tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12971241.post114476058214559591..comments2023-09-21T05:54:01.526-05:00Comments on Sirimba: America can be a nation of immigrantsand a nation of lawsSirimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257114112595064563noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12971241.post-1144792010817270862006-04-11T16:46:00.000-05:002006-04-11T16:46:00.000-05:00We can be a nation of laws and immigrants. The rea...We can be a nation of laws and immigrants. The reason the immigration reform in 1986 didn't work is because it only addressed half the issue. <BR/><BR/>Today’s reforms do much more to enforce the border, including added security, using technology to create a virtual fence, cracking down on employers, and creating dozens of mechanisms to stop illegal immigration, not stop immigration. <BR/><BR/>We need comprehensive reform because we can not click our heels and hope that all the illegal immigrants will disappear. We also can not magically wish them on to buses and ship them out. We need programs to deal with our current situation and fix it for the future. <BR/><BR/>I strongly believe in the Senate's work and the compromises they have provided.<BR/><BR/>NO ONE is advocating amnesty. Amnesty is a basically saying you’re forgiven. There is no bill that is being taken seriously in Congress that advocates the automatic citizenship of illegal immigrants. <BR/><BR/>We are a nation of laws but we are also a nation of immigrants. Our country depends on constant young workforce to push us ahead. Read my previous post and future to come.<BR/><BR/>As for pandering to the Hispanic vote – NOT TRUE…. The Republican party has always been the party of opportunity. There are many sides to this issue that conservatives agree with, nothing to do with pandering. Clearly there are those that do not agree. The reality is that many Hispanics agree with many core Republican issues. <BR/><BR/>Yet, the Hispanic vote is something to be worried about. If you haven’t noticed the Hispanic population is growing in the country. If we continue to let Dems take center place in this debate. The Republican party will not win an election for the next 40 years…Sirimbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10257114112595064563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12971241.post-1144772970936658362006-04-11T11:29:00.000-05:002006-04-11T11:29:00.000-05:00Jack, Jack, Jack... how are we going to be a natio...Jack, Jack, Jack... how are we going to be a nation of laws if we simply blow off the immigration laws? Either we enforce the laws we have now or we should change them, not find a middle ground that ignores the laws and promises to enforce them later.<BR/><BR/>Why on earth should any illegal immigrant listen to government if it claims we cannot enforce the laws now? Why should they cooperate with a government that openly states we are too incompetent and fearful to actually BE a nation of laws?Christopher R Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104605722684911443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12971241.post-1144768371382141772006-04-11T10:12:00.000-05:002006-04-11T10:12:00.000-05:00This a great piece. Thanks for posting it.This a great piece. Thanks for posting it.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.com