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You clearly have no memory of past attempts to "comprehensively" fix our immigration problem. Even Reagan was suckered into it. Mark my words, if we have a solution that "comprehensively" grants amnesty while promising to increase border security and enforcement, the ONLY part that will stick will be the amnesty.

You're wrong -

And pray tell WHY if this problem is 40 years in the making the sudden need to get it all done in one fell swoop?

1. Because it is clearly a problem and this President looks to address problems head on and full (not simply pass things on to the next admin). 2. Because a segment of the base has decided to foolishly hang on the cross of immigration martyrdom -

Lastly the need for reform regarding our currently flawed temporary worker program is terribly needed - A sizable portion of those currently here illegally did not come here from day one "illegally"...they were simply part of a terribly flawed workers program and never left!

Securing the border along with fixing the current temp worker program is needed. There is no reason to do one without the other.

Furthermore making a pragmatic decision on what best to do with those currently here is another decision that might as well get done now...not later.

Lastly if the GOP base foolishly puts the DEMs in control of Congress in Nov over this issue we are worse then the DEM base itself -

Our soldiers off fighting a war deserve better then for us to cut their legs out from underneath them in the middle of this war...by putting into office the anti-American, anti-military, anti-soldier, anti-success in the WOT democrats into office.

06 is not the time for this fight - There are plenty of times to step away from one's party over narrow political reasons...this is certainly not one of those times in our nations history.