Illegal Immigration is an Oxymoron
A couple of days ago a demonstration was organized by the gay community in California in a vain attempt to prove their apparent worth to society. It was basically a work walk-out, where gay people didn’t show up to work on a certain day. The intended effect was for commerce to come to a grinding halt, showing the rest of us how much we need them. At that point I guess we were supposed to come crawling back to them begging for forgiveness, pleading with them to please come back to work, offer them generous raises, and allow gay marriages in the State of California (which was the real point of the whole thing). After seeing first-hand what a vital part of society they are, they would never experience any kind of disrespect or discrimination again.
Guess what happened? Nothing, really. Nobody noticed. A few people didn’t show up for work but other than that it was business as usual. The intended effect backfired embarrassingly. It is now pretty clear that the rest of us don’t need them. The smooth flow of commerce does not depend on this particular sub-culture showing up for work. The normal functioning of our society is apparently not hinged upon their cooperation.
Gee, who would have thunk? Gay people organizing a showdown with the rest of the world and having it flitter into a non-event. It’s laughable, isn’t it? Pretty much exactly what we would expect from them. But this type of demonstration can be quite effective. You can’t blame the method here, just the ineffective bumbling group of inept idiots who were trying to use it.
About five years ago another subculture group in California used the same tactic, with very different results. It was the undocumented workers - that is, illegal immigrants. (Remember when we used to be able to call them illegal aliens?) These guys pulled it off, however. Commerce did come to a screeching halt. Business what not as usual. A clear statement was made. We need these guys, and after that little stunt everybody in the state knew it. I remember I was sitting at my favorite pizza parlor having a beer and all the pizza delivery guys were back in the kitchen trying to make the pizzas. It was a bad idea to order anchovies that night!
Of course they never did that again because the loss of one day’s income to this particular group is a noticeable financial hardship. They must have really wanted to make a statement. I don’t really remember exactly what it was about, but I am of the mind that it was pretty much a moot point.
After all, the state of California, like most states, has long since stopped deporting illegal immigrants unless they have been arrested for committing a crime. They are fully integrated into our society and the only problem which remains is dealing with the archaic laws which are now completely ignored. Once you get across that border, you are in. You have to get busted for breaking the law after that in order to have any immigration issues. Like it or not, that’s the way it is.
Personally I have no problem with it. Once you have lived in a society that has given up on the entire issue of illegal immigration it becomes easy to accept. There aren’t any problems because of it, and in fact (as they have proven) we need now need them. I’d much rather deport the gay community.
Papa Riah