On the Border, Here’s an Idea: Let’s Have One. To Preserve the Integrity of America

Kueen of Inkoherence Kamala has been asked about immigration on several occasions, and her rope-a-dope answer (emphasis on the dope) is always along the lines of “the immigration system is broken, we need a law that offers a clear path to citizenship.”

This begs the question of “a clear path to whom?” The path to citizenship for legal immigrants is already clear, although it is complex. Therefore, Kamala can only mean a clear path to citizenship for people who entered the country illegally at some point.

Harris offers this policy as a way of dodging the question of securing America’s borders. By dodging she implicitly suggests that these issues are separate. They are anything but.

One can perhaps make an argument for some sort of amnesty–and that is what a “clear path to citizenship” for illegal immigrants is–given the difficulties of deporting millions, many of whom have been here for years, have anchor children, etc. Perhaps.

But that is a way of addressing–and effectively admitting–past failures to secure the borders. The only way to prevent future failures–and eliminate the need for future amnesties–is to secure them now and in the future.

By answering questions about reducing the flow of illegal immigrants–and don’t give me any of this don’t say illegal say “undocumented” or “refugee” crap–with palaver about “a clear path to citizenship” Harris–and the Democratic party generally–is clearly indicating that she has (and they have) no intention of reducing the flow. A “clear path to citizenship” for illegals, combined with policies that result in massive increases in their number (like we have observed since day 1 of the Biden administration) is an open invitation to a mass incursion. Which is what we have experienced since 2021.

Which raises the question “why?” The charitable answer is that this is the product of fuzzy humanitarianism. But given their track record the people pushing this deserve no charity whatsoever. The far more likely explanation is that they are using gauzy humanitarian rhetoric to conceal a far more malign agenda. Namely, to change the country fundamentally.

Their motives for this are likely overdetermined. Partly it is a crude political calculation, based on the belief that the newly minted citizens will vote Democratic. But there is something more sinister than that. The left despises traditional America. They hate American culture, especially non-urban American culture (to the extent that they are even willing to admit that there is such a thing). The quickest way to change the culture is to overwhelm it with vast numbers from completely alien cultures. Just look at where the Biden administration has dumped them–in places like Springfield, OH, and Charleroi, PA. The type of places that leftists despise that are inhabited by the type of people leftists disdain.

I seriously doubt that if elected, Trump could carry through on his pledge to deport millions. However, it is almost certain that he will dramatically reduce the inflow, just be restoring the executive orders that Biden flamboyantly rescinded immediately upon assuming office.

Then, and only then, can there be a serious discussion about any form of amnesty. And any “paths to citizenship” that are adopted should be closed to anyone who enters the country illegally after its passage. Even a bill with such a restriction is dubious, however, given that passage of an amnesty benefitting past trespassers suggests that any promise not to so benefit future ones is not credible.

If this means that millions are consigned to legal limbo, so be it. That is a small price to pay for maintaining the integrity of the country, tattered though it may be.