This article raised my eyebrows on more than one occasion. Its author, Jerome R. Corsi, writes this in response to conservative radio host Michael Medved, who apparently trashed Corsi and the entire notion that a North American Union (akin to the European Union in that it would be an economic and security partnership between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, thereby relinquishing the sovereignty of each country in fundamental ways) might be in the works behind the scenes, on the (as they say) down low. Corsi provides some documentation that seems at least like his position isn't paranoia. I had previously heard this for the first time about a month ago, mentioned in a couple posts at The Corner.
For the record, I am against any such union, and would actively fight it however I could. Furthermore, while I have decided that I do not favor any kind of fence between the U.S. and its neighbors, I think that ending all social welfare programs (entitlements, transfer payments to both individuals and corporations) in lieu of a monthly grant to all U.S. citizens 21 years or over (this is the Charles Murray proposal from his book, In Our Hands), would serve to reduce the impulse for immigration that currents exists (because illegal immigrants can enjoy welfare benefits to varying degrees). It is both paradoxical and bad economic policy to have both open borders and the welfare state.
The NAU issue is something to keep your eyes on. Will it grow? Possibly it is nothing. Possibly it is. You decide.
