Trying to get your head around "immigration reform"? Start here
I’m reading everything as I try to understand the “deal.” I’d like to inform myself and maybe help to inform you, too. What, exactly, does the “deal” consist of? I’ve read a lot of opinion and conclusory observation, but I’d rather read facts.
In my quest for understanding, I found this post by Dafydd at Big Lizards. (Hey, it’s his blog. He can call it whatever he likes.) Dafydd’s post is the best summary of the immigration reform deal I’ve read so far. The post includes opinion, but it’s not unsupported opinion. He cites his references.
I’m not endorsing Dafydd’s reform-friendly observations; I don’t yet know enough to say whether S. 1348 should become law. I do know the calamitous reaction of others gives me pause, as does the bill’s endorsement by Senators Kennedy and McCain. And according to AP, the bill provides for de facto amnesty without first securing the border.** That’s wildly improvident.
But I’m keeping an open mind and trying to get my head around the facts. If the facts are also of interest to you, and I know they are, Dafydd’s post is a good place to begin your reading.
**Per AP, the 12 million illegal aliens now here “could come forward right away to claim a probationary card that would let them live and work legally in the U.S., but could not begin the path to permanent residency or citizenship until border security improvements and the high-tech worker identification program were completed.”
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