03/26/2026
It seems like some issues will never be solved. I just ran across this editorial I wrote in our May 20, 2010 issue.
Obama needs to stand up for America and African-Americans
By Nate Abraham
EDITORIAL
Today, President Obama is welcoming Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the White House. During today’s joint press conference, President Calderon used the podium to bash the new Arizona law that allows Arizona law enforcement to enforce federal laws on illegal immigrants. President Calderon said the new law “is forcing our people to face discrimination.”
He went on to say “we will retain our firm rejection to criminalize migration so that people that work and provide things to this nation will be treated as criminals. And we oppose firmly the SB-1070 Arizona law, given unfair principles that are partial and discriminatory.”
Obama, instead of defending Arizona for enforcing FED- ERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS (as his and previous administrations have refused to do), said he is “taking a close look at the Arizona law.” He told Calderon that “We are not defined by our borders.”
If Obama wanted to stand up for what is right, he would have told Calderon to shove it. President Calderon has no right to criticize American immigration laws, especially when Mexico’s laws make ours look like child’s play. Mexico’s immigration laws that ensures that foreign visitors and immigrants are:
in the country legally;
• have the means to sustain themselves economically;
• not destined to be burdens on society;
• of economic and social benefit to society;
• of good character and have no criminal records; and
• contributors to the general well-being of the nation.
The law also ensures that:
• immigration authorities have a record of each foreign visiter;
• foreign visitors do not violate their visa status;
• foreign visitors are banned from interfering in the country’s internal politics;
• foreign visitors who enter under false pretenses are imprisoned or deported;
• foreign visitors violating the terms of their entry are imprisoned or deported;
• those who aid in illegal immigration will be sent to prison.
Mexico’s Constitution has strict guidelines to deal with illegals:
• Foreigners with fake immigration papers may be fined or imprisoned. (Article 116)
Foreigners who sign government documents “with a signature that is false or different from that which he normally uses” are subject to fine and imprisonment. (Article 116)
Foreigners who fail to obey the rules will be fined, deported, and/or imprisoned as felons:
• Foreigners who fail to obey a deportation order are to be punished. (Article 117)
• Foreigners who are deported from Mexico and attempt to re-enter the country without authorization can be imprisoned for up to 10 years. (Article 118)
• Foreigners who violate the terms of their visa may be sentenced to up to six years in prison (Articles 119, 120 and 121). Foreigners who misrepresent the terms of their visa while in Mexico -- such as working without a permit -- can also be imprisoned.
As you can see, our immigration laws have nothing on Mexico. But since Obama needs Hispanic votes to keep his seat, he is going to do everything in his power to force Arizona to ignore federal immigration laws – laws that both Democratic and Republican administrations have refused to enforce.
It is estimated that there are between 12-20 million illegals living in the United States. One-tenth of Mexico’s citizens live in the U.S. and Canada. But our government refuses to do any- thing about it. Democrats won’t because they need Hispanic votes to stay in power, and Republicans like cheap labor. Both parties have sold us out.
And Obama is also selling Black people out. Look at the construction jobs in the Midlands. Ever wonder why you don’t see too many people that look like you working on them? Black men used to dominate construction jobs – jobs that allowed many unskilled men to learn a trade to support their families. Those jobs are now done mostly by immigrants and illegals.
Last year, I drove by that chicken plant down the street from Brookland Baptist during a shift change. I didn’t see a single Black or White worker leaving the plant – which was odd in an area where at least 90% of the citizens are Black or White. But it is considered racist or politically incorrect to point out any connection between Black unemployment and illegal immigration.
And its not just economics that are a problem. Mexican gangs have been engaging in “ethnic cleansing” in several neighborhoods in Los Angeles, killing Blacks residents to drive them out of the area. Also, over 70 emergency rooms and trauma centers have closed in California since 1990, mostly due to the cost of providing free medical care to illegal immigrants. Los Angeles county estimates that it costs its taxpayers $340 million annually to provide free medical care to illegals.
Illegal immigration is a huge problem that affects every American. But don’t look for it to be solved by Obama or anyone on the national level. That’s why Arizona had to step up to the plate. They should not be criticized for enforcing the laws that federal government has refused to enforce.
