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OK, this email says the number of illegals is about 15 million. I’ve been saying 50 plus. Not accounted for are the unknown number of “get-a-ways” that have sifted thru our sandy sieve of a border and gotten away with their ill gotten gains for over 50 years now, so they can get away with statements like that.
Also, for decades, Ive been reading statements from supposed immigration restriction organizations, to the effect that the number of illegals that get in each year is about one million. Add that up since 1970 or so, and the so and so’s can fool the johnny-come-lately citizens suddenly interested in the issue — and so there’s your over 50 million in addition to the “get-aways”.
These organizations still spout that they are for “sensible immigration”. Show me why a moratorium on this displacement of our native population is not the right thing to enact now. Pat Buchanan, where are you now?
Sidney Secular
Sid Secula
From: immigrationinfo@numbersusa.com
To: SidSecular1@aol.com
Sent: 2/17/2024 7:16:48 AM Eastern Standard Time
Subject: NumbersUSA – Inside Immigration
OVERVIEW FROM THE CEO (JAMES MASSA) welcome to the “Inside Immigration” Newsletter of NumbersUSA Your Voice Mattered in Defeating Senate Border Bill There is so much misinformation in the media regarding the Senate Border Bill that was defeated this past week. First, the vote itself was procedural and was not a vote on the bill. As explained in our short video last week, the Senate bill did not pass “cloture”. Second, the short powerful truth is that your voice mattered! Your contacting your member of congress and telling them that the Senate deal was no deal at all and you wanted H.R. 2, the Secure Border Act, as passed in the House of Representatives is what really shut down chances of the Senate bill even reaching a vote. Third, the Senate bill was bad immigration policy. It did not accomplish anything it was touted to have done. It raised legal immigration in several ways. It failed to close heavily abused loopholes. It ignored the fact that the President already has authority to get control of the border. It normalized 1.8 million illegal alien encounters a year, suggesting that anything less wasn’t an emergency. It was bad immigration policy offered in an attempt to pass funding for Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel. Finally, it is an election year. President Biden who is seeking reelection and his party have made every attempt to say the bill gave Republicans everything they wanted and yet they still voted it down. Nonsense! H.R. 2 gives everything the Republicans want and not a word of it was in the Senate bill. Another election year spin has been to blame former President Donald Trump, who is seeking reelection, saying he influenced the vote. This is just not what caused the Senate Border (plus Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel) funding bill to go down in a cloture vote. Trump has done many things to highlight the issue of illegal immigration. However, the Senate bill was defeated by you and it being bad policy. This week there are efforts to fund the military defense items separately and, as we have shared in other e-mails, to vote again to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas. We await the upcoming government funding appropriation bills to see if the House of Representatives with their power of the purse will ensure that the national security issue which is our nation’s southern border is secured. Grant Newman will give an update on Mayorkas in the federal section. FEDERAL (GRANT NEWMAN) DHS Secretary Mayorkas Impeached |
Yesterday, the House of Representatives successfully impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for willful and systematic refusal to comply with the law and breach of public trust. This marks the first time a cabinet secretary has been impeached in nearly 150 years. Next, the impeachment articles go over to the Senate, which has to immediately consider them and determine whether to convict or acquit the Secretary on each article. The Senate is currently in recess until after the President’s Day recess, but is set to return the week of February 23rd. We’re hearing rumors that Senate Democrats may try to swiftly move on from impeachment, so stay tuned for developments. |
January Border Numbers Drop… Already |
Only a couple of weeks after the December Customs and Border Protection numbers dropped, January’s numbers arrived early. In fact, not only does the data show (relatively) good news, but that news dropped on the same day the House was reconsidering the impeachment of DHS Secretary Mayorkas. What a coincidence! That said, 242,587 encounters in a month is far from normal. There are many reasons why the drop may have occurred in January. First, historically, January is a slower month than others on the border. You may also have seen articles about Texas Governor Greg Abbot making an effort to slow the influx into Texas in lieu of Federal assistance. Another factor is action occurring on the Mexican side of the border, reported by Todd Bensman at CIS, where Mexican military and law enforcement are suddenly cracking down on migrants. We’ll see soon enough whether this is something that will continue, or if it’s a temporary action. |
STATE (ANDREW GOOD) |
