On Immigration and Closing the Border

Ask yourself this question, Why haven’t either the Clinton Administration or the current Bush administration dealt with illegal immigration by simply closing the border? After all it is just a large construction project. More importantly, it is one of the primary duties of the Federal Government; providing for the domestic tranquility, securing the border and preventing invasion. I don’t believe the last two administrations or the last three, for that matter, would get high scores in these areas. But why? The answer appears to hide under the radar in Public-Private Partnerships (PPP’s) at the highest levels of the Business/Government relationship. Now wait, before you role your eyes and cast aside this article as just another wild conspiracy from a foaming conservative, read on.

In the early part of the first Clinton Administration the North American Free trade Agreement (NAFTA) was passed and signed into law. Its purpose was to reduce tariffs, promote trade and facilitate the movement of goods, services and some people across the borders of the three North American countries; Canada the U.S. and Mexico. NAFTA is a very complicated program that, according to some, has not helped the U.S, has generally been positive for Mexico, except for Mexican Agriculture, and positive for Canada. In 2000, then Mexican President Vicente Fox put forth the idea of an open border between the U.S. and Mexico “as a second phase of NAFTA which would be completed in ten years.” This brings us to the more current Securities and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP). Published by the White House Office of the Press Secretary, March 23, 2005, the SPP contains a Partnership agenda, a Prosperity agenda and a Security agenda. The Security Agenda opens with the following statement. “We are launching the next generation of our common security strategy to further secure North America and insure the streamlined movement of legitimate travelers and cargo across our shared borders. To this end, Canada, the United States and Mexico will work together to ensure the highest continent-wide security standards and streamline risk-based border processes are achieved in the following areas:” Notice that this statement is about North America and not the United States of America. Further, who defines legitimate cargo and travelers? Dare I say it won’t be an elected official organization but rather a bureaucrat in some NGO.

This brings us to the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) and its extension, the NAFTA Super-highway. The TTC, which is scheduled to start this year and parallel Interstate 35, would bisect Texas from its southern border with Mexico to Oklahoma. It is expected to be ten lanes, five in each direction three for cars and two for trucks. In the center is space for utilities and rail. Required in this plan is the taking of 584,000 acres of privately held land by eminent domain. The southern extension of what has been dubbed the NAFTA Superhighway goes from the southern border of Texas to the Mexican Ports of Manzanillo and Lazaro Cardenas. The northern extension goes through Oklahoma City, Kansas City, splits and continues to Montreal, Winnipeg and on to Vancouver. Kansas City is scheduled to become a port of entry with customs officials from the three nations stationed there. Interesting is the ongoing debate as to whether this customs area will be the sovereign soil of Mexico. Some say yes.

All of the above leads to the establishment of The North American Union. This Union modeled after the European Union is fundamentally designed to erase the borders between the countries, create a “common security perimeter” and harmonize Visa and Asylum regulations. It is hoped that all of this will be up and running by 2010. Refer back to the statement at the beginning of this article with Vicente Fox expressing his wish for open borders within ten years. Under the North American Union we would still have our President as would Mexico and Canada its Prime Minister, however, they would answer to Business elite who will be advisors to each country’s leaders. Behind the scenes are organizations like The Council on Foreign Relations and the U.N. George Bush the current President is not a member of the CFR, but his father, George Bush 41, is.

It seems then our President's refusal to close the border has more to do with the North American Union than any other reason. However, I challenge you not to believe me. Go to your own search engine and type in the words North American Union and see for yourself. I would be interested in your comments regarding what I perceive as a threat to our nation.