Finally, the senate is getting right on this illegal immigration issue by supporting the amendment by Alabama senator Jeff Sessions that authorizes a 370 mile fence to be built along the Mexican-United States border. It is shorter than the 700 miles in the House legislation but it dovetails into the secure the borders first, guest worker later that the nation wants.
A bit of realism here.
There are only 55 Republican senators and as we know some are just not particularly right on this, and many issues.
But, if there is to be any needed legislation, we have to get what we can now. The fact that this amendment passed 83-16 shows there is wide, bipartisan support for security. Not surprisingly, the architect of the McCain-Kennedy bill, the sycophant senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) voted against this. It shows that he is not a real serious player, but a thorn in the side of serious debate.
Having said that, it is time to keep the heat on and keep the senate moving towards security first. Call your senators, even if you are not sure where they stand on this. Put the pressure on. If we don't then all we are doing is moaning and whining and being not much better than Mr. Kennedy.
Also, e-mail those senators until you overflow their inboxes.
We need serious immigration legislation and instead of threatening to sit out, put the pressure on now and expose those, overwhelmingly Democrats, who are not serious about this issue. We need to defeat those with serious senators who will support security and American sovereignty.
DO NOT SIT OUT IN NOVEMBER!!! VOTE!!!
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