US Congress now faces a serious test
The Island Packet of Hilton Head, South Carolina, has an op-ed stressing the need for Congress to show that they're serious about passing some serious reform on the immigration issue in the US:
If Dubya's gone off the deep end on the immigration issue, among others, that's why the Republicans will have to distance themselves from him, and I think they already have/are. My recommendation would be for Sen. Tom Tancredo, who's stood very well on the immigration issue, to lead the way in the campaign.
They'll also have to distance themselves from would-be reps like John McCain, and the Republicans in Arizona will need to choose a candidate who can prove the ideal replacement for him in the Senate elections.
And most important of all, they'll need to pass some solid laws that can make the public stand up and cheer, and get the authorities to make effective raids to round up the illegals.
If they can fulfill these important steps within the time prior to the US House elections, then I think they'll be able to secure a successful campaign for Congress.
Congress and the president are going to face a real leadership test as they attempt to hammer out their differences on immigration reform.An excellent point. Though there's another one that may need to be stressed:
That's assuming they're actually willing to tackle the job. The Senate's performance before the Easter break was dismal.
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The immigrant work force might be enabling a booming economy here, but we're all paying the price for services, such as education, health care and law enforcement. Some companies claim they're getting priced out of business by those paying low wages to undocumented workers.
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The House bill takes a simplistic approach to the problem: Build a fence and throw on tougher penalties for employers and aliens. The Senate appears likely to approve a guest worker plan and offer legal status for undocumented aliens, but it, too, would boost penalties. The two bodies will have to work out their differences.
The state of Georgia isn't waiting on federal officials. Gov. Sonny Perdue signed into law Monday a sweeping immigration bill. The Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act calls for verifying that adults seeking many state-administered benefits are in the country legally; sanctions employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants; mandates that companies with state contracts check the immigration status of their employees; and requires police to check the immigration status of the people they arrest to see whether they face deportation orders.
What stricter regulations just across the state line will mean here is anyone's guess. But the question shows that what we need is federal reform, not individual state reform.
If Dubya's gone off the deep end on the immigration issue, among others, that's why the Republicans will have to distance themselves from him, and I think they already have/are. My recommendation would be for Sen. Tom Tancredo, who's stood very well on the immigration issue, to lead the way in the campaign.
They'll also have to distance themselves from would-be reps like John McCain, and the Republicans in Arizona will need to choose a candidate who can prove the ideal replacement for him in the Senate elections.
And most important of all, they'll need to pass some solid laws that can make the public stand up and cheer, and get the authorities to make effective raids to round up the illegals.
If they can fulfill these important steps within the time prior to the US House elections, then I think they'll be able to secure a successful campaign for Congress.
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