WSJ’S JASON RILEY DISAPPOINTS

• One of the Paper’s best Columnists, Riley rehashes the Journal’s lame case against Trump’s latest migrant invasion measure
• Dutifully Toes the Journal’s “Open Borders Line”

We’ve heard it before from the Wall Street Journal’s news pages and a majority of its editorial board. The Journal enthusiastically supports the U S Chamber of Commerce’s position in favor of unlimited illegal immigration to keep the flow of low wage workers coming.

Nevertheless it is kind of sad to see a columnist of Jason Riley’s stature join ranks with the Democrat left, business’ short-sighted aims, and the Never-Trumpers.

Riley’s latest column takes on the Administration’s idea to locate illegals into “sanctuary cities”. One of his WSJ “talking points”

– Correctly notes it is not only Democrats who have opposed Trump’s every effort to address our illegal immigration crisis; many Congressional Republicans have also and Obama-appointed members of the Judiciary; he might have added that the liberal media has done its utmost help the opposition; he might have mentioned that his own publication has been ‘all in’ as well.

– Riley points out, he thinks triumphantly, that “apprehended illegal immigrants are released into society while awaiting their court dates. He observes that Trump “complains” about it “regularly”.

Thus, Riley says, “shipping..(the migrants).. to sanctuary cities would only increase the odds that they don’t show up for their hearings. And…it will make those cities even more of a magnet for fake asylum seekers and others who shouldn’t be in the country.”

Sad that Riley can actually write that with a presumably straight face.

Come on, Jason! “Apprehended illegal immigrants”, everybody, including every would be migrant in the world, knows that only the tiniest percentage of these people show up for their hearings” now!

Furthermore, Mr. Riley, making this action a “magnet” for those “who shouldn’t be in the country” is the most creative and appealing reason for sending them to sanctuary cities. They are not a “magnet now because they’re getting a better deal with the current system. Now, they are “shipped” to locations all over the country, often without the knowledge of the cities getting them, and certainly not requiring any permission from those communities and consequently they are already almost certain to not “show up for their hearings”.

But more importantly, the “welcoming” sanctuary cities should experience first hand the consequences of their ‘compassion’ by sharing the overwhelming burden that they happily impose on the cities that don’t wish to be flooded by unlimited numbers of illegal immigrants, many unwilling to assimilate, or even learn the language of their ‘new home’.

How long do you suppose the ‘caring’ residents of this cities would be willing to tolerate the conditions that hordes of illegal immigrant would impose on the schools, hospitals and other facilities in their ‘warm and compassionate’ communities?

Surely, any American paying the mildest attention to this crisis finds the hypocrisy stunning on the part of the liberals of the sanctuary cities who tell us that illegal immigrants make communities safer, more economically vibrant , culturally exciting with the diversity they bring…just don’t bring them to our community!

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