On 911, the second day of infamy, I asked our email list to contact elected representatives to demand that non-citizens leave the country. A handful criticized me for this. They were right. I never should have said such a thing. I should have waited until it was a more popular idea.

A COLONY OF THE WORLD

In 1992, former Senator Eugene McCarthy wrote "A COLONY OF THE WORLD: THE UNITED STATES TODAY." The subtitle was "A senior statesman warns his countrymen." McCarthy warned America that it was being colonized. He said that people like Henry Cisneros were "classical colonialists." That was nearly ten years ago. Many millions of colonialists have invaded our nation since. They think they have a right to stay here. Their byword is "We are not leaving."

WE ARE AT WAR

President Bush has said we are at war. He is right. America is going to focus on the "Homeland Defense," while at the same time going after international terrorists. As we do, we are going to be surprised at the resistance. I have long said, "You will not realize you are being invaded until you try to stop it." As America cracks down on its borders, we will be stunned at the degree to which the international community thinks we are its property.

MEXICO

Has President Fox said anything about the terrorist attack? Not as far as we can find. One Mexican politician said - "Lets not make somebody else's war, our war." On August 5, 2001, Univision, the Spanish-language TV network, ran a special called "The Other Face of America," which some described as a declaration of war. In it, actor Edward James Olmos said ""We are going to dominate this country, and it's going to take, the way we are going, another 25 years and we are going to be the majority of people, period!" There are up to five million illegal Mexicans in America. If we decide, as we should, that those who are in our nation illegally leave, what will happen? Civil war.

WORLD WAR II INTERNMENTS

Some Japanese were interred at the outset of World War II - a move that was approved by the U.S. Supreme Court. Had fate not shined on us in the Battle of Midway. the entire West Coast would have been subject to Japanese attack.

Since that defensive move, Political Correctness has overwhelmed our nation and we were forced to apologize and pay reparations. That should never have happened. In 1941 there were very few people in our nation whose loyalty might have been suspect. Today there are mions.

I WAS PREMATURE

When I said we should demand that non-citizens leave the country, I was not saying that they should be arrested or interred. I was saying that they should return to their countries of origin --- WHERE THEY ARE CITIZENS. This is not a death sentence. There is no way this can be called racist. But remember this; the southern half of Manhattan is covered with "xenophobia." We have 5,000 reasons to fear strangers.

America is going to be tested as never before and we are going to have to rely on ourselves as never before. Those who have become citizens have at least taken steps that teach them something about citizenship and the true meaning of America.

The United States is in mortal danger. A demand that non-citizens return to their own countries will, in time, prove to be modest. Time will tell if I was right. I am willing to be judged by that test.

CIVIL DEFENSE

Americans must now join together to develop the means of defending their homes and neighborhoods against anarchy and chaos that may well result as we begin the defense of the homeland.

Glenn Spencer mailto:glenn@americanpatrol.com