Posted on 06/02/2007 10:48:26 AM PDT by JohnLocke23
Conservatives are sometimes blind to what's in their own best interest. This is especially true on immigration, all the more so on the narrower matter of the bipartisan immigration reform bill now before the Senate. The bill gives conservatives a large chunk of what they've wanted for years, plus some things they don't want. The balance is heavily in their favor, though, and they're crazy to oppose this once-in-a-lifetime chance to stop illegal immigration and enact sensible policies for legal immigration.
At the top of the list of what conservatives can get is significantly beefed-up security along America's southern border. And that's just what's in the initial bill negotiated by Republican senator Jon Kyl and Democratic senator Ted Kennedy. Without blowing up the Kyl-Kennedy compromise, border enforcement can be further strengthened through amendments. Indeed, it was strengthened, in the first week of debate in May, with an amendment by Republican senator Judd Gregg that requires "demonstrated" operational control of the entire border with Mexico.
Then there's the "trigger," a brainstorm of Republican senator Johnny Isakson. It delays further reform--including issuance of Z visas allowing the estimated 12 million illegals in the United States to stay indefinitely--until all the steps to tighten border security have been taken.
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"Barnes" or "Barf". Same difference on illegals.
Barnes is one reason I stopped watching Brit Hume's show.
Kondracke is the other.
There may be something to like in a antibiotic from China. Too bad the other 99.99% is contains nothing but poisons and toxins.
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ENFORCE THE LAWS -- you claim "it hasn't worked". My claim, it hasn't been tried.
1. Build the Fence. It is the law that we need to build the fence, the original 700 miles, and more if needed. Using the double fences style like the one Duncan Hunter got built for San Diego.
2. Prosecute all people caught sneaking in. They need to spend some time in detention, mabye on work farms, before being give the free ride back to Mexico.
3. Repair relations with the Border Patrol. Consider pardoning the agents who have been successfully targeted by Mexican authorities for doing their job.
4. Until very recently Jorge Arabusto had almost ZERO prosecutions of illegal employers. This seems to have picked up. Keep it up.
5. Turn off the social services spigot. Pass Federal laws making it illegal to award welfare, section-8 and other programs to illegals.
6. Run ads on the many Mexican language stations telling people "If you are illegal, the laws are changing. You will be punished if caught. Please go home".
etc.
There is a lot that could be done. It's not true that "we've tried and failed". California voters passed 187 and the corrupt Gray Davis refused to defend it in court.
That's "not trying", not "failing".
The 12 million brought themselves here and will take themselves home when Mexico has more appeal than the USA.
If not, I'll pass.
This bill is an amnesty. No thanks.
Fred and Mort. The Beltway blowhards!
Bush says we’re unpatriotic racists, Barnes says we’re crazy.
Neither appears to have read “How to Win Friends and Influence People”.
Why would anyone bother reading Fred Barnes anymore? He is part of the problem, not the solution.
Just one more beltway idiot.
One should always stick with what one does best.
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It’s also got a lot of definite and indefinte articles like a, an, and the. I love articles!
I bet if I keep looking I’ll even find some nouns, my second favorite part of speech!
Rush Limbaugh and his gang of thugs have no clue as to how tight labor is. Although I do have to compliment him on using my Dead Air America phrase.
Pray for W and Our Troops
It is hodgepodge and Rooty Toot supports it.
HR4437 was the bill to back.
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Sorry Barnes, there’s nothing I would like in a “chunk” of dung.
Damn you people with standards. Don't you know you should accept whatever Bush says as good!?
You all scream things like "Enforce the laws" (Which hasn't worked to date)
It'd be nice to see if it did work. It hasn't been tried yet.
"Punish business that hire illegals" (again how?)
Why not ask Bush this question? The bill he and Ted Kennedy support increases fines on businesses that hire illegal immigrants.
Then pay more.
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