A Question of Borders

Our borders need to mean something; they need to be a kind of declaration of independent and free people. If there is to be an all-welcoming attitude, America will soon pass from what she has been- a beacon to the world of what free people can do together- and we will go the way of the rest of Western societies.

Look at Europe, where the people are reluctant to admit that there is a true meaning to any given word or definition, and so the people fumble around, trying to determine right and wrong on their own.

Also consider the cost of Islam in Europe. Governments are caving in to the progressive demands of a religion that has no structure for loving anyone who will not become a part of itself. In fact, it treats "infidels" as animals, and encourages its followers to lie to the infidel, or to use violence, to promote Islams goal of world control.

Welcome in the strangers and the wayward! Make a space for them, and help the to prosper. But let them come in through the legal channels that are in place already. The borders need to be secure.

This week, I learned something  about Thomas Jefferson's view on this topic. He is widely respected for his wisdom and patriotism. His view was that we should welcome anyone who loves freedom and values liberty. This probably won't be very popular with some people today, though. There is a movement in America today that wants us to open the borders to any and all, regardless of the immigrant's history, health, or politics. These folks also believe that every new person in a society has something to contribute, that every voice must be heard, before making a choice.

This progressive attitude started in the 1960's, and has gained a lot of ground since then. The problem is, open borders allows the immigrant to expose his new community to contagions, and also the immigrant to be exposed to those contagions that are native to the new community he or she migrated into. Vaccinations must take place, and if there are open borders, that can't happen. 

Now for a couple of uncomfortable thoughts. First, consider the state of affairs in our government. The president has yet to pass a budget, and the Congress can't get anything done legally or in public view. Do we really benefit from asking the opinion of people who have no interest in cooperating to improve our nation's laws? Remember, that is what these people are asked to do when elected: improve our laws, not our way of life. The current bottleneck causes Democrats and Republicans to point the finger of blame and sheik at each other, and all the while, the progressive goal is accomplished because nothing gets done, and freedoms and liberties are chipped away as reactions to fears and lack of preparedness. We can do better.

Next, consider this, honestly, if you will. How welcome can you make, or even afford to make, a people or doctrine that desires to never become American? There are people who come here for safety, prosperity, hope, humanity, a second chance at life. All of these are wonderful, and may GOD bless their efforts! But what to do with the people who hate America, and move here to make America less American, one person at a time? What of the people already here, native born and all, who hate the country they were born in? Can we, as a society, afford to make sure that these people are protected above the rights of the people who WANT to be here, who are PROUD to be American? What about protecting Americans?

Thomas Jefferson saw this, too. He specified that we should welcome those who love liberty and value freedom. Maybe we should take his advice a little more seriously.