Burning Atlanta

I ran into this and wanted to puke. Yes, the plan was ok but the enforcement was, and has been, a total joke. And, now, Congress wants to do it again. Totally INSANE. "But we're REALLY going to get serious, this time." Lying pieces of pig vomit.

Amnesty

We quickly realized that if immigration reform was to work and be fair it had to be a "three-legged stool." If one leg failed, so would the entire bill.

"Leg one" was improved security against illegal crossings at the border with Mexico, using the best available technology and additional, better-trained personnel. For the first time in U. S. history, we imposed penalties on employers who knowingly hired undocumented workers.

"Leg two" was the H-2A temporary worker program for agricultural workers, designed to ensure wage and workplace protections, and not to be another exploitative "bracero" program.

"Leg three" was what we called "legalization." We would allow some, but not all, undocumented aliens then living and working here to regularize their unlawful status and begin the long process to earn temporary residency and, eventually, if they chose to continue, to earn permanent residency and citizenship.

Yep, like so many things, sounded good on its face. But it was a total failure and accomplished nothing except getting us to this point of 12-20 million illegals screaming for the same thing.

Since illegal immigration continues nearly unabated today, legitimate questions can be raised about the effectiveness of IRCA. Although we do have pride of authorship, we also believe that the shortcomings of the act are not due to design failure but rather to the failure of both Democratic and Republican administrations since 1986 to execute the law properly.

Gee, ya' think? But, it's going to be different, this time. Anybody want to buy a slightly used house for 20 times more than I paid for it? Because you would have to be that stupid to buy this bullshit.