Illegal Aliens, Terrorists and the Left

By John Hull | Yahoo! Contributor Network Feb 19, 2012

COMMENTARY | A 29-year-old illegal alien was arrested by an FBI task force Friday after plotting a suicide bombing at the Capitol building.

Amine El Khalifi, a Moroccan illegally in the U.S., as reported by CNS News, thought he was working with al-Qaida when he approached the Capitol with an inoperable gun and dummy explosives on a vest. Khalifi reportedly wanted a body count of at least 30 people.

Khalifi is a prime example of why America needs to take a strong stand on immigration enforcement, starting with securing the southern border. Khalifi is one of the 38 percent of illegal aliens classified by the Department of Homeland Security as OTM (Other Than Mexican) entering the U.S. due to the deliberate inaction of the government.

Democrats, who benefit from the influx of illegals, fight to maintain a porous border, while Republicans back down obediently, fearing the wrath of the left-leaning media.

In the meantime, the drain on American resources to support those here illegally costs tax payers billions of dollars annually, $600 million in Los Angeles County alone in 2010, as reported by Fox News.

Democrats are contributing to the financial problems facing the middle class they claim to represent by supporting the illegal invasion. Not only does it cost the middle class more in taxes to support the welfare rolls, but also services such as medical care to compensate for illegals who don't pay and auto insurance costs because of illegals who have no insurance and crash. These are but a few of the added costs paid by the middle class who are growing increasingly less and less wealthy due to left wing policies.

Knowing people are unlikely to bite the hand that feeds them, Democrats, through their policies, are increasing the welfare rolls which is taking a toll on state budgets, as shown by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Working to legalize millions of aliens on welfare would mean a dramatic increase in voting Democrats.

Top Democrats such as Nancy Pelosi take their support of illegals personally. Pelosi employed illegal aliens at her vineyard, as reported by the American Thinker. Speaking of Pelosi's vineyard and the middle class, did I mention it is a nonunion winery? But I digress.

There has been a sharp increase in domestic terrorism since the Democrats took control of the government in January 2007. Coincidentally, the economic downturn soon followed.

The DHS released a report in 2010 citing, "The number and pace of attempted attacks against the United States over the past nine months have surpassed the number of attempts during any other previous one-year period," as reported by Chicago Press Release Service.

Some loyal left wing drone will no doubt cite the Obama administration's claims that fewer illegals are crossing the border than before. This is because there are no jobs under this administration.

With President Barack Obama killing projects like the oil pipeline and raising taxes and regulations on employers, this trend is likely to continue.