I am confident this resonates through most hearts and minds of Americans.

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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
An open letter to President George Bush
Posted: May 10, 2006
1:00 a.m. Eastern

By Ron Maxwell
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com

Dear President Bush,

Perhaps you know me from my work. I wrote and directed the movies "Gettysburg" and "Gods and Generals." Walking Civil War battlefields, soaking up the letters and diaries of that generation, re-creating the world of our ancestors – all this has given me a deep appreciation for our country. My dad was with the Army Air Corps in North Africa while your dad was in the Pacific. My French mother was liberated in Tunisia and became a lawful immigrant to the USA. For an American, my story is unique and typical at the same time.

You probably don't need to be reminded of the hostility and animus directed your way by most of the Hollywood community. Then again, I'm sure you don't take it personally. After all, they held Ronald Reagan in equal contempt. As one of the very few directors of major motion-pictures who sees you in a different light, I implore you to listen seriously to what I have to say.

What is happening on the southern border is unprecedented. Not only in our own history, but in the history of the world. No country at any time anywhere has sustained the influx of tens of millions of foreigners across its borders. A wave of anti-American leftism is sweeping Latin America. A socialist radical may soon be elected as the president of Mexico, a country which officially encourages its emigrants to vote in Mexican elections, urging them to think of themselves as Mexican first and perhaps only.

The eventual outcome is plain for anyone with eyes to see. This is invasion masquerading as immigration.

It may already be too late to avoid a future annexation of the Southwest by Mexico or the evolution of a Mexican-dominated satellite state. This is not to say Mexican people are better or worse than any of God's children. It is to say that millions of ethnically and culturally homogeneous people will seek self-determination in a land they will increasingly feel justified in claiming as their own. Especially when the natural weight of demographic change is accompanied by the sound-track of radical demagoguery that seeks to legitimize and moralize this phenomenon as a "reconquista."

Many pundits claim you will be remembered in history as the president who won (or lost) the war in Iraq. I see it differently. I believe you will come to be seen, in the years and decades to come, as the president who saved (or lost) the Southwest of the United States.

Mr. President, this is a time for candor. Your immigration policy is viewed as captive to the cheap-labor, big-business lobby and inimical to the survival of our country. It is splitting the party and draining away support for your presidency. We who understand the vital stakes will not be placated by rhetoric or slogans. The failure to recognize this growing and deep disaffection among Republicans, conservatives, independents and indeed many Reagan Democrats, is, in the short run, going to lead to a monumental defeat for your party at the polls in November.

The last two years of your presidency will be plagued with impeachment hearings, with pressures to diminish the War against Terrorism, with the cutting off of funds for the war of liberation in Iraq for which so many of our brothers in uniform have paid the ultimate price. The American people will once again be forced to endure a painful repetition of the humiliating withdrawal from Vietnam. We will be dedicating yet another monument to brave men who gave their lives for honor, country and a lost cause.

I understand that in your heart you want to believe that the border should be an open place where goods and people can move freely back and forth for the good of all. I do not question your integrity or the goodness and decency of your motivations. Dear Mr. President, this is a utopian creed, which must be discarded before it is too late.

When I watched the Senate Judiciary Committee's one-day public session on immigration reform (I suppose we should be grateful that Sen. Specter devoted one whole day out of his busy schedule for the public discussion of a problem regarding 20 million illegal aliens) it was remarkable for the near absence of any senator speaking on behalf of the American people or their own constituents. It seems the overriding concern of most senators of both parties is for the illegal-immigrant population. Perhaps these senators should be reminded they are supposed to represent and defend American citizens, not foreign nationals, illegal aliens or indeed anyone else. Listening to the self-serving and pandering speeches, you'd think the senators were elected in Mexico or any other country on the globe except America.

Where was the concern for American school children forced to sit in overcrowded classes; for American patients forced to wait in overcrowded hospitals; for American workers whose wages are being undercut; for American drivers forced to sit in interminable traffic jams in overwhelmed freeway systems; for the victims of organized gangs; for the American college students who are turned away from publicly funded state universities; for many African-Americans who are being literally displaced from their neighborhoods while being moved figuratively, once again, to the back of the bus; for those environmentalists and conservationists who want to protect open space and slow down urban sprawl; for the American taxpayers who have had to bear the burden of billions of dollars in increased welfare costs, overburdened prisons, extra police and security and even, adding insult to injury, for bilingual education?

Where was the concern that we as a people are compelled to deal with these "in your face" issues that have been imposed upon us by external forces, instead of focusing our time, energies and capital on our own indigenous, urgent concerns like, for instance, the medical care for our own countrymen and women. Might it be irresponsible to mislead the 20 million illegal foreigners already here and might it be immoral to encourage the yearly arrival of millions more when we cannot even take care of our own millions of poor and sick and hungry and yes, dare I say it, unemployed?

