Posted on 11/19/2006 11:59:20 AM PST by jaimdol
BINGO! Of course, the Repubs are nuts to think it will buy them many votes.
susie
I wish someone would ask politicians to agree or disagree with the following principle:
Immigrants and would-be immigrants who seek to follow the law should be treated better than those who flout it.I would, frankly, find almost any form of immigration "reform" to be acceptable if it abided by that simple principle. Unfortunately, the present system seeks to make life miserable for those whose presence would improve this country, while openly inviting people who would instead undermine it.
I would expect that legal immigrants would probably tend to vote Republican if were allowed to. Of course, they're greatly outnumbered by illegals who vote Democrat regardless of what's allowed.
I do wish some politicians would explain why they need to attract the votes of people who aren't allowed to vote in the first place. Curious that nobody mentions that...
IMHO, if Republicans were smart they'd set out my primary principle (Treat those who attempt to obey the laws better than those who flout them) and then solicit plans for reform that abide by that principle. But for some reason they have no interest in doing that.
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