Monday, November 13, 2006

Another chapter in the Mexican invasion

A seven-year-old Mexican descent child who is an American citizen because he was born in our borders is petitioning the American government and the Mexican government to do something about the approximately three million children who are American citizens with undocumented immigrants for parents. His mother is being deported and he either goes with her or becomes a ward of the state. He wants to stay here and keep his mother here as well.
Let me start my rant by first saying that this trend of illegal female immigrants crossing our border and giving birth to a child in the states is not a new one. The fact that our government has done little to nothing about the Mexican invasion is bad enough, but they haven't put any good programs in place to take care of such an absurdity as this either.
Kids must have parents of some high caliber in order to have a good chance in this life. An adult who would cross international borders at risk of losing her life to have a child in another country in which her child may have a better opportunity may be considered noble but she is still criminal. Let us not be overly Liberal in our thinking here and assume since the lady is doing a noble thing that it is not incorrect. In this case, illegal equates to wrong, but it is the type of wrong that is punishable by law. The law, then, has an obligation to carry out the punishment assigned to the encroached law. In this case, the woman should be deported without hesitation because it's proven that she was using a Social Security number that was not hers, which is a felony. She should have a waiting period after deportation before she can come over here on a visa and apply for citizenship, just like a LEGAL immigrant. She has a couple of options for her kid, then. This child of hers is an American citizen and may take advantage of our lax welfare system. He could be adopted into a foster home and live out the remainder of his years, until his mom came back, as a U.S. citizen. Unfortunately for him and his mom, they would rather have their cake and eat it too, so to speak. They want to use the Mexican government's diplomatic abilities, however impotent they are, to petition the American government to change our laws for the illegally immigrated parents of U.S. citizens rather than honestly and forthrightly abide by our current laws.
The first wrong here in the report I read is that the lady asserted that she was not a criminal. The last time I checked, doing something illegal makes one a criminal. Not only did she enter the country illegally, she used a fake Social Security number. If she will lie about her identity, about what will she NOT lie? She is a criminal and should be treated accordingly.
The second wrong here is the desire to tailor the law system in America like a suit to fit our own bodies rather than see that laws are made to create a hedge around human behavior. Laws are in place to define the governments jurisdiction. That means, with every new law, we are giving the government more jurisdiction of our lives and our country. In this case, the family should be given the following options:

1. the mom should be deported and have a waiting period as punishment for the crimes she has committed against America and the child given to foster care here in the state in which they were residing until she can get a visa and come back to that state.
2. the mom should be deported and the child choose to apply for a visa into Mexico and live with her until after her waiting period to apply for a visa to come back to America.