It's Fun Being An Illegal Alien

Apologies to the band Genesis, but apparently illegal aliens truly believe that it really is more fun being an illegal alien. They're going to be demonstrating on May 1 to press for recognition and elimination of restrictions on their status, as well as pushing for citizenship - under the guise of the guest worker program that is a glorified amnesty program. They're actually hoping that they (along with a couple of unions, a bunch of anti-American groups and open borders groups) could shut down a couple of cities. Good luck with that - and any plans for getting their open borders agenda through.

Of course the dirty little secret in all this is that the Mexican government's stance on illegal immigration is quite harsh. They don't tolerate illegal immigration whatsoever. It's a felony, they deport those who enter illegally, and have stringent entry requirements for those that are seeking to immigrate to Mexico. Mexico's government is seeking to eliminate what little immigration law we already have on the books in the US.

Perhaps the US should reconsider NAFTA and demand that all member countries comply with Mexico's existing standard for immigration. Maybe then we'll see Mexico's hypocrisy for what it is. They would much rather foist their problems on the US rather than deal with serious economic and social problems that need to be solved by the Mexican government. I know I'm not the only one to make this suggestion. Mark Levin also noted this particular legal oddity.

It's time that we exploit this disconnect between what Mexico and the Mexican people want to impose on the US and what they do within their own country.

Meanwhile, Michelle Malkin has more on the May 1 demonstrations and planned shutdown, especially in the Los Angeles area.

Some Mexicans have taken to translating the US national anthem into Spanish. Mark in Mexico returns the favor and offers a history lesson.

Others blogging the illegal immigration/border control issue: Wizbang, Mac Ranger, Riehl World View, Jason Smith at Texas Rainmaker, and Gateway Pundit.