the sojourner

Some folks have resorted to labels and name calling in response to my opinions about ILLEGAL immigration. They do not, however, attempt to refute the statistics I cited or even answer the questions I raised about actually helping ILLEGAL immigrants. If the information I stated is incorrect, please correct me.

As a follower, it is my duty to pursue the truth and go wherever the facts lead me. So far, the facts and truth about ILLEGAL immigration lead me to believe that for the welfare of our country, our communities and even the church, ILLEGAL immigrants should be deported and not supported.

Reason by Guilt
Here’s the not so secret tactic used by the pro-ILLEGAL immigration supporters that I wish to address (minorities also use it in the absence of facts or reason to support their positions): it’s guilt.

Don’t fall for it.

Here’s what I mean. America has had some terrible moments in her history (so did Christianity…so did Mexico). Take slavery for example. Previous citizens of this great American nation had blind spots. Big ones. But is it proper to judge the activities of previous generations by our 21st century sensibilities? And does the evil of slavery have anything to do with the current ILLEGAL immigration issue?

Of course not.

The pro-ILLEGAL immigrants group attempt to link the two events. The argument goes like this: “Some Americans once owned slaves, so we should allow ILLEGAL immigrants into our country.� Does that really make any sense? I mean, does it make sense that since some Americans (and Hispanics, and South Americans, and Africans living in America) once owned slaves, that now, 150+ years later, we should feel guilty over our blemished past and give ILLEGAL immigrants amnesty?

Of course not.

It doesn’t follow. It’s not a logical argument. It’s the tactic of guilt.

Not everyone participated in the slave trade before the Civil War. Let us not forget the thousands of Americans; men, women and children, followers and some who were not, who did not support slavery and sacrificed, all, even their very lives, in order to end it., Yes, elements of states rights were part of the mix, preservation of the union was important, but in the end, the morality of slavery was the match the caused this nation to burn in civil war.

It’s all about guilt.

Bottom line, the pro-ILLEGAL immigration supporters want White people to feel guilty over this horrible episode in our nation’s history. My question is, what do we do with the Portuguese, Spaniards, South Americans and Africans who facilitated the slave trade? In fact, even after the Civil War, many Hispanic and Latin American countries along with Africans perpetuated the worldwide slave trade. How do we hold them responsible? Will they take our ILLEGAL immigrants for us because they are guilty, too? The slavery issue of the past does not indebt us to grant amnesty to ILLEGAL immigrants.

Next Week: Corporations and ILLEGAL Immigration