William Hogeland - author of "The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America's Newfound Sovereignty" - offers a mind-numbingly stupid slab of pro-illegal immigration propaganda in "Our Founding Illegals".

See, back in the day King George wanted all the lands roughly west of the Appalachians to be Indian territory, and residents of the American colonies couldn't settle there. George Washington and other bigwigs of the time worked around or just ignored that restriction, declaring themselves owners of lands in those areas. Without the acquisitions of these lands by Washington - as well as by German and Irish immigrants - we wouldn't be the nation we are today.

In other words, Hogeland is comparing the United States of America and the Constitution to the British empire and the British constitution of the time. And, he's comparing the illegal aliens of today to George Washington et al, ending with:

...Those of us whose ancestors risked everything as illegal immigrants, and in the process helped found a nation, owe our forebears a debt of gratitude, too. Without their daring disregard of immigration laws, we might not be here today.

Unfortunately, there's the strong possibility that the descendents of today's illegal aliens might indeed say the same thing... from the new country of Aztlan. It's our job - as the "British" in Hogeland's feverish mind - to prevent that from happening.

The fact that this even made it into print is evidence that the NYT is run by complete idiots.

Related:
Gloria Romero's revolution (That California Assemblyperson compared illegal aliens to those who conducted the Boston Tea Party with, of course, we Americans as the British)