By Allan Wall
05/06/2011
Gary Johnson, former New Mexico governor, is running for president, and he echoed what some of us here at VDARE.COM have said about Osama’s death:
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson said ahead of the debate tonight that the U.S. should get out of Afghanistan now that Osama bin Laden is dead … ."We got Osama bin Laden. Let’s get out of Afghanistan, Johnson said to more applause.[Gary Johnson: 'We Got Osama Bin Laden. Let’s Get Out Of Afghanistan' Huffington Post, May 5th, 2011]
Johnson also said we should eliminate the Department of Education. That’s a great idea. However, on immigration, Johnson is an open borders fanatic:
Johnson went out of his way to challenge attitudes widely held by conservatives on immigration — including objecting to closing the U.S.-Mexico border. I think that immigration ultimately is a good thing, he said, arguing that the U.S. should make it as easy as possible for an individual that wants to come into this country to get a work visa … so that applicable taxes would get paid.
For the [estimated] 11 million [undocumented immigrants] that are here, get them a work visa, he said. The notion of building a fence across 2000 miles of border, the notion of putting the National Guard arm in arm across 2,000 miles of border, in my opinion would be a whole lot of money spent with very little, if any, benefit whatsoever.
Asked whether he was trying to make a point and confront conservatives on immigration, Johnson told The Huffington Post that the idea of building a fence or using the National Guard to close off the flow of immigrants from Mexico and Central and South America is unrealistic. I gotta tell you, it’s not going to work. It’s as simple as an 11-foot ladder to get across a 10-foot fence, he said.
Johnson is wrong about the fence. A good fence PLUS good around-the-clock vigilance can keep illegal aliens out. What’s missing is the political will to do it.
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