tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18380739.post114801682832624607..comments2023-10-26T07:08:33.504-04:00Comments on Migra Matters: The Senate and the wall: What WERE they thinking?Duke Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05898716854097535479noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18380739.post-1148094736582959552006-05-19T23:12:00.000-04:002006-05-19T23:12:00.000-04:00The only thing this is accomplishing is to show lo...The only thing this is accomplishing is to show lots of political posturing to act as if Congress is really doing something about immigration...and the only thing I see that it has done is to give away more tax payer dollars to big corporations for border security that will accomplish nothing really. As long as the real underlying problems such as NAFTA aren't addressed, fair wages and big business wanting cheap/slave labor any bill passed is window dressing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18380739.post-1148062781050690272006-05-19T14:19:00.000-04:002006-05-19T14:19:00.000-04:00You're right on the money with that analysis Jan. ...You're right on the money with that analysis Jan. It's been like going to a car lot, laying all you cash on the table, then asking what kind of deal you can get. <BR/><BR/>Since this thing got to the Judiciary it's been getting chipped away at bit by bit. When the Senate's done with it, God only knows what will be left. Then Sensenbrenner gets to rip it apart. In the end all that will be left is Bush'e guest worker, a wall, and criminalization. <BR/><BR/>They've definately given away far to much in the name of compromise.Duke Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372995156231067645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18380739.post-1148022621272879502006-05-19T03:10:00.000-04:002006-05-19T03:10:00.000-04:00And that xenophobic symbolic victory was before th...And that xenophobic symbolic victory was before they added "English as national language." <BR/><BR/>I said in December that professional immigration advocates were giving away the store by supporting Kennedy-McCain because that gave them too little platform to trade down from. This process is proving that in spades. Advocates including labor should be screaming for open borders and then start the compromise process.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.com