© 2016 Jim Spence - Ever drive to Alamogordo, Ruidoso, or Albuquerque when you
were running late and come upon a long line of cars at the U.S. Border Patrol
checkpoints between Las Cruces and these places? Well, what can you do? It is
just the way it is, right? We spend $3.7 billion dollars per year to keep the
borders secure right? Otherwise we have chaos. Well not really. We have chaos. Just go to any emergency room anywhere if you don't believe it. The U.S. Border Patrol should have a branch office in emergency rooms.
Recently there was a report released by the Center for Immigration
Studies. The report quotes former immigration judge Andrew R. Arthur as saying
that under Barack Obama some 100,000 cases were “quietly closed with no action
taken.” But the figure could be as high as 200,000. The judge had much more to
say. He thinks the Obama administration's use of the practice of simply closing
cases with no action taken may have been one of many ways it cooked the books
as it relates to the true number of cases that are pending adjudication before
the immigration courts.
As was the case with the well-chronicled IRS abuses of power
under Obama, “Prosecutorial Discretion” became the sly method for not enforcing any laws the Democrats did not like, but could not get changed under the U.S.
Constitution. Judge Arthur says there is no longer a “blanket abdication of
authority,” in his report titled, "The Immigration Court Backlog Is Larger
than We Know."
This situation illustrates the ultimate waste of resources
that is so common in Washington D.C. We pay $3.7 billion per year for the
Border Patrol, and then Democrats allow immigration law violators to stay inside our borders permanently. This practice was no secret and it infuriated millions of Americans. One American in particular who was infuriated was Sheriff Joe Arpaio of
Maricopa County, Arizona. Arpaio did his duty. He enforced the immigration laws. This of course, got him crosswise with the OPEN BORDERS obsessed Obama administration. Eventually, Joe Arpaio was cleverly ambushed by Obama officials. Outlandishly, DOJ lawyers schemed with a local judge in Phoenix and charged Arpaio with minor offenses associated
with his decision to enforce the immigration laws. The charges were minor
enough in nature to prevent Arpaio from be able to request a jury trial.
However, they were just serious enough, and timed perfectly, to smear him in
the media and get him beat in his re-election bid last year. Open border Democrats in the media in the Phoenix area poured the racism charges on thick
to insure Arpaio’s election defeat. He lost narrowly last November.
When Donald Trump pardoned the 85 year old sheriff last
weekend, the howls from the Democrats were predictable. Everyone knows
Democrats scream racism like it is a bodily function. What was astonishing were the comments from some GOP lawmakers who are revealing just how corrupt they
are, and how deep their disregard for fairness is. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan had
this to say:
"The speaker does not agree with this decision. Law enforcement officials have a special
responsibility to respect the rights of everyone in the United States. We
should not allow anyone to believe that responsibility is diminished by this
pardon."
John McCain tried to con Arizonans: "No one is above the law
and the individuals entrusted with the privilege of being sworn law officers
should always seek to be beyond reproach in their commitment to fairly enforcing
the laws they swore to uphold. Mr. Arpaio was found guilty of criminal contempt
for continuing to illegally profile Latinos living in Arizona based on their
perceived immigration status in violation of a judge’s orders."
McCain added that Trump's pardon, "Undermines his claim
for the respect of rule of law as Mr. Arpaio has shown no remorse for his
actions.”
Respect for the rule of law? Allow me to pause to fight back the wave of nausea that arrives anytime McCain speaks. Arpaio was one of the few law
enforcement officials in the nation who actually respected the law. In a county
plagued by gang violence associated with tens of thousands of illegal aliens, it was Arpaio who not only RESPECTED but also enforced the rule of law.
Sadly, Paul Ryan and John McCain join the growing list of stale and unprincipled rogues who need primary challenges from reputable individuals. The GOP needs to take a bath. It really stinks.
This is modern America. Somehow Arpaio’s enforcement of the
rule of law has been twisted so that the lawbreakers get immunity, while the
sheriff becomes subject to prosecution. He faced a misdemeanor charge in front
of a biased judge thanks to the dirty
politics of Barack Obama and leading officials in the GOP are OK with it.
Joe Arpaio should not have only gotten a pardon, he should be given a presidential medal in a White House ceremony.
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