Of all the articles I have read, and news reports I have seen regarding Donald Trump and Mexican Illegals, I have to say that Bill O\’Reilly\’s talking points memo last night was the single best.
You can click here and read it all – and I strongly urge you to do so. But, for the moment, here is just a taste:
Does the truth hurt? Or did Mr. Trump unfairly malign Mexico and millions of Mexican illegal aliens. “Talking Points” will now answer those questions.
The primary mistake Donald Trump made in his campaign kickoff speech was speaking too generally about the border problem. Most Mexicans who sneak into the U.S.A., or overstay their legal visitation status do so because they are economically deprived. They are largely undereducated folks trying to feed their families. Also, the vast majority of illegal aliens do not — do not commit crimes while on American soil, apart from their immigration offenses.
But there are very big problems stemming from Mexican illegal immigration and the stats tell the truth. As we all know, Mexico is the major supplier of illegal drugs into the U.S.A. The drug cartels down there have corrupted the police and many politicians. They are brutal thugs who commit mass murder, torture, and generally shame their nation.
The truth is there\’s little supervision on the Mexican side of the border. Cities like Juarez and Nuevo Laredo literally run by the drug cartels. Border security in Mexico nonexistent and has been for decades. That situation is not going to improve.
So, Trump is correct in saying that only a massive wall will stop the chaos and even then drugs and people will get through although not to the extent they do now.
Now, what about the immigrants themselves? 59 percent of Mexican residents and illegal aliens have less than a high school education. Only 4 percent have a college degree. 68 percent are poor or near poor. 57 percent receive means tested welfare of some kind paid for by the American taxpayer. 56 percent do not have health insurance, many of those receiving Obamacare subsidies.
So Trump\’s analysis is correct. The majority of Mexicans coming from the U.S.A. are not achievers in the economic sense. To be fair, that was the case with the Irish, Italian, and European immigration waves of the past. Hard working people coming here to try to improve themselves.
But, here is the dangerous part now. According to government statistics, 71 percent of non-American citizens in federal prisons are from Mexico, Columbian nationals second just 4 percent. Mexican criminals represent a whopping 16 percent of all convicts serving time in federal penitentiaries. That\’s a huge burden on the American taxpayer and a dangerous situation for we, the people.
This entire disaster has been going on for far too long. The excuse that America is at fault because we use drugs and do not secure our side of the border is valid. We are at fault. But that does not excuse Mexico\’s rampant corruption and abuse of its own people.
As regular readers of this blog know, I am not a big fan of Bill O\’Reilly\’s. But when he gets it right, he gets it right. And, in this instance, he gets it right and then some.
Let me end by again urging you to use the link I\’ve provided and watch/read Mr. O\’Reilly\’s entire commentary. There is much more than what you read above, and just about all of it is right on target.
