O’Reilly Worried about “White, Christian, Male Power Structure”
On the immigration debate what has made me feel uncomfortable with the “secure the borders” hardliners is some want a limit on legal immigration along with enforcing the law on the illegal immigrants currently in the U.S. Right Wing News‘ John Hawkins told Ed Morrissey that’s what he wanted. Building a fence isn’t enough.
My problem isn’t immigration per se it’s those who come here ignoring United States law. They demand the right to work but fail to respect the rule of law. People are a resource. So many coming to the U.S. to work is high praise for the power of our economy.
The fear that the U.S. will become crowded and newcomers won’t assimilate is disturbing. What’s more disturbing than this soft xenophobia is Bill O’Reilly worried about the “white, Christian, male power structure” under assault. Here’s a portion of a conversation between the cable talk yapper and Sen. John McCain:
O’REILLY: But do you understand what the New York Times wants, and the far-left want? They want to break down the white, Christian, male power structure, which you’re a part, and so am I, and they want to bring in millions of foreign nationals to basically break down the structure that we have. In that regard, Pat Buchanan is right. So I say you’ve got to cap with a number.
MCCAIN: In America today we’ve got a very strong economy and low unemployment, so we need addition farm workers, including by the way agriculture, but there may come a time where we have an economic downturn, and we don’t need so many.
O’REILLY: But in this bill, you guys have got to cap it. Because estimation is 12 million, there may be 20 [million]. You don’t know, I don’t know. We’ve got to cap it.
MCCAIN: We do, we do. I agree with you.
I could care less about the “white, Christian, male power structure” even if I am white, Christian and male. I could also care less what color an immigrant is. If they enter legally I welcome them with open arms. If they flout the law I want them deported. They can be black, white, brown, yellow, green, purple, it doesn’t matter. Anyone has the free will to respect or not respect immigration law.
As for McCain endorsing O’Reilly’s claim he should be embarrassed. If you ask him straight up if he fears the end of the “white, Christian, male power structure” he’d say no. I’m guessing McCain was focused on the question of a cap. He does need to explain himself.
Do you ever speed to work, Sean?
Should you be deported?