Cardinal Roger Mahony Compares Arizona to Nazi Germany – He Should Be Ashamed
Cardinal Roger Mahony honestly makes me sick to my stomach. The fact that he even showed up to a pro-illegal
Mr. Populist Himself!
immigration rally in Los Angeles should raise an alarm with the average person. Then, he makes the egregious comparison to Nazi Germany as reported in the L.A. Times:
Mahony compared Arizona to Nazi Germany after the state passed a strict new law that allows police to check the legal status of anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
Apparently being concerned with border security, national sovereignty, drug cartel violence, and the depression of the American standard of living are comparable to fascism. Wow. Where’s NPR, NBC or any other liberal media outlet when you need it? I guess they only show up when the occasional crazed Tea Partier makes the comparison, not a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
What was perhaps even more disturbing was that the L.A. Times reported the Cardinal to be glad about the legislation in a way, because it distracts from the child sex abuse scandal:
“When we have internal problems, we have to deal with them, but this allows us to continue our outreach,” Mahony said. “This is an important part of moving on.”
The Cardinal is also excited because federal legislation on the issue can finally move forward. On that note, I was a bit giddy when I read the Washington Post headline, “Senate Democrats’ plan highlights nation’s shift to the right on immigration.” I was even happier when I actually read the article, which highlighted some of the key points of the Democrat reform:
The Democrats’ legislative “framework” includes a slew of new immigration enforcement measures aimed at U.S. borders and workplaces. It would further expand the 20,000-member Border Patrol; triple fines against U.S. employers that hire illegal immigrants; and, most controversially, require all American workers — citizens and non-citizens alike — to get new Social Security cards linked to their fingerprints to ease work eligibility checks.
It looks like the Democrats are keeping up with their not-so-progressive agenda, leaving the progressive voice off the table again. As the Cardinal put it to a Hispanic supporter of his, “Sí se puede – Yes, we can.” Well, at least Bush isn’t president (even though he supported amnesty)!