Working as I do in Civil War history, I have had to explore the ugly depths of the American institution of slavery, and have been privileged to work alongside civil-rights leaders and specialists in African-American history. For this reason, it troubles me that we appear today to be importing a second virtual slave class, of low-wage workers who are hired to replace or displace less-educated or privileged Americans – including the very descendants of American slaves. I agree with you that "no child should be left behind." But that is precisely what immigration advocates are doing to the children of America's working class – by flooding the market with workers from a desperately poor country, who depress the wages of high-school and even college graduates.

Little in the current situation resembles the immigration we knew and cherished while growing up in America prior to the '80s. The new and radically dislocating phenomenon we are enduring is not the old, familiar immigration of yesteryear – gradual, orderly, assimilating and lawful. The numbers alone are unprecedented.

The American people have been made the victims of monumental social engineering perpetuated upon them without their consent and against their will by an arrogant governing elite. Those who try to neutralize their justifiable instincts of self-preservation as a people and a sovereign nation by constantly invoking the mantra of "a nation of immigrants" are trying to pull the wool over their eyes.

The House Immigration Bill isn't perfect, but it is a firm and realistic place from which to build an effective policy for the survival of our country. The McCain-Kennedy Bill looks like it was drafted by bureaucrats at the United Nations, not by representatives of the United States.

To do the right thing, to take the safe course for protecting our country you will have to endure even more vilification from the Left, you will have to watch large and increasingly violent rallies by those who don't want to abide by our laws or the will of the American people; who think they are entitled; who believe this country already belongs to them; who believe the rest of us should just move aside, shut-up and smile. To pretend this problem will go away by pandering to the illegal population, or to leave it for the next generation to solve is national suicide.

The moment has arrived. The Senate has already begun its bloviations and self-aggrandizing platitudes, its morality play of good and evil wherein they – the noble senators – are cast as the redeemers of the entire world population seeking only to "live the American dream." We know by their coded words they will do nothing meaningful to really solve the problem or to defend America. If their actions of the past 20 years are a guide, they will only take the pose of pretending to do so. As a movie director, I can see bad acting a mile away.

Today, there are two Republican parties. One is now seen correctly by most Americans as responsive first and foremost to the demands of multinational corporations, the agro-business and the Chamber of Commerce. The other, best represented by the embattled members of the House, represents grass-roots America – we the people. In this debate, you have the opportunity to make the party one and whole again, to regain its soul and return it to the service and the sovereignty of the American People.

Dear Mr. President, you must disenthrall yourself from the failed policies of the present. I implore you to re-think this issue and to change course. Millions of Americans, a great majority of your fellow citizens will be with you. Start speaking and doing the sensible, courageous and right thing. You will see your poll numbers turn dramatically around. You will save your country.

Respectfully,

Ron Maxwell

Ronald F. Maxwell is a film writer, director and producer.

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Cheney is the second executive officer to shoot someone in the face and chest. Clinton was the first.

This brings back to mind the thread "Where Have All the Great Men Gone?" -- Too bad we don't have someone like this running for President. Beautiful article.

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"Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and the waves, and they obey Him." Luke 8:25

This is invasion masquerading as immigration.

That's what these guys just don't seem to be getting. They're not assimilating to our way of life - we're assimilating to theirs.

Holding employers accountable is only a tiny fraction of what is needed. "Take away the jobs and they won't come." Baloney. They'll keep coming for the free schools and everything else we offer them. Tossing lies and straw men back and forth accomplishes squat. Employers are caught between EOE laws and I-9s based on easily forged documents. Schools are not allowed to report illegal children (per SC 1982). Welfare workers are also fooled by forged documents, and unable to question much for fear of lawsuits for discrimination. Equal Oppotunuity laws also threaten any landlord who attempts to verify citizenship status. Our lawmakers have had their hands tied by the Supreme Court.

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Do you know what it's like to fall in the mud and get kicked... in the head... with an iron boot? Of course you don't, no one does. It never happens. It's a dumb question... skip it.

...that our government doesn't have the ability to know if an illegal has been here 5 years or 20 years?

What a joke, it took them 5 years to catch the abortion clinic bomber (I forgot his name) and that's just one man.

Our politicians are like the food you order from the menu in a restaurant, if you haven't noticed, it never looks as good as it did in the picture.

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Cheney is the second executive officer to shoot someone in the face and chest. Clinton was the first.

It's at least a pretty nice letter. But I missed what it is he wants the President to actually do. Where's the list of things he thinks should be done?

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"This is a time for a national imperative not to fail in Iraq." Condoleeza Rice, January 11, 2007

12thMan has hit the nail right on the head here!! Great post.

