Imagine if we had India’s immigration policy.
India’s 2,582 mile border with Bangladesh is even longer than America’s 1,954 mile border with Mexico.
The two countries are divided not only by that border, but by religion. India has an 80% Hindu majority and a rising 13% Muslim minority. Bangladesh has a 90% Muslim majority. And the tide of Muslim migration from Bangladesh to India began to shift the population balance in some Indian states.
India has spent decades building fences, topping them with barbed wire, and installing lights. The lights are there so that the guards can see. Unlike America, there are guards, they have guns, and they shoot.
What makes America’s border different from those of so many other countries isn’t the lack of fencing. Smugglers, traffickers, and assorted criminals can often find weak points in any security setup. In most countries, the defense of the border is seen as a national security issue backed by real firepower.
America’s Border Patrol has less than 20,000 people. India’s Border Security Force has 186 battalions and 257,363 people. It’s a paramilitary organization with an intelligence network, ten artillery units, air and marine wings, and canine and even camel units. And the weapons aren’t just there for show.
Over 1,000 illegal infiltrators have been killed trying to enter India from Bangladesh in over a decade.
BSF personnel are allowed to shoot on sight. Boats are used to monitor river areas that can’t be fenced in. Air units watch from the sky. And intelligence units gather information on smuggling gangs. The first and final line of defense though comes from men with rifles watching the fences and the shadows.
When a Bangladeshi teenage girl illegally entering India was shot, leftist activists hoped to use her to stop the zero-tolerance border security policy. But India kept building fences and defending them.
And now it’s turning to the problem of the millions of illegal Bangladeshi Muslim ‘infiltrators’ in India.
Last year, around the same time that the media was fulminating over remarks by President Trump, Amit Shah, the head of India’s conservative ruling BJP, was being attacked for calling illegal aliens, “termites”.
“Millions of infiltrators have entered our country and are eating the country like termites. Should we not uproot them?” Shah asked voters in West Bengal, which is threatened by illegal Bangladeshis. “A Bharatiya Janata Party government will pick up infiltrators one by one and throw them into the Bay of Bengal.”
Earlier that year, Assam, the part of India where the anti-illegal movement was born, began cracking down on the invading population with a “detect-delete-deport” program. Assam’s program spotted 4 million illegal infiltrators in the state of 33 million. Many of them had made themselves at home in India, but lacked birth certificates and other documents showing that they were citizens.
Just as when it comes to border security, India’s twin assets are determination and manpower.
The “detect-delete-deport” program began by digitizing old paper records and then checking them against the documents that were submitted by the population. Tens of thousands of government employees reviewed millions of documents and then began checking and cross-referencing them. The lies weren’t hard to spot as when dozens of people claimed to have been born from the same mother.
The work is far from finished but the number of Muslim illegal aliens could climb as high as 20 million, and so could the deportations, once “detect-delete-deport” is deployed across the entire country.
India’s National Register of Citizens is being used to clarify who belongs in the country and who doesn’t. Those who are unable to prove their citizenship potentially face the Foreigners’ Tribunals, courts that ask the accused to prove their citizenship. If the illegals fail to do so, they can be sent to prison and then deported. If they try to dodge the courts, the machinery of the system will move forward anyway.
Assam’s 1,000 Foreigners’ Tribunals have been busy, but every state in India has now been given the authority to create its own Tribunals. And detention camps are being built in Assam to hold illegals.
While much of the machinery is in place, the actual process of deporting millions of illegals may prove challenging. But India had previously been able to negotiate agreements with Bangladesh that made the thousands of miles of border fencing possible by using economic and political leverage. Convincing Bangladesh to accept millions of its own people, some who have been in India for a generation, may be harder, but BJP leaders clearly believe that it can be done. And financial arrangements may be a small price to pay for securing India’s future and preventing the rise of Islamic violence in affected areas.
India is also moving against the 40,000 strong Rohingya illegal Muslim population which hae been a problem in that country, as well as in Myanmar. But India is also making it clear that it will respect legitimate refugees by providing sanctuary to Hindu and Buddhist refugees fleeing Islamic violence.
There are important lessons from this effort for the United States in our immigration challenges.
India’s Modi has been dubbed a natural counterpart to Trump. Under Modi, the BJP harnessed populist sentiments to begin executing an ambitious plan for tackling India’s longstanding immigration problems. The BJP understood that it had to run on migration issues to gain political sanction for a crackdown. Popular support from Indians allowed the government to ignore protests by leftist activist groups like Amnesty and Human Rights Watch, the domestic opposition, and even the United Nations.
