This week’s Saturday Night Live Weekend Update segment briefly discussed Arizona’s new immigration law. The law has been declared “divisive” by the left because it actually enforces the law. Here is Seth Myers take on the law:
Seth Meyers: This week, Arizona signed the toughest illegal immigration law in the country which will allow police to demand identification papers from anyone they suspect is in the country illegally.
I know there’s some people in Arizona worried that Obama is acting like Hitler, but could we all agree that there’s nothing more Nazi than saying “Show me your papers”? There’s never been a World War II movie that didn’t include the line “show me your papers”. It’s their catchphrase. Every time someone says “show me your papers”, Hitler’s family gets a residual check.
So heads up, Arizona; that’s fascism. I know, I know, it’s a dry fascism, but it’s still fascism.
Obviously this is satire, but comparing this law to fascism isn’t funny or even logical. Requiring every driver in the United States to carry papers (a.k.a., a Driver’s License) must be a dry fascism. Requiring every worker to have a Social Security number must also fascist. Every time Club Soda is stopped for speeding, the local Gestapo asks for his “papers”. Every time I get a new job the Gestapo asks for my “papers”. This whole time, apparently, I’ve been living in a police state!
The left’s indifference to illegal immigration continues to puzzle me. Or maybe not. The Democrats seem most excited by the prospect that these illegals will become a voting bloc.
There will also be political repercussions. While Republicans may pick up a few more percent of the angry white vote in November 2010, they can kiss the Hispanic vote goodbye — and not just in Arizona. That may not have meant much in 1935, but in the years to come, it could seal the Republicans’ fate as a minority party. That’s at least one price they’ll pay for being mean and crazy.
According to John B. Judis, enforcing the law is crazy and mean. Forcing healthy citizens to get health insurance against their will, however, is perfectly fine. This is how the illogical progressive thinks. Judis would rather give illegal immigrants amnesty and free health care so they vote for Democrats forever. The law wouldn’t even be necessary if Democrats would get off this amnesty train and commit to common-sense reform. There’s nothing remotely fascist about enforcing immigration laws.
It’s odd that Saturday Night Live would highlight this piece of news and ignore what happened on South Park this week. Comedy Central’s capitulation to death threats from Islamic fundamentalists was easily the most disgusting development this week. When it comes to satire everything is fair game except Mohammad.
There isn’t a lot of common sense when it comes to the issue of illegal immigration. The two major camps on the issue fall into an isolationist policy vs. an amnesty policy. Neither one of those choices is intelligent. The Democratic party views illegal immigrants as a potential new voting bloc, though I’m not so sure that’s really the case in the long run. Senator Harry Ried of Nevada is still beating the “immigration reform” drum despite the fact it’s killing his reelection chances.
“We are going to pass comprehensive immigration reform,” Reid told the crowd. “We need to do this this year. We can’t let excuses like a Supreme Court nomination get in the way.”
Reid promised the legislation would include provisions to secure both the north and south borders, revisions to a guest worker program, and provisions to deal with illegal immigrants already in the country.
“There are no excuses. This is something America needs,” Reid said. “We’re going to do immigration reform just like we did health care reform.”
Yikes, just like health care reform? Is that a threat or a promise. I don’t even think the Democrats are crazy enough to push amnesty through Congress. I don’t understand why we can just crack down on illegal immigration and create a lawful way for Mexicans to become citizens. However, I don’t understand the isolationist position either.
The isolationist portion of the GOP don’t want anyone to move here. These people don’t understand free trade or basic economics. This is the more populist position at the current time, but it’s not one that should be encouraged. With the Democrats in power this is the best chance for immigration reform, but no one on the left is talking about creating a legal path to citizenship without amnesty.
If Harry Ried and company decide to push this over the summer the elections in November could be a bloodbath. I’m talking a Republican super majority. The Democrats decided to lose the majority by passing ObamaCare, but I don’t think that amnesty is worth the political fallout.
It’s time to be frank. The Democrat party has no problem with illegal immigration. In fact, they’ll encourage it as long as those people vote for their party. If the White House decides to push amnesty the November elections will be even uglier for Democrats.
Lawmakers who want to extend health coverage to illegal immigrants will not block the passage of the final health care reform bill so long as the White House offers a substantive promise to start pushing comprehensive immigration legislation this year.
Democrats who want a comprehensive bill that reforms immigration law but also offers a pathway to citizenship have threatened to vote against health care if illegals aren’t included in the new system, making immigration one of the sticking points as Democratic leaders negotiate the final details.
The average American doesn’t want to pay for an illegal immigrant’s health care. In a way we already do, but that’s not the point. While the Federal Government decides whether or not I can turn my iPod on during a flight we’re letting millions of people stream across the border. Simply granting these people citizenship is repulsive. There are plenty of people in this world who want to come to America and become citizens. I have no problem with legal immigration, I think we should encourage it. Enforce our borders and start deporting the law breakers. Open up an Ellis Island type facility in Texas and start letting people come here who want to be citizens.
This should be a common sense issue, but unfortunately both Republican and Democrats want to turn these illegal aliens into a voting bloc.
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