These are the ways they keep employers and officials from doing their jobs. They threaten lawsuit for discrimination, threaten people's jobs, and other laws made by the far left. We're so "politically correct" in this country now....we are afraid to speak up for fear of being called a racists. This story was in my paper this morning:

"Border Racial Profiling Alleged"
AP, and printed in The Dallas Morning News, Tuesday, May 23, 2006

El Paso--Saying he is worried about posible racial profilling in El Paso County, a South Texas lawmaker has asked Gov. Rick Perry to specify how the Texas Border Sheriffs Coalition is permitted to spend nearly $10 million in border security grant money.

State Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, said in a letter that he was concerned that El Paso County Sheriff Leo Samaniego is using a $376,500 grant to run roadblocks and raids aimed at ferreting out illegal immigrants. He said he worried that people are being detained on a hunch that they "look" illegal. He said some residents have complained that they were asked for Social Security cards as a tactic to figure out if they were illegal immigrants.

Sheriff Samaniego denied any wrongdoing Monday.

Perry officials said the governor has not formally responded to Mr. Hinojosa's letter."

So....this is one way they keep people from doing their jobs. This Democrat Texas State Senator obviously does NOT want the problem of illegal immigrants to be solved.

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"This is a time for a national imperative not to fail in Iraq." Condoleeza Rice, January 11, 2007

So 12th your saying that our hands are tied, everything back to as it was, all settled??

If the supreme court is having a hard time interpreting the law then the law makers need to create legislation that is clear, precise, and exempt of any second guessing as to it’s content, meaning, or intent!!

No more hiring, harboring, providing government aid (except emergency situations), allowing trespassers of any kind, until this illegal invasion is under control!!! The military (active and guard) in cooperation with the Border Patrol, will conduct maneuvers/ training exercises along the border, accomplishing two objectives!! Protecting our borders from an invading force (their job), and providing our military with a realistic training grounds maintaining a battle ready force at all times!!!

If the border needs roads, and fences repaired, it should be contracted out, in multiple contracts along several sections of the border!!

Of course you and JP5 are right about one thing, under the governments current condition, the representatives in place will drop the ball on this issue as they have continued to do for over 70 years!!

Your either for a strong middle class with a strong economy across the board, like this country had from the mid 40’s too the mid 60’s, or your for maximum profits at the expense of the middle class, there is no middle ground on this issue!!!

The discrimination issue is only a smoke screen, to take minds away from the fact that we are being invaded!!!

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There are only two things wrong with this great nation of ours, democrats and republicans!

Not necessarily in that order.

The sky is falling!!!!!!

First we hated the Italian immigrants, then we hated the irish immigrants, now we hate the mexican immigrants.
Every time the pleebs scream that they are ruining the country, and every time the children of immigrants completely assimilate and become just as American as you or me.

It a red herring being used to get easily scared people scared. You should be more worried about they gays, they are ruining America... er wait we already had that round of scare tactics.

The children of immigrants have been assimilating into American culture for over two centuries and yet here you are once again screaming the sky is falling.

And the line about this is an invasion disguised as immigration... please stop with the outrageous theatrics.

Read the rulings by the SC regarding illegals. Get back to me.

They didn't have a hard time interpreting the law - they just interpreted it wrong. For instance, I believe the current SC would find differently if they revisited the 1982 ruling. Either that, or we need to amend the Constitution.

You musta skipped over most of my post.

Then I guess I need to stock up on ammo.

And my dog, Scarlett, needs a bath.

Did you skip over the first part of my post?

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Do you know what it's like to fall in the mud and get kicked... in the head... with an iron boot? Of course you don't, no one does. It never happens. It's a dumb question... skip it.

Well, I think the author was a little over the top in suggesting the entire SW US is being annexed by Mexico, but he does, in general, communicate the thoughts of most Americans. I once again wish to say it is grossly unfair and unreasonable to impose penalties on businesses relative to hiring illegals, while at the same time, providing them government services. If penalties need to be imposed, they should be imposed on all (private and public) or none. Second, our energies should be directed towards halting future illegal migration to the US. That is to say, build a very big, impenetrable wall from border to border, and hire illegals in the US to build it. That will cut our costs in half. 95% of Americans would support that. Third, do absolutely NOTHING about the illegals already here. Issues pertaining to citizenship, green cards, etc. are totally a waste of time. They're here, they're working and whether they wish to stay or leave is their decision alone to make. Should the US decide to impose fines on businesses hiring illegals, they will find ways around the laws, and enforcement would cost far more than any benefit received. Just forget about it, and move on in sealing the border.

As I type this, there are about 8 illegals out in my yard working. They come every week, work hard all day long, doing work no one else would or could do. They are honorable, respectful, hard-working men. I have a hard time understanding why we wish to punish their labor.

By sealing the border and doing nothing about current illegals in the US, the supply of cheap labor will decrease, wages will increase, and the value of the working poor will increase. This is a good thing.

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"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
Winston Churchill