(Idaho capitol building in Boise; Idaho state Representative Jordan Redman (R-03)) IDAHO Another state has joined the list of states where there is active E-Verify legislation. Introduced by Rep. Jordan Redman, Idaho’s H.B. 510 is an excellent bill which requires all businesses in the state of Idaho to use E-Verify for new hires. HB510 has been referred to the Commerce and Human Resources Committee, and we are pushing to get a hearing on the bill as a next step. West Virginia As you might remember from our last Inside Immigration update, the West Virginia Senate has an active piece of legislation that was passed by the West Virginia House of Delegates already (82-18), and would require employers of 15 or more employees to use E-Verify for new hires. H.B. 4759 (sponsored by Del. Chris Phillips) has been the target of a coordinated, last-minute opposition effort by business lobbyists to protect the ability of employers to have access to workers without effectively checking legal status. While the Senate did unanimously support E-Verify for all employers just last year, there will still need to be two committee hearings (Government Organization and Judiciary) where opponents of E-Verify will also seek to testify on the bill. These hearings have not yet been scheduled. Meanwhile, West Virginians continue to flood Charleston with messages of support. COLORADO Colorado is a state that has a number of sanctuary policies at both state and local levels. SHB24-1128, sponsored by Rep. Richard Holtorf and Sen. Mark Baisley, is a bill that would repeal sanctuary policy laws enacted in the past. This legislation will get a hearing in the State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee next week, on February 22nd. High-profile cases like this recent fatal DUI will surely make for a contentious affair on the topic, another case in which the public needs to overcome zealous support for sanctuary policies within the legislature. SUSTAINABILITY (JEREMY BECK) Defending a way of life A half-century of elevated immigration levels has diminished agricultural land and habitats throughout America (Henry Barbaro looks at wetlands). Due to extremely high levels, immigration over this period changed the landscape . . . and the way people want to live. See the media coverage of our Idaho study. OUR STUDIES NumbersUSA’s two decades of sprawl studies have been cited in scholarly literature over a hundred times in over a dozen languages. You can now access them all in one place. COMING TO AUSTIN If you’re in Austin, TX on February 21st, come say “hello”! Rob Harding will be presenting NumbersUSA’s findings to the American Conservation Coalition. The event is free. Reserve a spot! |
HIRING LINE (JEREMY BECK) |
“What about poor and desolate citizens here?” Stephen A. Smith’s viral statement about the border crisis and its impact on American communities is one of the latest examples of nonpolitical people “spilling the tea” about immigration. Read Andre Barnes’ article. INDIFFERENCE Why did NumbersUSA oppose the failed Senate immigration package that so many political and media institutions praised? For starters, the immigration provisions displayed a profound indifference to the inadequate job prospects of vulnerable American workers. Read more. Knowledge is power The quotes from Washington, Jordan, and Douglass above are all found in Back of the Hiring Line. In case you missed it, listen to author Roy Beck revisit the 200-year history of immigration surges, employer bias, and the depression of Black wealth with Denise Long in their Feb 1 conversation. |
ALLIANCES (JIM ROBB) |
NumbersUSA speakers featured in national debate on closing the border NumbersUSA is a charter member of the Braver Network, which is groups trying to lower the temperature of political discourse even while keeping to their positions and principles. Last Thursday, VP of Alliances & Activism Jim Robb, Director of Planned Giving & Member Retention Christy Shaw, and CEO James Massa were featured speakers in the Braver Angels national Zoom debate on the question: “Resolved: Close the Border.” The video clip below shows James Massa’s opening 4-minute speech that urged that the U.S. border be closed. Listen in! To see the entire debate featuring many speakers, including James Massa, click below: Immigration: A Braver Angels Debate (1) |
NUMBERSUSA IN THE NEWS |
NumbersUSA representatives are frequently featured in the media – on radio, TV, podcasts, and in print – providing commentary in support of sensible immigration policies. Check out a few recent highlights. KZIM KSIM – Faune Riggin – February 7th – Director of Research and Public Relations Eric Ruark WisconsinWatch.org – Tom Kertscher – February 7th – Does Wisconsin US Rep. Mike Gallagher support open borders? News Talk 1540 KXEL – Jeff Stein – February 7th – Eric Ruark of NumbersUSA 700WLW – Bill Cunningham – February 7th – 2-7-24 Bill Cunningham Show – Eric Ruark WTIC NewsTalk 1080 – Todd Feinburg – February 8th – Afternoons with Todd Feinburg 2-8-24 Hr 1 – Eric Ruark SiriusXM Radio – David Webb – February 12th – Senate border discussions – Eric Ruark |
NUMBERS THAT MATTER |
Foreign-Born Population Reaches Record Peak Amidst the worst border crisis in our history, it is worth taking a look at a lesser known, but equally important figure: the actual size of the immigrant population in the U.S. |
Our friends at the Center for Immigration Studies have done a deep dive into the recent Census Bureau Current Population Survey (CPS) data (October 2023) that show that the foreign-born population in the U.S. has reached a peak in both numbers and percentage share of the overall population – 49.5 million and 15% – higher than at any other time in our history. Although illegal immigration accounts for a significant share of the recent foreign-born growth, it is worth noting that legal immigrants still account for 75% of the total foreign-born population. |
Also, for decades, Ive been reading statements from supposed immigration restriction organizations, to the effect that the number of illegals that get in each year is about one million. Add that up since 1970 or so, and the so and so’s can fool the johnny-come-lately citizens suddenly interested in the issue — and so there’s your over 50 million in addition to the “get-aways”.
