A sheriff’s deputy from Pinal County Arizona was shot by drug smugglers on Friday in an act that ought to be considered a declaration of war by Mexico. The incident happened along I-8, west of Casa Grande, Arizona after the deputy reportedly discovered bales of marijuana. The smugglers opened fire with rifles, wounding the deputy.
When forces from one country start shooting at uniformed forces from another country is that simply a crime or an act of war? Certainly a uniformed deputy sheriff, operating under the color and authority of the laws affecting his jurisdiction, is an agent of the United States, if not the state in which he is employed, and as such those foreign forces firing upon him, whether wearing a uniform or not, should be considered as as act of war against the United States and treated as such.
Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution gives Congress the authority to declare war against nations. Regardless of whether those who shot the sheriff’s deputy are uniformed or not, the United States is under attack by foreign forces of Mexico. These criminals may not be directly employed by the armed forces of Mexico, but it can be argued that the government of Mexico is complicit in these attacks merely by refusing to do everything in its power to stop them. Here in the United States if someone is caught with stolen property or with someone in the commission of a crime, they can be charged as accomplices to that crime. There are parallels here that cannot be ignored.
Is there little doubt as to why the State of Arizona recently enacted a state law giving law enforcement the authority to check the immigration status of individuals stopped for other law enforcement actions? Or is there any doubt that the citizens of Arizona, now allowed to carry concealed weapons without having to apply for a permit, were given that authority by the State of Arizona because of a very real threat against its citizens?
While it’s doubtful that Congress will declare war against Mexico, it’s self-evident that America is under armed attack by foreign forces from Mexico, and that American citizens are in danger as a result of this attack.
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Most people in America aren’t against immigration; they’re just against illegal immigration. For example, like most of our ancestors, my mother’s parents were immigrants. They came through Ellis Island and followed the various legal steps required in order to establish themselves as true citizens of this country. The immigrants crossing the Mexican border, however, have absolutely no interest in following these legal protocols. Once they cross the border, they change their names and/or purchase social security numbers in an effort to conceal their true identities from the law. It is not uncommon for an illegal immigrant to purchase not one, but two or more social security numbers, just in case one is flagged. I have witnessed this crime with my own eyes. (One day, a supposedly legal immigrant was asked to give their social security card to a receptionist for a job application and an interview. When the receptionist happened to ask to see the card a second time, the immigrant mistakenly handed over a different social security card with the same name on it, but with a completely different set of numbers…)
Don’t get me wrong: I’m not against Hispanics. I have many Hispanic friends, but they either have green cards to work in the United States or have become legal citizens. They decided to follow the rule of law and work within the boundaries of our legal system. Unfortunately, many immigrants do not, and it those particular individuals that we are most concerned about.
Now it seems that those who sympathize with illegal immigrants wish to hijack the discussion of reform by attacking the law recently imposed by the State of Arizona through protests and boycotts; a state mind you, that has been besieged with crime, drugs and an ever-increasing population of illegal immigrants. Don’t allow them this option. Speak out and take action. This is your country… fight for it.
In closing, I consider myself to be a bleeding-heart liberal: a Democrat. My ancestor, Roger Williams – one of our founding fathers, was one too; regarding the acceptance of different nationalities, cultures and religions as the vitality and lifeblood of any country. Nevertheless, I think that he would agree with me; that immigrants wishing to become legal citizens have not only the obligation, but the civil and legal responsibility to follow the rules of law established by any country in which they wish to become authentic citizens, just as our ancestors – both yours and mine – struggled so arduously and righteously to achieve.