Deportation Farce

   Big Brother is here, and the fear that he mongers relies on the supposed need to find, identify, apprehend and deport immigrants who are somehow "different" and who do not assimilate.
   "We have a right to choose" among those who want to come to America, said Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and to ensure that these newcomers assimilate into American society.
   As for those who do not fit in, Trump proposed a "biometric tracking system" that would monitor the allegedly undesirable immigrants, so government would know who they are, where they are and what they're up to at all times.
   Such a tracking system would not be difficult to develop and put in place, since much of the technology already exists. For example, microchips have long been injected under the skin of pets, and anthropologists attach devices to track animals in the wild. Athletes use heart rate and respiration monitors, as do hospitals. Courts have ordered suspects and felons on parole to wear anklets so police can know their activities and location.
   How hard would it be, then, to bring all this technology together on a microchip and inject it into a person, so government can know where that person is, what he or she is doing, whether he or she is sleeping or exercising, speaking or working?
   Not difficult at all.
      
   In his speech to a highly receptive audience of supporters in Phoenix Wednesday evening, Trump promised "extreme vetting" to assure assimilation of newcomers, and "consequences" for firms that leave America for other countries. Trump repeated his vow to "build a wall" on the southern border, and that "Mexico will pay for it. They don't know it yet, but they will pay for it."
   Only hours earlier, Trump met with the President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, who insisted that the subject of payment for the proposed wall did not come up in the talks.
   "This election will be your last chance to secure our border," Trump said. Meanwhile, he has never proposed a wall or the need for stringent border security in the northern part of the U.S., or the alleged dangers that Canadians pose to American society.
   While Trump's proposed "biometric tracking system" would initially be used on immigrants, legal and otherwise, until they prove to government monitors that they are worthy of being admitted to American citizenship. the clear and present danger is that such a system could soon expand to others who might be perceived as threats to society.
   Already, many people convicted of criminal offenses must wear monitoring devices, and some parents have their children injected with microchips to assist in identifying them in emergencies.
   George Orwell's grave message: "I warned you."