These organizations still spout that they are for “sensible immigration”. Show me why a moratorium on this displacement of our native population is not the right thing to enact now. Pat Buchanan, where are you now?
Sidney Secular
Sid Secular
From: immigrationinfo@numbersusa.com
To: SidSecular1@aol.com
Sent: 2/17/2024 7:16:48 AM Eastern Standard Time
Subject: NumbersUSA – Inside Immigration
OVERVIEW FROM THE CEO (JAMES MASSA)
welcome to the “Inside Immigration” Newsletter of NumbersUSA
Your Voice Mattered in Defeating Senate Border Bill
There is so much misinformation in the media regarding the Senate Border Bill that was defeated this past week.
First, the vote itself was procedural and was not a vote on the bill. As explained in our short video last week, the Senate bill did not pass “cloture”.
Second, the short powerful truth is that your voice mattered! Your contacting your member of congress and telling them that the Senate deal was no deal at all and you wanted H.R. 2, the Secure Border Act, as passed in the House of Representatives is what really shut down chances of the Senate bill even reaching a vote.
Third, the Senate bill was bad immigration policy. It did not accomplish anything it was touted to have done. It raised legal immigration in several ways. It failed to close heavily abused loopholes. It ignored the fact that the President already has authority to get control of the border. It normalized 1.8 million illegal alien encounters a year, suggesting that anything less wasn’t an emergency. It was bad immigration policy offered in an attempt to pass funding for Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel.
Finally, it is an election year. President Biden who is seeking reelection and his party have made every attempt to say the bill gave Republicans everything they wanted and yet they still voted it down. Nonsense! H.R. 2 gives everything the Republicans want and not a word of it was in the Senate bill. Another election year spin has been to blame former President Donald Trump, who is seeking reelection, saying he influenced the vote. This is just not what caused the Senate Border (plus Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel) funding bill to go down in a cloture vote. Trump has done many things to highlight the issue of illegal immigration. However, the Senate bill was defeated by you and it being bad policy.
This week there are efforts to fund the military defense items separately and, as we have shared in other e-mails, to vote again to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas. We await the upcoming government funding appropriation bills to see if the House of Representatives with their power of the purse will ensure that the national security issue which is our nation’s southern border is secured. Grant Newman will give an update on Mayorkas in the federal section.
FEDERAL (GRANT NEWMAN)
DHS Secretary Mayorkas Impeached
Yesterday, the House of Representatives successfully impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for willful and systematic refusal to comply with the law and breach of public trust. This marks the first time a cabinet secretary has been impeached in nearly 150 years.
Next, the impeachment articles go over to the Senate, which has to immediately consider them and determine whether to convict or acquit the Secretary on each article. The Senate is currently in recess until after the President’s Day recess, but is set to return the week of February 23rd. We’re hearing rumors that Senate Democrats may try to swiftly move on from impeachment, so stay tuned for developments.
January Border Numbers Drop… Already
Only a couple of weeks after the December Customs and Border Protection numbers dropped, January’s numbers arrived early. In fact, not only does the data show (relatively) good news, but that news dropped on the same day the House was reconsidering the impeachment of DHS Secretary Mayorkas. What a coincidence!
That said, 242,587 encounters in a month is far from normal.
There are many reasons why the drop may have occurred in January. First, historically, January is a slower month than others on the border. You may also have seen articles about Texas Governor Greg Abbot making an effort to slow the influx into Texas in lieu of Federal assistance. Another factor is action occurring on the Mexican side of the border, reported by Todd Bensman at CIS, where Mexican military and law enforcement are suddenly cracking down on migrants. We’ll see soon enough whether this is something that will continue, or if it’s a temporary action.
