Targeted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Dan Amato of Diggers Realm is being called an anti-immigration xenophobe in a full-page spread by the Anti-Defamation League (which, ironically, makes the ADL quite oxymoronic). Obviously, defamation is okey-dokey when the ADL does it.

Nevertheless, Digger (Dan Amato) sums up the ADL piece succinctly.

They seem to have quite the knowledge on me, yet twist it. Anyone who thought that the ADL was some sort of legitimate organization can think this no more. Anyone who knows me, knows that I vehemently oppose any racial groups trying to split this country and fight for an equal playing field for all peoples legally in the US - both citizens and residents.

As a contributor to Diggers Realm with occasional cross-posting of Interested-Participant entries, I too have been targeted (albeit not by name) as a xenophobic anti-immigrant activist. And, as is typical with leftist rants, flawed assertions start the discussion. The ADL piece uses the term anti-immigrant to describe Digger and others who oppose illegal aliens in the U.S.

Contrary to the ADL's assertions, I fully support legal immigration and I contend that Digger does also. The focus of my writings and Digger's has been reports and commentary on the detrimental impacts of a porous border on truth, justice and national security.

The ADL jettisoned the truth from the start by labeling Diggers Realm as anti-immigrant. The truth is ignored and intentionally redefined when the ADL tags illegal aliens as undocumented workers. Foreign nationals sneaking into the United States are illegal aliens first and foremost, despite whether they work and what documents they carry.

People who follow the law and work to become U.S. citizens are immigrants, eagerly welcome to contribute to the richness of America. To conflate illegal aliens with immigrants doesn't make foreign nationals into legal U.S. citizens but it does tattoo immigrant American citizens with a negative stigma.

The ADL doesn't understand justice consistent with my beliefs nor Digger's. I contend that justice means equal treatment under the law for all people. Foreign nationals illegally entering the U.S. should be deported or granted permission to stay as determined by a court of law.

Advocates for open borders demand that the certain provisions of the law not be followed. Therefore, the ADL's position is that illegal aliens are immune from selected America laws. Note that there are a number of provisions under U.S. law to which illegal aliens and their advocates demand exemption.

Regarding U.S. national security, it is automatically breached by a porous international border allowing (not tens or hundreds or even thousands, but millions of) foreign nationals unrestricted access into America. The ADL apparently doesn't recognize the seriousness of the breach in national security represented by illegal aliens. A disturbing number of cases have been reported where criminal gangs, drug traffickers and, most troubling, individuals from America's enemies have illegally entered the U.S., unimpeded by the international border.

Summing up, contrary to the ADL's assertion, neither Dan Amato nor Mike Pechar is anti-immigrant. In fact, I contend that lumping legal U.S. immigrants into the group of people who illegally enter the U.S. is besmirching immigrants, actual American citizens. Therefore, it is more truthful to say that the ADL is being anti-immigrant. Were the ADL pro-immigrant, illegal aliens would be encouraged to go back to their home country and follow the legal processes to immigrate to the U.S.

Lastly, the accusations of xenophobia are entirely without merit and hardly worth addressing. However, it is arguably an effective buzz word used by open border bullies who avoid even a fleeting familiarity with truth, justice and national security.

Note that I've exercised the privilege of making assumptions about Digger's opinions. Those assumptions are based upon several years of familiarity with Digger's writings and actions which, I believe, supports their accuracy. Be advised that any error will be conveyed to me expeditiously by Digger.