The idea may be libertarian: sponsorship of immigrants by American citizens? Although the borders are (slowly) being closed against “undocumented” immigrants seeking better opportunities in the Fifty States, there is still a major problem and massive disagreement in the States over immigration. (Axios reports that border jumps (“illegal entry”) in February dropped to the lowest level since FY 2000: just 8,300 as compared to 130,000 in February of both 2023 and 2024.)
Immigrants, talented, eager to enjoy even our limited liberty and opportunity (as compared to much of the world), and willing to work honestly are needed – and generally wanted by Americans, including many companies. What most people do not want is criminals, predators: we have enough and more, thank you!
Contrast this with the current situation, where some governments – generally without much (if any) consent of their voters – fight with other governments and government agencies over providing help and “sanctuary” for border jumpers, regardless of their criminality. And indeed, some bend over backward to keep those who commit crimes out of the hands of law enforcement, courts, and prison keepers.
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Dysfunctional – or just corrupt?
An attempt by Senator Rand Paul and others to go ahead and gut the FedGov’s foreign aid program crashed and burned in the hallowed, manure-filled Senate chamber.
As reported by Paradigm and others: Here are the Republicans who voted against taking an axe to foreign aid:
Sens. John Barrasso of Wyoming, John Boozman of Arkansas, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, Mike Crapo of Idaho, Deb Fischer of Nebraska, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Charles Grassley of Iowa, John Hoeven of North Dakota, Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, Mike Rounds of South Dakota, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, John Thune of South Dakota, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, and Todd Young of Indiana.
Indeed, only 23 GOP Senators voted to end this 80+-year-old tradition of stealing money from American families and businesses and send it to governments, people, and companies in foreign lands.
By the way, can ANYone explain where in the US Constitution Congress – and the President – are authorized to send money to “aid” foreign countries? Any guesses?
I will give (grudgingly) a tiny benefit of the doubt to a few of these Conscript Fathers. But not much of one: just as I do not just credit stupidity and dysfunctionality. (We can argue that Congress has been dysfunctional from the very first gathering of the Continental Congress.)
But Occam’s Razor leads us to the conclusion that we are seeing, yet again, the very low (gutter-low) degree of corruption in the United States Senate. Yet another example of the cupidity of the professional politicians (and their lackeys and shills) whom we let run this Union. To whom we have surrendered control not just of our lives from hour to hour, but our future and that of our children, grandchildren, and the rest of the world.
Every election is an advance auction of stolen goods, we are told. America has only one truly native criminal class: Congress. (Well that might have been true once.)
How long, Oh Lord, how long must we be under the thumbs of such people?