The BJP understood that border security alone would never be enough. Not unless the illegal infiltrators were made to understand that there was no future for them even if they did make it across the border.
Building a border wall is a partial answer. But the real answer lies in using military force to secure the border, ending the processing of asylum requests, and distinguishing Americans from illegal aliens.
India’s example shows that these things can be done. And if India can do them, America certainly can.
Despite the media’s frenzied shrieks, there is popular support for the Trump administration’s measures from deportation to border security to adding a citizenship question to the census. The obstacle is a radical judiciary determined to protect an illegal base of Democrat voters and voting districts.
The illegal migrant issue is not about human rights or racism. It’s about political power. Democrats opposed Vietnamese refugees for the same reason that they now support open borders with Mexico.
The BJP understood this and campaigned by targeting the left-wing opposition as a party of illegals. Its fundamental argument was that leftists had chosen foreign migrants over the country’s own poor.
That was a winning argument in India. It’s a winning argument in America.
tedh754 says
“Eating the country like termites.” Great description.
David says
More like a rotten apple in the barrel.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
Well, we are replacing ourselves with Hindus to work our IT projects over here. It makes sense to bring in a few dozen of these Indian paramilitary battalions to patrol our southern border. The crux would be this: when the lawyers move in on the Indian soldiers working in TX NM AZ and CA to stop them, they invoke Indian law and detect and deport the illegal aliens at will. The lawyers guild could hardly argue: we apply U.S. law to foreigners in the form of illegal aliens, so it follows that we can apply Indian law to them also.
Lydia Church says
Good points!
Lydia Church says
All of this drama is about birthing the one world government.
Open borders, no such thing as ‘illegal’ or ‘citizens’, equal access to all, etc.
It’s all part of the narrative to push for global government which becomes global tyranny.
CRUSADER says
Robert Spencer’s book “History of Jihad”
covered quite a bit on Islam’s incursion into Hindu India.
A whole entire book could’ve been written on that topic alone!
Perhaps after “Palestinian Delusion” is made available and read,
the esteemed author could indeed bring out a masterpiece which
could inspire a whole sub-continent to be wary of Islam’s encroachment!
CRUSADER says
The northern parts of the India subcontinent is virtually becoming
one of the top population centers of Muslims worldwide.
Sikhs are surrounded by Muslims.
SIKH culture / history of resisting Islam….
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Sikhs are expected to embody the qualities of a Sant Sipahi or “saint-soldier” with the courage to defend the rights of all who are wrongfully oppressed or persecuted irrespective of their colour, caste, or creed.
The ideology was helped with the martial art known as Gatkha, also created by Hargobind. Sant Sipahi describes a saint soldier who would adhere one’s life in strict discipline both in mind and body.
A Sant Sipahi is dedicated to a worthy cause and selfless service, becoming a weapon for altruistic purposes, and raising the sword to protect the innocent in corporeal, temporal and spiritual defence. A Sant Sipahi does not utilize enlightenment nor physical superiority for personal gain.
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2005/06/03/june-3-2005-sikh-saint-soldier/12270/
Guru Hargobind ([ɡʊru həɾɡobɪnd] 19 June 1595 – 3 March 1644), revered as the sixth Nanak, was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He was barely eleven years old when he became Guru on 11 June 1606, after the execution of his father, Guru Arjan, by the Mughal emperor Jahangir.[5] He initiated a military tradition within Sikhism to resist Islamic persecution and protect the freedom of religion.[5][6]
Guru Gobind Singh (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ) (22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708),[4][5] born Gobind Rai, was the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam,[6][7] Guru Gobind Singh was formally installed as the leader of the Sikhs at age nine, becoming the tenth Sikh Guru.[8] His four sons died during his lifetime in Mughal-Sikh Wars – two in battle, two executed by the Mughal army.[9][10][11]
Among his notable contributions to Sikhism are founding the Sikh warrior community called Khalsa in 1699[1][12][13] and introducing the Five Ks, the five articles of faith that Khalsa Sikhs wear at all times. Guru Gobind Singh also continued the formalisation of the religion, wrote important Sikh texts,[14][15] and enshrined the scripture the Guru Granth Sahib as Sikhism’s eternal Guru.[16]
Sikhism was founded in the 15th century, in present-day Punjab. At the time of its founding, this culturally rich region had been conquered by the Mughal Empire from central Asia. During the time of the founder of the Sikh faith and its first guru, Guru Nanak, Sikhism flourished as a counter to both the prevalent Hindu and Muslim teachings. The Mughal emperor Akbar was relatively tolerant of non-Islamic religions and focused on religious tolerance. His relationship with Sikh Gurus was cordial.[6]
The relationship between the Sikhs and Akbar’s successor Jehangir was not friendly. Due to a large number of Muslim converts to Sikhism and references to Muslim and Hindu teachings in the Guru Granth Sahib, the fifth guru, Guru Arjan Dev was summoned and executed.[7]
This incident is seen as a turning point in Sikh history,[citation needed] leading to the first instance of militarization of Sikhs under Guru Arjun’s successor Guru Hargobind. Guru Hargobind trained in shashtra vidya, a form of martial arts that became prevalent among the Sikhs. He first conceptualized the idea of the kirpan through the notion of Sant Sipahi, or “saint soldiers”[clarification needed].