STATE (ANDREW GOOD)
(Idaho capitol building in Boise; Idaho state Representative Jordan Redman (R-03))
IDAHO
Another state has joined the list of states where there is active E-Verify legislation. Introduced by Rep. Jordan Redman, Idaho’s H.B. 510 is an excellent bill which requires all businesses in the state of Idaho to use E-Verify for new hires. HB510 has been referred to the Commerce and Human Resources Committee, and we are pushing to get a hearing on the bill as a next step.
West Virginia
As you might remember from our last Inside Immigration update, the West Virginia Senate has an active piece of legislation that was passed by the West Virginia House of Delegates already (82-18), and would require employers of 15 or more employees to use E-Verify for new hires.
H.B. 4759 (sponsored by Del. Chris Phillips) has been the target of a coordinated, last-minute opposition effort by business lobbyists to protect the ability of employers to have access to workers without effectively checking legal status. While the Senate did unanimously support E-Verify for all employers just last year, there will still need to be two committee hearings (Government Organization and Judiciary) where opponents of E-Verify will also seek to testify on the bill. These hearings have not yet been scheduled. Meanwhile, West Virginians continue to flood Charleston with messages of support.
COLORADO
Colorado is a state that has a number of sanctuary policies at both state and local levels. SHB24-1128, sponsored by Rep. Richard Holtorf and Sen. Mark Baisley, is a bill that would repeal sanctuary policy laws enacted in the past. This legislation will get a hearing in the State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee next week, on February 22nd. High-profile cases like this recent fatal DUI will surely make for a contentious affair on the topic, another case in which the public needs to overcome zealous support for sanctuary policies within the legislature.
SUSTAINABILITY (JEREMY BECK)
Defending a way of life
A half-century of elevated immigration levels has diminished agricultural land and habitats throughout America (Henry Barbaro looks at wetlands). Due to extremely high levels, immigration over this period changed the landscape . . . and the way people want to live. See the media coverage of our Idaho study.
OUR STUDIES
NumbersUSA’s two decades of sprawl studies have been cited in scholarly literature over a hundred times in over a dozen languages. You can now access them all in one place.
COMING TO AUSTIN
If you’re in Austin, TX on February 21st, come say “hello”! Rob Harding will be presenting NumbersUSA’s findings to the American Conservation Coalition. The event is free. Reserve a spot!
HIRING LINE (JEREMY BECK)
“What about poor and desolate citizens here?”
Stephen A. Smith’s viral statement about the border crisis and its impact on American communities is one of the latest examples of nonpolitical people “spilling the tea” about immigration. Read Andre Barnes’ article.
INDIFFERENCE
Why did NumbersUSA oppose the failed Senate immigration package that so many political and media institutions praised? For starters, the immigration provisions displayed a profound indifference to the inadequate job prospects of vulnerable American workers. Read more.
Knowledge is power
The quotes from Washington, Jordan, and Douglass above are all found in Back of the Hiring Line. In case you missed it, listen to author Roy Beck revisit the 200-year history of immigration surges, employer bias, and the depression of Black wealth with Denise Long in their Feb 1 conversation.
ALLIANCES (JIM ROBB)
NumbersUSA speakers featured in national debate on closing the border
NumbersUSA is a charter member of the Braver Network, which is groups trying to lower the temperature of political discourse even while keeping to their positions and principles. Last Thursday, VP of Alliances & Activism Jim Robb, Director of Planned Giving & Member Retention Christy Shaw, and CEO James Massa were featured speakers in the Braver Angels national Zoom debate on the question: “Resolved: Close the Border.” The video clip below shows James Massa’s opening 4-minute speech that urged that the U.S. border be closed. Listen in!
To see the entire debate featuring many speakers, including James Massa, click below:
Immigration: A Braver Angels Debate (1)
NUMBERSUSA IN THE NEWS
NumbersUSA representatives are frequently featured in the media – on radio, TV, podcasts, and in print – providing commentary in support of sensible immigration policies. Check out a few recent highlights. KZIM KSIM – Faune Riggin – February 7th – Director of Research and Public Relations Eric Ruark
WisconsinWatch.org – Tom Kertscher – February 7th – Does Wisconsin US Rep. Mike Gallagher support open borders?
News Talk 1540 KXEL – Jeff Stein – February 7th – Eric Ruark of NumbersUSA
700WLW – Bill Cunningham – February 7th – 2-7-24 Bill Cunningham Show – Eric Ruark
WTIC NewsTalk 1080 – Todd Feinburg – February 8th – Afternoons with Todd Feinburg 2-8-24 Hr 1 – Eric Ruark
SiriusXM Radio – David Webb – February 12th – Senate border discussions – Eric Ruark
NUMBERS THAT MATTER
Foreign-Born Population Reaches Record Peak
Amidst the worst border crisis in our history, it is worth taking a look at a lesser known, but equally important figure: the actual size of the immigrant population in the U.S.
