U.S. invaded by Mexican military

It is a story that is hard to believe.(Sierra Times ) If it was
any other country's military that set foot on American soil
without permission, it would be 24 hour a day news on all news
channels.

But apparently, it is fine and dandy that the Mexican
military is not only illegally crossing our borders with
great frequency......it is just ducky with the powers that
be that the reason for these illegal incursions ain't for
sightseeing.

They are guarding drug shipments. (And I don't mean
Viagra.)

Why are local law enforcement and the Border Patrol willing
to sit back and watch this? Because they are outgunned.
Heavily outgunned.

Honestly, I know that the immigration issue is a hot potato.
I grew up in Southern California and distinctly remember
the problems that arose. In fact, my first political argument
was in kindergarten with a classmate over grapes.

Any of you all remember Cesar Chavez and the great grape
boycott? Well, apparently my mother committed an unforgivable
sin in my classmate's eyes by packing my lunch with the
forbidden grapes. At that time, grapes were forbidden according
to leftist activist Cesar Chavez because we were "exploiting the
workers" and if we wanted to bring the Braceras program to a
screeching halt, we had to stop purchasing grapes.

Chavez succeeded and now, in a classic liberal "can't make up
their minds" move, liberals are now united with some Republicans,
even our President, to bring it back. Ok, to be fair, the President
claims that it isn't like any other program in the past. But the
"guest worker" program sure does sound an awful lot like it.

Now, I have supported this President's policies and judicial nominees
until I have practically bled from the eyes. But this is one I am having
a very hard time with.

Given the dangers of this world and the number of terrorists looking
for new and inventive ways to enter American territory undetected,
having borders that the Mexican military use our border like a
revolving door does not give me comfort.

There were not many Americans who were not deeply,
deeply affected by 9/11. A very good friend of mine was
murdered at the Pentagon that day and not a day goes
by that I don't think about her.

I don't need to be told again about the dangers. Now,
it is safe to say that we SHOULD be in the stage of doing
something about it to make certain it doesn't happen
again.

I cannot figure out whether it is a matter of "political
pride" -- that age old phenomenon of political figures
trying to score points on either side of an issue despite
the fact that one or both sides are terribly, terribly
wrong -- or if this is one of those times that we verbalize
our remembrance of 9/11, but it was so terrible, so
amazingly painful that we just cannot truly revisit the
horror of that day or imagine it happening ever again.

It can happen and if something remarkably drastic
doesn't happen to protect our borders, chances are
very good that lightening will strike again.

I really don't think it is too much to ask that the military
from another country stay out of our nation.