The continued entry of Mexican illegal aliens into the United States is a grave and growing threat to the continued existence of the Republic. While it is certainly true that the majority of those Mexicans (and other Latinos) who illegally enter the country via America’s southern border do so for economic reasons, it is also true that their entry and their way of life serves the interests of a certain segment of the Mexican elite which has never been reconciled to the results of the Mexican War as well as the interests of America’s enemies both foreign and domestic.

In 1846, in response to continued Mexican violations of Texas’ southern border, President James Polk asked for (and received) a declaration of war against Mexico. In the conflict that followed an army, under General Winfield Scott, arrived by the sea at Vera Cruz and marched upon Mexico City. Other American forces moved out from Texas, securing the nation’s frontier along the Rio Grande, while other forced seized California and New Mexico. Following Scott’s occupation of Mexico City, the government of Mexico signed a treaty with the United States, ceding all of its northern territories to the United States.

For a century and a half some Mexicans have dreamed of regaining those lost territories. By the time we entered this century most had given up upon that dream. But then a new player emerged onto the scene- the ethnic identity politics of the 1960’s. Mexico’s new generation of leaders isn’t made up of petty thugs, illiterate peasant populists, and screaming socialist demagogues. The latest generation of Mexican leaders is American educated- a product of America’s most liberal universities. While this means that most of them are no longer wedded to the economic idiocy of the past- their cultural and educational backgrounds have welded them to a theory of the world that must, ultimately, make the United States their enemy. These Mexican elites are matched in the United States by the many Hispanic politicians, desperately advanced by a Democratic Party in search of votes, who mutter about American ‘theft’ of ‘Mexican land’ and whose loyalty to the United States is dubious at best.

They dream of the reconquest of those lands that Mexico lost. They style is la reconquista, the same name as was given to the gradual process by which the Moslem Moors were driven from Spain. They aim to take the Southwest and either restore it to Mexico or to create a new country, styled ‘Aztlan’ (or, the land of the Aztecs. Odd nomenclature, as the Aztecs never lived in the Southwestern states and virtually all Latinos in the United States are not descended from them).

The millions of illegal aliens entering the country constitute nothing less than a vast civilian army, the primary weapon of la reconquista. Unless immediate action is taken to resolve the situation, I fear that we will never see this end without bloodshed. Recalling the words of another politician who warned of the dangers of unchecked immigration, like the Roman I seem to see the river Tiber foaming with much blood.

This sounds alarmist, I know. Many will argue that the present immigration by Mexicans into the United States is simply the latest in a long line of mass movements into this country. They will argue that, given time, even the massive numbers of Latinos who have come to the Southwest will be assimilated and Americanized.

But let us consider the dynamics of the situation. At the present the United States is being afflicted by an influx of nearly two million foreigners every single year. Moreover, unlike those Italians or Irishmen, who found themselves in a strange land far from home (with most of them knowing that they could never go home again), Mexicans illegals are just a few hundred miles from their birthplaces. Most of these people come to earn money, not to become American. They are a disloyal element, retaining their former nationality and disdaining the country in which they live.

Making the problem worse is the fact that these people are not generally distributed across the nation, but rather concentrated in a few select areas, thereby increasing their localized influence. The very scale of this immigration would be assimilation difficult under any circumstances. However, the possibility of assimilation is almost ruled out because of the many individuals who are conspiring to prevent even an attempt at it.

Useful Morons:
Most of those blocking assimilation do so for reasons not directly related to the problem at hand. The left in general, and the Democratic Party in particular, loves illegal immigration because they hope that Hispanics who are not integrated into the American way of life will vote along the same lines as blacks presently do. This is a very grave mistake. True, in the short term such a strategy is likely to be successful. Already, the left has generally managed to make people believe that any opposition to illegal immigration is an expression of racism. But the long-term possibilities associated with the strategy of the Democrats are fearful.

Essentially, by their actions, the left in this country is creating a large resident population which does not think of itself as American. They speak only Spanish, they vote in Mexican elections, and they collect American dollars from the American taxpayer and vote for Democrats in American elections in exchange. The vote illegally, of course, but that matters little since they entered the country illegally in the first place and generally have no respect for its laws. We have no idea of exactly how many elections these people have turned, but it must be a large number thanks to Democrat laws which make voting a snap for non-citizens.

They are here for the dollars- not to be patriots. What will happen when the dollars stop flowing to them? What happens when they come to understand that the promises of the Democratic politicians they follow are all lies. The Mexican Government deliberately allows the emigration of these people because they fear that they could make revolution there. Left alone, will they make revolution here?

The Plan:
What happens when there are ten million such Mexicans illegally in California? When there are fifteen million? Already there are parts of California which are indistinguishable from Mexico. As more arrive, the jobs which they came to seek, the cheap labour jobs which Americans no longer wish to do, will disappear. We shall end up with a great discontented mass of people, ready for a demagogue to light a match. And we shall have one of America’s great political parties which is so utterly without loyalty to the nation that it will hand to these people real political power. The demagogues will know who to blame for their poverty, for their joblessness, for their suffering- the hated Anglo and, probably, the hated blacks and assimilated Latinos as well. The damned Gringos will be blamed. From there events shall take on a life of their own.

