A shooting at a school in Texas. 19 dead children, many wounded and two adults were killed. The first thing you notice is the parents of these students appear to be primarily Hispanic.
Then ICE shows up. Apparently, even with such a horrible incident, the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security is looking for illegal immigrants even in a historic situation like this. Imagine you’re a parent in fear that your child is threatened and perhaps missing or worst, then The Federal Governments Goose Stepping Agents of I.C.E. appear. Possible illegal immigrants who showed up to see if their children are safe may very well be arrested, incarcerated and deported. F*cked upright?
I was in New Orleans a while back with my wife. She is a descendant of Chinese immigrants to Canada. While visiting this wonderful city, we walked into a large protest against I.C.E. tactics. Thousands of people who have family members and friends are picked up by this agency’s agents. Imagine the kids are home, and you having dinner, and suddenly a bunch of armed security break into your home and take you or a family member away. Is happening in Russia, China, Saudi Arabia or some far-off Dictatorship? No, it’s happening in good old America. Some agents approached us as we spoke to the protesters. Our Passports saved us from a possible ride in the paddy wagon.
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breath free”. Yeah at the foot of Lady Liberty. Sure legal immigration is preferred, but many of your neighbours are from nations of chaos, social fear and tyranny. Give me a break folks. Show them the courtesy of the chase, and leave them to find their little ones, cherish them, or in fact grieve their loss.
When you want to drive a vehicle you go through an extensive process of learning, and examination, with licensing and insurance approvals too. Buying a gun is far easier. Driving is a privilege to be earnt, owning a weapon f mass destruction is somehow a constitutional right. Crazy is it not?
An idea…Gun Control. Use all those I.C.E. agents in a process of identifying, interviewing and approving individuals who want weapons. That is what they are folks. Made to kill. Most mass murders prefer handguns, and semi and automatic weapons over shotguns and long rifles. Stop persecuting honest gun owners who are hunters and sports-minded. Outlaw everything except shotguns and long rifles. Simple. Outlaw the common practice of public officials being allowed to receive and accept “bribes”-sorry donations from the NRA and Gun Lobby. Put a stop to America’s “illegal” immigrant Centered genocide as well.
Steven Kaszab
Bradford, Ontario
