What he said

Kim gets it right on illegal immigration:

http://www.theothersideofkim.com/index.php/tos/single/9231/

Just a snippet:

...Americans are deeply offended that Mexicans are taking advantage of our
generosity by leeching off the healthcare- and welfare systems designed to
assist U.S. citizens. We’re also deeply offended that Mexicans seem to think
that California, Arizona and New Mexico still belong to them, somehow. We are
deeply offended that Mexicans seem to think that we have to speak their language
to them when they come here, instead of the other way around. We are deeply
offended that Mexicans demand, and get, dual-medium schooling. We are deeply
offended that Mexicans can continue to speak Spanish exclusively without
consequence because there’s an entire support structure of Spanish-speaking
radio, TV, newspapers and industries which cater to their language chauvinism.
We are deeply offended that wanted ads are starting to appear for clerical jobs
in our government where fluency in Spanish is mandatory.

Yeah.

What's killing me is the "news" media's dazzling failure to stick that all-important description of the problem, i.e. ILLEGAL before the more general term "immigration". Half the time, they say it's an issue of "immigration reform". The left-wing Democrats are picking up on this, with a typically gin-soaked Teddy Kennedy quoting JFK's "nation of immigrants" line.

News flash, Teddy: We don't have a problem with immigrants. It's ILLEGAL immigrants (or, more appropriately illegal aliens ... or better yet -- CRIMINALS) that sticks in the collective craw. The very idea that these people can sneak across our border, leech off our tax money, and then parade around in the street for legislation that would let them get away with it makes me want to projectile vomit.

Our laws (in the traditional sense, anyway) frame our society. That's what makes us civil. Hey - that's what civilization is, right? If you have no respect for our laws, how are we supposed to believe you'll have any respect for any other facet of American society?

If I were a recent LEGAL immigrant who had become an American in the LEGAL fashion, I'd be absolutely LIVID. Hell, I was born here, and it's all I can do to keep from putting a few rounds through the TV when the "news" shows footage of recent "protests".

Frankly, I'm not opposed at all to some kind of immigration reform. What I am opposed to is amnesty in any form. Amnesty would do nothing more than reward those who have flaunted a blatant disregard for the laws of the very country these hypocrites claim to want to be a part of.

Instead of amnesty, I want to see these turds deported. I'm sick of hearing tripe from Dems like Bill Richardson who claim deportation isn't "practical". The hell it isn't -- compared with the amount of money spent annually on healthcare alone for these criminals, a nation-wide sweep to find and deport those people would probably demonstrate a cost-savings. Let the cops demand proof of citizenship. Hey - I'm a gun-owner. I'm used to scrutiny. Licensure is a fact of life for me. Let the rest of the nation know how that feels.

Then deport the illegals. All of 'em. And build a wall. And MINE IT. The whole thing. That'll keep 'em out. If immigration reform passes, then they can come in the LEGAL way. Until then, they can get out. I don't care if they waded across the Rio Grande from Mexico or if they came from Italy and overstayed a tourist visa. If you're not here legally, you're here illegally, and that makes you a CRIMINAL. So get out. Vaya con dios. Chao. Bonjour.

And no spending our tax money on charter flights back to Mexico for Mexicans, either. Y'all walked in here -- you can walk the hell back out.