Thursday, June 21, 2007

Thought on immigration

Since everyone is talking about immigration, here is my two cents...

conservatives can talk all they want about the "rule of law"...but what if a law is a bad law? I think the reason the immigration laws haven't been enforced is that they were poorly conceived and funded, and restricted legal immigration to such an extent that they guaranteed an influx of illegal immigration. It would seem to me the answer is to 1. Yes, do a better job of enforcing our border but 2. Provide realistic procedures for people who want to come to this country and work and raise a family. Currently we have two problems:
  1. It's too easy to come here illegally
  2. It's too difficult to come here legally

You can't only fix one of these problems...in fact, they are inextricably intertwined.

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