Illegal Problem-Solving
Since we have been in the mode over the past year of ‘solving’ all the ills we face such as these yawning budget deficits, health care and capping the BP Oil Volcano in the Gulf, I figured: “Why not take a swing at the bat at figuring out what to do with the illegal immigrant population in America as well?’
After all, just like every other problem we have looked at over the past year, it seems to come down to two things: 1) The insatiable appetite of modern American people to consume anything within sight at the lowest possible cost and 2) the federal budget and its limitations (if there are any, that is, any more).
I’m of the mind that 90% of all problems facing us in the political sphere can be reduced to economics, religion and flat-out visceral human emotion. I think (and hope and pray) that once people understand what the root of a problem is, progress can be made towards a reasonable, rational compromise that will at least mitigate the problem somewhat.
As to the other 10% of the problems we face, I allocate that to the almost unbelievable statistical probability that the vast majority of the 535 elected officials in Washington seem to be certifiably ‘insane’ at any given point in time. What are the probabilities of that happening time and time again?
The basic argument on the illegal immigration issue is that ‘the law is the law’ first and foremost. While I believe we have too many laws written by too many lawyers (who are trained to do what? write more laws!), we are a nation ruled by respect for the law, whatever it is at the time.
That is why this current illegal immigration problem is so vexing. The whole metaphysical question surrounds the basic fact that up to 20 million people are now walking around town who are here illegally and basically are not playing the same game by the same rules as the other 290 million US citizens.
I share that concern. It is like playing golf with a person who has never read the rules of golf, doesn’t intend to, and wouldn’t play by the rules even if you read them all to him on the first tee. He wants to enjoy the game of golf on a nice, manicured course even though he is kicking the ball out of the rough, taking mulligans, not counting all his strokes and belching and coughing during your backswing and while you are putting.
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