Not The Greatest Week To Support Uncontrolled Immigration

As Paris burns, the Post editorial board has identified a terrific multi-front plan to fight the massive lawbreaking and dangerous lack of assimilation that takes place when foreigners enter the United State illegally. It includes:

• Barring illegals from receiving in-state tuition at citizen-funded state universities
• Making it possible for local police to deport people who have entered the country illegally
• Ensuring that only citizens can vote in elections, as required by law
• Fining employers $5,000 each time they break the law by hiring illegal workers

Unfortunately, the Post is against the plan, part of a broadside against the "scare tactics" and "xenophobia" of the man who presents it, Republican gubenatorial candidate Jerry Kilgore. According to the editorial, Kilgore "may be planting the seeds of hatred and resentment" by... trying to enforce the law. What kind of nutcase wants to do that? (Well, not everyone who wants to do something about illegal entry is crazy--the Post keeps saying it's okay for Congress and Bush to act. "Fear mongering" at the state level becomes "facing the problem" for the feds. It's a magical transformation).

And if the Post insists on repeatedly referring to lawbreakers as "undocumented," as if breaking immigration law was some kind of minor paperwork mixup, from now on I want to see it defend the good intentions of undocumented gun owners. Or undocumented campaign contributions to Tom Delay. It opens up whole new vistas. Undocumented Christian prayer services in public schools. I'm here all week.