Fellow Americans, let’s cut through the noise in the Twin Cities right now – businesses shuttering in “solidarity” (or fear), protesters clashing with feds at MSP, tragic raid incidents twisted into outrage bait, and whispers of general strikes. It’s the same script playing out in sanctuary strongholds nationwide: anti-ICE agitators raging at law enforcers while shielding the real culprits – greedy employers hiring off-the-books, criminal aliens exploiting the shadows, and politicians like Ilhan Omar, Tim Walz, and Jacob Frey who enable it all with their defiance of federal law.
As a legal immigrant who’s walked the path – paperwork, patience, pledge of allegiance – I see this “mess” for what it is: the painful but necessary fallout from years of ignoring the pillars that hold any society up. Accountability? Tossed aside when cities like Minneapolis declare themselves above immigration enforcement, letting violations stack up until raids become inevitable “resets.” Assimilation? Undermined by policies that reward illegal entry over the hard work of integrating legally, depressing wages for citizens and legals alike while straining schools, hospitals, and streets with unchecked chaos. Allegiance? Betrayed by leaders with a “savior complex,” prioritizing outsiders over the very compact that makes America a beacon – rule of law, not selective anarchy.
But here’s the sharp truth tying back to nature’s law of voluntary assortments (or associations, if you prefer the precise term): Humans, like sardines schooling in tight, trusting formations or birds flocking with kin, thrive on voluntary bonds – freely chosen groups based on shared values, mutual benefit, and limited scope. Force the mix – cram in the unvetted, the unwilling, the rule-breakers – and you get resentment, cycles of revenge, and eventual collapse. America’s Founders got this: they rejected tyranny’s forced conquests for a republic of checks, balances, and selective inclusion. Sanctuary defiance? It’s the opposite – a fatal fantasy that protects law-breakers at everyone’s expense, eroding trust and fairness.
Protesters scream “terror” at ICE, but who’s really terrorizing? The feds targeting felons (not random legals like me, who have zero to fear), or the exploiters fueling theft rings, drug flows, and trafficking that victimize our communities? Those temporary closures at spots like Pineda Tacos or El Burrito Mercado? Short-term pain from misinformation, but a gateway to higher standards – fair wages, safer neighborhoods, real opportunities for those who play by the rules.
And why will these agitators inevitably fail? Because they’re on the wrong side of history and human nature. Movements built on defending violations over victims crumble under their contradictions. Public support for enforcement holds strong despite the street theater – facts like no widespread mistaken deportations prove the system’s precision, not prejudice. Gratitude wins over grievance; order trumps endless disruption.
One more sign of hope amid the lies: When Walz’s crew or Frey’s ilk have to fabricate tales – downplaying crime spikes or spinning targeted ops as “indiscriminate” – it exposes their weakness. If their open-border utopia were viable, they wouldn’t need deception. Lies are the death rattle of bad ideas; truth, like voluntary assortments, always resurfaces stronger.
Build those pillars daily, friends. Assimilate with pride, demand accountability, pledge true allegiance. That’s the path from closed doors to open futures. America endures because of it.
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