Immigration Reform

SOO for the last few months I have been very quiet about the potential debate that is about to take over Congress and the White House...Immigration Reform. Let me say first that I for one believe our government has failed us since this "invasion" began back in the 1990's and continued right through the Bush Administration.

Second, I find it very hard to believe that the Obama administration ie. Obama, Biden, Emanuel, Holder, etc. had failed to read this bill before commenting and testifying on it. This is verified by Representative Ted Poe, Republican from Texas, as he asked Eric Holder if he had read it to which Holder responded "I have not." The man is our attorney general and has not read a valuable piece of legislation that can shape this country? What is wrong with that picture?

Lets go a little further back now. This event often gets lost in the immigration debate. A few years ago, in Hazleton, PA, the mayor knew he needed help from INS with illegal immigration. That mayor passed a law that said if you were an Illegal immigrant and you were arrested for a crime you can be deported. That mayor is Lou Barletta. Mr. Barletta passed the law after a string of murders and attempted murders in Hazleton by....yep Illegal Immigrants. Fast Forward to todays debate. Does the situation in Hazleton, PA and Arizona sound familiar? Mr. Barletta faced the same opposition that Governor Brewer faces today, albiet on a much smaller scale.

Now the problem I have with all these protests is simple. If someone is here illegally and commits a crime, do you think we should be allowed to check their papers? That is what the Arizona law states! Being from Pennsylvania, I have no idea what the people of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and California, however, I do understand why the law has been passed.

I for one am very afraid of what will happen if the government gets involved as they always screw things up. I have heard come out of the President's mouth Immigration Overhaul...Why? Mr. president, haven't you overhauled enough already...Healthcare OVERHAUL, Financial OVERHAUL, Automotive OVERHAUL...Lets stop with the Overhaul and how about you just fix it. OR let the states handle it themselves as he has already proven that he has no clue how to handle it. Its his job to make the tough decisions in this country, and sometimes you piss people off doing the right thing. I, and millions of people on the Mexican border know what the right thing is and its not the easy way out. The easy way is to legalize 20 million illegals. Will he do whats best for our country or for himself in 2012? My guess is the latter.