Tuesday, June 12, 2007

‘Undocumented Americans' By MARK STEYN

"I forget where I was when I first heard the phrase 'undocumented worker.' Possibly it was after swimming the Rio Grande and emerging dripping on the northern shore to be handed a fake Social Security number and a driver's license. But I assumed, reasonably enough, that this linguistic sleight of hand was simply too ridiculous to fly even with the American media. I underestimated my colleagues, alas.
The 'undocumented' are, as it happens, brimming with sufficient documents to open bank accounts or, on the other hand, rent a Ryder truck, as Mohammad Salameh did in 1993 when he and his pals bombed the World Trade Center first time round. Being 'undocumented' means being documented up to the hilt as far as everyone else is concerned but 'undocumented' only to the US government. Which, when you think about it, is a very advantageous status to have."

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Anonymous said...

Here in Michigan, you dont have to worry about a fake drivers license. Our Michigan Secretary of State (Terri Lynn Land) makes it easy for illegals to get drivers licenses. We are trying to find out how many have been registered to vote because the Michigan SOS office does both at the same time.