Speaking Out for Immigration Enforcement, Part V
That’s what I’m talking about!!! If the federal government, specifically, the United States Congress and the President are unwilling to quickly pass strict immigration control, the states will do it for them. Every where you turn, the states are taking up action the federal government is failing to address. It is not just about passing legislation but following that up with law enforcement. A law by itself is useless unless accompanied by effective law enforcement.
The sad thing is that members of Congress could alleviate the pain and suffering of delays and any negative impact of their inability to act if they would just grow up and get there work done. But since they are all so beholding to special interest and have convinced themselves the only way to stay in office is huge money machines, they haven’t learned the lessons of the midterms. Contrary to what Pelosi, Reid and others would have you believe, the midterms were not about the public endorsing any Democratic party agenda. It was voting out incumbents with the only other candidate available who had a chance to win. If third party candidates were viable, they would have won. For example, Joe Lieberman was re-elected as an Independent when abandoned by the Democratic party.
Strict immigration enforcement is long overdue by about twenty years. Based on the reversals and trends exemplified by the push in Washington this week for strict immigration enforcement, the tide has turned and the pressure must be continuous and unrelenting to obtain the strict immigration enforcement this country desperately needs.
Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com
State Lawmakers Ramp Up Immigration Efforts
NationalBy Daniel C. Vock - State lawmakers are stepping up their efforts to deal with illegal immigration, already submitting double the number of bills proposed in all of last year and enacting 57 new statutes in 18 states, according to a new report.
The National Conference of State Legislatures released a survey Thursday (April 19) showing that 1,169 immigration bills - from all 50 state capitols - have been introduced so far, compared to 570 in all of last year. Most legislatures are still in session.
The flurry of activity comes as state officials grow increasingly frustrated by the failure of Congress and the Bush administration to enact broad reforms to address problems created by the 11 million illegal immigrants living in this country.
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