I'm Glad George Will Said It, He Didn't Go Far Enough

Although if President Obama followed though on it, the Democrats would lose the Senate and possibly the White House in 2016.

What George Will said is that we should welcome these Central American children, teach them English and whatever else is age appropriate and help them find jobs when they are 18.  There would be 20 kids per county if spread across the U.S. evenly by county and the U.S. has certainly successfully absorbed more immigrants than this at one time going back to the hey day of Ellis Island.

He went on to say the best foreign policy we have is Free Trade, NAFTA was a great thing and we should do something similar for Central American.  He also said we need to curb the consumption of drugs that is fueling the gang warfare that the Central American kids are fleeing.

The War on Drugs was started during the Nixon Administration.  That was 46 years ago.  The consumers of drugs have changed through the years as the people age.  Drug consumption is mostly done by people in their 20's, so 5 10 year generations have supported this drug trafficking.  Do you think that after 46 years, people would recognize that the War on Drugs is a complete abject failure?  Do you think that after 46 years of failure, there would at least be a serious discussion of possible legalization being a more effective means to dealing with the problem?

Anyway, I want the Democrats to control the Senate and I want a Democrat to win the Presidency in 2016, so I know President Obama needs to send those children home.  They didn't come here legally and they aren't victims of sex trafficking, which is the whole purpose of the law they are seeking to take advantage of.

Meanwhile, a willingly self-deported family of Hondurans started a business, refuse to pay for protection and the father was killed by the gang he wouldn't pay protection to.  All the 16 year son can do is pray he finds a way back to the U.S.

Between the Tea Party and the populist Democrats, you couldn't pass a free trade bill today for Central America.  And you certainly are not going to get a rational national discussion of how to manage the drug business.

So all I can say to that unfortunate 16 year old boy trying to run that family business, is either pay the gang for protection or try to sell the business and move to Mexico City, or try to enter the U.S. legally.