Our friends at the Center for Immigration Studies have done a deep dive into the recent Census Bureau Current Population Survey (CPS) data (October 2023) that show that the foreign-born population in the U.S. has reached a peak in both numbers and percentage share of the overall population – 49.5 million and 15% – higher than at any other time in our history. Although illegal immigration accounts for a significant share of the recent foreign-born growth, it is worth noting that legal immigrants still account for 75% of the total foreign-born population.
Something to Consider When Admitting People As Immigrants: Crime Rates? Race Matters
Isn’t It Racist To Restrict Hiring Of White Canadians On Campus?
Is there a reason why media refuse to mention that contemporary white Canadians are not responsible for historical policies of prejudice against “racialized” communities?
Brad SalzbergFeb 13 |
“The Faculty Association of the University of Waterloo says its Equity Committee must be at least 50% non-male and 50% non-white in order to have gender and racial parity.” [While the general population is slightly more than 50% female, the non-White proportion of Canada’s population, at this point in our planned replacement is 22%, not 50%1}
In contemporary Canada, what goes around really does come around. Thinking back to civil rights leaders for the Advancement of Coloured People in the United States, we turn to a lady named Rosa Parks:
The United States Congress honoured her as “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement.”
“On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks rejected bus driver James F. Blake’s order to vacate a row of four seats in the ‘coloured’ section in favour of a white passenger.”
Parks went on to become an international icon of resistance to racial segregation.
Today, in PM Justin Trudeau’s “post-modern” society, racial segregation has returned. Only this time, the tables have been turned toward ostracization of White Canadians based on the colour of their skin.
“The faculty association also says it gives preferential treatment to Black and Indigenous peoples in the selection process whenever possible.”
Unabashed, egregious racism it is. None of it a problem for University of Waterloo’s woke crew of inverted bigots.
“In the late 1870s, Southern state legislatures passed laws requiring the separation of whites from ‘persons of colour’ in public transportation and schools.”
Several thoughts bubble to the surface. Firstly, an anachronistic move by Canadian academia to re-institute a reversal of civil rights that people like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King worked for, and in the latter case, died for.
Secondly, the idea that as with all elements of DEI(Diversity, Equity & Inclusion), an unspoken goal of racial revenge lies at the core of the agenda. Indeed, University of Waterloo’s decree exists as a microcosm for the “social equity” movement in its entirety.
With woke political correctness as its support-system, an entire school-of-thought is cast aside. Mainstream media won’t breathe a word about it, even though at this stage of the game, 80-90% of leading journalists in Canada derive from an Anglophone or Francophone background.
Multiculturalism as conceived and institutionalized by ex-Liberal PM Pierre Trudeau contains no legal limit, or “ceiling” as to when social equity is achieved. No barometer of “success” exists to verify that its original purpose– racial equality within a pluralist society– has been accomplished.
The result? It can, and will, “go on forever.” Meaning that the steamrolling of Whites out of employment potential could transition from 50% to 100%, while no legal mechanism exists to prevent such a thing.
Paying for the sins of our forefathers? Upon which we turn to a critical, yet unspoken, observation. Government, media, academia– notice how none of them point to the fact that those who initiated “racist” policies in Canadian society are all dead?
CBC, Globe & Mail, CTV, Toronto Star— which one has ever referenced the fact that contemporary white Canadians are in no respect responsible for historical policies of prejudice against “racialized” communities.
In the case of racism perpetrated by University of Waterloo’sEquity Committee,this equates with the idea that these people are punishing the innocent. As in, an act of revenge. Bitter, angry woke warriors taking out their collective frustration on Canada’s Anglo-European communities.
In truth, that’s not the worst of it. The worst is that this travesty goes on without being challenged by any controlling institution in the country. PM Justin Trudeau is all for it, as is under-the-radar Anglophone-basher, New Democratic party leader Jagmeet Singh, who says:“The reality is, this is our Canada. We can’t deny it. We can’t reject that, because it does no one any help. The reality is: our Canada is a place of racism, of violence, of genocide. [Yet, no one calls this defamation of Whites for what it is — BULLSHIT! ‘Genocide’, Jagmeet? Are you and your turbanned confreres being genocided? No, you and they are thriving. Indeed, Sikhs, less than one per cent of Canada’s population, comprised 16% of Justin Trudeau’s first cabinet. The only people being genocided on the instalment plan are Canada’s European founding/settler people being replaced by immigration policy!]
