Posted by
Arnie on Thursday, May 17, 2007 10:09:11 PM
Some immigrants say yes, some say no way, on the new comprehensive immigration bill worked out in the Senate behind closed doors.
"...the path to citizenship offered by the Senate on Thursday would be too
risky and too expensive, and could end up driving him deeper into the
shadows."
"...not sure he can trust U.S. immigration authorities who have been rounding up and deporting his fellow immigrants for months."
"If I go home, who is going to guarantee that I'll be let back in?"
"Where would I find $5,000? In two years, I don't get $5,000,"
"...she would be willing to pay the $5,000 fine, but not return home
because her family there depends on what she earns as a hair braider."
"...he applied twice for visas in Honduras, and both times had to pay several bribes to local embassy staff."
"...If I'll never be able to bring my family, why should I apply?"
"...works seven days a week at two jobs _ one at a delicatessen and another
as a seamstress. She said $5,000 is a small price to pay."
Quotes taken from this article.
Folks, this new amnesty thing everyone is talking about will not work. It will not improve the situation that Washington has allowed to get this huge and out of control by their non enforcement of previous laws. It's at the breaking point. Someone is going to have to pay the price and that ought to be Washington for looking the other way for decades while the borders were open for migration. Washington should confess up, take the blame and work on a doable bill that has a chance of working. Simple and full of common sense.
Several of the states have recently passed their own enforcement laws because Washington will not and perhaps does not want to fix the problem. Washington would get a good lesson by reading up on those bills for starters. But like an illegal said above "He's not sure he can trust immigration officials". We Americans are not sure we can trust Washington to do the right thing. The dems want this. The Rhinos want this and Bush wants this, but no one is listening to the American people.
First of all, before any work on an amnesty program, we Americans want to see real action on the closing down of the open borders. Real Action. Real fences. Real technology that is able to detect and prevent illegal crossings. And support for our border patrol agents, not jail time for violating a supposed civil rights violation. When we see that happening, and the border is secure, then we might listen to a deal for those that are here now.
So, you guys and gals in the Senate, discard those 300 pages and start over.
Dag gone it, CLOSE THE BORDER FIRST.