Seriously?

Just signed up for iGoogle to see what it had to offer, and one of the things that caught my eye was this story. Which is actually a transcript of a TV/radio "news" program.

First of all, call them what they are. Illegal immigrants. Calling them "undocumented" doesn't change the fact that the lack of documentation means they're in this country illegally. That goes hand in hand. Undocumented = Illegal. This "political correctness" really irritates me. Just because you say a classic beat up car is a "beautiful" beat up car doesn't mean that it isn't, still, a beat up car.

Second, and this is the real issue; "The climate of fear around deportation has worsened as ... ICE continues to step up its raids across the country..." Climate of fear? What is that even supposed to mean? That illegal immigrants are fearful that they're going to be deported? Good! Great! That means that ICE is doing its job correctly and enforcing our immigration laws that these illegal immigrants have broken.

I also enjoy the self-propagating society the liberal media has created for itself. The list of credentials for any "expert" is the list of publications that have featured their words. While that might have meant something when the media was actually fair and reported news instead of slanted stories, all it shows now is how deeply in bed said "journalist" is with the liberal political machine.

Back on topic.

In the transcript of the show, they even quote a person who... well... I'll just quote it for you.

"IMMIGRANT RIGHTS MARCHER 3: [translated] We are in a country that isn’t our own, but we want the government and the new administration to reform immigration for everyone."

Since when did illegal immigrants have a say in what our country does? Isn't that the one real perk to being a citizen of this country? That you can vote on the issues the country needs to decide on? Who appointed these liberal hacks the Saviors of Humanity, giving voice to the undertrodden people who make themselves criminals simply by being here, in our country?

"IMMIGRANT RIGHTS MARCHER 8: [translated] This country doesn’t respect you. My words don’t matter. They’ll get what they want, including taking my life. I’m tired of them treating me like I’m less just because of the color of my skin. They have everything of ours, including our country. America is for all Americans. This is my boat, too. [in English] This is a country of immigrants. We need the change bad. Obama is not the solution."

America is for all Americans. That's the catch. You're not an American. Yes, we are a country built on immigrants. But, further, we are a country built on immigrants who came here wanting to be American. We are not a country built on immigrants who work here, demand rights and social services to which they are not entitled, and then send all the money back home so their family can have a better life in their own country. For the vast majority of American citizens, our ancestors came here legally, learned English, worked hard, and made for themselves and their families an American life, raised their children as Americans, and became part of the country, and part of our national identity.

Most of these illegal immigrants (obviously, not all; some are trying to become American, but they are the exception) are simply here to work jobs that pay more than a few pesos a day, and then send the money home to improve the quality of life of their families in their home country- which they still identify with. If you've watched any video of any of the immigrant marches, they're waving Mexican flags, not American flags. They don't want to be American- they want to be Mexican in the United States, and have all of the privileges of American citizens. Check out this video.

I salute that veteran. The video makes my point- that Mexican businessman wants to be Mexican first, and never an American. But he wants all the rights, privileges, benefits, everything that should be the result of American citizenship.

When the show introduces their guest, David Bacon, right out of the gate he goes for the "human rights violations"- talking about workers who were arrested by ICE for immigration infractions.

"But the problem with those workers is that they were—you know, there was no habeas corpus, there was no bail. There weren’t even any charges against those people for two weeks."

I'm sorry, but you don't just "give" someone habeas corpus. The procedure for habeas corpus is bringing a court action against the agency that is holding someone against their will, and if the court decides the agency doesn't have the authority to hold that person, they go free.

As for the charges not being brought for two weeks, that is a complaint I can understand. Two months passed before I was falsely charged with my crime, and during that period, I had no idea why I wasn't employable. But looking at the two numbers here... one man waiting two months to be charged, versus 481 people waiting two weeks to be charged... I'd say that ICE was working as fast as it could to charge all of them as quickly as possible, as is everyones' right in our justice system- the right to a speedy trial.

Alright... I'm all worded out for the moment. More to follow, likely tomorrow.