Well, it looks likes the Immigration Bill is not as dead as people predicted. The first vote for cloture was a filibuster-proof vote to continue forward. Sounds like we will see a lot of noise in DC as people posture for the PR machines, but it looks like a lot of momentum behind the Bill […]

The number of poison pills Senators are threatening on the Immigration Bill is a clear indication Congress is completely dysfunctional. If Reps torpedo progress – again – and leave us with the current crap – AGAIN – they will pay a price. The US has not yet seen America rise up and dump ALL incumbents. […]

The immigration debate has re-opened the purity pustche on the right. When arguments from the far right are found wanting by the moderates, then cries of anger well up from those losing the political battle for the hearts and minds of the general population. Michael Barone’s reasoned analysis of what this Bill can do is […]

Addendum: It seems that all across the right side of the blogoshpere the sky is falling! LOL!. I am so glad I am an independent. Hysterics over documenting undocumented workers is the exact kind of reaction I said would marginalize the right. The far right has officially jumped the shark. The far left has too. […]

While I am a proponent of a guest worker program with penalties for not paying back taxes, etc. I am still against the amnesty silliness you find in the liberal fever swamps. And so when I saw this news it was clear the rest of the country had an answer to their illegal immigrant problems […]

The idea of pulling the 12+ million illegal workers (not criminals – those are a different story) out of the underground market and into the open is key to this nation’s security and health. Basically it is key to our existence. It is not surprising so many people understand the limitations we face in undoing […]

The balanced approach of trough laws, strengthening the boarders, immigrant background checks, paying back dues, etc is coming to Congress. (link 1, link 2)Is it perfect? Hell no – no Bill would be. But it has enough of my minimal list to know it will get passed. When the hard right bottled up comprehensive immigration […]

I pointed out in an earlier post the simple, hard math that this country doesn’t have the law enforcement and incarceration facilities to handle 20% of the immigration population (supposing the immigrant crime rate is much higher than our national average) because that is equal to our entire, current prison inmate population. Today Jeff Jocaby […]

Update: Well, to get this post back on track let me now add the details about the man I hired to do the work who could easily be an undocumented worker. He was courteous beyond reproach. He worked diligently and did all he could to let us live around his efforts. He called when he […]

LOL! Seems those on the “hard right” are taking note of my comments that Rudy will remain ahead of all ‘pure conservatives for 2008 Presidential race (or someone like him). I admit the term “far right” is probably not an accurate term, but the fact is too many Reps are too inflexible to form a […]