Stirring the Pot of Discontent on Immigration
Posted by Jim Kessler, Vice President for Policy Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:29:00 GMT
It’s unanimous. The four border state governors to the South have seen the House immigration field hearings and have given their verdict. In the words of Heidi Klum, “Mr. Hastert and Mr. Frist, you out!”
Republican, yes Republican governors Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA) and Rick Perry (TX) joined with Democratic Governors Janet Napolitano (AZ) and Bill Richardson to excoriate the straw-grasping Republican leaders of Congress over immigration. “Instead of holding dozens of field hearings that do little but stir the pot of discontent, we urge you to get back to work and pass legislation … before Congress adjourns for the year.” Ouch.
The governors then take aim at Bush. “Over the past six years (hmm – that means since Bill Clinton left office, doesn’t it?), the combination of lax and ineffective enforcement of our borders and the failure to enforce immigration laws has led to an explosion in the illegal immigration population.”
You know, I couldn’t have said it better if I wrote the darn thing myself.