[tobyhill]

No one disqualified Reagan from the debate when he allowed 5 million illegals amnesty.

[MinimizeGovernment]

No one disqualified Reagan from the debate when he allowed 5 million illegals amnesty.

One black mark on an otherwise stellar presidency--more than I can say for the Bush administration.

If Bush is so convinced that this bill is the right solution, why are they afraid to break it into pieces:

1. Secure the border and reduce illegals crossing the border by 99%.
2. Increase penalties for firms that hire illegals and prosecute them.
3. Prosecute illegal immigrants already in the country for failing to pay income taxes and for fraud if they attempt to use public services, welfare, driver's licenses, social security numbers, etc. that they are not legally entitled to.
4. Change the law so that children born to those illegally in the country do not automatically become US citizens.
5. Change the law so that we grade prospective immigrants on their ability to contribute to our economy, not on who they're related to.
6. Require anyone already here illegally to register with the government within 30 days or be subject to deportation as soon as they are caught.
7. At the end of 30 days, allow local law enforcement to begin actively searching for illegals and deporting anyone who cannot prove they are here legally.
8. Allow the registered illegals already here to enter the normal queue with other prospective immigrants, with the same rights as anyone else seeking to enter the country.

Break them apart, each bill contingent on the one before it being accomplished before the next one takes effect. Simple, fair, and legal.

[verity]

You should not derail an incoherent rant with facts. lol

[Brakeman]

The issue now is have we learned our lesson from 1986?

And the answer is obviously NO from the pro open border crowd.