You’re Going To Have Problem |
If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to want a glass of milk. And if you tell a country that its immigration laws are optional, you’re going to have a problem.
It starts, as these things always do, with a wink and a nod. A decision to “look the other way.” A promise that compassion requires flexibility. A shrug at the law because enforcing it might make someone uncomfortable—or worse, unpopular.
But laws don’t work like that. They’re either laws or they’re suggestions. And when you treat immigration law like a suggestion, everything downstream begins to rot.
First, you disrespect the border. Not tighten it. Not reform it. Just quietly abandon enforcement. You say words like “asylum” and “equity,” and you let record numbers of people pour into the country with no meaningful vetting.
Among them—this is not conjecture, it’s documented—are violent criminals with histories that would have barred them from entry under any sane system.
If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to want more.
If you give criminal organizations an open border, they’re going to send more criminals. And they did. Gang members. Repeat offenders. People already wanted in other countries. The numbers aren’t disputed; the outcomes are.
Now you’ve got a........