Jim Gilchrist's response to the National Journal article at LINK URL: http://decoded.nationaljournal.com/2011/11/dogwhistling-on-immigration-th.php
Dear Readers,
Tom Tancredo's favoring of U.S. immigration law enforcement does not make him a "hater." To refer to him as such implies that anyone who supports law enforcement is a "hater." Surely we are not a nation of "haters," are we? Haters of what? A civilized society governed by the rules of law?
Texas Governor Rick Perry approved in-state tuition for children of illegal aliens 10 years ago, but that was at a time when 97% of the Texas state legislators voted for that benefit program. Governor Perry simply gave the legislators (and the people of Texas) apparently what they wanted at the time. That was before the rampant illegal alien dilemma was brought to the attention of the public and became a serious issue with taxpayers and voters.
Certainly Perry and Romney are dignified gentlemen with sincere aspirations for the White House. But, on the issue of illegal immigration lawlessness, Governor Perry seems to have the upper hand.
After all, Perry has received the endorsement of one of the nation's most respected lawmen, border-state Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona. That is no light-weight endorsement.
Perry, as a border-state governor, seems well aware of the adverse economic and national security consequences to a nation whose federal government chooses to pander to the uncounted millions of illegal aliens occupying U.S. territory rather than represent its hundreds of millions of U.S. citizens.
Also, in the race for president, Gov. Perry seems to be the catalyst for debate about the federal government's decades-long reckless disregard for immigration laws.
Without Perry in the race, there would be little or no mention of illegal immigration in the debates, except for the usual weak-kneed candidates whose delusional solution to the problem is a blanket amnesty.
Of course, that is fine, if the candidate just wants to encourage more of the same. In that case, there is really no need for an election because it would make no difference who is newly elected to, or who remains in, the White House.
Sincerely Yours,
Jim Gilchrist,
President, The Minuteman Project -a multiethnic immigration law enforcement advocacy group-
Jim Gilchrist, BAJ, BSBA, MBA, CPA(retired) - Founder and President, Jim Gilchrist's Minuteman Project, Inc. [ dba The Minuteman Project ]
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