When the government breaks down your door...

In a story on CNN.com today, I find the true motives behind the Bush administrations' view on illegal immigration. While George Bush talks about the value of immigrants in this country, and the positive impact they have on our economy and culture, the recent actions of Federal agents shows their true intent. CNN describes the town of Stillmore, GA as a ghost town after Federal agents began mass arrests of illegal immigrants there. Now, let's all remember that the term "illegal immigrants" simply means a person who still maintains citizenship in a country other than the U.S. and lives and works here. The term "illegal immigrant" doesn't necessarily mean someone who is here in this country with the intention of performing illegal acts. They are not terrorists or criminals.

The story goes on to describe how families are being broken up, the local poultry plant is scrambling to find employees to fill vacancies left and the local businesses have lost most of their customers. It goes on to describe how many mexicans have scattered into the local woods to hide from authorities. How many of these people will, because of our governments strong-arm tactics, turn in desperation to theft, and possibly worse to survive, now that we have made them fugitives?

About half-way through the article, was one quote by the Mayor of Stillmore who said this, which I find more telling about the Bush administrations tactics than anything else.

"This reminds me of what I read about Nazi Germany, the Gestapo
coming in and yanking people up," Slater stated.

I find this kind of fascist, strong-arm justice imcomprehensible in this day and age. George W. Bush has sent this country back in time at least 50 years if not more. Today, it's mexicans being rounded up and shipped out, will gays be next? How many more minorities and cultures will be purged before they'll just start breaking down the doors of any American citizens homes and rounding us up?