The invitation of Pres. Nieto to invite Donald Trump for a personal meeting was a bold move of leadership and friendship. He told the world that Mexico is a free and independent nation and that as a people, they are fiends to the USA. His invitation was that of a neighbor to a neighbor.
Donald Trump accepted the invitation and as a good neighbor he went to Mexico. He did not stay in the USA and declare that the representative of Mexico come to him. Rather, he saw an opportunity for friendly and frank discussions with the leadership of Mexico. Like all things “Donald” he was quick to consult his advisors, quick to deliberate, and quick to make the appropriate decision. That alone, improved our relations with Mexico in the same way it would in a neighborhood.
There are some that say that Mr. Trump was not bold, not strong and that he softened his position about American immigration laws and their enforcement. Let’s get real. Mr. Trump was honored by the Mexican government by the invitation. He was gracious in acceptance. Mr. Trump was treated with respect by the President of Mexico. Donald returned that respect with respect. The President of Mexico represented the good will of the Mexican people and for his part, candidate Trump, represented the good will of the American people. There was nothing to be gained by being a rude guest.
In reading the Yahoo and Google commentaries this author was distressed at the headlines, Like, “Trump goes to Mexico because he is losing.” Well, well. It would seem that the google writers in Washington and the Yahoo writers in Chicago cannot get out of their anti Trump straight jackets. Not surprising, really, since the Google and Yahoo reporters are consistent with the print press reporters in looking for every way to discredit Mr Trump, while elevating Mrs. Clinton.
Rightly, Candidate Trump acted with dignity and restraint as he met with the President of Mexico. It is not surprising that he did so. As the head of Trump companies, Mr. Trump has met with the leaders of very powerful companies, unions, and nations. He has a long experience with high level diplomacy and negotiations in the making of the Trump enterprise worldwide. He has been successful in that area, he will be successful as President of the USA.
Tag: immigration
Should Trump Go To Mexico?
There are many people who think that if Donald Trump is elected President of the USA, he will deport up to eleven million illegal immigrants back to Mexico. This had caused hysteria on the Left and is much used by the Hilary campaign. Is it really possible for a President Trump to order an immediate deportation of eleven million people? No it is not! But it is possible for a President Trump to uphold and enforce the immigration laws of the USA.
It is silly to think that Mr. Trump’s position is an immediate roundup of illegal immigrants. Such a action would require a massive and expensive effort. It could only be done by a military force. Think about it! Eleven million is a lot of people. So, let the far right be a little more sensible and sophisticated and not imagine that such a campaign statement could be actualized by a real time round up and deportation of eleven million people. Likewise, let the hysterical liberal Left stop the screaming and over reaction. Let the liberal left stop the race baiting and the incendiary shouting of racist, bigot and the similar reprehensible slurs.
Let’s instead begin with a question. How did we get to a place where there are eleven million illegal immigrant in the USA? It came from lax law enforcement on the federal level. It came from the massive numbers of south of the border people entering the USA across its one thousand mile southern border. It came from sympathetic popular thinking that the immigrants were poor and down trodden people who wanted a better life, loved the USA, and like our pilgrim ancestors, were fleeing oppression. But is this the actual image of the modern day southern border immigrant? The answer is too long for this blog, so I will let the reader give the answer.
Whatever, you answered, the fact is that over time, a time before Donald Trump as candidate, there evolved a massive influx of people who did not want to be American citizens, preferring to retain their language, culture and national affiliation as Mexican, or South American, while living in the USA illegally. These people, overwhelming the social services of many border States, were also given free education for their children, food stamps, and even cash welfare payments. Indeed, many advanced economically, learning English as a second language and getting a job. However, they did not become citizens and the pressure of their numbers forced changes in the USA that were unanticipated and many would say were unwanted.
Why is this a problem for people? All USA citizens are children if immigrants. (Some would exempt the American Indians, but they too migrated from Northern Asia.) It is a problem because of the changes to American social culture that eleven million people of Spanish language have forced upon American society. The key word is “forced” because it is a result of massive illegal action and persistent government laziness that has produced it And now people are hearing talk of the importation of one hundred thousand Muslim immigrants by the Obama government. Please note, that this author is calling the southern border immigrants by culture and nationality. It is not common to call them eleven million Roman Catholics. However, the importing of a possible one hundred thousand South West Asian immigrants is according to their own designation, namely, Muslim. This self designation is significant because of its association by the immigrants as to who they are and who they intend to remain. As the southern border immigrants forced an acceptance of Spanish upon the whole nation, so the Muslim immigrants would force acceptance of Muslim Sharia law upon the nation.
Mr. Trump is the only candidate willing to assert that the answer to the continued immigration crisis is a simple assertion that immigrants must become citizens of the USA and that they must accept the laws of the USA as supreme. Of necessity, this applies to those already here illegally, and to those being imported by the Obama administration. How can this be done? Simply by faithfulness to already existing US laws and a consistent and intentional enforcement of the laws. This is nothing new. If you have ever been to Ellis Island, in New York harbor, you realize that our ancestors were closely examined by the government, were registered, and those who were With-Out-Papers were investigated and given temporary residency. These temporary residents were allowed entry, taught English and US law, went to citizenship classes and eventually became US citizens.
