The thing of it is that if the government won’t secure the border, they can’t be trusted with any kind of “comprehensive” immigration reform. The very word “comprehensive” is a con job.
Secure the border. Cut off the flow of illegals. Once the influx has been reduced to a trickle, we’ll talk about what comes next. I don’t want to talk about immigration reform, though, with someone who is unwilling to control the borders.
AG AG needs to enfore the current laws or resign.
Of course. But when our border is under control, just like in a real country, our real challenge begins. Lock down the border tonight, and we are still going to be a country with a huge, HUGE, rapidly growing, and very recently arrived Hispanic population.
That can be a good thing. Or that can be a bad thing. It's all in how we handle it, or in how we get handled. Our biggest Latino component is Mexican right now, with Central Americans coming on strong. However, the next wave of (illegal) immigration from the south will probably be from South America, where imploding governments and huge HUGE populations could easily spell disaster for us.
It's just starting to happen, but will our border be under control before that, IMHO inevitable, floodgate opens?
Just how Latino do those whom we entrust our goverment intend us to be? There are already areas in the Southwest where native English-speakers are in the minority.