Thursday, May 17, 2007

This Is What Drives Republicans Crazy

It appears that the Democrat senate, with appeasement from the minority Republicans, and the White House have reached a scam of a deal on so-called comprehensive immigration reform http://FoxNews.com.
The biggest problem is the fact this whole process. We have been told by President Bush that there has to be a "comprehensive" approach to illegal immigration. On the surface, no disagreement. But, where he, the Democrats and compliant Republicans are not getting is the national security interests. So, as part of the scam there will not be a 700 mile fence along our southern border but a roughly 350 mile fence. All the other provisions such as employer sanctions for knowingly hiring illegal aliens are very watered down.
Here is what drives many of us crazy. Why do Republicans always cave when it comes to illegal immigration and let the Democrats get what they want-an alleged new slew of voters to compensate for the voters that they have been losing for more than a quarter of a century?
I mean, there needs to be a real fence, not a scam. We can a should get this fence built now. There are a lot of American workers that would probably volunteer to build this fence. And many would be Mexican Americans, a silent majority that oppose illegal immigration.
For some reason, President Bush thinks that unfettered immigration is OK for America. Has he been here in Southern California? As our emergency rooms are overcrowded and closing, American citizens that actually need emergency services are being squeezed. Mr. Bush touts No Child Left Behind, a noble experiment. Well, since there are so many children of illegal immigrants in our schools, it should be Some Children Will Be Left Behind.
I wish that the politicians would actually listen to the people for once and not the special interests. The Democrats are looking for new voters and listen to the Hispanic special interests. The Republicans want cheap labor and don't look at the overall cost to society. The rest of us for once would like to have a say in this process, but it looks like we will not get it once again.
I am afraid that unless the Republican candidates for president do not come out against this scam and offer a real plan, voters may remember in 2008 and just stay home.

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