The force of Mr. Trump’s campaign rhetoric is to focus a pin point laser upon the reality of USA immigration policy. His intention is to solve it. He is a problem solver. Some would said he is the best hope the nation has to solve this and many other problems that face the USA. This author agrees with that assessment. I have read his book, “The Art of the Deal”. It is not the whole of his credo, but in his book, Donald Trump shares a philosophy of winning by creative deal making. It is a philosophy he will bring to the Presidency. It will be a guiding principle to his compassionate and visionary solution to a problem that many believe to be unsolvable. But Donald Trump has surprised his critics before. He will surprise them again.
Obama is Not a Dictator
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-immigration-reform-ill-act-congress-doesnt-224408712.html
“But the president indicated that his patience is provisional. He laid out principles he said should be reflected in any comprehensive immigration-reform legislation, and he said that if lawmakers get bogged down bickering, he’ll act.”
Obama is not a dictator. He is an elected president. His election is according to the law and it is under the rule of the law. We need to remind our young reporters of this fact. It seems that they very much want to give him dictatorial power. Or they want a daddy. Maybe all young college educated reporters want the tyranny of the classroom Professor to remain in their lives forever. Whatever is it, it is annoying to read news reporters using language in describing the President that casts him in the above mentioned roles.
The facts of our national law, however, are in the way of the unmerited enthusiasm of our young reporters who want to grant Mr. Obama power that he does not possess. Hopefully, the rest of the nation sees this and will not fall into the Obama mania crowd.
Mr. Obama’s bellicose pronouncements and threats to the US Congress are actually the rants of someone who thinks of himself as the law or above the law. These kinds of statements are not mere politics such as one might use to influence the decision-making of the 595 elected officials of the US Congress. Rather, they are cast in the language of threat and they are meant to convey a threat. He is saying that either they act of he will do whatever he wants to do, and he will do it whether or not he has the power to do so.
President Obama does not respect the Congress of the USA and by extension, he does not respect the people of the nation because they are the ones who elected the Congress. His threats indicate a person who still believes that America should be thankful that he is willing to allow himself to rule over us and if we don’t recognize that, it is we who are wrong.
There is a Constitutional process in place for Mr. Obama to influence the House of Representatives and the Senate. It is called proposal of legislation. That means that he has his staff actually write down proposed legislation, submit this legislation to the House and Senate through his surrogates and let them debate the issues. The second is to use the threat of a veto of proposed legislation to influence the Congress.
Mr. Obama does not work within the system. He thinks that he is supposed to say something and it is to be done. He thinks that he is supposed to give a speech and that is the same as proposal of legislation. In order words, he wills it to be done, like some kind of Czar and everyone else is to bow down, says yes your majesty, and then go out and do exactly as he says to do.
But the USA is a Republic and not a monarchy. It is also not a dictatorship with a merely phony Congress. The USA is a Constitutional democracy ruled by laws and Mr. Obama is not outside of nor above those laws. So, although the process may be tedious and at times it may make mistakes, ultimately, its is the will of the people as expressed by the people’s elected Representatives in the Congress. If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he should work harder at the actual writing of legislation and he should be more cooperative in working with the Congress and not against it.
Arizona Governor Says No Benefits for Illegals
http://news.yahoo.com/arizona-governor-no-public-benefits-young-immigrants-023442934.html I heard a fellow tell me that the so called “illegals” are not that but people. I pondered that because his point was that labeling them “illegals” prejudices against them. However, these people are illegally here. They have broken our law and consistently evaded our legal system. Yet, we are told that they love America, that they will do anything to stay here, and that all they ask is to be left alone to earn a living and raise a family and be good Americans. But that is not logically true. They broke the law to come here, they continue to break the law, they are working but too many are off the books or paid in cash,(shame on their employers). So, if they love America and will do anything to stay here, then obey the law, pay taxes and become a citizen. But others say that since they are here illegally, they cannot become citizens. True, they can be deported, instead. But, although their presence here as illegal aliens presents us with a problem, it is not logical to pass off their status as our problem instead of theirs. Let’s be quick to note that our society is compassionate and it is our compassion that got us into this situation. Our compassion gave illegals health care services in our hospital emergency rooms and community clinics. It gave the mothers pre natal, delivery, and post partum care for the infants and emergency room care for the children. All free. It supplied food stamps, WIC vouchers and even welfare checks. And our compassion allowed their children who are born here to be immediately US citizens creating a real dilemna. It also provided free public schools and specialized language services, including on the ballot. All that time the people getting this were here illegally while millions languished in their countries of origin waiting patiently for up to ten years to enter the USA. They wait because their countries do not share a huge land border with the USA and because they want to be citizens not illegals. Maybe for some, Arizona’s rules are harsh. I suggest they are realistic and are an attempt to face the problem squarely and honestly with a regard for the people here legally as well as those waiting to come here legally.
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