The relationship between the Sikhs and the Mughals further deteriorated following the execution of the ninth Guru Tegh Bahadur by Aurengzeb, who was highly intolerant of Sikhs, partially driven by his desire to impose Islamic law. Following the executions of their leaders and facing increasing persecution, the Sikhs officially adopted militarization for self-protection by creating the Khalsa; the executions also prompted formalization of various aspects of the Sikh faith. The tenth and final guru, Guru Gobind Singh formally included the kirpan as a mandatory article of faith for all baptised Sikhs,[8] making it a duty for Sikhs to be able to defend themselves and others from oppression.
The Khanda (Punjabi: ਖੰਡਾ, khaṇḍā) is the symbol of the Sikh faith, that attained its current form in the early 20th century.[1]
It is an amalgam of three symbols:[2]
A double-edged khanda (sword) in the centre
A chakkar (chakram)
Two single-edged swords, or kirpan, crossed at the bottom and sit on either side of the khanda and chakkar. They represent the dual characteristics of Miri-Piri, indicating the integration of both spiritual and temporal sovereignty together and not treating them as two separate and distinct entities.[3]
It depicts the Sikh doctrine Deg Tegh Fateh in emblematic form. It consists of three weapons and a circle: the khanda, two kirpans and the chakkar which is a circle. It is the military emblem of the Sikhs. It is also part of the design of the Nishan Sahib. A double edged khanda (sword) is placed at the top of a Nishan Sahib flag as an ornament or finial.
The Khanda is often confused with the emblem shown on Iran’s flag which the Khanda predates. In recent years, the Khanda has been used to show solidarity within the Sikh community after high profile shootings in the United States.[4]
Another symbol that may be confused with the Khanda is the aad chand (lit. “half moon”) of the Nihang, which consists of a khanda sword in the middle of a crescent, aligned with points upward.[5]
[Wikipedia]
CRUSADER says
The Sikhs deserve credit for differing themselves from Muslims….
Was the faith of Sikh belief system possibly made as a counter to Islam?
Below is an article referring to the Sikh beliefs,
>>> with some aspects being wrong when it comes to Islam, however:
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Westerners often confuse the ethnicities of people from eastern cultures, especially when there are similarities in appearance. People of the Sikh faith, for example, are very often thought to be Muslims, based on skin color and the fact that Sikhs wear a peaked head turban, called a dastar, that at first glance can look like the kind of turbans wore by some Muslim elders or Afghani Muslims.
Because of this confusion, Sikhs have been the victims of hate crimes and domestic terrorism targeting Muslims in a backlash following September 11, 2001, the Gulf War, and the emergence of global terrorist groups. When people in Western countries come in contact with Sikhs wearing beards and turbans many assume they are Muslims.
However, Sikhism is a religion that is very distinct from Islam, with a unique scripture, guidelines, principles, initiation ceremony, and appearance. It is a religion developed by ten gurus over three centuries.
Sikhism Differs From Islam:
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Origin —
Sikhism originated with the birth of Guru Nanak in Punjab circa 1469 CE and is based on the guru’s writings and teachings. It is a relatively new religion by world standards. The Nanak philosophy that teaches “There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim” means that all are spiritually equal. This philosophy was propagated together by Guru Nanak— who was born of a Hindu family— and his spiritual companion Bhai Mardana—born of a Muslim family, as they conducted a series of mission tours. Guru Nanak compiled the writings of both Hidhu and Muslim saints, which are included in Sikh scriptures. Sikhism originated in the area of the Indian subcontinent that is present-day. Pakistan.
