All dictators know that telling “Big Lies” is an effective propaganda technique to sway public opinion. Today advocates of amnesty for illegal aliens and mass immigration, specifically “progressive” Democrats who want more voters and unscrupulous business interests desirous of cheap labor, are using that technique with abandon. The following are some of the Big Lies they tell.
Big Lie 1: The Obama Administration has conducted “record deportations” of illegal aliens.
The Truth: The administration has dishonestly inflated deportation numbers. Genuine deportations (i.e., illegal aliens removed from the interior of the U.S. and sent home) have significantly declined under Obama. The administration has been forcedto admit that the claim of “record deportations” isn’t true. But Obama supporters and their friendly media still repeat this falsehood, over and over, for the purpose of justifying even fewer deportations.
Big Lie 2: The Obama Administration immigration policy is upholding the law by concentrating resources to deport dangerous criminal aliens.
The Truth: From the beginning Obama has systematically sabotaged immigration law enforcement, as revealed by the union that represents Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees. Basically, Obama limits enforcement to small selected groups of illegal aliens and gives the rest a free pass to stay here. By his own unilateral decree, he has provided legal status and work permits to illegal aliens in the “Dream Act” category. He previously admitted he didn’t have the legal authority to do so. Now, if the House of Representatives refuses to pass a mass amnesty,supporters of amnesty are urging Obama to decree more legalization of illegal residents.
Big Lie 3: The number of illegal aliens in this country is so huge, it would be impossible to round them all up and deport them without huge cost, social disruption, and harsh enforcement. Therefore, we have no choice but to let them stay.
The Truth: This is a false dichotomy. A third option, and an effective one, avoids both these extremes. Called “attrition through enforcement,” it consists of simply enforcing our immigration laws on a firm and consistent basis. In this situation, most illegal aliens, fearing apprehension and unable to get jobs, will eventually go home on their own.
Big Lie 4: We need to allow illegal aliens to stay in the U.S. because they do jobs Americans won’t do.
The Truth: Native-born Americans are the majority of workers in every line of work, with only a few exceptions, such as agriculture. Illegal aliens in those fields compete with them and deny employment to millions of unemployed Americans. Less than five percent of illegal aliens in the U.S. work on farms. Thus, more than 95 percent could go home with no effect on agriculture. Guest worker programs and mechanization can meet our agricultural needs.
Big Lie 5: Republicans and conservatives should support amnesty and mass immigration because immigrants (legal and illegal) are “natural conservatives.”
The Truth: Most immigrants in recent years have come from Latin America. They and following generations tend to be more liberal than the general population on political, economic, and social issues. Prominent Democratic strategist Robert Creamer says that amnesty and immigration are the keys to dominance for liberal Democrats. Continued mass immigration, legal and illegal, dooms conservatism and the Republican Party.
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