In the swirl of arguments surrounding the immigration plan — a plan that now looks on the verge of collapse — a lot of important truths are disappearing. Thomas Lifson, however, resurrects these truths, and in clear language explains why they matter, and why they shouldn’t be ignored as we grapple with a three tiered problem: the illegal immigrants who are already here, the immigrants who have yet to come here, and the terrorists who want to hide in the previous two groups.
UPDATE: Did you notice my dyslexic moment in the post title? I meant to say “Immigration reality check debate.” I was going to change it but then I thought “what the hey?” I’m dyslexic. Sometimes you just role roll with it. (Some days it just seems to keep getting worse and worse.)
UPDATE II: Drudge has the sirens out, and even knocked Paris Hilton off the front-and-center spot. Apparently the immigration bill is dead:
A broad immigration bill to legalize millions of people in the U.S. unlawfully failed a crucial test vote Thursday, a stunning setback that could spell its defeat for the year.
The vote was 45-50 against limiting debate on the bill, 15 short of the 60 that the bill’s supporters needed to prevail. Most Republicans voted to block Democrats’ efforts to bring the bill to a final vote.
The legislation, which had been endorsed by President Bush, would tighten borders, institute a new system to prevent employers from hiring undocumented workers in addition to giving up to 12 million illegal immigrants a pathway to legal status.
Conceived by an improbable coalition that nicknamed the deal a “grand bargain,” the measure exposed deep rifts within both parties and is loathed by most GOP conservatives.
Senate Majority Harry Reid, D-Nev., who had made no secret of his distaste for parts of the bill, said earlier he would move on to other matters if the immigration measure’s supporters didn’t get 60 votes Thursday night.
Although the AP reporter would like to blame the Republicans, it looks as if it died a bipartisan death. It was a poorly conceived bill, that created more problems than it was worth. I bet that, if Congress first takes steps to dam the flood (border control), the next go round will work better.
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As usual you’ve found some cogent analysis. Thanks.
Are you saying immigration is a check on reality debate? That is a very interesting point..and probably true
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Oh, and you could just ‘role’ with being dyslexic (how do you people SPELL that word? I had to copy & paste), but you’d better be able to ‘roll’ with it, too!
Not to worry MROW KOOB,you are in elite company with your dyslexia . .ahem (Einstein , Edison, Patton, Washington et al)!
Dyslectics like YOU can show their talents in other areas “such as art,DRAMA,music,sports,mechanics,(ha ha doubt it)STORY-TELLING(oh yeah),sales,business,designing,building,or engineering.”
Bookworm(a stretch) and Hans Christian Anderson the famous dyslexic Danish author and poet are famous for their FAIRY TALES.
[...] reminds us of the facts that have disappeared in the debate. In the swirl of arguments surrounding the [...]
No se puedes hacer!
It’s an appalling thought, given the “quality” of the bill that didn’t get passed, but I think that the Pres and Mr. Kennedy could have had their way if they’d made even a minimally good-faith effort to build the fence and beef up the border and employer enforcement over the last year or two.
They needed SO little, but they couldn’t even manage that. So, now let’s do it one piece at a time — a couple or three years of enforcing the laws ALREADY on the books, including the fence that has been authorized and funded, and then let’s talk about the good people who are here, but who have the problem that their first action in the U.S. was breaking our laws…but let’s look at them individually, as every (potential) citizen deserves.