[Wolfie]

then begin "hammering" the greedy employers who hire them.

Well now, that's the one thing you won't hear out of Congress or the White House. I suppose the proper tribute has been paid.

[staytrue]

the illegal immigration problem is a simple issue to solve: Shut the border down to illegal aliens crossing into the US, then begin "hammering" the greedy employers who hire them.

This is 100% correct. However, the repubs know that the defacto guest workers/illegals have helped the economy and that is why this is not being done.

If you disagree, consider that despite the war in iraq, a huge trade deficit, aging population, and 3 dollar gas, unemployment is near an all time low, and gdp growth is 3-5%.

[grjr21]

then begin "hammering" the greedy employers who hire them


If they had only done that in the beginning we wouldn't be in this mess

[af_vet_rr]

Well now, that's the one thing you won't hear out of Congress or the White House. I suppose the proper tribute has been paid.

Why do you think Bush and Congress have taken the track they have, up until they were forced to do something (as pitiful as it is)?

Those businesses have money, and want a non-secure border, and Bush and Congress were content to give it to them.

On the opposite side, we have votes, and the GOP is/was splitting with the rank and file over this issue - the GOP leadership wants to kiss up to potential Hispanic voters while Conservatives were tired of the state of the border. The problem for the GOP leadership, this is an election year, and even if Bush isn't running, he's under a lot of pressure to help out Republican politicians, and so they start trying to compromise with us.

It's like the National Guard troops on the border - they'll be there until after the election is over.