Over the years I have become pretty much disenchanted with the direction of our government is taking. It doesn't matter much which party is in power, the direction is going incrementally away from the republic we have toward a one-world, socialistic form of government in which we Americans have little or no say about how we are treated. At least one of the Clinton administration said more than once that the nation-state is a thing of the past. George Bush (41) said after Desert Storm that we were entering a New World Order. I thought it odd at the time that he should have used the same phrase as the Bolsheviks who overthrew the Czar, and Adolph Hitler used in their views of the world under their domination.
I thought, "If that is true, what about our Constitution?"
Our Constitution is, in my opinion, the most perfect form of government ever devised by man. It is the result of knowledgeable men with different ideas finding a way to compromise their differences, and construct a governmental form that provides for a national government with limited powers, divided into three separate parts, each with specific tasks and with checks and balances to prevent either branch from gaining too much power, with a method by which it may be changed to stay up to date, and at the same time, allow for each state to have sovereign powers within the framework of the nation government. Most important, it placed the power of government in the hands of the people! We were not intended to be ruled by government, but to be served by it!
There is a preamble to our Constitution - a statement of philosophical thought, if you will. "We, the People OF THE United State..." would seem to be referring to the citizens of the United States. There are those who would have you believe that means IN THE United States; that everyone who comes here, legally or otherwise, should have all the rights our citizens are entitled to. All you have to do to disprove that idea is travel to a foreign country and break their laws. See how many rights you will be entitled to!
I lived for a time in New York City, and I went to school there with kids whose parents were "fresh off the boat"...immigrants who had come here from other countries looking for the opportunity to find a better way of life than they had in the Old Country. Those people had to indicate a desire to become American citizens as soon as they stepped off the boat. Many had already expressed a desire to become citizens before they left home. They had to be in good health, with a productive trade skill, and be sponsored by someone who already lived here. They became known as "immigrants", and had to be registered with, and keep in touch with the immigration authorities at all times during the five year period they had to learn to become citizens. They were required to learn to speak English, and learn about our history and traditions and be able to demonstrate their fluency and knowledge in tests after the 5 year period. They could not move around the country without keeping the immigration authorities informed as to their whereabouts. After 5 years they were tested, and if they could not speak and write in English, and could not pass a history test, which included reciting certain documents of our history, they were required to go back where they came from. They had to be gainfully employed during that period, and if they didn't have a job, they were sent home.
Others who came to this country either had to have valid passports, and visas, or they were considered illegal aliens, and if they were detected, they were summarily expelled from the country. Those who earned their citizenship through the naturalization process were very proud of their citizenship, and often knew more of our history and traditions than native-born Americans. The parents of those kids I went to school with insisted on their kids speaking the language, and learning to be good Americans. They often continued some old country traditions at home, and they often spoke their native tongues at home, but they were Americans first! The large majority of naturalized citizens were hard-working, industrious people who added to our country's strength. The word then was that we were a melting pot of the world. We had people from all over the world come here to become citizens, and they added to our traditions, and stirred in some of theirs to boot.
The "one worlders" slowly changed that, and allowed illegals to come here and work without fear of being sent home. They didn't learn our language; indeed, many insisted on being taught in our public schools in their languages! They insisted on, and got, free medical care in our hospitals. They even claimed that the babies they bore here should be American citizens! Now, our politicians even want to grant them "amnesty", and allow them to become citizens just because they live in this country. Such action would be an affront to those hard-working people who earned their citizenship! Also, there have always been limits on the numbers who want to come here to become citizens. That is designed to assimilate those who might already be here.
Those illegal aliens who come here and can't read or write our language can't qualify for driver's licenses shouldn't have them. We have signs everywhere for drivers, and others who move from place to place. If law enforcement people give them commands they do not understand, they are at risk. Indeed, some have been killed by not being able to communicate with police. Almost without exception, money earned by illegals is sent back to their home countries, because wages here are that much better than they are back home. Holders of green cards at least are known by authorities, and have to pay their way to some extent. Even that is something soured by those who get phony cards