por Craig B Hulet
Sunday January 18, 2004

Hispanics Beware! " In every age...the ultimate sources of war are the beliefs of those in power: their idea about what is of most fundamental importance and may therefore ultimately be worth a war." -- Evan Luard, International War
 

 
It was reported in the Washington Post that ³President Bush proposed allowing millions of illegal immigrants to work temporarily in the United States in an election-year overture to the nation¹s 39 million Hispanics.²

What has been discussed in the press:

Bush¹s plan to grant three-year temporary work permits seeks to balance a variety of concerns: politically important Hispanic groups seek to legalize immigrants¹ status, major employers want workers for low-paying jobs and conservatives worry about security amid an alleged sea of illegal immigrants. The Bush plan would offer a renewable three-year temporary legal status to the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants nationwide, and offer a chance at this guest worker status to immigrants internationally. Participating immigrants would be enrolled in Social Security and be able to immediately apply for a green card; waiting periods for green cards can stretch for longer than 10 years.

It would be the biggest change in U.S. immigration policy since 1986, but critics called the proposal a political ploy that falls short. Not the administration though:
"We're addressing an important economic need (and) we're being compassionate to those undocumented workers who are here now ... many of (whom) are probably being abused and exploited,... part of this policy will help make America more secure because we'll know who's here." --White House spokesman Scott McClellan 01/08/04.

Many of the estimated 8 million to 14 million illegal immigrants in the United States have been smuggled across the Mexican border. America¹s 39 million Hispanics are the largest U.S. ethnic group and a key target of Bush¹s re-election strategy in states such as Florida and California. (Sources: Bush proposes temporary work plan for immigrants By Randall Mikkelsen Washington, Reuters); Immigration Nation- By Marcelo Ballve, pacificnews.org --January 8, 2004)

What has not been discussed in the press:

Aliens are required to register for the U.S. military draft which the administration has quietly put on the table for a post election year strategy to alleviate pressure on ground forces in our over-stretched Pentagon footprint. Those required to register for the draft fall into several categories: Permanent resident aliens; Special (seasonal) agricultural workers (Form I-688); Refugee, parolee, and asylee aliens; Undocumented (illegal) aliens; dual nationals of the U.S. and another country are required to register, regardless of where they live, because they are U.S. nationals. (Note: Lawful non-immigrants on visas (e.g., diplomatic and consular personnel and families, foreign students, tourists with unexpired visas (Forms I-94, I-95A), or those with Border Crossing Documents (Forms I-185, I-186, I-444) and Special agricultural workers (Form I-688A) do not have to register).

This may seem premature but this office has tracked the return of the Selective Service Board¹s requests for new volunteers to serve on these boards which decide who should receive a deferment from the draft, which has not been operational for almost three decades. The new call came during 2003; would the Selective Service be looking to fill these 1,200 vacancies across America if there was no plan to utilize their services? Not likely. Other reasons for an upcoming draft have been outlined in three articles on our offices¹ website. (See: http://www.kcandassociates.org The Upcoming Draft)

The present administration¹s Machiavellianism is becoming well-known all over the world; but part ¹n parcel of Machiavellian rhetoric is both to
1) lie and deceive at will; but also
2) to mask and veil real intentions with moral imperatives.
We are becoming familiar with the first, it is the second that is harder to grasp while it is going on.

The masses rarely catch-on until it is way too late in the game to go back. Every alien, illegal or not, denoted immediately above, that registers for the new three year immigration status will be simultaneously (though likely without knowledge of it) be registering to be selected for service in the United States Army or Marines. They will, along with other Americans chosen, be selected by a lottery system most are familiar with. Their tour of two years minimum will lighten the load on America¹s Reserves and National Guard forces deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan presently, and it seems likely in Syria and Iran (but anywhere U.S. forces are deployed) later on in 2004-2008. It hasn¹t helped any that there has been some 1,700 deserters from the Iraq war alone. Bus is having trouble convincing the youth of America that to enlist in the Armed Forces is the patriotic thing to do; enlistments is all branches of the military are off drastically. So reinstitution of the draft is a necessity if Bush and Pentagon are to continue their plans for an extended Pentagon ³footprint² throughout the world. While there are some 12 million aliens in the United States presently (illegal and legal) Mr. Bush isn¹t likely to overlook this unregistered pool of draftees for long.

This would have the dual effect of seeming to be
1) a more fair system to Americans (especially white American males) generally not wanting to serve (and fewer will have to serve should the millions of registered aliens make up part of the equation) and
2) an entirely orchestrated affair to the aliens who are not going to be told of their new found citizen ³obligations² to the American system known the world over as the American dream.

One can already hear Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity squealing: ³If they want the benefits of the American dream they have to accept the obligations which come with these freedoms.² Of course nearly every single talk show host in America has never served their country either and will not be subject to the new draft as they will fall over the 25 year age limit (initially at least).

I would think all will be as surprised as the Hispanics and Puerto Ricans and even some few young men from the island of Guam I served and trained with from 1968 on, until 1975 when the military went all-volunteer. Those that couldn¹t speak any English at all were the most surprised of all. Bush¹s ³compassionate² electoral ³overture² to the Hispanic community is a little less forgiving when fully understood.

After writing this article I received the following news report from a client in Arizona:

(published on duckdaotsu.org)
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, citing war and terrorism concerns, said Monday that he is ordering all undocumented immigrants currently in jail to register for the draft.
"My point is if you come here illegally and you are going to receive benefits from this great country, the United States of America, you should follow the law and register for the Selective Service. And if you get called up, you should fight for this country,"Arpaio said. ...There are about 500 undocumented immigrants housed in the county's jail system who have not complied with a 1980 federal law that requires all young men between 18 and 26 to register for the draft, regardless of their immigration status, Arpaio said. An additional 2,300 inmates, out of 8,700 total inmates, will also be ordered to register because they failed to do so earlier, Arpaio said. Arpaio will begin registering the inmates Wednesday at Tent City...."I can't say that I've ever heard anything like this, but we do appreciate any effort toward compliance," said Dan Amon, a spokesman for the Selective Service System in Washington, D.C...Arizona's compliance rate is about 83 percent, compared with 90 percent nationally, Amon said....The country's draft ended 30 years ago and was replaced by an all-volunteer military. Although some members of Congress have proposed reinstating the draft, the Department of Defense recently concluded the draft was not needed to fight the war on terrorism or the war in Iraq, Amon said. Technically, Arpaio cannot force inmates to register because federal law exempts prison inmates from registering for the draft until after they are released, Amon said. ....Nevertheless, Amon said, "I think your sheriff may be doing these individuals a favor because registering for the Selective Service is tied to a number of benefits including (citizenship). If they are illegals and they want to (legalize) their status, the first thing they would be asked is whether they registered for the Selective Service." ...Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox agreed, saying, "This could be a pathway to permanent residence." (Source: Register for draft, jailed migrants told, The Arizona Republic Daniel González, Jan. 13, 2004) http://www.duckdaotsu.org/migrant.html

It couldn¹t be clearer the path the United States is on in the name of Empire.

(End 01/09/04)
Copyright 2004 Craig B Hulet & The Artful Nuance
 
 

(Craig B Hulet was Special Assistant for Special Projects to Congressman Jack Metcalf (R. Ret.) and is periodically consultant with ATF&E US Dept. Justice Homeland Security; Hulet is author of The Hydra of Carnage: Bush's Imperial War-making and the Rule of Law, 2002)

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