The solution?

Heard a sound clip today from Teddy Chappaquiddick whining about how those in opposition to his amnesty bill want to do nothing about immigration ... have nothing to offer, no ideas ... and how the status quo isn't working ...

Ya think?

I understand that he's simply offering up a talking point since actually defending this ridiculously bad piece of legislation would be impossible. And I understand that a great many people who have no clue about the truth and don't care to take the time to educate themselves buy into his garbage.

Well, I'm rarely impressed by someone who simply says "NO! NO! NO!" without offering any kind of alternative thinking. And this really isn't brain surgery here, anyway, if you just think about it. So here's an idea on how to fix what's broken, cause Kennedy's right about one thing: The status quo is not working.

So ...

How 'bout we start enforcing the LAST piece of legislation that Kennedy helped usher into law 21 years ago? How about enforcing the immigration laws this country has had in place for more than a century? These people wonder why so many are against this legislation ... well, HELLO! Why the hell do we need NEW laws when we've already demonstrated the fact that we have NO intention of enforcing the OLD ones?

They ... the pro-amnesty crowd ... say that with this legislation, the first order of business is going to be securing the borders. Oh? How? Maybe approving a couple of billion dollars to build a fence? Nope! We already did that ... more than two years ago. Anyone see a fence? Hire more border patrol agents maybe? Why? The ones we have are so hamstrung by "rules of engagement" that they might as well be scarecrows.

Wanna fix the problem? First, stop the leak. Close the damn borders. Hire as many agents as are needed and LET THEM DO THEIR JOB. Build the fence. Set up electronic monitoring. It CAN be done. We have the technology, people.

Second, set up a reliable identification system for guest workers, who would be required to go through a LEGAL process in order to work here. We have all kinds of identification systems in place for AMERICANS ... so many, in fact, that we probably don't even notice them anymore.

And as a sub-category, unleash the wrath of an angry pit bull on employers who break the law. I heard a caller on a local talk-radio show the other day saying that in his business, he almost exclusively employs undocumented workers. Why? Because it's cheap labor, saves him tens of thousands of dollars, and if he's caught, he pays a pittance of a fine. Now, if he faced jail time, he said, he'd be moved to obey the law. This is like the guy who grosses hundreds of millions of dollars a year illegally dumping toxic waste and if he's caught, the MAXIMUM fine is $50,000. Think the "risk" is worth it to him?

Third, put a stop to this "sanctuary city" B.S., require documentation the same way employers would have to for ANY social service or to apply for a driver's license, etc. ... and for God's sake, DEPORT any non-citizen found guilty of breaking our laws. Why does every other country on this planet do that and we can't?

They ... the pro-amnesty crowd ... say there are too many illegal immigrants here to deport. Well, first, there wouldn't be that many had we been enforcing the law all these years. And if we start to do so, we won't have to deport nearly as many as there are, because a great number will get in line and follow the rules just like everyone else who's come to this country throughout its history.

And those who don't want to?

Well, the traffic runs north AND south on those roads they used to get here.

(Imported from June 25, 2007)