All you have to do is Google the name of this California municipality to learn what has thrust it into the American spotlight and the center of the debate about illegal aliens. For some reason known only to God and the City Council of this town, two commissioners who were reportedly doing great work for the community were summarily dismissed and replaced by - wait for it - two illegal aliens. Granted, these are individuals who were brought to this country as children, but would it be too much to ask that they complete the process and become law-abiding, tax-paying citizens?
This is yet another slap in the face to all who have grown up here or have gone through the education and registration route to becoming naturalized citizens. And when denizens of Huntington Park showed up to exercise their federal right to speak out against this rampant, in-your-face illegality, they were ignored or told they were "out of order." What's "Out of Order" is the brain of an elected official who thinks he can trample on any duly enacted law that he doesn't support, and that he can do so with impunity and without incurring justified push-back from those he was elected to represent.
Were I a citizen of Huntington Park, I would immediately begin proceedings to recall the Mayor, the Councilman who made the appointments, and any other city official who aided and abetted him in his lawlessness. I would also start badgering the U.S. Attorney who oversees my part of the country to bring criminal actions against these same mis-representatives. And, just for icing on the cake, I would find a way to insinuate this story into the current Republican Presidential race, to see what type of negative publicity about this sleazy, un-American activity could be generated from candidates who are not afraid to call out these miscreants for the criminals THEY are.
It's good to see that The Blaze is already running with this story in depth, while liberal blogs are commending the city's appointments as "wisely taking volunteer labor and efforts from folks willing to give." If they're so willing to give, why don't they take steps to honor the citizenship laws of the country that, albeit unwittingly, has given them the opportunity to live a better life than they would have had not their parents brought them here illegally? And why is it racist to ask this question?
Unfortunately, this is a is a California city we are talking about. However, I will not paint all of its inhabitants with the same brush of brainless liberalism. The outcry that was heard at the Monday evening Council meeting is proof enough that there are true American patriots who live in Huntington Park, and who have been disenfranchised by this capricious flouting of the law.
Shame on Councilman Jhonny Pineda, Mayor Karina Macias and the City Attorney who gave approval for the appointments (an attorney? Really?). It is of absolutely no consequence to me that the two illegals involved in this travesty have admirable histories of volunteer public service or that they won't be in positions to actively affect City policy (we'll see about this latter contention). The fact they have been elevated to even advisory positions over true citizens of Huntington Park is a crime, literally and figuratively, against the town's citizenry and against the lawful American way of life.
For goodness' sake, Julian Zatarain and Franciso Medina - bite the bullet and become legal American citizens. Stop throwing your seeming contempt for this country's laws in the face of those you are now, rightly or wrongly, charged with representing - ALL the people of Huntington Park.
More on Friday...
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