August 20, 2005

United States of Emergency - New York Times

I think the tirade is against illegal immigration, not immigration generally as the Times editorial would have us believe. Illegal immigration is against the law. Of course there are several reasons people come illegally. This is a mega-problem crying out for a fix. I think the border state governors are right to bring the problem front and center.

"President Bush has been promising immigration reform since he took office, and he promised once again this week that immigration would be a top priority. Through all these years, Mr. Bush, as a Texan, has made it clear that he understands this complex problem. But some of those in his party prefer to inflame the issue with anti-immigrant tirades - an embarrassment as old as America itself. The president will have to tame his own party before we can all move forward."

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