Mark Cromer: Colin Powell’s Four-Star Kiss Off to the American Worker

Help wanted? America's ruling elite sniffs that citizens need not apply

By Mark Cromer | Published on 09.22.2010

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s lively support of a mass amnesty for tens of millions of illegal immigrants now in the United States and continued mass immigration into the country is a scalding reminder of just how far removed the Washington aristocracy has become from the American people.

Powell wasted no time during his appearance Sunday on David Gregory looked more like a befuddled Larry King as he sat there in unchallenging silence while Powell declared that illegal immigrants are “keeping this country’s lifeblood moving forward.â€