Speaking on the radio today, Former San Diego Mayor Roger Hitchcock pointed out that for millions of Americans, it is currently more advantageous to be in America illegally than legally. There is virtually no end to the government subsidies being showered on people who “break into” our country, as Hitchcock puts it. He predicts that the California legislature will soon pass a bill making it illegal for a U.S. citizen to impersonate an illegal alien in order to receive the many benefits only available to illegals.
Perhaps more importantly, Hitchcock correctly paints a portrait of a Bush administration that is not an idle spectator to these policies but rather, the very architect of a system that is eager to dole out rewards to people who break U.S. law while punishing those who were hired to enforce our laws if they attempt to enforce them.
Although not widely reported in the mainstream media, a good number of blogs have made the connection between the Bush administration and U.S. Attorney John Sutton, the man behind the prosecution of U.S. Border Patrol agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos. In light of the revelations that Sutton is an old friend and colleague of Bush from Texas coupled with the fact that the Justice Department serves the President, it is doubtful in the extreme that a U.S. Attorney would prosecute such a politically charged case of his own accord. It reflects sober judgement to assume that Sutton was almost surely acting on direct orders from the White House.
That leaves the President squarely in violation of his oath of office – “to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” He is determined to confer constutional rights on foreign nationals who break U.S. law while denying constitutional rights to U.S. citizens who enforce U.S. laws and history, if not Congress, will judge him accordingly.