Sunday, June 18, 2006
Big Highways and the Immigrants Building Them
The conservative...let's call it a publication...Human Events is sounding an alarm that could be a tipping point for the GOP here in Texas.
President Bush and (his replacement) Texas Governor Rick Perry have been quietly working to build the Trans-Texas Corridor, (TTC) a massive highway that would be the first leg in a major expansion of certain highways key to trade between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
While seemingly happy that this project would not involve a number of unions (like the Longshoremen, for example), Human Events seems concerned that this is some sort of sinister plan to put the U.S. into a situation similar to that of the European Union. They're also up-in-arms (as usual of late) about the idea that anything...but especially brown-skinned people...might come north of the Rio Grande.
"The details of the NAFTA Super Highway are hidden in plan view. Still, Bush has not given speeches to bring the NAFTA Super Highway plans to the full attention of the American public. Missing in the move toward creating a North American Union is the robust public debate that preceded the decision to form the European Union. All this may be for calculated political reasons on the part of the Bush Administration."
"A good reason Bush does not want to secure the border with Mexico may be that the administration is trying to create express lanes for Mexican trucks to bring containers with cheap Far East goods into the heart of the U.S., all without the involvement of any U.S. union workers on the docks or in the trucks."
Now, I have my own issues with the TTC, but I don't fear the same things the herd at Human Events does. Furthermore, the author of the article cited above collaborated with the "swift boat" group and G. Gordon Liddy, crooks and liars all. Still, I do love watching conservatives bicker...especially when their hatred of government projects mixes with their hatred of Mexicans.
President Bush and (his replacement) Texas Governor Rick Perry have been quietly working to build the Trans-Texas Corridor, (TTC) a massive highway that would be the first leg in a major expansion of certain highways key to trade between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
While seemingly happy that this project would not involve a number of unions (like the Longshoremen, for example), Human Events seems concerned that this is some sort of sinister plan to put the U.S. into a situation similar to that of the European Union. They're also up-in-arms (as usual of late) about the idea that anything...but especially brown-skinned people...might come north of the Rio Grande.
"The details of the NAFTA Super Highway are hidden in plan view. Still, Bush has not given speeches to bring the NAFTA Super Highway plans to the full attention of the American public. Missing in the move toward creating a North American Union is the robust public debate that preceded the decision to form the European Union. All this may be for calculated political reasons on the part of the Bush Administration."
"A good reason Bush does not want to secure the border with Mexico may be that the administration is trying to create express lanes for Mexican trucks to bring containers with cheap Far East goods into the heart of the U.S., all without the involvement of any U.S. union workers on the docks or in the trucks."
Now, I have my own issues with the TTC, but I don't fear the same things the herd at Human Events does. Furthermore, the author of the article cited above collaborated with the "swift boat" group and G. Gordon Liddy, crooks and liars all. Still, I do love watching conservatives bicker...especially when their hatred of government projects mixes with their hatred of Mexicans.
