Federal Pressure Will Trigger Street Warfare in U.S

Warning signs were obvious earlier this year with a wave of social unrest in the wake of a House bill designed to secure U.S. borders and crack down on "illegals," first in California and Texas, then in the U.S. overall.

Thousands of people who favor open borders and unlimited immigration into this country - most young people in middle and high schools - took to the streets in March, April and May. It was truly a Spring of Discontent.

But now the situation is even worse, with no way to avoid violent civil unrest around the state of California first, then nationwide as the year wears on.

Why? Because Congress has compounded its earlier legislative blunder with further paralysis and indecision.

The House bill, passed in March, was brutally punitive to all illegal residents, declaring them all criminals even if they have lived here for years and even if they work, pay taxes and are peaceful.

The Senate version isn't much better. It does grant "guest worker" status to longer-term residents, but stacks up a pile of requirements (most requiring fees and other expense) in order for these "guests" to stay.

Actually, neither bill will help relieve the social pressures in California and Texas. Many people I've talked to warn of violent clashes if the federal government starts forcibly enforcing existing immigration statutes, which will happen no matter which version of the bill gains favor in compromise. Already, thousands of illegals have been rounded up and deported and hundreds of employers have been shut down and fined for hiring illegals.

That's generally the federal plan: Seal the border, bash the businessmen. Force illegals out on their own volition. It will work, but not without friction, intimidation and even violence.

Troops already carry weaponry along the U.S.-Mexico border. Mexican drug gangs are beefing uop their firepower. fearful families are stoking up on weapons and ammunition. Local law enforcement fears being overwhelmed by a warlike atmosphere between groups, families, gangs and pro- and anti-immigrant factions.

It will be civil war, slow at first, but rapidly accelerating.