Senator Al Franken on Immigration

Senator Frankin did the right thing by voting against DeMint’s amendment. The border wall has done tremendous damage to nature preserves and private property, has forced thousands of immigrants into the Arizona desert where more than 5,000 have died so far, and has had no discernible impact on undocumented immigration. So far it has cost $3.1 billion.

The Wall Street Journal reported, “DHS spokesman Matt Chandler criticized the amendments, saying they “are designed to prevent real progress on immigration enforcement and are a reflection of the old administration’s strategy: all show, no substance.”

The big surprise was that Senator Schumer voted for DeMint’s amendment. Schumer is spearheading the fight for comprehensive immigration reform, but by voting for the border wall he has severely undermined his credibility on the issue.

I completely agree. Schumer’s vote was both surprising and disappointing.

This is great news. The fence should be dismantled and all border enforcement ended so any of the 150 million people in Mexico and Central America can move here and enjoy the American Dream.

While we have record levels of unemployment, their hard work and large families will usher in a new age of economic surplus and well being. Part of this will be to provide water, energy, new highways malls and schools. America should be abuzz with these New Workers drilling and mining and damming at levels which will be the envy of China and India.

Yes Indeed W.G.! I must also add that Being an American carpenter, I look forward to welcoming tens of millions of hard workers out of the shadows and into as many construction sites and jobs as our newly humming economy can provide. And surely after several years of having to deal with illegal competition from illegal aliens in the construction industry, it will be a welcome change to have their competition become legal so We can all be on a nice, level playing field when looking for work.

“The border wall has done tremendous damage to nature preserves and private property…”

–Why do you moan about “damage” done by the wall to “nature” preserves while ignoring the 25 million pounds of toxic trash that illegal border crossers have left in our Southwestern deserts, and the numerous unauthorized trails they have cut through our formerly pristine wilderness? How hypocritical to whine about one will ignoring the (much worse) other.

“…has forced thousands of immigrants into the Arizona desert where more than 5,000 have died so far”

–If they stayed home, and made their Third World society a better place to live, they wouldn’t endanger themselves. This is like arguing that a burglar who injures himself while breaking into someone’s house is the fault of the homeowner for putting in an alarm system.

“…and has had no discernible impact on undocumented immigration. So far it has cost $3.1 billion.”

–I thought Schumer was arguing just the other day that illegal border crossings were down by 27 percent? You open borders advocates really need to get your stories straight. And 3.1 billion is a drop in the bucket compared to the money the taxpayers spend on social services for illegals. A third of that is spent every year, just in LA county alone, for freebies for illegals and their anchor babies.

W.G.
it could work both ways, I would like to spend my retirement in San Miguel Allende or Cuernavaca

Providing You don’t get held for ransom By one of many drug cartel thugs looking for a payday…Bon Voyage!