Never let a crisis go to waste...

[RoadKingLarry]

Even if you have to create the crisis yourself.

Oklahoma Congressman Barred from entry at Ft. Sill.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/381773/hhs-bars-congressman-seeing-immigrant-children-joel-gehrke#!

Let's spread "it" around some. What's a few contagious diseases among the little people?
http://www.10news.com/news/questions-swirl-as-more-immigrants-hospitalized


A little civil disobedience is good for the soul.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/07/02/mayor-pro-tem-immigration-protests-likely-every-time-buses-head-for-murrieta/


I'm starting to think this illegal immigration mess has the potential to turn into a tipping point.

[Hawkmoon]

A few days ago I sent on-line messages to both my senators and my representative, requesting that they NOT pursue "immigration reform" as currently being contemplated, and that they seal our borders and enact strict limitations on immigration.

My intention was to send pretty much the same letter to the White House, but it was not to be. What a coincidence -- their "Contact the President" system isn't working. Isn't that convenient?

[freakazoid]

Not being caught up with the news, what is this thing about illegal immigrant children on buses?

[Sindawe]

Not being caught up with the news, what is this thing about illegal immigrant children on buses?

Its a psuedo-stealth way to get future Democratic voters poor unfortunate children deep into the country where they can never be uprooted.  Oh, and a play to the heat strings of the low information populace to support a "one time amnesty".

[Hawkmoon]

Its a psuedo-stealth way to get future Democratic voters poor unfortunate children deep into the country where they can never be uprooted.  Oh, and a play to the heat strings of the low information populace to support a "one time amnesty".

In other words, the Border Patrol picks up the kids out in the scrub or desert, brings them to a processing center, and then ICE gives them a Greyhound ticket to Akron or Minneapolis or any of a whole bunch of non-border cities that don't want and can't afford an influx of non-English speaking welfare recipients.

How bad is it? In the past, the illegals trying to sneak into the country used to do their best to elude and evade the Border Patrol. Now? They just walk right up to them and say, "Here I am." They know they won't be sent home. The whole thing is a travesty. It's a transparent ploy by the Obama administration to destroy the social fabric of the United States (as well as to cultivate future Democratic voters).

[Nick1911]

I haven't followed any of this either.

What is the pretext for sending illegal immigrants further into the country?

[Ron]

I haven't followed any of this either.

What is the pretext for sending illegal immigrants further into the country?

The border towns and states have reached a saturation point.

[Ben]

The border towns and states have reached a saturation point.

Yes.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/03/immigration-protest-murrieta-crowd-boos-feds-after-migrant-standoff/

Of course all the progressives in DC, Hollywood, etc. are calling the protest "despicable". Though I'm not seeing any of them stepping up and telling the busdrivers to drop the passengers off on their block.

[Marnoot]

They're also trying to hush up the medical workers at said "centers":

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/07/02/medical-staff-warned-keep-quiet-about-illegal-immigrants-or-face-arrest/?intcmp=trending

[freakazoid]

So was there an exodus of children that all came across at the same time?

[Perd Hapley]

So was there an exodus of children that all came across at the same time?

A children's crusade.

I like to think all the Mexican autodefensas are sending their kids over here, so they can really slug it out with the cartels. It feels better when I believe that.

[HankB]

They're also trying to hush up the medical workers at said "centers":

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/07/02/medical-staff-warned-keep-quiet-about-illegal-immigrants-or-face-arrest/?intcmp=trending

There's a lot of stuff that's gone on that I just don't like - but that's politics; disagreement isn't criminal.

But in this case, if the linked story has any truth to it (note that I said IF) I have to ask , , , when will the conduct of our leaders be recognized not as a political difference, but as crossing the line into treasonous conduct?

[Hawkmoon]

A children's crusade.

I like to think all the Mexican autodefensas are sending their kids over here, so they can really slug it out with the cartels. It feels better when I believe that.

Except that most of the children aren't from Mexico, they are from central American countries south of Mexico.

[RoadKingLarry]

This could get interesting, probably won't but it could.
Seems the Feds don't like "the people" telling them their limits.
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Texas/2014/07/06/SOURCE-FEDS-To-Bring-in-Riot-Squad-Against-Illegal-Immigration-Protesters

Also don't want to discount the health issues of unrestricted immigration.
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-California/2014/07/06/San-Diego-Border-Patrol-Officer-Contracts-Scabies

Scabies is kind of icky but a whole bunch easier to get rid of than say drug resitant TB or swine flu.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/30/Border-Patrol-Confirms-Second-Illegal-Immigrant-Child-with-Swine-Flu
http://www.wnd.com/2013/03/illegals-bringing-drug-resistant-tb-to-u-s/

[grampster]

Actually, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.  Ask yourself how in heavens name could tens of thousands of Central American and Mexican children suddenly show up at our borders without it being some sort of contrived activity promulgated by the Obama Administration in order to distract from whatever else is up their sleeve.

Watch closely over the next couple weeks.

[Perd Hapley]

Except that most of the children aren't from Mexico, they are from central American countries south of Mexico.

Hey now, I said I like to imagine that it's true. Will you just let me have my little reality, already?

[HankB]

Except that most of the children aren't from Mexico, they are from central American countries south of Mexico.

As for their origin further south . . . exactly how do tens of thousands of children manage to travel the length of Mexico - a country notoriously sensitive about its own border - without the connivance of the Mexican government? I mean, the shortest possible route through Mexico from Texas to Guatemala is pushing 900 miles!

[makattak]

As for their origin further south . . . exactly how do tens of thousands of children manage to travel the length of Mexico - a country notoriously sensitive about its own border - without the connivance of the Mexican government? I mean, the shortest possible route through Mexico from Texas to Guatemala is pushing 900 miles!

Simple- Mexico is aiding them, most likely at the behest of the administration.

[Ben]

As for their origin further south . . . exactly how do tens of thousands of children manage to travel the length of Mexico - a country notoriously sensitive about its own border - without the connivance of the Mexican government? I mean, the shortest possible route through Mexico from Texas to Guatemala is pushing 900 miles!

That's been bugging me too, and I'm leaning towards Makattak's explanation.

As a bonus, La Raza is telling the US how we suck and are racists, but somehow also ignoring Mexico, who could have been helping all these people as they crossed their Southern border (helping as in humanitarian aid, vs helping them get across Mexico's Northern border, so that Mexico can then also chime in about how we suck and are racists).

It continually cracks me up how the US is always the fall guy for our terrible immigration policies, when 95% of the other nations on the planet have incredibly strict immigration laws that make us look like we're an open borders country.

[wmenorr67]

That's been bugging me too, and I'm leaning towards Makattak's explanation.

As a bonus, La Raza is telling the US how we suck and are racists, but somehow also ignoring Mexico, who could have been helping all these people as they crossed their Southern border (helping as in humanitarian aid, vs helping them get across Mexico's Northern border, so that Mexico can then also chime in about how we suck and are racists).

It continually cracks me up how the US is always the fall guy for our terrible immigration policies, when 95% of the other nations on the planet have incredibly strict immigration laws that make us look like we're an open borders country.

We are if you are from a country to the south of us.