Where is Scott Walker now that we need him?

When Donald Trump first entered the Republican race for president he captured the attention of the nation with his stance on illegal immigration. One of his proposals, laughed at by the elites but popular with ordinary Republican voters, was to build a fence along the southern border of the United States. The guy whose main reputation is in real estate and who builds hotels and other buildings, said he was capable of erecting a fence. In late August, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, who was given a good chance to win when he first entered the Republican primary race, appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press. Moderator Chuck Todd asked Walker why, since the Republicans are so concerned with border security, is there never any talk of a border fence between Canada and the US. The governor replied it was a “legitimate issue for us to look at.”

The derision, especially on social media was swift and came from Canadians, Democrats and even some Republicans like fellow contender Rand Paul who called it “a dumb idea.” One commentator wondered whether the wall would float on the Great Lakes. Less than a month later Walker dropped out of the race. While his comments on the northern wall did not help his campaign, his withdrawal from the race had more to do with his lack of money and more importantly, a lack of donors. It also did not help that he was less than 1% in the polls. As AP put it, “His standing as a White House candidate had been reduced to an asterisk.” Well, that was then and this is now. Perhaps his suggestion for a wall across the northern border of the United States was not so funny after all. Canadians went to the polls on Monday and elected a majority Liberal government, booting out Stephen Harper and the Conservatives who have been in power since 2006. After the election Justin Trudeau, the prime minister-designate, reiterated one of his campaign promises that Canada will accept 25,000 Syrian “refugees” before the end of 2015. This would be consistent with his views on the Middle East. In a congratulatory telephone conversation with Barack Obama, Trudeau told the president Canada will be withdrawing its fighter jets from the coalition attacking ISIS. Unlike the NDP that is a pacifist party, Trudeau just has a tender spot in his heart for poor excluded Islamists who would stop their beheadings and stuff if only the rest of the world was nicer to them. Trudeau and the Liberals will not formally take power until early November and that will give the new Canadian government less than two months to bring these people to Canada. Trudeau promised to send planes to bring them in and those planes will certainly be available as Canada will no longer be participating in bombing raids against ISIS.

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Harper had promised to bring people from Syria in but ensure they are vetted first. He also wanted to give preference to Christians and members of minority Muslim sects that face persecution by other Muslims. Trudeau, like Obama, will likely say the hell with those people and bring in Sunnis and Shias. There is no way an even cursory security screening can be done to bring thousands of people to Canada before the end of the year. But the prime minister designate who said Canada should not be fighting terrorists but should instead be sending people in that region winter clothes so presumably little Christian children will not be cold when they are crucified or beheaded, doesn’t seem to care. Apparently the main function of a prime minister is to unite Canadians, not keep them safe. While many of the people Canada will bring in will be legitimate refugees fleeing persecution or simply good people seeking a better life, there will undoubtedly be terrorists among the 25,000 the Liberals want to bring in. ISIS has said they have fighters embedded in the migrants now overwhelming many parts of Europe. Unlike Western politicians who tend to lie about their promises, the Islamic State usually does what it says it is going to do. When ISIS announced they would behead a certain individual, they followed through with it. There is no doubt Justin will bring terrorists into Canada. Trudeau’s haste in bringing thousands of migrants to Canada will definitely be detrimental to Canada’s safety, not to mention the financial cost of absorbing so many people in a short time. Illegal immigrants have always crossed the Canada/US border both ways and most do not create a security threat. But some do. In 1999, Ahmed Ressam, a jihadi living in Quebec, was caught attempting to enter the United States in order to participate in a plot to bomb the Los Angeles International Airport. There is no doubt that terrorists bent on carrying out attacks in the United States will come to Canada first and then attempt entry into the US if that is the easiest and quickest way to get to America. And Trudeau has never said Canada will just accept 25,000 of these “refugees,” only that this number will be brought in before the end of 2015. Next year, who knows? While Walker was derided for suggesting what used to be referred to as the world’s longest undefended border possibly needed a fence, that idea does not seem so silly considering what is happening currently now in Canada. The Wisconsin governor was right; a fence between Canada and the United States is a legitimate issue.