It looks like our fight against illegal immigration could become tougher in in the future. Unfortunately a lot of our very good allies in the U.S. House of Representatives are about to retire. Trust me, the parties are not "different wings of the same bird" where illegal immigration and border security are concerned.

Retiring Republican U.S. House members and their NumbersUSA career grade on immigration:

Everett, AL. (A+)
Hunter, CA. (A+)
Tancredo, CO. (A+)

Doolittle, CA. (A-)
McCrery, LA. (A-)
Pickering, MS. (A-)
Ramstad, MN. (A-)

Lewis, KY. (A)
Saxton, NJ (A)
Peterson, PA. (A)
Cubin, Wy. (A)

Weldon, FL. (B)
Weller, ILL. (B)

Ferguson, NJ (C+)
Hobson, OH (C+)
Regula, OH. (C+)

Pryce, OH. (C)

Walsh, NY (C-)
Davis, VA. (C-)

Retiring Democrat U.S. House member and his NumbersUSA career grade on immigration:

Lantos, CA. (F)