Questions unanswered

Recently several discussions around the water-cooler have been political in nature, primarily geared towards illegal immigration, dealing with Mexicans primarily. This is a topic I haven't really weighed in on, and probably won't much now, but there were some questions I asked that they didn't have answers for and didn't really want to think much about.

Part of the debate has to do with immigrants putting a strain on our infrastructure; while they don't contribute anything since they aren't paying taxes. I'll readily admit there is a burden being placed on Hospitals since illegal immigrants will head to an Emergency Room where they can't be turned away. In the end we're covering these costs with increased medical costs.

I'll also agree that schools are catching hell too since teachers are being asked to teach and speak in both English and Spanish to accommodate students whose parents aren't contributing to the Educational System by paying taxes, well they pay state sales tax, but they aren't paying state and federal income taxes.

Now what I don't get is the national security issue, which is what the knuckleheads here and on the news keep talking about.

From the articles I've read (blogs and magazines) ole Foxy Vince and his Regime do a pretty good job keeping their borders secure. You haven't heard about Mexican Muslims going on the rampage have you? (Come to think of it how many Mexicans do you know of with the name Abdul, Muhammad or Ahab? Not very many I guess). Now the primary reason Sweet Vinnie keeps the border secure is economic. The Mexican Government, if you can call it that, doesn't want those pesky Guatemalans, Hondurasseans and Belizeans sneaking across their country into the U.S. of A. and stealing their jobs.

If the Mexican officials are as "dirty" as they're made out to be and they have ties to the drug cartels, well they aren't going to stand for their clients getting blowed up, by explosives. Just like a Pimp ensures the safety of his Ho's a dealer is going to make sure his clients are well taken care of. Sure the Mexican dealers might take some cash to smuggle Abdul and Ahkmed into the country, but they never promised to keep him in one piece.

Now here's where the proverbial shit hits the fan.

We don't have to worry too much about Mexican collaboration with Islamofacionists. They aren't going to do a damned thing that interferes with cash that Pedro can ship back to the motherland.

If safety is a major concern why isn't there a movement to build a wall between the US and Canada (Not that I'm advocating this. I love my Canadian Readers, eh.)? Or better yet, a moat, with Crocodiles and Hippopotamooses (the cold-weather version of the Hippopotamus).

Last time I checked there wasn't a movement to bring Sharia (Sharī'ah, Shari'a, Shariah or Syariah) Courts to Mexico.

Just take a stroll through lovely, and I do mean that, downtown Ontario Toronto. You'll be surprised by the number of people of Middle Eastern lineage you see hither, there and yon. I'm also certain that a vast majority of them aren't planning on flying planes into the hi-rise buildings, but it only takes a couple, or a boat headed across one of the great lakes.

Sure that's a lot like racial profiling, but last time I checked the folks we're fighting against in the War on Terror weren't Mexicans, their native language isn't Spanish and their names damn sure weren't Pedro, Juan and Manuel.

So yeah, I'll buy the Health Care and Educational System strains as a reason to do something about illegal immigration, but save the War on Terror reasoning for somebody who doesn't know where the most of the Muslims in North America are located. If you're still wondering here's a hint they aren't eating tamales and re-fried beans.

Note : I realized after reading this again and after a couple of e-mail exchanges with WB (who's left a ton of great information in the comments that isn't being brought to light in the debates) that I'd missed a the main point I was trying to get across.

The point being that we need to secure our border with Mexico, and perhaps take over the Baja Peninsula (we need more vacation spots), but that we also need to pay close attention to our northern borders as well. I haven't seen the first politician mention, other than in passing, that we need to ensure terrorists aren't freely about freely.

Be sure read the comments, otherwise you'll miss some great information, and me admitting that I'm a knucklehead.