Islam is a considerably older religion, originating in 610 CE with the Prophet Muhammad and his transcription of the Quran (Koran). Islam’s roots can be traced to about 2000 BCE in the Middle East to Ishmael, said to be the illegitimate son of Abraham. The Quran tells that Ishmael and his father Abraham built the Ka’aba of Makkah (Mecca), which became the center of Islam. Over the centuries, the Ka’aba fell into the hands of idol worshiping pagan, but in 630 CE, the Prophet Muhammad re-established leadership in Mecca and rededicated the Ka’aba to the worship of one God, Allah. Thus, the Islamic faith, unlike Sikhism, has a geographic center that is the focus for followers everywhere
>>> This is the mythology which Islam promotes, but Tom Holland and Jay Smith and Robert Spencer have poked holes in this whole theory put forth by historical Caliphates regarding the Koran, Allah, Mohammad, and the fundamentals of Islam itself, but I digress…
Different Concepts of the Deity —
Both religions are regarded as monotheistic, but there are notable differences in how they define and visualize God.
Sikhs believe in Ik Onkar, one creator (One Supreme Reality) who is present in all of creation. Sikhs refer to God as Waheguru. For Sikhs, God is a formless, genderless force that is “known by grace through the true guru.” Ik Onkar is not a highly personal God with whom followers can have an intimate relationship, but a formless force underlying all creation.
Muslims believe in the same God as worshipped by Christians and Jews (“Allah” is the Arabic word for God). The Muslim concept of Allah poses a very personal God who is all-powerful but infinitely merciful.
>>> Of course, the authors of this piece are WRONG about the “same God” bit.
Guiding Scripture —
Sikhs accept the scripture of Siri Guru Granth Sahib as the living word of their divine Guru, as interpreted by the 10 historical gurus. The Guru Granth offers instruction and guidance on how to achieve humility and overcomes egoism, thereby illuminating and liberate the soul from the bondage of spiritual darkness. The Guru Granth is not regarded as the literal word of God, but as the teachings of a divine and transcendent Guru who articulates the universal truth.
Muslims follow the scripture of the Quran, believing it to be the word of God as revealed to the Prophet Mohammad by the Angel Gabriel. The Quran, then, is seen as the literal word of God (Allah) himself.
>>> Oh, how WRONG the Muslims are about this falsified religion; how duped Muslims become and then expect the rest of the world to become!!!
Fundamental Elements of Practice —
There are notable differences in how Sikhs and Muslims conduct the day-to-day practice.
Sikh practices include:
Three pillars or fundamental principles: meditation on God; honest earning by hard work; sharing resources and performing community service.
Five essentials beliefs: one creator; ten historical gurus; the scripture of Guru Granth; the teachings of the ten gurus; the initiation rites of the tenth guru.
Five articles of faith worn on the body by initiates: unshorn hair covered by a turban; wooden comb; steel bracelet; ceremonial short sword; specially designed undergarment.
Islamic practices include:
Five pillars or fundamental principles: testimony; prayer; pilgrimage; charity; fasting.
Six articles of faith and belief in: a sole deity (Allah); angelic beings and the prophets of old; the Quran scripture; resurrection and afterlife; destiny and fate as the will of Allah.
Worship Basics —
Sikhs worship in a meeting place known as the gurdwara. The gurdwara is a place that welcomes all visitors, regardless of faith. Services include langar—free food from the guru’s kitchen. Sikhs begin the day with meditation and recite daily prayers in the morning, evening and at bedtime.
Muslims worship in an official building of prayer and learning called a mosque, and they recite prayers five times daily. While visitors are welcome in the mosque, only the faithful participate in prayers and other ritual activities.
Conversion —
Sikhism does not practice proselytism nor seek to convert people to the faith but will accept anyone who chooses to be initiated, regardless of background. Sikhism believes in defending the oppressed against the tyranny of forced conversion by peaceful means but is willing to take up arms if necessary.
Islamic positions on conversion very widely from sect to sect. Fundamentalists have a strong belief that Islam represents the one true faith, and therefore they believe that it is their duty to open the eyes of others to the truth. Although forceful conversion to Islam is forbidden according to the Qur’an, in some cultures, forced conversions to Islam are common.
>>> Was the pun intended? (“Sikhs don’t seek….”)
Of course, coercion allowed for Islam imperialism to spread so widely, so quickly from the very beginning of Islamic history!
Appearance —
Sikhism Keshdhari devotees and Armitdhari initiates do not cut or remove hair from the body face or scalp. Devout Sikh men and some women wear religiously mandated turbans in a variety of styles to cover and protect unshorn hair.
Muslim male devotees may wear a turban, or fez, and grow a beard, but they generally do trim hair on the scalp or body. Women devotees may wear hijab to cover hair on the head, or a burqa to cover the face and body. Women generally remove facial and body hair. Islamic religious headgear is almost always worn by Muslims in the Middle East, but it is controversial in some parts of Europe where there have been efforts to outlaw it. Islamic veils and headwear are gradually becoming less common in the U.S., possibly out of a wish to escape prejudicial reaction by non-Muslims.
