by Samuel Francis

About the author: Samuel Francis is a nationally syndicated columnist.

Like hurricanes and sex in the Oval Office, illegal immigration is something that everybody is still against. Yet—again like hurricanes and presidential sex— illegal immigration keeps happening. In 1998, despite vastly improved border security on the American side, arrests of illegals in San Diego alone are expected to exceed 200,000. But while almost all American politicians support tougher controls, their Mexican counterparts are openly refusing to take any measures to reduce the flow.

In September 1998, the New York Times reported that the head of Mexico’s migration service simply refuses to do anything to discourage his fellow countrymen from violating U.S. laws and international agreements by moving north. “At no time will we take...