Illegal immigration: Finally politicians might be getting th
Illegal immigration: Finally politicians might be getting the message
Nov 15, 2007
Debate over immigration law reform has confounded many analysts who attempt to explain such issues solely in terms of political party ideologies. Both Republicans and Democrats have been on what, to many Americans, is the wrong side of the debate — an emphasis on various proposals that illegal aliens be given amnesty for their misdeeds.
But both Democrats and Republicans, in nearly equal numbers, have signed on to a new initiative to enact a reform measure.
Co-sponsors of a reform bill introduced in the House of Representatives last week include 44 Democrats and 40 Republicans. Their proposal: Make enforcement of immigration law the top priority. Amnesty schemes need to be dropped.
One representative, Jason Altmire, D-Pa., touted the proposal as “the immigration reform bill the American people have been waiting for.â€