Sunday, November 23, 2014

Words of the Weasel Part 42

"Such and Such is broken."  For example, the immigration system, the Congress,  the education system, the tax system and on and on.  And we need to "fix" it.  Fix it my way, of course. 
   More honest would be to say specifically what is wrong and how you want to "fix" it.  For example, "The immigration system has allowed too many (11 mil) illegal immigrants into the country.  We want  reduce the number of illegals, by turning illegals into legals. "   
   Just whining that something is broken is essentially deceitful.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Eisenhower removed 3 mil.++ in the 50s with less than 1000 agents, under a year, called Operation Wet Back. What is lacking today is the will.
Herrinchoker

Dstarr said...

It's not lack of will. We got plenty of will. Trouble is, it isn't a united will. Half the country views immigrants as competitors for work and wages and wants them gone. Another half the country has considerable sympathy for illegal immigrants and is willing to do quite a bit for them. Neither side has enough votes to push their program thru.