Love you to, Jagmeet. Establishment media has not a problem with racism against White Canadians. Ditto for our Marxist-infused university system, which over the decades silently converted to bastions of anti-Canadian hatred.
An injection of irony springs forth as we reference a recent article published by True North News:
“Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Programmes Lead To More Bigotry, New Research Shows”
“Drawing from a wide array of research published in leading social scientific journals, including contributions from prestigious institutions like Harvard and Princeton, findings challenge the prevailing narrative that DEI instruction leads to lasting positive behavioural changes.”
Well, what do you know? It could well be that academic social equity programs are exacerbating the level of racism in society.
A couple thoughts here: for one thing, it will make not a shred of difference to Canada’s woke academic warriors. Secondly, the idea that, on a deeper level, forces exist in our society who want social chaos to ramp up ad infinitum.
As mentioned, Canada’s academic world contains an unspoken-of-foundation of Marxist-oriented political orientation.
“Marx wrote extensively on race and class in the American Civil War. These writings argue that capitalism was grounded in slavery and that racism attenuated class-consciousness among workers from dominant racial groups.”
“These Marxist writings, which have been discussed only sporadically over the past century, are especially timely today.”
You’re+ darn right they are, because academia is utilizing race to divide citizen from citizen, and community from community. In other words, beneath all the “equity” talk, exists a tacit form of socialist-oriented “revolution.”
We begin to see why the haters are the way they are. What is really in the works is a social inversion of profound proportions:
Whitey to the back of the bus, the “racialized” in the driver’s seat. Can this be the silent, overarching agenda as perpetrated by the Canadian government, media and academia?
The Horrendous War Crime at Dresden, February 13-14, 1945
To All Friends of Willis Carto February 12, 2024
Dresden
When WW1 broke out in 1914, the German Kaiser was having an outing on his yacht, cruising the Baltic. His defense minister at that time also was absent, taking the waters at Carlsbad, Bohemia. Germany was at peace, but England, France, and Russia were very much alert and busy preparing for war against Germany. By 1918 when the killing fields had been filled with the best of all the young men of all of Europe, the next war could be anticipated. Germany lost substantial territory; the Versailles Treaty divided eastern and western parts of Germany among the winners. Could no one visualize further upheavals to follow, and were their greed and their envy of Germany finally satisfied? At issue had been its strength in global markets, which the British especially resented. Substantial areas were given to France and Poland. The African colonies were devoured by the British during and before WW1. In South Africa, during the First Boer War (1899-1902), England unleashed against the Boer (Dutch) and installed the first concentration camps ever. 40,000 mostly women and children were the inmates of which 27,000 died of starvation and disease.
Looking further ahead to the 1930s and life in Germany which had recovered only slightly from WW1. When Hitler became chancellor, England very quickly thought of ways and means to finish off Germany for good. They were lagging behind in industrial output and had lost valuable land in Africa which they could not rustle back from the Boers. Germany suddenly again became an issue to be watched. The Versailles Treaty had given a large section of Upper Silesia in eastern Germany to Poland. For a number of years, Polish elements tried to terrorize the German population which was native to that part of Germany for generations. The situation turned worst with continuing assaults on the Germans by the Poles. Hitler warned them off numerous times but finally decided to move in some German troops to protect the German population.
If Germany had anticipated WW2, they would never have entered Poland. At that point, no war had broken out at all. However, the British had their offer to Poland couched in friendly terms, should outsiders, (Germans) try to move into the German section of Poland.
The following document makes clear that the British intention was war against Germany. No doubt, many people still believe today that Hitler was the warmonger in 1939, when in fact the opposite was true. He tried to keep the British out of it and in general, the German people agreed with Hitler that Upper Silesia was part of Germany and rightfully theirs.
The Text:
AGREEMENT between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Poland Government regarding Mutual Assistance (with protocol) London, August 25, 1939.
Presented by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to Parliaments by Command of His Majesty.
Article 1
Should one of the Contracting Parties become engaged in hostilities with a European Power in consequence of aggression by the latter against that Contracting Party the other Contracting Party will at once give the Contracting Party engaged in hostilities all the support and assistance in its power.
Please see https://williscarto.org/articles-1/f/mutual-assistance-agreement-uk-and-poland for the complete declaration.
We all are only too familiar with the outcome of WW2. Churchill became First Lord of the Admiralty on September 3, 1939, when war was declared. He became Prime Minister in May 1940. The minute he came into office, England lost its Empire it is said.
