Comments on Advance Indiana™: Lugar And Bayh Get It Right On Immigration Reform

If it were only that simple anonymous. The truth o...

2006-05-26T18:43:00.000-05:00

If it were only that simple anonymous. The truth of the matter is our border security along Mexico has been deliberately made lax by our federal government. Border patrol agents have been practically waving them in for the past decade or more. Our federal government makes it legal for otherwise illegal workers to obtain taxpayer identification numbers in order that they can open up bank accounts and pay taxes to the government. Our government even accepts taxes paid on wages of workers using fraudulent social security numbers. Our armed forces allow illegal immigrants to join our military and receive benefits as veterans. The truth of the matter is that our own government has been duplicitous when it comes to illegal immigration. It's hard to punish people who the federal government indirectly encouraged to come here and work illegally in the firs instance. And the very constitutional provision you cite has been interpreted by U.S. courts to require that illegal immigrants not be denied benefits offered by the government. So there you have it.

Great. Two immigration attorneys think this is goo...

2006-05-26T14:37:00.000-05:00

Great. Two immigration attorneys think this is good legislation. Farmers love ethanol requirements also. I will give you credit, you at least acknowledge where your bread is buttered. Gentleman this is nothing but a political punt just like social security. Everybody knows there is a huge problem but nobody wants to do the right thing. As good and as ethical these people may be, they are still illegal. What do you not understand about that?

You may not realize it but you have just endorsed legislation that runs counter to your own proclamation:

….and no special privileges or immunities shall be granted to any class of citizens which are not granted on the same terms to all citizens.

What do you say to the immigrants that came here legally? What do you say to the people that have waited for years to come here legally? There is so much more to this issue than just your hypocrisy but I’ll wait for your reply

I'm not an immigration lawyer but even I can tell ...

2006-05-26T09:01:00.000-05:00

I'm not an immigration lawyer but even I can tell that draconian immigration laws won't work. All it'll do is drive the those here illegally further underground.

While I haven't always agreed with his positions and votes, I've always found Sen Lugar to be respectable. His vote here further solidifies that belief.