Delegation divided on immigration (Kolbe/McCain ~vs~ J.D. Hayworth's versions of immigration reform)

KVOA ^

[dynachrome]

I would not say peripheral. Just enforcing the laws aon the books would take care of a lot of the problem. This would mean big round ups of illegals. I do not see the political will there.

[Ben Ficklin]

"I do not see the political will there"

Let me return to Tancredo's bill and Krekorian's attrition theory.

I mentioned in an earlier reply that Tancredo had mis-explained attrition theory or the justification for that theory. His statement was that Washington didn't have the will to deport, which is the same as your statement that there was no political will to deport.

However, Krekorian, in his theory plainly states that "America doesn't have the will to deport" He goes in to detail how the public, exposed to the scenes and images of deportations, would react stongly negative to the deportations.

Bush made the same statements/explanations in Feb 04 when he released his reform plan, which excluded deportations.

I surely wouldn't discount the importance of the public's reaction to deportations, but as Krekorian and many others have correctly pointed out, the main case against deportations is the economic consequences.

It is also important to realize that any reform plan such as Tancredo's or Cornyn-Kyl will also create lesser, negative consequences. They cannot be accomplished seamlessly.