Murrieta/Illegal immigration Set-Up

By Douglas V. Gibbs

The handling of the illegal immigration issue by the Obama administration, in light of the showdown in the California town of Murrieta, has brought to light what Rahm Emanuel meant when he said, "You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before."

The federal government has refused to abide by the rule of law.  Even though Article IV., Section 4 of the United States Constitution tasks the government with securing the border, they have left it wide open, and now are trying to force the consequences upon the City of Murrieta.  We have cried out that this is also unfair to the immigrants, who are being treated as cattle, and who are being housed in facilities not designed to hold them, without beds, without food, without a medical screening, and without the opportunity to bathe.

The set-up is that the federal government is going to swoop in and pay for all of that, take care of these people with billions of dollars of our tax dollars, and then say to us, "Okay, we took care of it.  Why are you against these immigrants now, racists?"

We have to understand that this issue is not just about the treatment of the immigrants, the failure of the federal government to follow the rule of law, or about the safety of Murrieta from communicable diseases.  This is about a fundamental issue that is present throughout the United States Constitution.  Does the federal government have the authority to refuse to follow the law, refuse to follow the Constitution, and then force their lawless policies upon individuals, and individual cities and States?  Should the federal government be able to force this issue upon Murrieta against the will of the local citizens?

The federal government is supposed to serve the people, not control them, and force its will upon them.  This is about the federal government disagreeing with the people, and then using its lawlessness to force its agenda upon the people, with riot police if necessary.

This is beyond immigration, health, or safety.  This is about freedom.

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