Burning Atlanta

I'll have to read between the lines a little bit on this article but here's another area of the country that is sick to death of illegals and might take some action, even if it's more of a statement.

Just Do It

The way Barry Fitzgerald looks at it, if he had to do it the hard way, so should other immigrants.

That's why Fitzgerald, a native of Ireland, favors an initiative by the Green Bay City Council to require anybody applying for any kind of license through the city to promise he or she is not here illegally and that he or she won't hire any illegal immigrants.

"I have no problem with that whatsoever," Fitzgerald said. "They (city officials) should do it. Realistically, if you have 12 million immigrants running around this country and no one knows who or where they are, that will eventually lead to anarchy."

He's an honest immigrant, not a gate-crasher.

Fradette pitched the idea of using the city's licensing powers to discourage the presence of illegal immigrants in Green Bay. His initiative is still in the formative stage; the council's Advisory Committee is scheduled to take a hard look at it Thursday.

"I'm doing this to discourage illegal aliens from coming," Fradette said. "If they can't work, they won't come. That's what I want to happen."

Like Fitzgerald, Fradette believes people sneaking over the border to establish residency are taking something away from the immigrants who did it legally.

"When they come here illegally, they're not respecting the laws of this country," he said. "When they come here and the first thing they do is break the law, it cheapens all that, cheapens the lives of those who had to work really hard to get here."

Racial profiling?

Peter Kellogg, head of the Northeastern Wisconsin Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, objects to the plan. When most people talk about immigrants these days, they're not talking about native Dubliners like Fitzgerald, Kellogg said; they're talking about Hispanics — specifically Mexicans.

"There are implications of racial profiling," Kellogg said.

Kellogg, you're using the TYPICAL race-baiting bullshit response. You don't speak for me. When I talk about illegals I mean ILLEGALS and I don't give a rat's ass where they're from. You Got That?

Alderwoman Celestine Jeffreys, the only one on the council so far to voice opposition to Fradette's plan, agrees that illegal immigration is a problem.

"There's no question in my mind that the federal government needs to do more to stop illegal immigration," she said. "But for me, the issue is one of jurisdiction, resources and priorities."

The federal government is doing what it can do to combat the problem, but if each municipality in the country were to choose some kind of initiative to "help," it would lead to a hodgepodge of confusing and difficult-to-enforce laws and ordinances, she said.

This is the typical cowardly politician's response, "Ahhh, it's a federal matter and we shouldn't get involved." COWARD. Crime is everyone's concern and illegal aliens are criminals. Some people want to split hairs over that even to the point of arguing that they're not really criminals unles they've been tried and convicted. Kiss my ass.  Ok, does "gate-crashing, line-breaking slime that have no regards for our laws, our borders, or our country" sound any better to you? Wouldn't want to hurt anybody's feelings.

Some area Hispanics have already expressed opposition to the plan. The Green Bay Press-Gazette recently quoted an area restaurateur who said she'd gladly give up her liquor license rather than let herself be a pawn in an anti-immigration initiative like Fradette's. A group of Hispanics is organizing a "Protest Convoy" of vehicles to drive a lap around Green Bay City Hall early Tuesday afternoon.

Any time I hear the term "anti-immigrant" then that person has clearly identified themself as a word-mincing liar. Illegal aliens ARE NOT immigrants. Immigrants are here legally, illegal aliens are not. Would you like me to explain the difference between a burglar and a house guest? Would you like me to explain the difference between a parking valet and a car thief?