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Immigration Half-Baked
In America today there are an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants (a very conservative estimate). Many say that these immigrants drive down wages for hard working Americans. Others say that they introduce new problems into our education system and drain resources from our entitlement programs.
Though the problems are [somewhat] clearly defined, the solution is not.
While I do not generally support the idea of giving special privileges to certain groups of people, especially ones who purposely and knowingly break the law, in this situation I am not confident that there is another logical or practical solution. America is like a baker that has left a window open and put our irresistibly delicious American apple pie on the ledge to cool. And now that the attractive odor has caught the attention of the rest of the world, the sick, tired, poor and hungry are here and want to have a piece.
It might seem enticing (for me at least) to simply search for the illegals and send them packing, but the resources, time, and effort it would require is too great-- especially in a time of war. The ball has already been dropped and now it is time to cut our losses and come up with a plan to prevent greater and continual abuse.
Though President Bush's bill is a step in the right direction (after all, a weak bill is better than no bill at all), it needs to focus more on containing the problem - and preventing further illegals from breaking our laws. It is time for action, and hopefully Congress can rise to the occasion.