By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--September 23, 2013
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"With regard to immigration, let me make two things absolutely clear. It is not only from the perspective of the President, myself and the American people a matter of justice, respect, and according dignity to all people to bring 11 million undocumented men, women, and children out of the shadows, but it's also overwhelmingly in the self-interest, the economic self-interest of the United States. So I want to make it clear to you that President Obama is deeply invested in the maturation of this relationship at every level--at every level. This is a different day.This is a different day."That's right, instead of talking about a secure border, Biden was talking about amnesty -and he was doing it in the country whose illegal expats would most benefit from his stance. Two things. 1: as with most of the President's agenda, the American people are not on board. Whatever Biden may think, amnesty is as unpopular as ever, which is why the "gang of 8" immigration reform bill is so incredibly unpopular. 2: referring to his President's plan to cave to those who've entered the United States illegally as a "relationship" is beyond bizarre. It's like suggesting that you and a mugger are equal partners in some kind of mutually beneficial transaction. Biden continued this odd theme by admitting the truth of President Obama's intentions.
"I wanted to be here with you because my country's foreign policy is about more than dealing with threats, as we are dealing with in the Middle East. It's also about partnerships - partnerships that we believe, the President and I, are literally going to shape the future for my country for the next 10, 20, 30, 40 years."Here, he's absolutely correct - and he's being completely honest. Democrats see illegal immigration as a way to reshape this country and they view the Mexican people and government as a partner in that effort. They don't care about the people who come to the United States legally, and they don't care about the well-being of the nation's current citizens. All they care about is continuing and expanding their power. Amnesty is the means to that end.
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