The Queue Jumpers

For John, BLUF:  One of the things I find wrong about illegal immigatoin is the queue jumping nature of it.  Many people come to this nation the regular way, following the rules.  It takes time.  Then there are those who ignore the rules and just come in.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Panama:  The Air Rifleman

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This is a no-edit mind-dump.  Thank you for not grading my grammar.u

From Reporter Michael Yon, 14 March 2021, 10:34 AM.

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Down in Colombia, before we flew to Panama this week, we just saw people from all over Africa, Asia, and South America, entering the jungle at Darien Gap to trek here to Panama, and then north to America.  We already met two farmers here — Sebastian and his wife — who said they both have tuberculosis.

None of these people are being tested for anything.  They might come straight from jungles of Congo or India, or from China, through South America, and finally into El Paso.  No tests.  They might not even have passports.

Mr Yon estimates there are 2.5 million folks queued up for this year, with another 2.5 million likely to come next year.  That is a lot of people.

It makes me wonder about the unfairness of it all.  These folks just march north, hoping to come across the border and then be released into the United States, to get jobs and raise families, eventually becoming Americans, or at least their children.

When I reflect back on my time in the Philippines, I remember going into the US Embassy, on the water, and seeing a long line of Philippinos clutching their paper folders with their chest X-Rays, as part of their process of applying to come to the United States.  This was back in about 1981 or 2.  Who would have more of a right to come to the United States than the residents of the Philippines?  They were our coloney for almost 50 years.  They served in the US Navy and their soldiers helped us fight World war II.  Yet, they have to prove themselves worthy of coming here, while illegal immigrants get a pass.

It somehow seems to lack equity.

Regards  —  Cliff