Can’t anyone get immigration right?

Neither side is doing its cause any favors.

One could blame Joe Biden for Minneapolis just as much as the Gregory Bovino/Proud Boy wing of the Republican party. The question posed by liberals of a certain age over dense books and fine wine Monday evening on Madison’s west side was this: What was the former President thinking when he allowed — if not encouraged — 7.8 million immigrants to illegally cross the border — 1.7 million of whom evaded apprehension? Kamala Harris, border czar? Shirley, you must be joking!

Even the two Republicans in the group (one a suspected RINO) agreed that Trump is over-playing his hand — and not for the first time. (NATO Europe may need some Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in their faces but how about getting your history straight? Denmark served alongside us in Afghanistan.) 

When the Republican governor of Oklahoma pretty much sides with Governor Tampon Tim of Minnesota, you’ve lost, as LBJ experienced, the nation’s Walter Cronkites — few in number but ominously increasing. “Immigration enforcement is becoming a political liability for Republicans,” the Wall Street Journal concludes.

Madison wobblies want their Minneapolis

Monday’s west side gathering is an admittedly small sample size (but all were players in Wisconsin’s political and civic life back in the day). There was consensus that Madison’s social justice warriors are rehearsing their slogans. Monroe Street Alder Tag Evers reports that Madison is exploring “to what extent the City can restrict the use of City property and resources for federal immigration enforcement under current law.” The alder, who with Mayor Satya once demanded the immediate release of BLM shakedown artist Yeshua (“Venmo me the money”) Musa, directs constituents to Voces de la Frontera and other professional nihilists.

We want everyone in our community to know — regardless of who you are or where you come from — your City government welcomes and values you. — Madison Ald. Tag Evers

Even Eleodoro Jorge Baez? The man sits in jail accused of shooting to death another man in the trailer park off Badger Road Sunday morning 01-25-26. How about Melissa Britt Basilo Ruiz? She faces a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm in the same incident.

The pair may or may not be legal citizens, but a disproportionate 12.3% of the “residents” in Sheriff Kaleb Barrett’s lockup are hispanic in a county in which that demographic equals 8.2%. Selecting black and brown people for incarceration? Au contraire, mon frere! The minority-race sheriff, elected on the Democrat(ic) ticket, refuses to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests. A year ago, Dane County withdrew from the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, which reimbursed local taxpayers $634,00 over four years as payment for holding illegals for I.C.E.

Last summer, an illegal immigrant driving the wrong way on the Interstate highway north of DeForest killed two adult teens. Defending his policy, Sheriff Barrett said of I.C.E., “If they want someone, they can come and get them.”

Kristi Noem or your lyin’ eyes?

Seems likely Alex Pretti was holding a smartphone, not his licensed firearm, which remained concealed. “Calling the two protesters killed in Minneapolis ‘domestic terrorists’ is an insult to the intelligence,” WSJ editor at large Gerard Baker fumes. In addition to pissing off the NRA!

If the words of our top government officials can be so easily disproved by the evidence of our own eyes, faith in the policy is destroyed. — Gerard Baker, “Time for a Cease Fire“

Blaska’s Bottom Line— We’ve been saying the same thing about J6. MAGA blood lust does our conservative cause no favors. Emboldened by the “Stolen Election” lie, sycophants are already slandering Mr. Pretti as they did John McCain. A vigorous booing every time Trump & Co. hit below the belt would be ameliorative — not merely for this presidency. Republicans have elections we’d like to win here in next-door Wisconsin.

It remains the case that had Minnesota authorities allowed federal immigration enforcement access to its jails and allowed local police to shepherd protests, no one gets hurt.

Was Socrates right about “all things in moderation”?