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How conservatives can make peace with a McCain amnesty plan
02/01/08
Next year, the best case scenario is a McCain presidency and a slim Republican majority in the congress. That means some sort of "comprehensive" immigration reform. A conservative strategy for dealing with the inevitable:
The first thing we should do is insist that McCain keep his campaign promise to close down the border. Period. Americans need to decide the fate of our own nation.
The next thing we should do is figure out a way to make peace with some form of amnesty. The Asymmetric contribution: It's our fault!
My reasoning:
I'm assuming that I'm the average conservative. I'm not a Ruby Ridge nut and I've never darkened the door of a country club (as a patron). Projecting my feelings to the rest of my conservative brothers and sisters, then: The main reason we don't want amnesty is because of the inherent unfairness of allowing people who broke the law to stay while others, around the world in countries not fortunate enough to border the United States, are literally waiting in line to be a part of our great nation.
However, for twenty years, through both Republican and Democratic administrations, did we do anything to stop it? No. Nothing. We have to, therefore, accept part, nay, most (if not all), of the responsibility for the current state of affairs.
Is it fair, then, to, after practically sending an engraved invitation to our pre-undocumented brothers and sisters, tell them to skedaddle? Not entirely. Hence:
World,
The United States has learned its lesson. Starting today, the United States will have a fair, wholly legal, immigration policy that invites good people from around the world to join native Americans in helping to maintain and even improve the greatest civilization in history.
Those who entered our nation in our chaotic period will not suffer for our neglect. We have made the following provisions for them...
Consider my rationalization. With it, we can maintain some sort of dignity while accepting the inevitable.
4 comments
The problem lies with liberals like McCain and other pseudo-Republicans that have strayed from the party platform. They are big spending, big government types.
Just say NO! If we each as individuals DO NOT stand up to this...we are doomed to socialist policies. The Demoncrats slowyly creep their agenda forward...we never truly turn it back. We conservative have failed and been duped. McCain is NOT the answer...he is part of the problem...JUST SAY NO!
Thanks for your opinion...this conservative is just going to say NO to McCain no matter what. Vote for a Democrat...heck NO! Write in or third party...YES! This party has left conservatives...wish a new truly conservative party would step forward.
We could kick them out but any campaign to do so and the party that supported it would inevitably run into some trouble and you can bet the left will be quick to use the issue to their advantage. Just imagine what the ACLU will be doing when we start mass deportations.
Securing the border and reforming our policy with a realistic solution for dealing with those that are here is the best way to solve this issue but we need to do it quickly rather than wait another couple decade.
It's good to be principled, but politics is not the place for it- too much. We puch in one direction or another, but we can't have the perfect policy when there's this much division over it.
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