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I wish I was joking.

There are currently over 35,000 non-US Citizens serving in our military, and the immigration bill currrently being considered would open the door for tens of thousands more to jump to the head of the line if they join.

Sickening.

[ Link: Immigration Bill Has Military-to-Citizenship Loophole ]

So evidently the gang problem in the U.S. military is continuing to worsen. It was an issue when I was in the Army a decade ago and I’m sure it’s only gotten worse given our ever lowering standards for entry. Here’s a picture for you: large numbers of non-native-born young men who are already in gangs joining the U.S. military because it’s a path to citizenship and a steady paycheck (think cars, rims, and stereos). It’s like working welfare for a lot of these people, and thanks to Bush and the aggressive recruiting there are even more of them entering service now.

The thing that really gets me is that the loyalty of these guys is to their neighborhood, to their barrio/hood, to their gang family — not to the United States. Once again we have the U.S. being humiliated in broad daylight — taken advantage of and mocked by those who should absolutely personify the love of this country.

And policy-makers just sit and watch because they’re too weak and frightened to take action. The vast majority of the gang activity is Hispanic, in case you’re wondering, so it causes people in charge to squirm just thinking about the repercussions of being called racist or prejudiced. And so it continues.

Hell, even 10 years ago it was bad enough that the CID (Criminal Investigation Division) had to closely monitor various Latino groups in the barracks because of issues with gang violence breaking out. Even back then they were already running around tagging U.S. government property with their various gang symbols. It’s sickening. Sorry-ass gang members wearing a United States military uniform and saluting officers.

This country doesn’t have long before we cross the threshold into inevitable chaos. All because we’re too naive to realize that our country’s identity and standards are being eroded from within. Soon we’ll be nothing but a collection of other things.:

[ Link: Womens Rights or Multiculturalism -- You Choose ]

I’ll say it again. Multiculturalism should be applied sparringly for the purpose of making the original stronger through the benefits of diversity. It should never be allowed to take hold of the receiving country in such a way that damages its identity.  Of course, that requires that you know what your identity is, which seems to be the problem these days.

First, answer two questions:

1. What is our country? What defines it? What parts could not be removed without it becoming something different? If a country has not identified what it truly is, it will have no way of knowing if it has lost itself.
2. Do we have the cohesion and political strength to defend this identity? Are we too cowardly to acknowledge the fact that we love what we are, and that we don’t want it to change? If so, we are already doomed.

Once these two questions have been answered in the positive, a single, all-encompassing concept must be established and accepted by all as the foundation for all immigration policy. When a country begins to enjoy surging immigration numbers it should take this as a compliment to, and an affirmation of, its chosen system of management. The act of moving from one place to another is a clear declaration of:

“Overall, I prefer your country to where I came from. Please let me partake of it.”

As such, allowing incoming populations to modify the existing system puts at risk the very set of conditions that made the receiving country desirable in the first place. Any country that fails to define and defend this identity is doomed to become a collection of countries rather than a strong, unified entity benefiting from the myriad advantages of diversity.: