Just when I think the Senate could sink no lower, they pass an amnesty bill giving a free pass to all those who broke the law to illegally come here. Anytime preference is given to those who came here illegally, it is amnesty, no matter how the Senators try to dress it up. Back in 1986 an amnesty bill was passed with the assurance that this was the last one. It wasn’t. We were assured back that the bill would make it more difficult for illegals to enter the country. It hasn’t. We were told that the law would not encourage more illegals to enter the country. The 1986 amnesty plan gave citizenship to approximately 3million people. Now, twenty years later, the Senate is about to grant amnesty to 11 million people. Yeah, that ’86 law really worked well. And the Senate wants me to believe them again. Don’t think so, not this time.
According to Fox News, the new law breaks down this way:
Before filling any jobs with temporary illegal workers, employers must advertise the job publicly at the prevailing local wage for that job — only after failing to fill that job with legal American workers can the employer hire a temporary illegal immigrant.
The compromise creates a tiered system that gives preference to illegals who have been in the United States longer and have established roots in their communities:
— Illegals in the United States less than two years would be required to leave immediately. If caught once, they would be subject to a misdemeanor, and if caught twice they would be charged with a felony. About 2 million to 3 million people fall into this category.
— Illegals in the United States between two and five years would have go to one of 16 ports of entry in the United States, determined by the U.S. Visit program, and declare themselves. They would be given a temporary visa and allowed back to their U.S. residences immediately. Once in the United States, they could apply for the citizenship path spelled out in the McCain-Kennedy bill. About 3 million to 4 million people fall into this category.
— Illegals who could prove they have been in the United States for more than five years would immediately be given guest worker status and would get on the 11-year path to citizenship. They would not have to declare themselves as guest workers. This path would be open to about 5 million illegals living in the United States.
We already have laws on the books now to curb illegal immigration, but it is not being enforced. It is already illegal for businesses to hire illegals. It is already a crime to illegally immigrate here. And we already have people getting work and school visas. What is going to change? Now that there is a new law of the land, illegals will immediately start obeying them? Where is the teeth of the program? What is being done to protect our borders? Do I have to look forward to a new amnesty program in 2026?
My republican Senators were trying to compromise on this bill even before the Democrats had even seen it. To use a football offensive line analogy: these Senators were on skates, backing up without even putting up any resistance to the Dems. Of course I am not surprised by the group who led the compromise effort: Arlen Specter, John McCain, Bill Frist and Chuck Hagel. Three of these are my least favorite Republican RINOs. At least my own state Senator John Cornyn of Texas is opposed to this bill.
Interestingly, Fox has the AP has a survey of how the American people feel about giving amnesty to these illegals.
56 percent of Americans favor offering illegal immigrants a shot at some kind of legal status.
Two-thirds of Americans think illegal immigrants fill jobs that most Americans don’t want, the poll found.
But the survey found greater ambiguity on whether illegal immigrants are good or bad for American society, on balance. Fifty-one percent said illegal immigrants mostly make a contribution to society, and 42 percent said they were mostly a drain.
Now that survey makes no sense whatsoever. How can 56% of respondents favor giving amnesty to illegals and yet a Rasmussen poll says something completely different.
40% favored forcibly requiring all 11 million to leave the United States. Just 44% are opposed to a forcible removal of illegal aliens.
This does not mean that 40% would support whatever actions are required to remove the current population of illegal aliens. However, it clearly indicates that there is no broad support for a policy that begins with an assumption that those who already live here should be allowed to stay.
To debunk this and many other immigration myths, read John Hawkins post on immigration.
I think the difference in the poll numbers could be the way the questions are asked. For the Rasmussen poll, the respondents were told that there were 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States with more than half had been here for more than five years. I do not know how the AP phrased their questions. The point is that we have to control our borders. Vicente Fox, the Mexican President, will not do it, so it is up to us. Personally I like Charles Krauthammer’s plan, first a barrier, then work on a way to integrate the illegals already here.
Forget employer sanctions. Build a barrier. It is simply ridiculous to say it cannot be done. If one fence won’t do it, then build a second 100 yards behind it. And then build a road for patrols in between. Put cameras. Put sensors. Put out lots of patrols.
Can’t be done? Israel’s border fence has been extraordinarily successful in keeping out potential infiltrators who are far more determined than mere immigrants. Nor have very many North Koreans crossed into South Korea in the last 50 years.
I can understand the Mexican people wanting to cross over into the United States, from abject poverty to riches. As conservative writer Dinesh D’Souza wrote in his book, “What’s so great about America?” when he told of his cousin from India was trying to immigrate here. Dinesh asked him why he wanted to come to America so much. His cousin replied, “Because even your poor people are fat!” Everybody wants to come to America. But for us to continue to be a sovereign nation, we have to control our borders and control who comes here. That way we can control our destiny.
So what do we do now? Our Senators have abandoned us in favor of a little bit of fawning in the MSM. What these Senators have done instead is to have cost us our sovereignty. If this bill passes both houses, there are two Senators running for president who have lost my vote: Bill Frist, and John McCain. Its time to start over, secure our borders first, and then worry about what we are going to do with the illegals already here.
Update:
One of my readers informed me that there is a large discrepancy in the polls, depending on which one accessed. The bloggers at Freedom Folks have data from another poll which I believe more accurately reflects the views of most Americans.
Would you support erecting a fence along the Mexican border?
Yes 80%
No 20%
Total Votes: 234,538
Should those who sneak across the border be treated as felons?
Yes 77%
No 23%
Total Votes: 233,594
Should those already in the country have a path to citizenship?
No 68%
Yes 32%
Total Votes: 233,335
From previous poll I have seen, generally AOL users tend to lean more to the left. So this poll would indicate that most Americans are feed up with our porous borders. I just hope Congress can see this and are beginning to feel the heat. All they have to do is to read some of these blogs to see most are tired of our legislators doing nothing on immigration. Only time will tell if they take our advice. Freedom Folks has more.
Tags: Immigration by Chuck
1 Comment »
Posts
