I'm commenting on the verbiage used by news outlets in the first two of Bill's "7 More Things". Both articles refer to illegal aliens as "undocumented immigrants". I take exception to the term "undocumented immigrants" because it is being used to soften or soft pedal the actual identifier of the people whose first act upon entering our country is to evade, ignore our immigration laws and thus becoming criminals/illegal aliens. Words as used in definitions are meaningful, words used to define laws are meaningful/purposeful. I quote, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other" is attributed to John Adams. No truer words have ever been spoken. Morality and virtue are the foundation of our republic and necessary for a society to be free. Most if not all the people that are coming here illegally are leaving countries that are less free than our own. John Adams is correctly warning the new republic that if the people populating the land are not moral than our society will rot from within and we will be what these people have left. Demanding that our laws be adhered to and if not, then these illegals must be deported is safeguarding our country now and into the future. Many past empires were lost via conquest by stronger nations but just as many imploded from within. Securing our borders and deporting all that entered illegally is of paramount importance to our continuation as a free society. We must model by our actions the virtues of "the rule of law". I'm not saying no to immigration, it just has to be done legally.
One should always be circumspect when entering into a discussion on any issue. We all have to be careful/circumspect when someone is stating "truth" or defining what is or isn't an artificial model.
The partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions.
There are a lot of legal immigrants who say they might be “undocumented” if they don’t have their paperwork with them. They very much resent the expense & time & paperwork they completed to become LEGAL immigrants, who want to assimilate & become US citizens
Peggy Noonan is a conservative who is a contributing editor for the Wall Street Journal. Mrs. Noonan wrote an article entitled, “Stand Up and Take It Like an American”. The thrust of Mrs. Noonan’s article is that American’s have lost something wonderful and critical. I quote - It is an old, stark bit of knowledge. It is something Americans used to be born knowing, or at least picked up along the way.
It is this: You pay a price for where you stand. And this isn't terrible.
My response to immigrants that have to spend money, time and filling out of paperwork to come and have the fantastic opportunity to be an American, start by exhibiting the above-mentioned traits listed by Mrs. Noonan. I have two forms of identification that came at a cost to me to prove my citizenship, the new "Verified" driver's license and a USA Passport. I carry my driver's license always and my Passport as needed. Immigrants should never resent what they have to "pay" to be legal immigrants, be proud that you did it properly while so many have done it illegally.
I’ve posted this before —— I voluntered at an adult literacy agency. We provided services for a lot of high school dropouts and also those who legally immigrated here & were eager to improve their English in order to pass their US citizenship test. They were extremely proud when they passed!! I thoroughly loved working with them!
Surely you jest! We’ve shown the world exactly how “moral” we are by electing one of the most amoral human beings alive into a position of power. A lying, constantly grifting, adjudicated rapist just to name a few of his most egregious sins will be in charge of over 330M people’s lives here and god only knows how many lives he will end up affecting worldwide. I’ll take any number of your “illegal migrants” any day compared to the hell on earth jackass that’s about to be sworn in as president.
I love stories like this. It warms my heart, & restores my faith in humanity
Sounds like the city of lights will become the city of lights and trees!
Who got the checks that had the notes included? [And why did I have to create a new handle instead of logging in? So many questions in the world ...]
[Los Angeles passed an] "ordinance baring the use of local resources"? Is this a new means of government transparency? What else will they expose?
You inspire me.
Thank you.
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I'm commenting on the verbiage used by news outlets in the first two of Bill's "7 More Things". Both articles refer to illegal aliens as "undocumented immigrants". I take exception to the term "undocumented immigrants" because it is being used to soften or soft pedal the actual identifier of the people whose first act upon entering our country is to evade, ignore our immigration laws and thus becoming criminals/illegal aliens. Words as used in definitions are meaningful, words used to define laws are meaningful/purposeful. I quote, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other" is attributed to John Adams. No truer words have ever been spoken. Morality and virtue are the foundation of our republic and necessary for a society to be free. Most if not all the people that are coming here illegally are leaving countries that are less free than our own. John Adams is correctly warning the new republic that if the people populating the land are not moral than our society will rot from within and we will be what these people have left. Demanding that our laws be adhered to and if not, then these illegals must be deported is safeguarding our country now and into the future. Many past empires were lost via conquest by stronger nations but just as many imploded from within. Securing our borders and deporting all that entered illegally is of paramount importance to our continuation as a free society. We must model by our actions the virtues of "the rule of law". I'm not saying no to immigration, it just has to be done legally.
You mean like the president elect does everything?
“The people who want to win the argument are effectively prepared to ignore human truths to preserve the integrity of the artificial model.”
—Rory Sutherland
One should always be circumspect when entering into a discussion on any issue. We all have to be careful/circumspect when someone is stating "truth" or defining what is or isn't an artificial model.
Perhaps this will resonate:
The partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions.
- Plato
There are a lot of legal immigrants who say they might be “undocumented” if they don’t have their paperwork with them. They very much resent the expense & time & paperwork they completed to become LEGAL immigrants, who want to assimilate & become US citizens
Peggy Noonan is a conservative who is a contributing editor for the Wall Street Journal. Mrs. Noonan wrote an article entitled, “Stand Up and Take It Like an American”. The thrust of Mrs. Noonan’s article is that American’s have lost something wonderful and critical. I quote - It is an old, stark bit of knowledge. It is something Americans used to be born knowing, or at least picked up along the way.
It is this: You pay a price for where you stand. And this isn't terrible.
My response to immigrants that have to spend money, time and filling out of paperwork to come and have the fantastic opportunity to be an American, start by exhibiting the above-mentioned traits listed by Mrs. Noonan. I have two forms of identification that came at a cost to me to prove my citizenship, the new "Verified" driver's license and a USA Passport. I carry my driver's license always and my Passport as needed. Immigrants should never resent what they have to "pay" to be legal immigrants, be proud that you did it properly while so many have done it illegally.
I’ve posted this before —— I voluntered at an adult literacy agency. We provided services for a lot of high school dropouts and also those who legally immigrated here & were eager to improve their English in order to pass their US citizenship test. They were extremely proud when they passed!! I thoroughly loved working with them!
That soapbox must get heavy.
Surely you jest! We’ve shown the world exactly how “moral” we are by electing one of the most amoral human beings alive into a position of power. A lying, constantly grifting, adjudicated rapist just to name a few of his most egregious sins will be in charge of over 330M people’s lives here and god only knows how many lives he will end up affecting worldwide. I’ll take any number of your “illegal migrants” any day compared to the hell on earth jackass that’s about to be sworn in as president.