Wednesday, October 31, 2007
* * * * * * * * * * * O K ! ! ! ! * * * * * * * * * *
Polistra has done the flag-salute thing a few times before. This time she's taking it all the way to outright idolatry.
Oklahoma, totally alone among all states and localities, has DONE THE RIGHT THING by passing a law that cuts off all benefits for illegal aliens.
Even more amazing, a Federal Judge (and the honorable word Judge applies here instead of the usual 'black-robed saboteur') has also DONE THE RIGHT THING by denying an injunction to stop the law in its tracks.
Other lawsuits will follow, but enforcing the law as a fait accompli, even if only for a brief period, makes all the difference. According to the news story, companies and landlords have already started proceedings toward firing and evicting illegals, and roughly 25000 of the illegals have already left Oklahoma.
See, it's not necessary to physically deport people; you just have to remove the free lunch.
Though I must add: the "unthinkableness" of deportation is remarkably easy to knock down. Do you believe it's physically impossible to move 12 million people? Well, look at how quickly 1 million people evacuated the SoCal fires last week, or how quickly 3 million evacuated from Houston during Katrina. So it's demonstrably possible to move a million in a day; if the process were scheduled more gradually, say a few months, it would be undramatic and relatively easy. ¶ 7:36 PM
Oklahoma, totally alone among all states and localities, has DONE THE RIGHT THING by passing a law that cuts off all benefits for illegal aliens.
Even more amazing, a Federal Judge (and the honorable word Judge applies here instead of the usual 'black-robed saboteur') has also DONE THE RIGHT THING by denying an injunction to stop the law in its tracks.
Other lawsuits will follow, but enforcing the law as a fait accompli, even if only for a brief period, makes all the difference. According to the news story, companies and landlords have already started proceedings toward firing and evicting illegals, and roughly 25000 of the illegals have already left Oklahoma.
See, it's not necessary to physically deport people; you just have to remove the free lunch.
Though I must add: the "unthinkableness" of deportation is remarkably easy to knock down. Do you believe it's physically impossible to move 12 million people? Well, look at how quickly 1 million people evacuated the SoCal fires last week, or how quickly 3 million evacuated from Houston during Katrina. So it's demonstrably possible to move a million in a day; if the process were scheduled more gradually, say a few months, it would be undramatic and relatively easy. ¶ 7:36 PM
