(My Father)
DISCLAIMER! LAUBNERMINISTRIES MAY NOT NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THE POLITICAL PERSUASIONS OF THE WRITER OF THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES. MY INTENT IS TO HONOR MY FATHER'S PERSPECTIVE EVEN THOUGH I MAY NOT AGREE WITH HIS POLITICAL OR AT TIMES HIS RELIGIOUS IDEOLOGY. MY FATHER'S IDEALS AND THOUGHTS SHOW HIS INTELLECTUAL BRILLIANCE, AND ARE IN DEMAND IN MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS ACROSS THE NATION. IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR THAT I PROVIDE A PLACE IN MY WEBSITE FOR A MAN WHOM I DEEPLY RESPECT--A HIGHLY EDUCATED MAN WHO IS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF MODERN ACADEMIA, THOUGHT, AND MATCHLESS WIT.
RESPECTIVELY SUBMITTED BY, WILLIAM LAUBNER III (SON)
WILLIAM LAUBNER JR.
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INTRO:
I am certain my writings will serve the same purpose as a multitude of sleeping pills. The frequency of my reflections will correlate directly to my enthusiasm for creativity. Expect long, dry spells between my watching the quails come in for water and my sporadic monsoon seasons of writing. One might view my scribbling as the peaceful southwestern Arizona desert that hides within it both the cactus wren and the scorpion.
Putting The Cart Before The Horse (07-20-05) Submitted July 27, 2005
The term "illegal immigration" requires an understanding that what is defined as "illegal" in this instance is dependent upon a legislative decision. The U. S. government has determined that anyone who enters within its borders and does so without initially obtaining governmental permission must be considered an illegal immigrant engaged in a criminal activity.
Those U. S. citizens who provide the leadership in the business world of our nation have deemed illegal immigrants as a vital component for obtaining a satisfactory financial profit. Thus, we are offered congressional bills, such as the Kyl-Cornyn bill and the McCain-Kennedy bill, that meet what business citizens view as a necessary margin of profit but that might well violate what other citizens view as a discrimination motivated by profit and not by the value of a human being or, for others, by the value of citizenship.
Obviously, the immigration problem focuses upon two primary issues. First, how does one determine the value of profit and correlate it with the value of a human life or with the value of law? Is profit the criteria upon which national decisions should be made?
Second, what is the chronological order in which one defines one's self? Is one first a human being, second a citizen, third an individual, fourth a child of God, fifth an advocate of free enterprise, etc? Or is one first a citizen, second a member of the human race, etc? Or is one first an advocate of free enterprise, second a child of God, etc?
The need to define one's self is paramount in determining one's position related to the illegal immigration issue. One must avoid choosing to support a particular side based upon inflammatory rhetoric, charismatic leadership, or emotional sway.
What I personally must do is first define who I am. Then I may make value judgments based upon the core of my self-awareness. Each of us should confront the same initial analyses and the subsequent establishment of priorities. Therefore, know yourself, evaluate the problem, make a decision, and be consistent. You might want to pray while you are thinking. J