Not every illegal immigrant is Mexican. I know that probably surprises a lot of people—NOT! But a lot of people feel they are all Mexicans.

Many people from the poor countries in Central America sneak into the United States via Mexico, but they are not Mexicans.

The proposed immigration reform bill goes to the Senate floor for debate today, and you’d think the sky had fallen and it’s already passed in its virgin form.

We have squawkers on the right and I’m sure squawkers on the left. I read last night that Lindsey Graham was booed in SC at the Republican convention because he endorses the proposed immigration bill.

I would have booed him too because he is not the senator I thought I elected, but maybe this will be his wake-up call to serve those who elected him and stop being Arizona’s third senator.

A very reasonable question was posed on a Conservative site. Something to the effect of imagining you are an employer or farmer and think of the problems you face, then imagine you are Congress and what would you do to solve the problem to the good of everyone.

Here’s one answer that stood out to me as being so rigid there is no room for movement, and of course the president has caused the Republican Party to self-destruct all on his own:

We can’t send them all back. Given
We can’t pay for medical/social security for them. Given
Those in jail - need to be deported. Given
Employers need to be penalized for under the table employment - or should have the option of not paying benefits/social security/workman’s compensation - and pay citizens a flat fee just like they do illegals. Fix that one way or the other. Given.
No More. Shut down the border. Shut it down. Now.
No more spanglish options. English only. It’s my taxes that provide translations - I would rather used that money to send them home or build a fence.
Those who are here illegally must register, find a sponsor (one of those employers paying them for a job “Americans won’t do” - if this is true - then it shouldn’t be too hard.) and provide proof of gainful employment in order to stay. Their American citizenship status and that of their children cannot be achieved until after those who entered the country legally.

Anyone who migrates here must be in line for citizenship. No more “make the money here and send it home”. We are Mexico’s largest source of income. If they come here, they must register, get a job, and get in line for citizenship. If not- they should be stopped at the border.

Any Mexican who breaks the law here goes to jail in Mexico - or we take all of our convicted prisoners and turn them loose in Guadelahara with forged Mexican passports, train tickets to Mexico City, and 1000 pesos.

Make it a misdemeanor to shoot someone illegally entering this country. [A misdemeanor to possibly kill someone? A baby? A child? ED]

…. there’s more….

Make all the Senators who crafted this bill live in LA county for six months.

Someone needs to tell GWB that we would like to retain one branch of government… as much as he is trying to make it the last time a republican is trusted with the White House ever - we really would like to put another republican in there in 08 and he needs to work with us not against us. And then someone please ask republicans in the Senate if the NYT will ever generate votes for them. If any answer yes - deport them to Mexico.

… more later.

More later. I guess this person hasn’t vented enough. Since we are all armchair Congresscritters and presidents we talk a good game, but when it comes down to it how realistic is it to think you can get it all at one time?

Some of it sounds reasonable, but even though the New York Times is no friend of the Republicans, why say if you are endorsed by them to deport you? You can’t deport someone who has been born in this country. That statement doesn’t even make sense, but then we are on an issue that has everyone angry, and the fact the illegals marched with Mexican flags last year demanding “their” country back doesn’t help things.

Secure the borders first makes sense and I think that’s what the bill states.

Before we all get upset because our ice cream fell on the ground let’s wait for it to fall on the ground and act like adults on this issue.

I know the writers on this blog will.