Speaker of whose house?
POSTED: March 20, 2009




We're not even sure what to make of statements made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently to a gathering of illegal and legal immigrants. But we know the comments are troubling, to say the least. Very troubling.

Pelosi told the group that enforcement of existing immigration laws, specifically worksite raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, are "un-American. I?can't say enough, the raids must end. The raids must end."

The speaker went further.

"You are special people," she told the group, which was gathered at a church in San Francisco. "You're here on a Saturday night to take responsibility for our country's future. That makes you very, very patriotic."

Huh?

If Pelosi was talking to a group of legal immigrants, that may be acceptable. Maybe. But according to reports, the speaker knew the crowd included illegal immigrants, who, let's not forget, gained entry into this country illegally, thumbing their noses at our laws.

And now Pelosi is doing the same thing, pooh-poohing the very laws she, as Speaker of the House, should be upholding. It's embarrassing and unpatriotic.

How can the woman who is potentially one accident away from becoming president of the United States act this way? And why isn't there more media and public outcry when someone as powerful as Pelosi makes such ludicrous statements?

We've said it before and we'll repeat it now we are in no way against legal immigration. It's what helped make this country what it is today.

But we believe immigration reform cannot even begin until existing laws are first enforced. We must stop the current wave of illegal immigrants that flows across our borders on a daily basis. Then, and only then, can the United States begin to forge a better immigration policy for the future.

But when powerful politicians like Pelosi are knowingly praising illegal immigrants for taking responsibility for our country, something's seriously wrong. We're embarrassed for her, but we doubt she'll be changing her tune anytime soon. And that's the real scary part.


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