Jun 12 2007
Reasons the Illegal Immigration Bill Failed
Straight from Michelle Malkin’s blog.
Now, I don’t know your stance on our illegal immigration problem, but it seems to me that since this issue is filled to Uncle Sam’s nostrils with controversy, it needs to be debated forthrightly and out in the open. None of this secrecy nonsense and back door deals. And as far as actual legislation goes, I agree with many conservatives on this point. It is much better to vote on specific items that we can all agree on, instead of trying construct a comprehensive bill.
For instance, everyone, or at least a consensus of the American people, agrees that a wall should be erected along our Southern border. This is imminently doable. What kind of wall could be debated, but we all agree that there should be a wall. Also, we all agree that violent felons who are illegal immigrants should be deported. We all agree that the Mexican mafia and other organized criminals should be actively fought. This is also doable. Deporting them will rid our country of violent criminals and protect the illegals here on whom they prey.
I suspect that if these two proposals were to find its way to the floor of the House and Senate in a bill, it would be overwhelmingly be accepted. As it should. But if these two moderate measures were shouted down or tabled, who are these “representatives” anyway to defy the will of the people? Any sensible person of good will can give assent to these to measures. No comprehensive immigration bill required right now.
So, for the moment, why is our government trying to force-feed a 2-pound rib-eyed steak into a populace that only wants an appetizer course? What gives?
I want justice to be done, and I don’t particularly care where it comes from. But the Left and the Democrats that get in the way, might as well be butcher’s meat to me.