Posted by
Paul Worlton on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 2:07:04 PM
Immigration Reform, like no issue in recent memory, continues to alienate the electorate from the elected. Yet for all the public polls, blogs, and public outrage heard in the media, politicians don’t seem to be catching on. The agenda on immigration, driven primarily by President Bush, keeps moving ahead in spite of strong public opposition. Why won’t our elected officials listen?
The disconnect seems to be a result of "situation-normal" in Washington. Lawmakers don’t understand why legislation on immigration can’t be wrapped up like every other congressional product: full of pork and pork byproducts. The problem is that the American public is wise to the backroom workings of Washington, and this is one area where backroom deals will not be tolerated. Americans want something done without all the fluff and fanfare; they want something that works. The legislation currently under consideration is just what we’ve come to expect from congress, and therein lies the problem.
Bush and the congress continues to bull ahead; Bush and followers with a goal of appeasement, and liberals with ballot signs in their eyes from the millions of illegals that will join their camp when they become legal. But neither side is considering what is best for the current American citizen. What would be best is to secure our borders, PERIOD. Then we can discuss immigration reform – indeed, we need to. But we need to not wrap up border security with hundreds of pages of other extraneous garbage. Only then will the American people be satisfied.
Are you listening, Washington?