Posted on 04/04/2006 8:56:39 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
The House Bill is a huge improvement on what currently exists, and there were other amendments floated in the House that would tightene it even further.
Though that was the claim back in 1986, when amnesty was given: "the borders and immigration laws would be enforced," but it hasn't happened. We're right back to 1986, but with even more illegals.
So don't do what you did in 1986. Put provisions in the bill that directly tie the granting of amnesty to specific actions and goals on border security. Or, in the bill itself, make the power to grant amnesty contingent upon completion of a fence. That takes enforcement out of the equation. They don't build the fence, there's no amnesty. Simple as that. The problem in 1986 was that the border enforcement provisions were full of loopholes. So this time, you draft some that aren't. It's not tough to do.
I'll tell you what I see happening: In 2021, they'll be talking about giving amnesty to the 30 million illegals in the country and enforcing the proposed "2006 enforcement of the immigration laws and the border."
Okay, and what do you see happening under the status quo if there is no significant legislation to improve border scurity?
PLEASE, can you explain what it is you want the bill to say, AND (this is more important), whether the votes are there to get your bill through. Because the problem I see with your position is that there aren't the votes in Congress to support it.
I wish I knew.
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