My Word on Illegal Aliens

First of all, forget the new terminology that liberals have been using in recent years. The people that we are talking about are illegal aliens. Not immigrants, because they didn't do it legally. Now, down to the nitty gritty. My problem with illegal aliens has always been the fact that the first law that they encounter when they enter the United States they break. Why should we expect that they would adhere to any other law on our books. By granting amnesty to illegal aliens, we encourage them to break the law. In fact, we are rewarding them - placing them ahead of people who have played by the rule of law and are waiting to immigrate to the United States through legal channels.

Forget about McCain's claim that the Senate proposed bill isn't amnesty - it is. You're asking them to pay a fine ($2000) and not requiring them to leave the country and go through the normal legal application process. You are rewarding them for breaking the law.

And here's the real kicker - the last time an amnesty was offered, millions ignored it. And many more millions came into the country illegally after that, because they assumed that there would never be another real attempt to enforce immigration, and that even if there was, there would be another amnesty program.

Here's the question that McCain should be asked - how long do we keep open his program, and what should we do with the people who don't sign up. Round them up and deport them, right? If you think that's going to happen...