The ideology of victimhood among Hispanics in certain circles of the Southwest is strong. These people, those who regard themselves as victims of America rather than Americans, view the results of the Mexican War as entirely illegitimate. They claim that the areas ceded by Mexico at the end of that war never ceased being Mexican land and intend to make this assertion a fact by changing the dynamics of the situation on the ground.

Unless America changes course, and does so rapidly, there shall some day be a reckoning. In many schools in California Mexican holidays are celebrated with great vigor than American ones. These children, who grow up in America and are mostly American citizens, often speak little or no English, have few connections to American culture, and lack all bonds of affection with the American state. In effect, despite being technically American, they are still Mexican. These Mexicans, viewing themselves as Mexican patriots, will some day attempt to rise and restore what they see as theirs. Already their leading Hispanic political figures, such as Cruz Bustamante and Antonio Villaraigosa, refuse to renounce the aims of groups which seek the secession of the Southwest. What shall happen when the day comes, as it now seems inevitable, when California elects men who not only refuse to renounce the point, but openly support it? What then?

There are many good and loyal Mexican-Americans in the United States. We have no issue with them. The problem is this vast class, native raised and imported, who have been taught to be more Mexican than American. Many of them, indeed, are not American at all. It is all well and good for a people to retain their cultural traditions- their foods, their particular ceremonies, and their other customs. It is something else altogether for them to retain political loyalty to their former nation. Those who come to stay in America must totally renounce any former allegiance. If it would serve the interests of the United States to burn their former home village to the ground, they should be willing to set the fire, however much it might pain them personally. There is no shortage of people who wish to come to the United States and be unconditionally loyal to the Republic. The doors ought not be open to those who will offer anything less than total allegiance.

The Coming Battle:
Will middle-class parents in Pennsylvania want to send their college-bound kids off to war to restore the Union? Will they swear to fill the vacant ranks with a million free men more? I doubt it. The left has deliberately undermined our faith in causes. “We stole it from them anyways,� people will say.

The international community will love it. Their ultimate goal- the stated goal of some of the international left- is the Balkanization of America. The Aztlanites would become a favored cause of international leftists just as the Palestinians are today. Not only would these individuals have political support- but I would expect them to receive monetary support and probably (covert) military support as well. Just as young, idle, Palestinian men can be converted into suicide bombers, I have no doubts that the same could happen to some young Mexican men- or that the world would take the same view of Mexican-American suicide bombers as they do of Palestinian ones. There would be constant calls for ‘negotiation’ for a ‘peace process’ and, probably, eventually some American politician would come along and be stupid enough to give them one.

I think that, even under such conditions, the Union might just be restored. The right President might be forceful enough to declare Union and liberty are eternal, one, and indivisible. The government might easily grasp the nature of the threat and react appropriately- smashing the secessionists and hanging the traitors. But there is hardly any guarantee it will go that way.

Even if we do win and save the Union at such a point, it will be horribly bloody. If such a group were to rise and attempt to take states from the Union, there would be no choice but to put them down with a maximum level of force. Those proven to be disloyal would have to be expelled from the country by the force of arms- whether or not they were citizens. Those taking up arms in their name would have to be slaughtered in massive numbers until they unconditionally surrender.

No one wants it to come to that. But, unless this matter is attended to now, it will have to come to something like that. It is unthinkable that a single inch of American soil should ever be surrendered to anyone. Anyone who advocates such a move is a traitor, worthy only of contempt and yes, even death. The Union is forever, perpetual, eternal. We must avoid a testing of this by taking effective action this day.

A Response: Today, Tomorrow, Forever:
The first step in any reasonable response to illegal immigration must be to seal off the border to movement which does not come through official checkpoints. The present porous state of the border is an open invitation to would-be illegals. Perhaps the best way to demonstrate the sealing of the border would be a decisive show of force. A fence ought to be built along the border, backed up by armed troops, watchtowers, and perhaps even minefields. Nor should those stationed along the border be adverse to the use of force against those who seek to violate America’s borders.

In the long-term stationing troops along the border is a waste of military manpower. The Department of Homeland Security ought to acquire its own specially-trained armed border guards, like those that exist in other nations. Such guards, obviously, would hardly have to meet the same sort of standards as regular army troops. While it is true that this would be expensive- it could hardly be any more expensive than the provision of a litany of social services to illegal immigrants and their children.

But even if we manage to nearly cut off illegal immigration, we still must address the issue of the vast number of illegal aliens in the country. Another amnesty is out of question: we cannot reward criminals for their actions. The only serious option is a massive round-up an expulsion of all illegals.

But, most of all, we must change our fundamental attitude. Those immigrants who come legally and wish to become American ought to be welcomed with open arms. But no others should be desired or allowed. The United States is not a candy-store, for everyone who wishes to simply wander on in. People who enter the country illegally are criminals, and deserve to be treated as such.

Most importantly, we must free ourselves from the treasonable doctrines of multiculturalism. Those who come to America may bring elements of their native culture with them but, fundamentally, they must seek to become Americans themselves. America must rid itself of abominations such as bi-lingual education and multi-lingual ballots. English is the de facto official language of the United States and such status ought to be made official. Americanization must be made the primary focus of naturalization, with less allowances being made for family-class immigrants.

Finally, we must recognize this threat as just that: a serious threat. If allowed to proceed uninterrupted it will place the future of the nation at risk. There needs to be a recognition that opposition to illegal immigration is simply common sense and not a sign of latent racism.

It is time to act, not to debate and dally about. The future of America is at stake.