Paraphrasing
one of my friends: "We've been stuck down here for over eleven years!
Eleven years wasted on this border because my husband crossed to be with
us - is like getting handed a life sentence for an 'act of love'"
I recently registered to vote in Utah, but I could not bring myself to
register as a republican as I have done every other time. I agree with
many important platform points of the
Utah Republican Party, but their immigration statement sickens me.
"We oppose illegal immigration and all forms of ...legal status, for illegal immigrants. We support suspending automatic U.S. citizenship to children born to
illegal immigrant parents... We oppose any temporary or 'guest' worker
program that would offer an automatic path to citizenship. We believe
that current laws against employing illegal immigrants should be
vigorously enforced, particularly to stem the now too common crime of
identity theft in obtaining employment." (
read full platform)
Of course we all wish
there was no illegal activity in the world, but the republican platform
entirely misses the point that this illegal activity is largely a
necessary act of love. There is no good legal option for countless
families. America is lying through her teeth when she says "Give me your
tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The
wretched refuse of your teeming shore." (
The New Colossus, Lady Liberty) Her statues say it, her body
language says it, but if you believe it for just a minute and actually
step over the line and reach for her merciful hand she calls you an
illegal, hunts you down, tears you from your young children, and exiles
you to a nation you have not seen for decades. This is our lady liberty,
lady of the underworld.
Why can't more republicans shake off
their chains and wake up to admit
what Jeb Bush says in simple terms?
The illegal crossing of an immigrant is almost always an act of love
that directly harms no-one. It is lady liberty who rears her evil head
to punish those who dare believe her lies.
