what do you guys think about the Senate not passing the immigration bill?

Answer 1

In spite of the fact that we need to do something about the illegal aliens in our country I am glad the bill fell apart. It was obvious there was too much political bias; the idea of giving amnesty to 12-20 million criminal offenders was ridiculous. That would have benefited a few big business people but it would not have helped us out. The idea that we need criminals here to do our work is nonsense, How many of the 12-20 million illegals are actually working? Although they may work for less wages how much does it cost the rest of us to pay their bills; education, medical, etc.? The worst part was the Senators and Congressmen who had not even read the bill. I think the effort was to get amnesty for the illegals already here so they and their employers would be protected; not to protect the interests of U.S. citizens and those immigrants and aliens lawfully here! We pulled through the mess following 911 and we can survive if the 12-20 million illegals are rounded up and deported!

Answer 2

It is a GREAT thing. The only "reform" we have ever needed was to simply enforce the laws already on the books.

All the senators stated that we needed to seal the borders. Great. Now it is time to hold their feet to the fire and MAKE them write a bill that has ONLY the enforcement measures that they promised. We need to make them show their TRUE colors before the elections.

Reid and others have stated that the Senate won't revisit this issue until AFTER the elections. Wonder why? Could it be that they want to secure their positions first before they try to screw us again?

Immigration reform does not have to be a science project. Address the issues one at a time. To start with:

Anchor babies...the 14th amendment does not guarantee birthright citizenship. There has never been a Supreme Court case which addressed this issue and the language of the 14th amendment specifically denies it.

Plyler vs Doe...That decision needs to be reversed because the decision is unconstitutional. No where in the constitution does it guarantee a citizen a publically paid for education. No where. The Supreme Court can not rule on the Consttituionality of something that is not there. To bend, twist, and pervert the 14th amendment of the Constitution to guarantee an education to citizens of another country is ridiculous. To make a US citizen pay for it is absurd and WAY overreaches their authority.

Answer 3

The United States does need an updated and enforceable immigration law. Attempts to do so is commendable, however, no law should be passed without a complete study of the problem, the solution, and its strategic impact. Too many senators and congressmen, by their own admission, did not take time to read the bill. The United States has an immigration law and laws intended to control entry into the Unites States. The problem is the federal government who is responsible to secure the border has failed to properly administer the laws. Far too many state and local politicians do not enforce the laws and actually protect illegals in their area. It is unfortunate we could not get a decent bill on the floor and get it passed but this one was far to biased by special interest groups and would not rid the U.S. of illegal aliens. We now need to enforce the laws we have; properly secure the border, locate, arrest and deport illegal aliens, and arrest those who support illegals either by employing them or refusing to enforce the laws the illegals and employers are breaking. If those who knowingly employee illegals or refuse to enforce the laws are given huge fines it would not make it economically feasible for the employers to hire the illegals and we could use the fines to locate and deport the illegals.

Answer 4

I'm glad it didn't fly. They want to secure our borders before helping 12 million illegal immigrants gain amensty or citizenship. The US needs to do something but I don't know if a wall that is several hundred miles long will curb the problem. Have you ever seen Penn & Tellers show on Showtime? They had a bunch of Mexicans build a section of the wall over the course of a day. In the show, after they build the wall, Penn & Teller have the Mexicans to go through the wall, over the wall and under the wall. I think they all made it through the wall in 2 minutes. There needs to be another solution.

Answer 5

I am not opposed to immigration by any means but believe we already have a process that allows people to immigrate and that it needs to be enforced. I tend to agree with Arnold Schwartzenager's remarks about learning English - he has every right to take that stand as an immigrant himself. I also feel that we can't really deal with the problem of illegal immigration from Mexico and Latin America until those regions address the circumstances that drives the immigration flow northward. Government corruption is one such factor. Our free trade policies do not put our US companies on a level playing field with those south of the border - so US companies in Mexico can pay poverty wages in unsafe working conditions, without the environmental and health rules they are subject to here. It hurts US workers and workers south of us as well. Additionally, our farming subsidies are hurting farmers all over the globe who can't compete by selling food at price that will sustain them due to cheap import from the US.

Answer 6

I'm glad that the Senate decided to listen to their constituents for once. I think I heard Harry Reid or one of the other leaders talking about the "will of the Senate". What a lot of garbage. Shouldn't he be talking about the "will of the people". It's listening to the will of the Senate that has created most of the problems we face. They are out of touch. We won this one. Let's see what happens next.

Answer 7

Middle America and the Middle Class will still get screwed no matter if that bill passes or not.

Don't you find it annoying that all the Presidential Candidates are not talking about the Middle Class in America at all?

The middle class is getting hosed and no one gives a crap. All they talk about is how the poor need to get more money and free this and that. How the illegals need sympathy and need to be given a free ticket into the country because they didn't follow the laws of the U.S.

While the middle class is carrying more and more of the burden in taxes since the rich get tax breaks and the middle class jobs are all being outsourced.

All this talk and none of it is about the average working class and middle class American.

Answer 8

I think George W Bush went home and smashed all his little toy soldiers and now won't eat his vegetables,Ted Kennedy on the other hand is making the rounds to every cantina in the barrio and drinking mucho tequila to forget his defeat,the worse is Harry Reid,he went back to being the dork in school that every one picks on

Answer 9

I think my voice was heard, now I await eagerly the next load of garbage to shoved our way by carreer politicians who, for a decade now, annually "Vote" themselves a payraise and totally forget about those of us who havent had a raise in the minimum wage for that same decade. Just wait, this isnt over yet.
Stay sharp, stay strong, stay awake.

Answer 10

I think that the fact that it got to the floor only proves the Senators don't read their bills.

It deserved to die.