[RinaseaofDs]

As I understand it, you have just arrived at the nut of Fred’s plan. Advance word is that he plans to enforce existing laws on the books, not make new ones.

As for policies that accommodate business, I don’t know what he’s going to say, but if it is along the lines of, “Let’s earn our credibility as a nation of laws first and then we can examine ways of making it possible for jobs to find workers who want them, and businesses to find workers happy to have the jobs.”

If he is anywhere close to this, he’s going to win hands down, barring any Arkancide, Polonium poisoning, or something similar.

[Man50D]

As I understand it, you have just arrived at the nut of Fred’s plan.

It's only part of his plan. Per the article: " Thompson will also call for stronger laws to force employers to verify that workers aren't illegal immigrants".

The existing immigration laws have not been enforced. Passing more laws will do no good so long as the prevailing attitude is not to enforce current laws. The Federal Immigration and Nationality Act(post #9) was enacted in 1996 while Thompson was Senator. The question is why has Thompson suddenly made enforcing current immigration laws an issue instead of when he was Senator?