Why all this bickering between Democrats and Republicans over immigration ?

Question

Is all this bickering a smoke screen? It seems that as long as one party can blame the other, nothing gets done, and maybe that's what the government wants. They don't want to solve the problem. They want this illegal labor force to remain here. There would be a lot of unhappy employers, who would lose a lot of money if these illegals were deported. Both Democrats and Republicans have ties to the wealthy, who are profiting most from illegal labor. It looks like all both parties are doing is just playing word games with each other and trying to fool the American people in the process.

Answer 1

Excellent question. From what I have seen, it's almost like Democrats are becoming Repulican and vice versa.
I don't know why they just don't enforce the law as it stands. I agree with what you say on the cheap labor issue also, which benefits the employers most. It certainly is not cheap labor for the rest of us. I think what we need is a third party. And I will vote for anyone who believes that illegal immigration is ruining this country.

Answer 2

I think you've answered your own question. If they continue nitpicking at each other, they can avoid doing anything about the real problem, illegals stay, big businesses can continue using the cheap illegals in dangerous work conditions, and the rest of America continues to suffer because no one can make a living wage.

Answer 3

Neither party wants to do anything, because of large campaign contributers and influential lobbies both working for the interest of companies that hire large numbers of illegals at sub standard wages. Basically benefiting from this sub-culture.

Answer 4

I don't think so. My Representative wrote me and said he's not gonna let the Senate get away with it.

I read today that the outcry for the Senate Bill for Congressional mail is 400 to 1 against.

Keep up the good work - we need real solutions of enforcement only, not fantasy legislation pulled over our eyes.

Answer 5

Yeah its called LIP SERVICE.

Both parties are guilty of it.

I am sure they have other pressing issues, not only immigration.

BTW, we cant blame illegal immigration for the ills of this society.

That is called personal responsibility, stop blaming others for your problems, take some personal responsibility....

What a bunch of whiners!

Answer 6

I think you have it right the people with the most money are in fact the business owners who are in fact the policy makers so yes it is a smoke screen

Answer 7

I don't know. I probably ain't smart enough to be answering something like that. And if I was, I wouldn't be wasting all my time on yahoo. I just wanted to point out that as stupid as I am, this JoshinSherma is the King of all as*hole* Lets all bow to the King.

Answer 8

It cuts across both parties.

However, they want to pretend it doesn't.

Right now with election year coming up, they want to preserve the power of their parties and so want to blame everything on the other party.

They think we are stupid.

This is nothing new.

Answer 9

simple. Republicans are using one more big smokescreen of an issue to take heat off of the crimes of the bush admin. Sane democrats are fighting it on principle because imigrants are not
our true enemy. Fascism always needs easy scapegoats, and alongside gays, mexicans are this fascisms new "JEW".

Answer 10

Both parties suck, it is just lip service. They don't want to do anything about illegal immigration. especially they don't want to do what the people want.