My Immigration Advice to the GOP

FrontPageMagazine.com ^ | March 30, 2006 | Dick Morris

[CowboyJay]

"If, as the author suggests, the US were to create a liberal guest worker program, there would be no demand for illegals."

In the majority of places where they are employed, they are not hired for a lack of able bodies. The guest worker program is no more enforceable than the current laws. It will not only be flouted, but encourage a further deluge of law-breakers from abroad. It also furthers the precedent of not enforcing employment or tax laws.

[inquest]

They can only train 2000 new agents at a time. Its 18 months of training.

In the meantime, they can hire observer-onlies who are armed only with binoculars, and who are given no authority to intercept or detain illegals, just watch the border and report. That in itself would be a tremendous help to the Patrol, until such time as they're able to hire the full complement.

How much progress have they made on the few miles of fence in California.

How much more than a pitiful effort have they made to get a fence built?

[CowboyJay]

"Won't the employers still hire the illegals "off the books"? Thereby making the whole thing a farce"

It's worse than a farce. Once they get their card they're eligible for social benefits, and will likely go on not paying taxes. I've seen estimates that it will likely triple the amount they're stealing in entitlements.

[Ben Ficklin]

The worker to retiree ratio is 3 to 1. It will fall further when the boomers retire.

Spin that.

[CowboyJay]

"Amnesty for Illegals in 2006 = Hillary as President in 2008"

Personally supported by President Bush. Sickening.

[Ben Ficklin]

As I pointed out above, you are not going to be satisfied with your enforcement.

[inquest]

No, as you asserted above. You assertion was unconvincing. The fact that the politicians in Washington have been so opposed to doing it is evidence enough that it would be effective.

[Ben Ficklin]

Read the bill.

[inquest]

The bill was not the subject of our discussion.

[Ben Ficklin]

Ignore the bill. Ignorance is bliss.

[Isabelle]

How about FIRST protecting AMERICAN CITIZENS!

Your so right. We are at war. Our brave soldiers are fighting and dying in Iraq to keep the war "over there"which I agree with. So, why are our borders not protected??? Terrorist could easily and may have already come through. I think we should put the military on the border until a fence is built and then protect with border guards-----silly me, that won't happen.

[inquest]

The bill was not the subject of our discussion. Sorry if that's not getting through to you.

[ckilmer]

dick morris is currently being paid by vincente fox--as he disclosed to Oreilly tonight.

[azhenfud]

Legalization by Deportation, Not by Legislation.

[Ben Ficklin]

You and the rest of the hardliners have all your hopes and dreams pinned on the House bill.

Even if your hopes and dreams come true, you still won't be satisfied.

[CowboyJay]

"In other words, an enforcement only solution will not satisfy you."

'Enforcement only solution'? Hmmm... Where have I heard that now? It was LULAC, La Raza, or the Mexican government. The only alternative to 'enforcement only' is to address the root cause, which is the Mexican Goverenment. Would you like to invade Mexico, Ben?

[montag813]

The immigration bill pending in Congress poses as crucial a test for GOP efforts to reach out to Hispanic voters as the 1964 Civil Rights Act did in determining the future partisan preferences of America's African-Americans.

What a stupid comment. A higher percentage of GOP Senators voted for that Act than did Democrats. Yet the Blacks vote straight RAT across the line.

[eeriegeno]

The genie cannot go back in the bottle, we have seen the true nature of this bunch in Washington.

The genie will go back in the bottle if term limits is ever implemented.....

[montag813]

46% of LATINO CITIZENS voted in FAVOR of Proposition 200 in Arizona, barring illegals from public benefits. HELLO??? Sounds to me like the fence and Sensenbrenner plan are the right way to go.

[inquest]

You're in an awfully strange psychic mode tonight. Too bad you can't apply your mental powers toward simply reading what's being said to you.