Recently the Senate passed a sweeping immigration reform bill. It is now up to the House to pass their version.
The bill that is about 1200 pages had some support from some Republicans.
It was reported loaded with earmarks in order to get the support of various Senators.
The fact that it passed was very disappointing. That fact it passed without proper debate was an even greater failure by the Senate and Senate Republicans.
I am not going to into the details of this bill but simply want to ask the question,
"What happened to the old immigration laws?"
They did not get lost. They are there. Most certainly, they can be improved but more importantly they have been ignored. Both Republicans and Democrats have ignored border laws for the past 30 years and then they wonder why the borders are porous?
New laws won't fix the border unless they are enforced. When the executive branch has the ability to ignore portions of enforcement and decides not to defend laws that are challenged in courts then passing new laws is moot unless the executive branch in power happens to "approve" of the laws. Is America a nation of laws or the whims of the party in power?
So why bother passing laws if you are not honoring and enforcing the old laws?
Why bother swearing an oath to uphold the constitution when you only do so when convenient politically?
Why bother voting for so called conservatives like Senator Marco Rubio, when they vote for larger more intrusive and wasteful government?
