The last weeks put me over the top ….. I’m updating this website for 2024. Political theater and the politics of outrage. Both Gavin Newsom and Ron De Santis, showboats both, have shown they are not qualified for the presidency.
When Newsom first spoke out about De Santis’ thought police (banning school books, can’t use certain words) I applauded, but Newsom has gone too far. While I support a woman’s right to choose, I want to respect those with other strong views and I sure don’t want my State to become the abortion destination for the whole country. Besides the thought police, De Santis has jumped on the cruelty bandwagon on the immigration issue. Since Florida has no boarder with Mexico he had to “borrow” some immigrants from Texas for his Martha’s Vineyard stunt.
I am about solving problems, not about performance-circus politics and certainly not about cruelty. We have a big problem at the Mexican boarder but these immigrants are mostly good people looking for a better life, there are just far too many. It is a refugee type problem, like we associate with war in the Middle East, which we have not seen previously in the Western hemisphere. Certainly our immigration laws need to change to reflect the 21st century. I am not unsympathetic to our boarder States burdened with millions of refugees.
For a starter, persons seeking refuge should apply for amnesty at US Embassies and Consulates in their home country or nearby countries. There should be no guarantee they they can enter the United States except under the most extreme circumstances.
US business and industry should step up to help improve economic conditions in various Latin American countries. Venezuela in particular has a wealth of oil and gas reserves to support energy independence in the Western hemisphere.
And for God’s sake let’s all admit that it is the market for illegal drugs in the United States that is fueling corruption and violence in Central America.
