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As far as the media is concerned, good news is no news -- especially when the news is good for conservatives. Thats why an absolutely amazing grassroots victory against illegal immigration last week occurred in virtual obscurity.
I didnt expect a story with far-reaching political implications for the whole nation to get the same kind of front-page coverage that one usually associates with classified anti-terror operations, but even I was surprised at how little attention the upset victory was given. Consider what happened and judge for yourself the importance of the story.
Several months ago, the facilitators and proponents of uncontrolled illegal immigration began a campaign in Massachusetts to make immigration criminals eligible for the in-state tuition rate when attending public colleges in the Commonwealth.
According to Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey, this would amount to a taxpayer-funded loss of nearly $9,000 per illegal alien student at the university level.
Under this law, illegal aliens who sneak into Massachusetts would be given more access to state education than United States citizens from the other 49 states --including many in New Hampshire and Rhode Island whos parents have legally worked in Massachusetts their whole lives.
The law would also, of course, reward people for breaking our federal laws, encourage further illegal immigration, and be yet another step in the de facto stealth amnesty that many politicians are working to gradually effect against the wishes of the actual citizens of the United States.
But despite the bill being a ridiculous piece of pandering and an assault on the rule of law, it was sure to pass. Nine other states have passed such laws already, and this is Massachusetts were talking about, after all. In addition to being perhaps the most liberal state in America, Massachusetts is occupied by a surprisingly large number of illegal aliens, who are every bit as vocal as their handlers have trained them to be.
And then there is the Massachusetts legislature to consider. Of the 160 state representatives, a whopping 20 are Republicans. Yup. You read that correctly. If you think a two-party system is frustrating, you should try dealing with a one party system. And just as one might expect of a system in which few representatives will ever face a viable challenger, the legislature of Massachusetts is not very responsive to the concerns of its voters.
So the only question was whether the bill would pass by a large enough margin to override a promised veto from Republican Gov. Mitt Romney, who functions as a sort of living insurance policy to keep the 87% Democrat legislature from entirely seceding from the United States and joining Communist Cuba.
For those opposed to the bill, the weeks before the vote were thus a little like the last moments before a car crash: youve obviously lost control of the car and now you just have to watch in slow motion to see exactly how hard youre going to hit the tree.
But then it happened. A small revolt began. In the crackling electromagnetic hinterlands of talk radio (conservative even in Massachusetts), people began to gather and passions began to rise. Numerous talk-show hosts, foremost among which was Howie Carr of WRKO in Boston, took up the cause in disgust and sparked a surprisingly intense grassroots wildfire.
Apparently, people are sick of the games and the giveaways and the corruption and the pandering associated with illegal immigration.
They are sick of the concept of citizenship being treated as some sort of anachronistic technicality. They are sick of politicians believing they can do anything to get one more vote from illegal interest groups and that the citizens they are supposed to serve will never do anything about it.
And they are sick of working by the rules everyday under the burden of heavy taxation and regulation just to see their money frittered away on the undeserving -- while opportunities for their own children are threatened.
So people -- a lot of people -- began to call and email their representatives and communicate to them how passionately they opposed this silly, corrupt bill.
The response was overwhelming, and politicians finally began to worry more about losing lots of votes from average citizens than about gaining a few extra votes from the criminal alien lobby.
When the final vote came, the bill (H 1230) did not pass by a veto-proof supermajority. It did not pass at all. It was defeated by a crushing 96 to 57 vote. The bill, which had been so assured of passage that it had 54 co-sponsors confidently attach their names to it before the revolt began, could not find more than three additional yea votes after the revolt was heard.
When something like this occurs in the most liberal state in the country, despite the best efforts of the one-party machine, the speaker of the House (Sal DiMasi), the Boston Globe, the state attorney general and gubernatorial wannabe (Tom Riley), and the other anointed elites, a turning point has been reached. Such an event has national political implications.
"America is fighting for its sovereignty today, argued Rep. Marie Parente, a Democrat from Milford, explaining her vote against the bill. Consider how far we have come when Pat Buchanans words begin coming out of a Massachusetts Democrats mouth. They probably agree on nothing else, but they are both firmly in the new mainstream on this point.
The canary in the illegal immigration mine just died. When enough people speak, even politicians begin to get it. There is hope.
I just thought you should know. And its not like you are going to be told this story in the New York Times.
Mr. Johnson, a writer and medical researcher in Cambridge, MA., is a regular contributor to Human Events. His column generally appears on Monda
What an incredibly stupid story
You are an incredibly stupid story.What an incredibly stupid story
What an incredibly stupid story
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Thanks for your black and white commentary, John. Now back to the game, starting the second half!It was SW2 who necroed this thread.
Thanks for your black and white commentary, John. Now back to the game, starting the second half!
Funny. The key word that I saw was "legally," but the key word that you saw was "Ellis Island."Your maternal great-grandparents likely did not need visas, green cards, or any other variety of certification. In those days, it was simply a matter of making it to Ellis Island.
Can we take your mention of this as an advocacy of a policy that would permit the same for modern immigrants?
Funny. The key word that I saw was "legally," but the key word that you saw was "Ellis Island."
That is not really intellectually honest, nor does it really matter.They came "legally" in the same manner that current immigrants come "illegally." They decided to make the journey and they made it.
That is not really intellectually honest, nor does it really matter.
I mean , there is a difference between illegal aliens and Immigrants. It's like the difference between night and day. Please. If you don't grasp that, you prove my point, Agnostic apostolate.
How so?
Your maternal great-grandparents likely did not need visas, green cards, or any other variety of certification. In those days, it was simply a matter of making it to Ellis Island.
