To answer your question…NO!

It is not the least bit racist to want illegal immigrants stopped. Being an illegal immigrant is a national affiliation, not a statement of race. The vast majority are Hispanic only because we have an unprotected border with Mexico. I’m sure if the US bordered Uganda instead of Mexico, we’d have a swarm of illegal Ugandan immigrants as the central issue.

The illegals who purposely create social separatist groups like gangs and illegal workers groups have done so by their own accord. They are the ones who identify themselves by their nationality and fly their colors in defiance of our laws and national unity. Being a citizen who wants a more stable economy, safer environment, and healthier community is only asking for what is promised by our constitution. You are only asking our government for what our fellow countrymen have fought and defended for hundreds of years.

Our political system is our Achilles Heal. The very government we established to protect us will be our undoing. Not because democracy is bad for our republic, but because the principles on which it was founded have been marginalized or ignored.

We are no longer a government by the people. We are now a form of government in which supreme power is vested by special interest groups and exercised by the political parties. We no longer have elected agents under a free electoral system–party nominations and the electoral college has seen to that. We are no longer a common people of a community; we are distinguished from the privileged class and have become a citizenry with little or no influence on political power.

US politics is nothing more than self interest masquerading as American values. Some of our presidential candidates may have good intentions about effecting change, but at the end of the day it will be about securing their future interests.

I could not disagree with you more that our presidential options look good.

The Clintons have a well established history of Machiavellian politics. Their personal lack of character has tarnished the esteem of the presidency. It has always been about what’s good for them and Hillary’s bid is no different. My case in point can be found here: http://www.hillcap.org/default.php?page_id=2

Although it’s novel having a black run for president, that fact remains that race is totally irrelevant. He is simply not qualified whatsoever. And to compare Obama to JFK is absolute heresy–the Kennedy’s have no shame. Neither of the Democratic candidates have any executive experience, and with our economy disintegrating, we need that experience more than ever. The presidency should never be an internship.

McCain seem the presidential sort, but his stance on immigration is questionable at best and he too lacks the executive experience necessary to bring about economic stability.

That leaves us with Romney. He is probably the best candidate when it comes to the economy, but we are also at war–in Iraq–and at our borders. With his indecisiveness and lack of experience we are not any better off with him than the others.

Whatever happened to nominating true statesmen? The US has not had a statesman as a presidential candidate since WWII. Each subsequent president is less a statesman and more a politician. You think we have good options for once? We have a platform of professional politicians and wealthy businessmen from which to choose. The reality is, it’s more about style than substance.

The lack of quality candidates is not the real problem. Party politics with corporate sponsorship is.

Here is an idea…What if Americans voted to change the rules for the Executive Branch and whichever political party wins the presidency, another political party holds the office of vice-presidency. Or better yet, what about going back to the original voting system that allows the citizens to elect the president and the candidate with the most votes is the president and the runner up is the vice-president, regardless of political party.

The bottom line is that America no longer has an effective government. It functions, but being functional does not equate to effectiveness.

This is why illegal immigration is problematic. The presidential candidates are more worried about getting the nomination; the Hispanic vote is of greater importance than ridding our country of the plague of illegal immigrant brethren.

Patriotism has been supplanted by capitalism and as long as sponsorship and profit are the driving forces, it will continue to “distract the Public Councils, and enfeeble the Public Administration,” just as George Washington predicted in his farewell speech 212 years ago.

So, will our net president solve the illegal immigrant issue that matter so much to you and many of us?

Unfortunately, probably not. It’s unlikely he will solve it, but he will work on it. Not because he wants to, but because he has to.

As a veteran of the Marines I am sworn to protect the United States from enemis foreign… and domestic. Illegal immigrants invading our country and causing social economic disorder sounds a lot like a domestic enemy to me. How is their disrespect of our country, its values, and its laws any different than a foreign military invasion force? I’ll tell you…

The difference is that illegal aliens aren’t wearing matching uniforms, but most importantly they are not affecting the agenda of capitalism. A military invasion would hinder capitalism and thwart political gain and therefore would be considered a legitimate threat.

If corporate America was taxed proportionately to the effects of illegal immigration [hindering capitalism], the solution would be forced upon the politicians [thwarting political gain] and the illegal immigration problem would all but disappear. You can bet on it.

Semper Fi,

The Fighting Fish “Oy!”