Reuters--
Just a day after leaders from both parties agreed to the plan and predicted it would be widely embraced, new bickering shelved the measure amid complaints it would give amnesty to immigrants who illegally entered the country.
Backers of the bill fell 22 votes short of the 60 needed in the 100-member Senate to overcome procedural hurdles and move the bill forward.
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I'm not a big fan of the "immigration" bill currently being bandied about in D.C. In fact, it would be reasonable to state that I despise it. It's a wet-noodle approach by a bunch of weak-kneed politicos who recognize that a lot of us are really ticked off. They don't want to fix the problem, but they do want to appear tough.
So I was happy to read today that the plan appears to be unraveling as conservatives demand some amendments; the most significant one, perhaps, being a requirement that DHS certify that the border is secure before any guest worker program or legal status (amnesty) can be granted.
Meanwhile, our borders are wide open and as hated as we are in the Arab world, you can darn sure bet they are making use of the free pass. It wouldn't be very hard for someone of Middle-Eastern decent to pass for a South American. And if they can easily blend in as a guest worker, we are doomed. I think our congressmen should be made to work border patrol before they try to pass any laws. The old adage -"Walk a mile in someone else's shoes..." changes many set minds.
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