Opposition to Amnesty is Working
It was encouraging to see these headlines and the lead story that produced them prominently displayed on Google News’ front page this morning. They are presented here for your benefit. At the bottom of the list is Ted Kennedy’s take on S. 1348. The bottom is a fitting location for anything Kennedy has to say. It would appear he expressed an expectation of a ‘close’ vote on the bill. Sure he did. Sounds more like wishful thinking. Was that thought produced before or after cocktail hour?
By the sounds of things on the radio this a.m., S. 1348 is all but dead and Harry Reid and others have indicated it is time to move on to other things. This would be where their threat of accept this crap now or forget about immigration reform until after the 2008 elections. If we let this happen, nothing will change. Obviously, the open borders crowd, including McCain, Kennedy, Reid and the California girls (Pelosi, Feinstein and Boxer) like that idea. If they were allowed to visa everyone they wanted and fill their personal quotas with illegals until now, they have no interest in enforcing immigration controls or advancing border security.
What do you need with immigration reform when the broken system is working for your selfish gain? What’s a couple of terrorists now and then if you can supply your business donors with unlimited cheap labor to harvest your soon to be tainted food supply?
There is every reason to believe that this is one of those rare moments in politics where the public has applied sufficient pressure on Congress to thwart one of their stupid ideas. But don’t get over-confident. Congressional leaders as well as the White House have plenty of tricks. Continue to apply the pressure and thank those who are doing the right thing in opposing amnesty. This fight won’t be over at least until the condition of illegal immigration begins to be reversed.
The public outrage and opposition to S. 1348 comes from both sides of the issue. Illegals had plenty they did not like about this bill. That means those opposed to amnesty cannot relax. Your efforts to contact Congress and the White House on this issue is working. Do not stop now. The House won’t take up the issue until the Senate passes a bill. Do not allow it to be S. 1348 and do not allow the Senate to postpone this fight until after the 2008 elections.
A solution that has much support is one that was mentioned here a long time ago. New legislation is not required if you enforce the existing laws. The best solution would be to force the executive branch to enforce existing law and the legislative branch to add language that, for instance, provides the verification systems and severe penalties for employers who hire illegals as well as border security enhancements that make sense. Pass the word to your elected representatives. More on this later.
Stanford Matthews
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