The immigration problem, as big as it is, is only part of a bigger problem. The bigger problem is international trade, or rather, what the international traders will do to maximize their profits.

Here it started with NAFTA and continues with the SPP - Security and Prosperity Partnership. They will morph into a North American Community, and that will eventually become the North American Union. That is exactly how the Eureopean Union was developed.

Then there is the Law of the Sea treaty, which the Senate is inclined to ratify and the President has already stated he will sign.

With each step along the way a little more of the Sovereignty of the United States will be eroded away. Think it can't happen? Then ask yourself how Mexico can interfere with the execution of a Mexican national in Texas? President Bush directed that his case be reviewed because he hadn't been advised that he could seek help from the Mexican Consulate. What standing does a Mexican Consulate have in a Texas court?

There may be specific reasons for allowing illegal immigration and the subsequent strain on the U.S. economy. At least three of the top four Republican presidential candidates and three of the top four Democrats, plus more than three of the top Bush Admin officials are reported to be members of the same international business organization. The source of that may not be very reliable, but we should be VERY wary on the off chance that it is correct. You can send an email to the Council on Foreign Relations to request a copy of their Annual Report and they will send it to you for free! Do it! Request your own copy, and when you receive it use a highlighter on the list of member's names in the back of the book. Highlight the ones you recognise immediately, like Madeline Albright, Willian J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Condelezza Rice, Coling Powell, etc. Do the same thing with the list of Corporate Members - highlight the names of the companies you do business with in one way or another like ABC, NBC, Time-Warner (CNN), Newscorp (Fox News), the auto manufacturers, the consumer goods manufacturers, the banks (!), etc. After you've done that, ask yourself "why are so many influencial people members of the same, relatively small, organization?

Why aren't Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo getting more press coverage? They both have some interesting positions on important issues. They both have positions which contradict the front-runners on important issues. Could it be that those contradictions are the reason?

I'm not sure, now, that things are much different than they would have been if Kerry had been elected. I'm not sure things will be much different if Hillary is elected. Two or three more months and we won't be able to tell the parties apart. Sure, there will be a lot of dirt-throwing and squabbling, but after the election not much will change if any of the front runners are elected. One of them WILL be elected if we don't short-circuit them in the primary elections. To do that, we need to come together on ONE candidate to overcome the big money donations of the 'big guys'. One corporate donation can overwhelm thousands of individual donations!

[UPDATE:] Well, I was wrong about the "two or three more months", I should have said "after the election".