Thread: Immigration Rumblings: Washington is finally getting serious

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Immigration Rumblings: Washington is (finally) getting serious about it

04:51 AM CST on Monday, November 14, 2005

Iraq, Katrina, justices and deficits so swamped Washington's priority list this fall that immigration reform got shoved off. But, fortunately, it's making a comeback, and here are four reasons to get excited that Washington may actually solve this problem:

1.) President Bush is expected to travel to the U.S./Mexico border after Thanksgiving to highlight the crisis that exists from Brownsville to San Diego. Capitol Hill conservatives believe the president should pay closer attention to lawlessness in places like Nuevo Laredo, so this trip could be his response to them. We hope he also emphasizes his long-standing belief that the nation needs a new visa program for foreign workers.

2.) The House will try to pass a border security bill before Christmas. We would much prefer that GOP Speaker Dennis Hastert push for legislation that also deals with the 11 million illegal immigrants working here – and the future flow of immigrants. Simply putting more guns and eyeballs along the border will ignore the fact that many of our neighbors will do anything to work in the U.S.

3.) Majority Leader Bill Frist wants immigration to become one of the Senate's top two issues after Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's January confirmation vote. The path is clearing for a robust debate in February.

4.) Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter is working on his own immigration bill. It would cherry-pick the best ideas contained in proposals offered separately by Republican Sens. John McCain, John Cornyn and Chuck Hagel. Mr. Specter's voice counts because immigration changes must go through his committee.

We cheer the progress but also offer this caution: America's immigration system won't improve without a comprehensive solution.

The federal government already has invested heavily in more cops along the border. Lawmakers need to equally deal with the many foreign workers who are determined to come bus tables, build houses and care for kids.

When Washington includes them in a final bill, you'll know Americans will finally have an answer that's been worth the wait.

Iam not impressed, if anything it is nothing but more reform which will only complicate things. Just put the troops on the border and start charging those host countries for those here illegally.

Pro

Washington is only getting serious about making it "look" like they are serious.

Come on Dallas News--get real!

We don't need "reform".

We don't need "legislation".

We don't need "bills".

We need only ONE THING and that is a US Government committed to enforcing our laws, securing our nation, and prosecuting those who don't. That's Big Whigs, Fat Cats, Globlalist Garbage, Think Tanks, Charity and Religious Organizations, Employers, Wackident and his Wackateers...any person or entity that has broken our US Immigration Laws and aided and abetted in any manner the infiltration of the United States by foreign agents of foreign governments in violation of American Law.

Washington is finally getting serious? No, they aren't. They are just changing the face of the Con Game.

WE'll know they are serious when every available troop member of the US Armed Forces is ordered to the Borders and Ports to stop the flow and secure this nation from foreign infiltrators.

It's veeery simple.

It takes one phone to make it happen.

It's that easy.