Alien abduction and anchor babies

LARRY ANDERSON
Larry Anderson

During last year’s congressional election period, the number of people allegedly living in America illegally was 11 million, roughly equivalent to the population of Missouri, Iowa, and Kansas combined.

Today, the number mentioned is 13 million.

The addition of two million illegal aliens occurred seamlessly, as if it doesn’t matter that laws were broken, that American resources have been stretched that much further, that entrusted leadership has been rendered impotent by political correctness, and a sizable amount of cowardice.

Incredibly, people aren’t just skipping through the gaping holes in our southern border, but are arriving by ship and plane, giving birth, and grabbing a birth certificate, knowing the child is now a legal citizen under the 14th Amendment.

These children, obviously through no act of their own, are anchor babies. They anchor parents, and themselves, to America.

That child is now a citizen of the United States, and, if taken home, can return to this country at age 21 and bring his/her family along for the ride.

All can then partake in the rights and privileges of citizenship without having to shoulder the cost via prior work and taxes.

Instant citizenship for anchor babies applies to mothers who slip into the country in the dead of night as well as those who come in from China or Russia looking for an easy mark. It is a safety measure for people who live in countries less secure than our own.

I don’t need to explain the irony of that statement, do I?

Now, let’s tackle the fact that the immigration mess is being deliberately engineered for political purposes and is snowballing for the same reason.

The 14th Amendment states if you are born here, you are a citizen, but that amendment was put in place 150 years ago without much fear of exploitation.

Today, it is being exploited big time.

There is no movement in Washington to amend or repeal this amendment. Indeed, such an effort would be nearly impossible considering the complicated process to do so. Therefore, there is no clear voice for reform, no voice for actual citizens.

That leaves law enforcement to keep immigration under control, but the law is being overwhelmed. Obama will not do what is necessary to protect our border or to keep foreigners from entering the country on a visa solely for the purpose of giving birth.

Indeed, the Left would like nothing more than to see the demise of the white majority in America which they see as racist and capitalistic.

This is how it can be done.

Barack Obama’s cover on illegal immigration is to mention now and again the country needs immigration reform, but he has done nothing to make that happen.

Instead, he implemented catch and release; that is, if a person is caught in the country illegally but there is no warrant for arrest, he/she is let go. Those with outstanding warrants may be deported. Or not.

Many of those sent home come back. Tragedy can follow and has, because there is no effective stop. Sanctuary cities have been sanctioned.

A wall on our southern border coupled with a reasonable worker policy would end most of the illegal process, but Obama has no interest in doing that. This president believes he can build a new constituency for his party, and this is how he is doing it.

Meanwhile, the Left is doing what it can to make illegal immigration seem legitimate.

For example, on Aug. 10, ultraliberal California governor Jerry Brown signed legislation to ban the word “alien” from the state’s labor code.

It seems the word “alien” is offensive to those who break our laws to come here, even though the definition of the word is someone who has entered a country illegally and is not a citizen. We can’t let honest terminology get in the way of an illegal practice.

Liberals also want to end the use of the term “anchor babies,” although it is just a term and accurate in its description. It, too, is somehow offensive, despite the smug set not identifying who the offended are or how they know they are offended in the first place.

Saying it and proving it are two different things. Always ask for proof.

The only ones offended, it seems, by words and truth, are liberals who care more about failed ideology than the law they have sworn to uphold.

The banning of “alien” and “anchor babies” signals acceptance by the Left of an illegal practice.

It further blurs the line between what is legal and illegal, right and wrong, good and bad.

Larry W. Anderson’s novel, I, Eugenius, is available at the Maryville Daily Forum and on Amazon.