[WRhine]

There is talk that eventually an compromise will be worked out that will in fact close the border in exchange for some worker program. (With worker fingerprinting I hope.) This may be the best we can hope for, as the workers do boost the social security base, which assists in the extension of that program.

Translation of Gov Speak: "Give us our Guest Worker Program and we promise to start upholding the law and constitutional duties to defend the nation from invasion." "If you don't give us our Guest Worker Program the above is null and void and the status quo will remain operative."

If the federal government does not have the integrity to uphold the law and protect our borders, they certainly won't do it after they get what they want. Any compromise offered to sell this monstrosity is merely convenient political cover for the politicians...just like the 1986 amnesty fiasco.

I predict that if Congress capitulates to the administration on the Guest Worker Program with the promise, going forward, to protect our borders and enforce our immigration laws that it will, quickly after passage, default on all promises and the Guest Worker Program will be debased by fraud and corruption. Nothing is so permanent as a guest worker program.

[NJ_gent]

Perhaps border states should begin asking for volunteers to help enforce the borders. I'll bet that they could find plenty of citizens to spend a couple weeks a year guarding the state from invasion.

[Fatalis]

Any compromise offered to sell this monstrosity is merely convenient political cover for the politicians...just like the 1986 amnesty fiasco.

Would you accept a compromise that included Tom Tancredo's guest worker proposal?

[KC_for_Freedom]

I predict that if Congress capitulates to the administration on the Guest Worker Program with the promise, going forward, to protect our borders and enforce our immigration laws that it will, quickly after passage, default on all promises and the Guest Worker Program will be debased by fraud and corruption. Nothing is so permanent as a guest worker program.

I would not bet against you. This has been the sordid history. The only problem for the administration, (and it was very serious a few weeks before the election) is that a terrorist attack will undo the administration.