[3AngelaD]

This started out with a liberal whine, then did a 180 degree turn. Also interesting is this poll.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/elvirapoll,0,1301426,post.poll

[Jim Noble]

I'm actually interested in the use of the term "strikingly divisive national debate".

It seems to me that the national discussion of this topic has been unitive, not divisive.

Massive majorities which cut across all the normal societal division lines have been demonstrated to support enforcing the law, deporting lawbreakers, and sealing the border.

In what way is that "divisive"?

[gridlock]

No capture of a mother being separated from her son is a pleasure to behold.

Wrong. This arrest was a pleasure to behold.

[Redbob]

"No capture of a mother being separated from her son is a pleasure to behold."

EXCEPT when she's a criminal beach who came here after being deported once, 9.1 mos pregnant for the express purpose of popping out a kid to "anchor" her here.

Deport the damn kid too while we're at it!

[gridlock]

"There will be some unhappy consequences for the economy," Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff warned. That could include labor shortages, pricey produce, jobs lost to other countries and up to $7 billion a year in lost taxes from immigrant workers.

Does anybody, anywhere believe that this will not save us a heck of a lot more than $7 Billion in welfare benefits?

Besides, if it only costs 7 Billion Bucks to make us a nation of laws, it is money well spent.

[pnh102]

So when will the owners of the church in Chicago be prosecuted? When will said church lose its tax-exempt status?

If this started happening, then you would see far fewer churches breaking the law to help illegal aliens.

[mefistofelerevised]

So she sponged off a church for a year and thought she was going to be greeted in illegal LA like a hero. The gov doesn’t like it when you skip out of a court date.

Sanctuary in a church? Didn’t that go out of style 400 years ago?

I’m so glad the government up a stop to this.

[gridlock]

Other industries are feeling the squeeze. There aren't enough crab pickers in Maryland (Good! More for me! I pick my own! Maryland crabs should be for the restaurant/tourist trade. The state makes a lot more money on restaurant crabs than they do on canned crab) or horse walkers in Saratoga (Boo FReepin' hoo). Tourism bureaus all over the country are fretting about understaffing (and unemployment bureaus around the country are fretting about the lack of entry-level jobs. Whatever could be the solution to these twin problems?). Fewer immigrants will mean fewer landscapers (mow your own damn lawn), construction workers (pay a living wage), dishwashers (pay an American kid $10/hr) and pizza delivery drivers (the nation screeches to a halt!). Americans who want to hire a housekeeper or nanny might have to search harder, and pay more (like people getting paid more is a bad thing?)

[JRochelle]

Geraldo is coming up now on Laura Ingraham. May she spank him soundly!

[Obie Wan]

“this country isn’t in the business of suspending the enforcement of a statute while Congress mulls whether to change it.”

The country isn’t? Man, I’d have to say we’ve been doing a pretty good job of “faking” it then !!!

[Congressman Billybob]

All parts of the illegal immigration disaster are related. The invasion of America will continue until we Americans decide to stop it. And to do that, we will have to run over a fair number of elected politicians (plus a handful of judges). But until we do that, American government will be effectively in the hands of aliens, concerning immigration.

Congressman Billybob

Latest article, "Meet the Honorable Jose Carranza, Mayor, Governor, Congressman, Judge and President"

[detch]

Why should illegals have a “path to citizenship?”

Register them, and once registered, let them work here, but NOT AS CITIZENS. If they want citizenship, they should have to leave and return through proper immigration channels.

The working part is ok. The automatic path to being a DEMOCRAT is not. That is why NO Democrats are involved in national security at the southern border.

[hermgem]

For the Tribune to call a storefront a church is a large step by itself.
Then go on to keep defending this repeat illegal entrant to this country is to top things off.
Lets remove tax exempt status of such law violators and when found not paying taxes due, turn off utilities then property forfeiture.
We the people do have rights for secure borders.

[Don Corleone]

If she wants to be with her kid....take him back to Mexico where he will be a welcome gringo americano pig and entitled to all the rights and privledges thereof.