Every farmer no doubt knows about rats and has had to work hard to keep the vermin from eating the grain once it is stored. Various measures have to be taken to end the carnage wrought by the unwelcome visitors. Once those measures that cut off the free food are taken, the rats disappear and go looking for other readily accessible cribs and grain bins to invade.

Before anyone gets the idea that the reference to rats is a slam against illegals, it isn’t. The comparison is that when things are available in places where they (humans and lower animals) shouldn’t be, and where they aren’t guarded, the behaviors will be the same whether we are speaking of lesser animals or humans. When there are freebies to be gotten, the free loaders will move into the territory. And thus it is with the people who enter this nation illegally and then expect us to cater to them. We have no more reason to cater to them and their demands than we do the rats which invade our farms and granaries.

The state of Oklahoma has passed a law which will cut off various kinds of aid to illegal aliens. (Read the article here http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57313)   Of course, such a stringent measure is causing certain people to be very unhappy because in anticipation of the law’s provisions being operative on October 1, 2007, the Hispanics are fleeing Tulsa to the tune of 25,000 to date, according to some estimates, rather than face being deported. The ones hollering are many and varied from support groups to business people.  The yelling goes thusly: A spokesman for Tulsa's Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Francisco Trevino, said he believes the law – and its results – will hurt restaurants, construction companies and other service corporations such as lawn care. Well, now isn’t that tough. Never mind that these people are here illegally and are invaders, subjecting this nation to their carnage. Oh no, money is the object for them and for business.

The Bible addresses the issue of money in I Timothy 6:9-10: But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. The illegals are looking for money in any way they can get it and the business people are looking for cheap labor to make as much money as possible (which is fine as long as it is done according to the law and employing illegals isn’t according to the law). All that the verse tells us is evident in the illegal issue.

A lawsuit is threatened against the implementation of the law. So be it, but those who will bring the suit care little to nothing about the Constitution and constitutional law. First, Congress passed the law that requires jurisdictions of all the states to provide medical care, schooling, and other benefits to the illegals (and that law is unconstitutional. More on that issue at some later date). In so doing, they ignored the Ninth and Tenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. Secondly, the states have a right to make laws (that aren’t other wise in conflict with the national Constitution) applicable to conditions within the state as granted by the Ninth and Tenth amendments. Lastly, the Constitution applies to citizens of this nation and not to those who are here illegally. That is the main issue of the law soon to take affect in Oklahoma and the reason for it.

What is it that people refuse to understand about the word illegal? Those who have crossed the border without permission are in this nation illegally. The states have a right to kick them out, and before anyone screams that only the feds are empowered to deal with immigration, this isn’t immigration. This is an invasion and the states have a right to deal with it. The states aren’t developing immigration laws, but it can be argued that any state or city that makes provision for illegals, such as sanctuaries and other benefits etc. is engaging in immigration issues and is in fact violating the law by doing such.

In order for the people of this nation to put the house in order, they must tell the federal government to take a hike on certain issues. In Sorting It Out, the people have a right to go about locking the corn crib and hopefully other states will pass effective corn crib laws.

© 08-25-2007 DEC