Wednesday, June 13, 2007

The bottom line on immigration

I have been struggling with the immigration debate. I try to keep an open mind. And what I hear the immigration bill proponents saying, I can understand.

I believe those supporting the bill are saying that:
No matter home the illegal immigrants got her, they are here and they are contributing (for the most part) to our society. We all benefit from them whether we know it or not. Do you eat vegetables? Have you had construction done or been in a building constructed in the bast 10 years? If so you have probably benefited from lower cost.

I'm also concerned about the opponent's arguments:
* Why do we need a new law? The laws are already on the books.
* Build the wall you said you would build before you make another law to build a wall.
* They broke the law. They are criminals. They must not be rewarded. These are not the people we want in our country. And there a lines on people who are waiting to do it legally.
* Mass acceptance of this demographic will change the culture of our nation. Many are not people who have come here to become American. They want to make money, but be "home". This will be the end of our nation as we know it.

But what worries me the most is the speed and complexity of the bill. Government is never fast. Government is never in agreement. Why so on this bill?

This post at the National Review suggests a reason... and a bottom line:

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And we all know what will happen on the enforcement front: Congress will take out a loan to buy amnesty, promising payment in the form of enforcement. Within weeks, however, Congress will file for moral bankruptcy, and get to keep their amnesty while never paying back a dime's worth of enforcement…

1 comment:

Mac said...

This has been my concern also. When bill is being shoved through the system it's usually something that America needs to pay attention to.