Israel's Operation Wetback - "Illegal infiltrators"

Proper terminology at last!

"Illegal infiltrators" Radio Derb Transcript

Radio Derb — Transcript Friday, June 29, 2012

If it's patriotic leadership on the subject of illegal immigration you want, you're in the wrong country. You need to be in Israel.

Last week Israel flew a planeload of South Sudanese illegal immigrants back to their home country. I just this week got some news footage from Al Jazeera on the story. I think the footage is meant to tug my heart-strings; but after a few years' exposure to the fecklessness of our own government in the matter of illegal immigration, it's hard to do anything but cheer when I see some other government efficiently and humanely enforcing its laws.
The Al Jazeera footage opens with shots of some well-fed and well-dressed-looking people, mostly women and kids, getting on airport buses. [Clip: "At 4 a.m. on Sunday …"]
There are still a few liberals in Israel, though. [Clip: "Some Israelis tried to help them …"] I must say, the people in the clip getting on those buses don't look very humiliated. I mean, nobody's jeering or throwing rotten fruit at them. They look a bit aggrieved and resentful, that's all — which I suppose is understandable.
The operation is selling well with the Israeli public, though, as Al Jazeera concedes. [Clip: "But this isn't the feeling across the country …"]
"Illegal infiltrators"! None of that shilly-shallying about "undocumented workers" from Bibi! "Illegal infiltrators"! Don't Israelis find words like that shocking? Not at all. [Clip: "The Israeli government sees this initiative as a great success. It's very popular …"]
Americans of course would never be so hard-hearted as to fly illegal immigrants back to their home country, with a ride to the airport in an air-conditioned bus. Or would we? Perhaps some bold politicians should try it.
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