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Taking responsiblity for the immigration messIt started with Congress and the President
decades ago
Watching some of the immigration debate, it
amazes me how many people miss the point.
It's not about "giving people a chance." It's about undermining the uniform rule of law. And it started decades ago. Emphasis added. America's modern immigration trend began in 1986 when President Reagan's bill granted amnesty to some three million illegal immigrants yet failed to improve border security. That amnesty sent a message to people across the border: If you slip into America you will be able to work and live here, and nothing negative will happen to you. Almost 20 years went by before any serious effort was undertaken to secure our borders, so that three million 1986 illegal immigrants have turned into 12 million today. About eight million people have entered the U.S. during the current Bush administration, half or more illegally, and according to the Washington Post, undocumented workers now make up "about 5 percent of all employees nationally." With that act, the law gained more than one tier. And since then, every time Congress sets out to "fix" things, they make more exceptions. It's not that Americans begrudge people the chance to make it in the U.S., it's that we resent the law being used as political capital with people who really have no long term interests except exploiting deliberate loopholes in U.S. law. As long as Congress circumvented existing law, of course people would take advantage. That brings us to the mess we have today. I am hearing promises to enforce the law, but I heard that before. The Senate immigration bill is more of the same. Add the fact that it's authors and sponsors have deliberately circumvented the normal legislative process, and the bill should fail. What does it matter if this or that company gets fined? What does it matter if a hundred or so illegals get processed? It's a drop in the bucket compared to what is happening. I want Congress to own up to their responsibility. And I don't want Congress undermining the uniform rule of law so they can call it "fixed." 
Posted: Wed - June 27, 2007 at 09:00 PM
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