TIME TO CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER
By
Michael Connelly
MichaelConnelly.Jigsy.com
Since I live in Texas, I am painfully aware of what
is happening on the Texas border with Mexico and on
the borders of Arizona, New Mexico and California.
Thousands of children from El Salvador, Guatemala,
and Honduras are crossing the border every week.
Many of them are teenagers with known affiliations
to violent gangs such as MS-13. They are not being
detained to be deported, but in many cases being
sent to American cities where the gang is active.
Many
children and adults that are being literally bused
into our country illegally are also ill with the
dangerous swine flu, tuberculosis, and chicken pox
among other diseases. Some are being treated at U.S.
taxpayer expense, but most of the illegals are not
even getting basic medical exams before being placed
in our military bases or sent to facilities in
cities and towns around the country. We are looking
at a far reaching and potentially deadly medical
crisis.
None
of this seems to really interest Obama, probably
because his policies, including refusing to enforce
immigration laws and issuing executive orders to
institute the so called “Dream Act” that Congress
refused to pass, are the cause of this crisis. All
of that violates Article 2, section 3 of the
constitution that requires the President “to take
care that the Laws be faithfully executed…” Clearly,
Obama has no intention of fulfilling his oath of
office and obeying the Constitution.
In
addition, another major concern being ignored by
Obama is the known fact that criminals and potential
Islamic terrorists from Yemen, Iran, Somalia, and
other Middle Eastern and African countries are using
the open border as an opportunity to enter the U.S.
and set up shop. High ranking military and
Intelligence officials fear terrorist attacks within
the U.S. are imminent.
However, Obama has no time during his visit to Texas
to go to the border and see the crisis for himself.
He is doing the one thing that really interests him,
fund raising for Democrats for the upcoming
election. Citizens of Texas and other border states
are demanding that something be done and so Obama
proposes spending billions of dollars to house,
feed, cloth, educate, and otherwise care for people
who are knowingly and wantonly violating our laws.
There is a way to stop this invasion and it is
contained in our Constitution. The states can take
action on their own in a manner that would protect
our borders and strike at the heart of the Obama
administration and its unconstitutional policies.
Article 1, Section 10 of the Constitution states in
paragraph 3:
“No
state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay
any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in
times of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact
with another State, or with a foreign Power, or
engage in War,
unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger
as will not admit of delay.” (Emphasis added)
We
are being invaded and not just by innocent children
as the leftist media would have you believe. We are
being invaded by criminals and terrorists from
numerous foreign nations. American lives and
property are in danger as are the economies of many
states, not just those on the border.
Therefore, I am calling on the governors of Texas,
New Mexico, Arizona, and California to exercise the
power and authority granted to them by Article 1,
section 10 of the U.S. Constitution and use whatever
resources are necessary, including the National
Guard, to seal our southern border. It will not be
cheap, but it will certainly ultimately cost less
than having hundreds of thousands of additional
illegals come in and overwhelm the state economies.
Everyone who lives in these states needs to contact
their governor and state representatives to
encourage this action. People in other states should
contact their elected officials to get them to
support any such actions taken by these four states.
Otherwise, disaster is imminent.
mrobertc@hotmail.com
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