Scrappy Conservatives

In an effort to show the DMN's "Non-Partisanship" and "courage" the Editorial Board has named the Illegal Immigrant as Texan of the Year. Yes, the same paper that displayed the courage to go after a Death Penalty that refuses to execute The Green River Killer, the BTK as well as Aldrich Aimes has shown its courage again by naming the Illegal Immigrant as its Texan of the Year.

If that does not beat all, it was written by their resident "Conservative" Mr. Crunchy-Con, Rod Dreher.

I have no problem with an Editorial Board encouraging debate on such an issue. however as Michelle Malkin pointed out in her response to this news.

"Why is it that the human face they want us to see belongs only to the law-breaker...and not the human face of those who have to enforce the law or bear the costs of lax enforcement?

Question: Why is the “illegal immigrant” the “Texan of the Year”–and not, say, the “Border Patrol agent?”

Question: Why is the “illegal immigrant” the “Texan of the Year”–and not, say, the victims of catch-and-release and failed deportation policies…like 15-year-old Dani Countryman of Kaufman, Texas–who was murdered in August by two illegal aliens with prior records who had entered the U.S. from Mexico illegally.

We’re also always lectured by many newsroom types about the “complexity” of the issue. But who’s guilty of oversimplification here?

There are non-violent, hard-working illegal aliens. There are violent, dangerous illegal aliens. There are moochers. There are militants. There are border-crossers. There are visa overstayers. There are earnest dishwashers. There are drug smugglers. There are jihadists. There are gangbangers. There are con artists. There are legitimate victims of bureaucratic screw-ups. To lump them all together under the “hard-working illegal immigrant” archetype and award them a “Texan of the Year” award strikes me as an unhelpfully reductionist and hackneyed approach. And a missed opportunity.

Instead of planting themselves safely in “middle ground,” wouldn’t the DMN’s readership be better served by an editorial board that could tell them where they stand on substantive policy questions facing communities across Texas–and across the country. Try these for starters:

- Should the government continue to provide funding to cities that adopt sanctuary policies or not?

- Should illegal alien ID cards issued by foreign consulates continue to be acceptable in the face of strong opposition from homeland security and law enforcement experts?

- Does the board support or oppose the expansion of the federal employer verification system being challenged by the ACLU?

- Would the board back efforts by sheriffs and police who want to participate in the 287(g) immigration enforcement training program?

- What exactly is the board’s position on the DREAM Act?"

Good points!! It is also why I subscribe to the Fort Worth Star Telegram. What do you think? Email me or post your comments to my blog.

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