[Delacon]

“This bill presents the opportunity for granting amnesty to illegals. Strictly enforcing the following law prevents that from happening.”

How so? This bill is designed to take many amnesty efforts off the table. See, if this bill passes, no amnesty bill could gain enough support to pass afterwards. That is why dems are holding it up and are attempting to include amnesty provisions. Poll after poll indicates that border security and things like workplace enforcement have a majority of the people in support. Poll after poll indicates amnesty of any kind does not. Thats why pro amnesty dems are holding the Save Act in committee. It would pass easily on the floor on its own. I am with you in your lament “if only they would enforce the laws on the books” but they just wont. US history is filled with the government passing legislation that is redundant yet puts things over the top for achieving its ends. The Civil Rights Act comes to mind.

[Man50D]

Per the article you posted "Those legislators, she argues, realize that the only way to get any form of amnesty or increase in visas for temporary or permanent workers is to attach it to an enforcement measure. "

I am with you in your lament “if only they would enforce the laws on the books” but they just wont.

They will not pass any future immigration laws if they refuse to enforce existing immigration laws. You're "just won't" reason is too vague to be considered a valid reason not to enforce current immigration laws. They have been enforcing them to a limited extent because the people roundly rejected Congress passing amnesty legislation this past summer. Our efforts would be better spent putting more pressure on them to enforce existing laws instead of new laws they will treat with the same approach as current laws.