Border Problem Getting More Attention

John Fund, in today's Opinion Journal calls attention the "Border Problem via Rush's comments last Friday:

On Friday, Rush Limbaugh, a staunch Bush supporter, took two separate opportunities to warn the president that he faced conservative opposition on some key issues that could hurt his chances of passing the rest of his second-term agenda. First was federal spending, which "is surging out of control," according to the Heritage Foundation's new "Mandate for Leadership." The other was immigration, which, Mr. Limbaugh told his listeners, "could break up the Republican-conservative coalition" à la Ross Perot. "We cannot maintain our sovereignty without securing and protecting our borders in an era where terrorists around the world seek entry to this country," he said.

Joseph Farah has a piece at WorldNetDaily about Rush's commentary as well. That Rush has finally addressed the illegal alien problem is welcomed by those who don't see the administration doing anything about it. Some have even gone so far as to stop calling "illegal aliens" illegal.

Several issues are involved here that have far reaching effects on the entire country. The obvious, and most dangerous problem is the security breaches which could be happening daily. If there is a free flow of illegal aliens crossing the border in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas at any given time, who's to say they are just ambitious Mexicans in search of a better lifestyle? This is post 9-11-01. Can you say terrorists?

So what gives? Why are we patting down old women in wheel chairs at airports and letting would be terrorists cross the border at will? Are politicians refusing to do anything for fear of offending the Hispanics, whose votes both parties seek?

Does the Hispanic vote trump the security of the country?