>>> USA and Canada however have seen the increase of Muslim populations wearing “head gear” in recent years, nonetheless.
Circumcision —
Sikhism is against ritual mutilation of the genitals, respecting the body as perfect in its natural state of creation. Sikhs do not practice circumcision for either male or females.
Islam has historically practiced culturally dictated circumcision for male and females. While male circumcision is still widely practiced, female circumcision is becoming discretionary for many Muslims, except in North Africa, where it is still quite standard. For progressive Muslims, it is no longer a mandated practice.
>>> However, FGM is a growing problem in parts of the USA and UK, for instance, where Shari’ah is being practiced within Muslim majority communities! The females have little choice but to go along with such coercive practices.
Marriage —
Sikhism’s code of conduct outlines marriage as a monogamous relationship, teaching that bride and groom are fused by the Anand Karaj ceremony the symbolized the divine sharing one light in two bodies. Dowry payment is discouraged.
Islamic scripture of the Quran allows a man to take up to four wives. In western nations, however, Muslims usually follow the predominate cultural practice of monogamy.
>>> The cost of having more than one wife also is a factor for Muslims in the West. Regardless of marriage, there are instances whereby Muslim males obtain women for sexual gratification, as allowed in Islam, “…by the right hand…”
Dietary Law and Fasting —
Sikhism does not believe in the ritual slaughtering of animals for food. And Sikhism does not believe in ritual fasting as a means to spiritual enlightenment.
Islam dietary law requires that animals that are to be eaten for food must be slaughtered according to halal ritual. Islam observes Ramadan, a month-long fast during which no food or drink may be consumed during daylight hours. Fasting deprivation is thought to purify the soul.
>>> Muslims are duty bound during their devout Hajj to Mecca to slit throats of “sacrificial” animals for “purification” of their Islamic “souls”, thus inuring the Muslim practitioner to the bloody act — which they may be called upon to do on a non-Muslim, Kuffar, human being — all in the name of Muhammad and his sick cult!
jim says
Odd how you don’t mention that Sikhs committed the greatest act of terrorism in Canadian history.
Zaheer says
Sikhism is a sect of Islam. The birth of Sikhism took place in what is now Pakistan. the birth of the first guru is in Pakistan. The foundation of the Sikh’s most precious temple was laid by a Muslim. Many parts of their holy book have Muslim poets. Sikhs dress like Muslims and have Muslim names. Sikhism is a sect of Islam.
b.a. freeman says
jim, the important thing to remember is to look at what the scriptures of sikhism teach, not on what individuals do. just because one person, or group of persons, makes a reprehensible attack does not mean that their religion encouraged them to do so. i took a cursory look at sikhism, and it appeared innocuous to me. i can show U 100 passages or more in the quran alone (not counting *ANY* of the ahadith in the kutub alsittah) in which muhammed’s sock puppet, allah,, encourages vile treatment of non-believers, up to and including death. can U show me where sikhism teaches attacking non-sikhs?
Angemon says
The ghoulish left is the same everywhere…
gravenimage says
Lessons for America From India’s War Against Illegal Muslim Migrants
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*All* non-Muslim nations need to keep Muslim invaders out.
Eric Jones says
The border patrol needs more troops at all the borders and ports of entry, which includes harbors and airports. Its more than the border with Mexico. Employers that hire illegal immigrants should face jail time as well as increased fines. Mr. Greenfield is right, our borders are a matter of national security. Inspection of cargo coming into the USA should be increased.
Maybe we can send our illegals to Mr. Trudope in Canada. I know he will welcome them.
Eric
David says
You think it is a good idea for Canada to become a muslim caliphate? Yes, Turdeau does welcome them.
Well I know that Mexicans are not muslim.
Mahendra Singh says
Islam spreads in three principal ways (1) Infiltration (2) conversion (3) conquest. For the first India is a
prime example. So was Kosovo, which was Christian majority till the end of the 1700s. Then mass infiltration began by Albanians, a famished (no surprise there !) . In just a hundred years the demographics changed.
Aided by the criminal Clinton, Serbia lost Kosovo. Today Kosovo remains dirt poor, and mostt of their males work in Germany and other Western countries.for survival.
These “immigrants” on entering begin to build political fences around them. In USA organizations like ACLU and the Democratic party fully protect them. California has “Sanctuary”cities. They ruined our school system
by overcrowding and will soon do the same to health delivery system, In India you will find Bangla deshis under every rock you turn over.
latha says
A must read – Islamic India, biggest holocaust in World History :
https://www.sikhnet.com/news/islamic-india-biggest-holocaust-world-history