Immigration Reform: Can Congress Cure Decades of Bad Immigration Policies?
26 October 2007
If “Blue Collar” comedian, Ron White, were to comment on the current state of national immigration reform, the Spanish translation might be as follows: “No se puede arreglar estupido. Estupido es para siempre.” (“You can’t fix stupid. Stupid is forever”).
How does a “nation of immigrants” find itself in this situation? Why can’t Congress pass a sensible law that secures our borders and allows a reasonable flow of needed labor? The answer is, you can’t fix stupid. Congress can’t “fix” the imbecilities of decades of immigration policies that have not met our nation’s security and labor needs.
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