Posted by
Arnie on Monday, June 04, 2007 4:40:24 PM
"The debate over the amnesty bill has allowed the members of the hard-line, law-and-order side of the conservative base of the Republican Party to tout their national security, anti-illegal-immigration bona fides.” Human Events.
“But with a week of action set to begin today, the legislation's champions say they believe that the voices of opposition, especially from conservatives, represent a small segment of public opinion. Sen Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), who led negotiations on the bill for his party, said the flood of angry calls and protests that greeted the deal two weeks ago has since receded every day.” Washington Post. Even President Bush implied that the resisters did not want what was good for the country.
IT’S GETTING NASTY.
The bottom line. Today's immigration system is too broken to go unaddressed. Yes, now this is something that EVERYONE agrees on. Something must be done. But dag gone it, can’t there be some common sense considered when writing the bill?
Questions about the details within the bill are kind of being overlooked as the problem that we have with the bill. It’s not the title of the bill. It’s not the fact that border security will be increased or that “triggers” are in place before any of the other aspects of the bill can be implemented. It’s partially the fact that it is so huge that we are suspicious that no one really understands it completely, and that because of it’s comprehensive nature, down the road sometime a certain word phrase used in the first part could be used to negate a word phrase in the second part.
The country was taken once before in the 1986 bill, and we are suspicious of the country being taken again. Does anyone blame us for feeling that way? What assurances are being made? But even so, verbal assurances have been made before. Does anyone blame us for our revolt?
If EVERYONE agrees that the border security is the first phase of the bill, and the Secretary must certify that certain conditions are in place, then just write a bill that would address that problem ONLY, first and foremost. The balance can come later AFTER the border is secure.
The bottom line. Close the borders while ICE continues to enforce the laws concerning employers hiring the illegals.
It’s only As I see It Now.