Knee-jerk immigration reform

[Thom Little]

Considering that Congress hasn't approved a comprehensive immigration package in almost 20 years, the sudden sense of urgency to approve an immigration bill in the House within two weeks is unsettling and unwise.

We understand that lawmakers have been getting hammered by some constituents for not doing anything about our porous borders, so there's political urgency to approve something, anything, before the holiday break.

But illegal immigration, which has had huge impacts on the United States, is a complex issue and warrants a full and open debate. It can't be "solved" in mere weeks, and Congress' piecemeal approach is troublesome.

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_3293014

[Macman44]

1. The best

approach is to let the people working the border enforce the friggin laws already on the books. Each sector or district has policies on how to deal with each case. Enforce it equally, fully and with the letter of the law.

[applegrove]

2. "Guest workers" are not knee jerk. There will be an employee's

market come 2014 when the boomers retire. The wealthy are terrified of inflation (cause the only way to stop it is to turn off the economy for a few years - and that means the stock market). Also the price of oil will be rising then.

Didn't you know that inflation is being fought by wages of middle class and the pooor being stagnant? Guest workers who have to "re-apply" after 3 years - will keep wages real low.