“Immigration without assimilation is invasion.”

Bobby Jindal – the son of immigrants himself – recently said that. 

To be honest, that crystalizes the entire immigration debate. Especially over Obama's decision to allow 10,000 Syrian refugees to come to America

Many European countries have allowed unfettered immigration by groups that have absolutely no intention of assimilating into their new home. These immigrants will never learn the host country’s language, or adapt to its customs and laws or its culture. 

Instead, they will try to establish their own enclave, separate and distinct from the rest of that society. They’ll eagerly accept the generosity of the host, but insist that they are not bound by the rules that govern others in that nation. 

By Jindal’s astute description they are no longer immigrants – they are invaders.   

Does anyone really believe the hordes of “Syrian refugees” won’t fit that description?  Does anyone actually think what’s happened with Muslim enclaves in London, Belgium, Paris, and even in our own country won’t happen with these people as well? 

Look, I understand that we are a nation of immigrants.  I also know that many immigrant waves first clustered together here to bridge their transition into our society.  The Jews, the Irish, the Poles, the Swedes, the Italians and the Cubans all did that.  Over time, however, the overwhelming majority assimilated into the American experiment by learning our language, our laws and customs, and our culture, and becoming a part of American society.  They never gave up their heritage – they didn’t have to – but they adapted to fit in. 

There will always be places in America where people still speak Yiddish, German, Polish, Italian, Spanish or Hindi at home or among themselves. That’s part of who they are.   

On Calle Ocho in the Little Havana part of downtown Miami, for example, most of the store signs are in Spanish and English; that’s not required but simply makes good business sense – the shopkeepers don’t want to rule anyone out. Most of the people there are Cuban immigrants or the descendants of Cuban immigrants, yet are fiercely patriotic about the America in which they live.

Much of that is because many Cubans came here to escape Castro. America was a safe haven for them, and they never forgot that we opened our doors to them.  So when they arrived they were thankful for the opportunities and freedom America offered.  Today’s descendants of those Cubans may speak Spanish among themselves, but are also proud to speak English and be a vital, law-abiding part of American society.

I don’t see that happening with the proposed new wave of Muslim refugees.   

If recent history is any guide, the Syrian refugees will segregate themselves wherever they land and will not even try to assimilate.  That’s what they’ve been doing in Europe for years; I can’t imagine they’ll act any different if they come here. 

The Muslim enclaves In Europe have become hotbeds of hostility toward local law enforcement and major recruiting areas for would-be jihadists. Expect the same here, only now there won’t be an ocean between us and them, and once here, they’ll have the same freedom to move about the country every American enjoys.  So if they want to travel to, say, Times Square on New Year’s Eve, or Boston on July 4^th, there’s nothing to stop them and no one will be tracking them. 

Now, Obama and his spokespuppets say the majority of Syrian refugees we would be welcoming to America are widows and mothers with children. 

However, almost all the footage shown by the mainstream media of the Syrian refugees doesn’t support that.  It seems to me that the vast majority of Syrian refugees appear to be young males in their late teens to mid-30s. Most look pretty damn fit and well-clothed for having fled a war-torn country on foot and travelling across multiple countries.

In fact, they look like men who should be wearing a uniform and defending their land and families back home.  I don’t see a lot of guys who would flunk a military physical.  Nor do I see a lot of widows or mothers with kids in their midst. 

Next, the Obama administration says anyone opposed to dropping 10,000 of these supposedly destitute refugees into our towns and cities with no advance notice is heartless and cruel, and acting contrary to American values.

I think there’s one American value that trumps all others – keeping Americans safe.  We may be the most compassionate and generous nation in the world, but let’s not be stupid. 

These people have no desire to assimilate.  That makes them invaders. 

If Obama forces us to open our doors to these invaders he will have cemented his role as the only American President to commit treason.