Mexican laborers and US employers. As the US expanded the benefits that are available, more decided it was better to stay and take advantage of those benefits here because they were far superior to any across the border. There are many people who advocate open borders without limits, including libertarian advocates as well as politicians with other agendas. Many businesses like the fact that immigrants depress wages in all labor type jobs. Most Democrat politicians want to issue drivers licenses and give legal status so they can add these people to the voter rolls and then use the threat of  deportation to keep the migrants voting for them. There are probably 30 million people south of the border who would enter this country if they perceived it to be risk free. If anyone believes we could absorb this many mostly uneducated unskilled immigrants and their children without a straining of the social services of this country and a general lowering of the standard of living of resident Americans, they are in fantasyland. In the 1980s President Reagan agreed to a package of immigration rules that legalized 3 million illegal immigrants with the understanding that the borders would be secured and this was a one time deal. The immigrants were legalized, but the border was not secured. This is why immigration reform failed in the last few years - because no one believed that Obama would ever secure the border and another 10 million would be legalized.  This would encourage another 30 or 40 million to head for the border. It is now assumed that no further action will be taken on this until the border is secured and the visa programs are upgraded.

In the last few years we have watched as thousands, and maybe millions, of uncontrolled immigrants and refugees have headed for Europe. One of the rules of the EU is that people can cross the borders of member countries without regulation. If they can make it to a member country like Greece they can then travel wherever they want in Europe. You will take notice they are not trying to get to Russia or Poland or other countries without universal social services. Members of the EU must provide services to refugees according to their charter. It is no wonder that most have set their sights on Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and those countries with the most liberal benefits. I watched an interview with a Middle Eastern immigrant on C-Span - he was living for 9 months in an isolated apartment building in Germany with others and they were receiving food, medical care, and a monthly check. He stated he had yet to have a conversation with, or had seen, a German. We have seen the New Years Eve attacks in Cologne, Germany where hundreds of women were being attacked, abused and raped by young immigrant men.  It has been common practice of these young men, who do not share western values concerning women, to grope any women who is available.  We now see that the governments of Europe are beginning to question the situation and are deporting and restricting the increase in migrants. This situation has slowed for now, but when spring arrives, I would not be surprised if we will see more restrictions and eventually the deportation of large numbers of these people. It will then become a crisis beyond imagination.
 

We have just focused on the quantitative problem of the influx of immigrants, not even mentioning the possibility of potential terrorists from the Middle East and the agents of the drug cartels from the south. There is also the problem of human trafficking of the poor people who are just trying to find a better place to live. A strict control of our borders would allow a systematic and regulated legal immigration in numbers that could be assimilated into our system in a orderly way.  While we now have a serious problem with illegal immigration, not just across the southern border, but from many parts of the world, including refugees from the Middle East, we still have the opportunity, if we take action now, to keep this a manageable problem that will not be a risk to our social and economic well-being.