In l945, Poland, fighting Germany, was destroyed by Russia. It became in essence part of their communist empire for 50 years. The last Russian troops left the country in 1991. Between Churchill and Roosevelt, a large part of our civilizations ended up behind the Iron Curtain. Germany was divided between East and West. Half was given to Russian communists for over half a century until President Reagan and Gorbachev ended it.
Today’s upheavals are again caused by outside forces who would like nothing better than to put the United States, again, in the middle of it. The British don’t have much to offer, some troops perhaps. NATO is forced into positions where the 31 member countries don’t choose for themselves. The warmongers and Israel supporters in the U.S. are controlling NATO. Ukraine is highly unpopular and Israel is being condemned the world over for its gruesome behavior in Gaza. The 30 million Christian Zionists in our country are controlled by the Jewish media with their lackeys like Hannity. We do not need another war that is not in our interest and religion should have no part in it. Let Israel fight now and run later, they cannot survive in the Holy Land forever.
Quoting from Sir John Glubb, known as Glubb Pasha, who was the British expert on the Middle East. During his lifetime his work with the Palestinians and many other Arab states, especially with Jordan and the huge numbers that Israel forced out of their homes, he was very popular and truthful. Willis had invited him to address a meeting of conservative Americans in Los Angeles in 1968. He was much admired and The Spotlight sold his published work for many years. “The Middle East Crisis” (1967): “Peace can be made by dictation or negotiation.”
Dresden was destroyed on February 13-15, 1945. 240 British bombers attacked for two hours, killing old people, women, and children. Dresden has no military targets. The city had no defense. Again, Churchill was the warlord. The city was attacked for three days. He joyously watched the fires and explosions raining down and knew of the destruction his bombers were causing. There were no human feelings for the sacrificial lambs who died there. Glorification for monsters like “Bomber Harris” and Churchill, and yes, the Queen Mother, who it was said, had been cheering on the bombers toward Dresden, was soon to follow the haters. The number of burned and melted victims will never be totally known. Within days afterward, the number of deaths was made public by the local searchers. Rescuers were completely wiped out with the first assault.
The numbers –
35,000 fully identified, 50,000 not identified, but jewelry and wedding bands were found and recognized. 108,000 victims could not be identified, no body parts were left, and the fires had burned and melted them.
Today these numbers are still being debated. 20 million Germans were to be eliminated under the Morgenthau Plan before the war ended. Roosevelt was not opposed but he was stopped.
An important source is the memoirs of Vladimir Semjonows from 1945. He worked at the Russian foreign office; the Russians were only about 30 miles away from Dresden that day. He wrote of the terrible picture of Dresden, the heat and smells of a quarter of a million corpses buried underneath the rubble of the town, melted, a terrible stench for days after the “Anglo-American” bombing attacks.
Gaza, as of this date, has a death count of at least 25,000. Just as in Dresden, the number of children killed is very high. Mothers held on to them to get out of the burning streets and buildings; the asphalt was melting. Little children were unable to hang on but were ripped away from their parents and thrown with the flames into the air. Half the dead in Gaza are children; how can anyone not have sympathy with the mothers and children? The butcher Netanyahu promises, while killing the innocents, that he will empty Gaza.
I have new website material posted:
Thank you!
Elisabeth Carto
TO KABUL AND BACK
Rules of the game
A primer for Democrats who are new to football and clueless about elections
Mr. Democrat, if I understand your situation correctly, you want to watch the upcoming Super Bowl game, but you are a novice to football. You want to understand the rules of the game before you sit down to watch it. Very well, let me spell it out to you in a nutshell. Let me explain the rules of football by comparing them to the rules of Presidential election contests. So put down your glass of wine, turn off NPR and listen up.
American football:
American football is a team game. One team competes with another team on a big field.
The objective of both teams is to win the game.
Which team wins the game?
The team with the most points on the board when the game ends.
If your team ends the game with fewer points than the opposing team, it has lost the game.
Get it?
It doesn’t matter that your team gained more net yards. Or that it possessed the ball for more minutes than the other team. Or that your quarterback completed a higher percentage of pass attempts than did the opposing quarterback. Or that he threw fewer interceptions. Or that he threw more touchdown passes than his counterpart. His team lost the game because it put up fewer points on the board than the opposing team. That’s it. Are we clear?
US Presidential elections:
Two or more candidates compete for office. Only one can win.
Which of the two or more candidates win the election?
The candidate who gets more electoral votes. Repeat: ELECTORAL VOTES
If the Democratic Party candidate gains fewer electoral votes than his or her opponent(s), the Democratic Party Presidential candidate loses the election.
