Homeland Insecurity?

By Eddie Rose

Instead of sending American troops halfway across the world to invade and occupy a country which never was an imminent threat to the United States, wouldn't American interests be better served by placing these same troops along the Mexican border to prevent illegal aliens and potential terrorists from entering our country?

Tell me, has overthrowing Saddam gotten us any closer to finding Osama bin Laden and the perpetrators of the World Trade Center massacre? Weren't the majority of the 9/11 terrorists Saudi nationals? Why is Bush still cozying up to Saudi Arabia? Does it have anything to do with OIL?

Instead of sending American troops halfway across the world to invade and occupy a country which NEVER was an imminent threat to the United States, wouldn't American interests be better served by placing these same troops along the Mexican border to prevent illegal aliens and potential terrorists from entering our country?

Who was responsible for 9/11? First and foremost, of course, it's the Islamic lunatics who committed the horrific acts. Then, it's those who aided and abetted them, both financially and otherwise, knowingly or unwittingly. This includes OUR OWN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT for refusing to enforce existing immigration laws and require criminal background checks prior to issuing visas to foreign nationals. It includes GREEDY AMERICAN CORPORATIONS who encourage illegal immigration in order to obtain cheap labor and thus maximize their profits. And it includes UNSCRUPULOUS ELECTED OFFICIALS who pander to illegal aliens in exchange for votes.

Lest we forget, of the 19 hijackers on 9/11, three had illegally overstayed their visas. (A good question is how did they get visas in the first place?) Seven of the hijackers obtained fraudulent ID cards with the help of illegal alien day laborers in Virginia. And sixteen of the hijackers had driver's licenses or state non-drivers identification cards!

And yet, there are still some elected officials who want to grant driver's licenses to illegals. There are some elected officials who want to grant amnesty to illegals. What part of ILLEGAL don't they understand? I have no problem with LEGAL immigration. My parents came to the United States from Lithuania in the early 1900's to seek freedom and opportunity in this wonderful country of ours. But they waited their turn, in accordance with the law. All immigrants, regardless of where they come from or whatever their purpose in coming here, must do the same.