Open Borders
Two key posts to read:
Hot Air details the bill that will likely give us a permanent Democrat majority.
Hugh Hewitt discusses with Tony Snow -- who is obviously doing some very heavy lifting for W.
Lastly, two proponents (or at least not raging opponents) of the still yet to be written bill from a couple of level-headed conservatives: The Anchoress and Ed Morrissey.
UPDATE:
Kathryn Jean Lopez with an excellent round up of reactions.
My favorite?
How about not treating us [conservatives] with animosity?From Mark Levin:
On Friday’s show: The Magnificent Surrender Act of 2007, also known by the incompetent politicians in Congress as the new illegal immigration bill. Mark reiterated the fact that this bill is amnesty, and that it will destroy what is left of our social security, Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as putting a significant strain on education and law enforcement. Special Guest: Host of the Fred Thompson Report and possible Presidential candidate, Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee. He explained in detail the disastrous economic and social consequences of policies that promote illegal immigration.And speaking of Fred Thompson, he starts is May 18 post with:
Most Americans know that we have an illegal immigration problem in this country, with perhaps as many as 20 million people residing here unlawfully. And I think most Americans have a pretty good idea about how to at least start solving the problem – secure our nation’s borders. But there’s an old saying in Washington that, in dealing with any tough issue, half the politicians hope that citizens don’t understand it while the other half fear that people actually do. This kind of thinking was apparent with the “comprehensive” immigration reform bill that the U.S. Senate and the White House negotiated yesterday. I’d tell you what was in the legislation, but 24 hours after the politicians agreed the bill looked good, the Senate lawyers were still writing what may turn out to be a one thousand page document. In fact, a final version of the bill most likely will not be made available to the public until after the legislation is passed. That may come five days from now. That’s like trying to digest an eight-course meal on a fifteen-minute lunch break. . . . No matter how much lipstick Washington tries to slap onto this legislative pig, it’s not going to win any beauty contests. In fact, given Congress’s track record, the bill will probably get a lot uglier -- at least from the public’s point of view. And agreeing to policies before actually seeing what the policies are is a heck of a way to do business. We should scrap this “comprehensive” immigration bill and the whole debate until the government can show the American people that we have secured the borders -- or at least made great headway. That would give proponents of the bill a chance to explain why putting illegals in a more favorable position than those who play by the rules is not really amnesty.UPDATE II: Another argument for term limits?
Hannity was telling some caller to his talker today that his contacts in Washington were “astounded” and “shocked” by the firestorm backlash they’re getting over the supposedly “done deal” immigration bill.Just as with Harriet Miers and the Dubai Ports deal, the backlash was entirely predictable to anyone who read blogs. Or in this case, even listened to talk radio. Don't these people pay any attention?