Crossing borders

Once in a while our side wins a skirmish – even if losing the fight!  A story on the internet this morning tells about two guys who went to a Suns’ game wearing bright orange t-shirts which blared forth a message: viva los 1070, since the Suns’ owner supported the protests against AZ newest anti-immigration law.  Apparently their seats were shown by the cameras in every shot of the bench so a couple strong-arms for hire types came to get them to remove the shirts, which they refused so they were evicted.  Outside they appealed to a higher authority and got back inside.  Now they are being besieged by orders for the shirts from across the country!  The story is told in full on eletter@news.personalliberty.com site if you want all the details.

On June 2, our local paper printed a letter from a local viewer that made me say, “Gee, I wish I’d written that.”  Frank d’Ambrosio was the author and since his letter was already published, I am going to republish it here:

“Let me see if I got this right:  If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 years of hard labor.

If you cross the Iranian border illegally, you are detained indefinitely.

If you cross the Afghan border illegally, you get shot.

If you cross the Saudi Arabian border illegally, you will be jailed.

If you cross the Chinese border illegally, you may never be heard from again.

If you cross the Venezuelan border illegally, you will be branded a spy and your fate will be sealed.

If you cross the Cuban border illegally, you will be thrown into a political prison to rot.

If you cross the U.S. border illegally, you get a job, a driver’s license, a Social Security card, Welfare, food stamps, credit cards, subsidized rent or a loan to buy a house, free education, free health care, a lobbyist in Washington, billions of dollars worth of public documents printed in your language, the right to carry your country’s flag while you protest that you don’t get enough respect, and in many instances, you can vote.

I just wanted to make sure that I had a firm grasp on the situation.”

He wrote a mouthful.