Are you with me?
It doesn’t matter that your candidate achieved a higher popular vote. It is not about the popular vote. The popular vote is irrelevant. It is about electoral votes. Both parties know that from the outset. So leave your sour grapes in the fridge.
Now, you might think that these rules are unfair. You might think that total yards or total votes would be a more accurate and fair metric to determine winners or losers in football or Presidential elections . But if the objective of each team in a football game was to gain more net yards, the game would be played differently. Each team would employ a different strategy.
Under current rules, for example, If your team is ahead by 7 points with 5 minutes left on the clock, and the opposing team has a first down on its own 20 yard line, your team’s coach would provide more downfield coverage to ensure that the other team could not complete a long pass. He would be prepared to give up short yardage so as to “eat up the clock”. He doesn’t care that the opposing team might rack up more total yards in the process. He doesn’t care about those stats. The only stat he cares about are the stats on the scoreboard. Are we getting through to you now? Has that basic fact entered your brain yet?
It has? OK, good
By the same token, if there was no electoral college in American Presidential elections, Presidential candidates would campaign differently. They would focus their attention on states, counties and cities that are densely populated. They would bypass hinterland states with smaller populations. Those communities would be largely ignored. And so would their concerns.
If elections were decided by popular vote, there would be more regional alienation and calls for secession. The United States once went through a Civil War that resulted in the death of four percent of its population. Sensible Americans want to avoid that prospect at all costs. That is why there is a Senate where each state large or small in population or area gets two Senators. No more, no less. Notice that most European countries with a lower house elected by popular vote (aka “proportional representation”) also have an upper chamber that is elected in the same fashion as our American senators. They do this to thwart separatist sentiment.
Now we come to the point.
Democrats, HEAR THIS:
If ‘Dementia Joe’ wins the popular vote but Trump wins the election by picking up more electoral votes, QUIT WHINING. You knew going in that those were the rules of the game. Your candidate had the option of spending more time in less populated hinterland states, but he didn’t do that. Why?
Two possibilities.
- He was stupid or
- He, like most Democrats, have a contempt for rural folk, for ordinary, down to earth, blue collar people and farmers. They label them as a basket of deplorables. Ignorant bible clutching, gun toting Walmart shoppers who just love Country music. Oddly, these Democrats are the people who lecture us about racial stereotyping. But they have no problem stereotyping white working class Americans.
The most virulent disease in America is not racism, but classism.
As long as Democratic Party elite and their base carry that prejudice, more and more blue collar voters will switch to the Republican Party, as they have in droves.
How can these bigoted Democrats bring those voters back? It’s quite simple, really.
They can prioritize the welfare of AMERICAN citizens over the welfare of people who are not.
For starters, they can seal the borders and reduce the incoming flow of cheap labor which undercuts the wages and working conditions of American workers and destroys the social safety net upon which they depend. Take a look at Chicago and New York today and you’ll see what open borders does. That is what America will look like in the near future if the bigoted snobs and insane radicals in the Democratic Party remain in control. When Democratic Mayors of “sanctuary cities” ring the alarm bells, as they have been doing, it should be a wake up call for Democrat voters everywhere. Or one would hope.
Instead of throwing billions of dollars down a bottomless pit in Ukraine, they can spend that money on securing the border. They can avoid abandoning hundreds of millions of dollars of military equipment to the enemy. They can defund DEI and deploy the freed up money to the training of lower income people so that they can win jobs by MERIT……and so on.
Tim Murray February 3, 2024
PS I know that you are disappointed that I didn’t take the bait by claiming that Biden didn’t win the popular vote in 2020 because the election was rigged. You were ready to discredit me for repeating what you regard as an absurd accusation, which the courts have summarily rejected.
Well, let me tell you that I do believe that the election was rigged. But not for the reason you think I do. It was not about ballot box improprieties or voting machines. It was about censorship. About denying voters information which would surely have changed their votes. When Democrats in focus groups were exposed to the facts concerning Hunter Biden’s lap top, a decisive number of them indicated that had they know about those facts before voting day, they would have switched their votes to Trump. Trump would have won the election handedly.
The reality is that by controlling information governments, in collusion with Big Tech, are able to swing elections and influence the medical choices people make, as they did during the Covid period. If opposing sides of a medical issue, for example, are unable to debate on an even playing field, citizens cannot make informed decisions regarding insufficiently tested “vaccines”. Their compliance therefore cannot be regarded as voluntary, under the terms of the Nuremburg Code.
“Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.”― Pravin Lal