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South African mobs are going door to door to kick out migrants. Socialism drives their xenophobia

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South Africa is one of the most xenophobic societies in the world.

For the past few weeks, anti-immigrant South Africans have been holding protests, and some have gone door to door, demanding that any illegal immigrants on the premises be deported.

When I related these facts to some friends in San Francisco, they looked at each other and asked me: How is that any different from what is happening here?

The answer: American border enforcement, unlike South African vigilantism, reinforces the rule of law.

The US has immigration laws. It is completely within the power and capability of the federal government to enforce them.

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One party (the Democrats) has chosen not to enforce them, hoping to reap future political gains if migrants become citizens.

The other party (the Republicans) is split, with a business constituency that favors open borders for cheap labor, and a border security faction that wants laws enforced.

The border security faction was marginalized for many years, but is now — against all odds — in charge of the country, through the presidency of Donald Trump. Trump is enforcing laws on the books, often in the face of strident opposition.

But note what........

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