BCT Editorial – 7/4/06

This page was last updated on July 4, 2006.

A connection; Editorial; Beaver County Times; July 4, 2006.

Below is a detailed critique of the subject editorial.

“When it comes to immigration, the United States and France have a real connection.

“Anti-immigrant feelings run high in both countries, especially in regard to illegal immigrants.”

[RWC] When did the U.S. develop “[a]nti-immigrant feelings?”

This editorial is yet another attempt by the Times to equate opposing illegal immigration with opposing legal immigration. Other examples since May are “Why the fuss?”, “Return of the nativists”, and “Puzzling.” The only editorial that didn’t try to conflate legal and illegal immigration was “Stalled.” I suspect that editorial was a “boo-boo” and someone got their knuckles rapped. <g>

“For instance, The Washington Post reports France has imposed tougher new policies, including the deportation of families whose children were born in France, which many Americans would love to see implemented here.”

[RWC] What a crock! This is what the Times likes to call a “true lie” when employed by Times opponents. The editorial failed to note the children referred to in the Washington Post article were the children of illegal aliens, which also made the children illegal aliens. France has not proposed deporting legal immigrants.

Regarding the U.S., it’s long been a tactic of illegal aliens to produce so-called “anchor babies” so the parents won’t be deported. You see, currently any child born in the U.S is automatically granted citizenship regardless of the immigration status of his parents. Since we can’t deport U.S. citizens and we won’t deport the parents of legal children, the parents get to stay in the U.S. Some people have proposed changing the law so that citizenship is not granted to children born to illegal aliens. Depending on the details of the proposal, I support this effort.

“If this keeps up, Congress might start calling freedom fries french fries again.”