It's NOT the law

A further thought on why we seem to be plagued by crimes committed by illegal aliens...

Contrary to the headline .ed put on yesterday's post, it's NOT a problem with the law. There are laws which, in theory, require would-be visitors and immigrants from places like Jamaica to get visas. In theory, people found in Canada without a valid visa or resident/citizen status can be arrested and deported.

The problem is with those words "in theory". If the practice could only be made to conform with the theory, we wouldn't have as many problems of the nature of those reported yesterday. But the laws are not being enforced. Lack of enforcement is the problem, not lack of laws.

Why are the laws not being enforced? For one thing, there are not enough enforcers. And the police, border services agents and "immigration cops" do not have the support of their political masters. The politicians, you see, are afraid of being labelled as racists.

Every time the feds make a swoop on, let's say, a business which is employing illegals, the liberals rise up as one to decry "over-policing" and agitate for the "rights" of "undocumented aliens". Never mind how these people got into the country, or what they do while they're here. If they're here, let `em stay! And throw some money at them to compensate for the inconvenience of having to discuss their status with the "oppressors"!

We -- and I mean Canadians and Americans -- are not just soft-hearted, but soft-headed!