AG Holder's ludicrous claim the other day suggesting that amnesty for illegal immigrants was a civil right owed them presents a clear example of why immigration reform is and will continue to be a problem for conservatives. On the one hand a significant cadre of post nation state extremists on the left actually believes that borders are an anachronism of an evil past standing in the way of the coming great harmonious peace of a universal socialism - any clear thinking creature right of Michael Moore finds this mode of thought idiotic, conservatives of course find it repulsive, practically beneath disdain - arch conservatives find it deeply threatening. Which brings us to the other problem wedged into Holder's inane whimsy, ie odds are he doesn't mean it, he's just saying it because he knows it will piss off Republicans, which possibly scuttles immigration reform comity, which serves Obama's political interests.
So, there ya go - a simple [so simple] sentiment for a liberal, a big problem for a conservative - for even the most moderate of conservatives would find the 'idea' behind the sentiment utterly unacceptable - but even if one gets past the besotted naivety of the fringe left you're still faced with the bitter reality that you cannot trust Democrats at all to do anything but play politics with this issue - and with media bias running cover for them, how do you defend your principles against something like that?
