Last week, a small boat hit ground off the beachfront outside of El Segundo. Inside were a number of illegal immigrants seeking entry into this country.
Normally a quite beach side community, the sudden running aground of undocumented immigrants has raised needed awareness about the immigration problem still raging in this country.
Aboard the small boat, fourteen felons were also seeking unlawful entry. This madness only emphasizes why the voters and legislators in this country need to face the matter of immigration head-on.
Rather than demagoguing the individuals seeking economic or political asylum, we need to focus on the dangers which unsecured borders are placing on our people. Those who seek naturalization in this country deserve to recognize that they are entering a nation where their rights will be protected, as will the rights and responsibilities of those born here.
To ignore the understandable longing of many to enter this country is foolishness. To decide only on enforcing demanding border restrictions without limiting the welfare state and streamlining the naturalization process is to continue waging a losing battle. Whether we like it or nor, the immigration issue deserve more attention than it currently receives from our government, yet the needs of the citizen, born and naturalized, deserves better protection than what our legislators are willing to accord to us. Defending our borders and securing the rights of all Americans, including those want to join this blessed experiment legally, must receive proper attention from our leaders in government.