NEW YORK (CNN) -- There are times when reason carries the mind no
further, when the mind is carried from the rational across the penumbra
of the absurd. That is where the leadership of the U.S. Senate now
resides.

What many once regarded as the world's great deliberative body looks
more like a clamorous bazaar in which senators feverishly hawk duplicity
and deceit as bright jewels of public policy. Comprehensive immigration
reform is just such a bauble, and buyer beware.

Most beguiling among those merchants of mendacity is none other than
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who has been peddling his wares at the Senate
bazaar for more than four decades. Kennedy's counterfeit immigration
views reach all the way back to his championship of the Immigration and
Nationality Act of 1965.

In signing that legislation into law, President Lyndon Johnson promised
it would not be revolutionary or affect the lives of millions, even as
it overturned 60 years of U.S. immigration policy of national origin
quotas and led to the creation of explosive chain migration.

Twenty-one years later, President Ronald Reagan signed into law amnesty
for more than three million illegal aliens who had entered the country.
President Reagan then promised the new employer sanctions would "remove
the incentive for illegal immigration by eliminating the job
opportunities," and that the law's amnesty provision would allow
millions who were hiding in the shadows to "step into the sunlight."

And now, another 21 years later, we hear the same language as the
pro-amnesty and open borders advocates demand that American citizens
ignore history, reason and the national interest. They are again
marketing the same false assurances about border enforcement and insist
there will be no social or economic cost to the taxpayer or the nation.
More than four decades of disruptive and destructive immigration policy
initiatives should be a sufficient history lesson for all Americans.

The essential truth is clear: We cannot reform immigration law until we
control immigration, and we cannot control immigration until we control
our borders and our ports. This president and the congressional
Democratic leadership refuse to recognize that reality and will not
honor that truth.

President Bush and Sen. Kennedy pass for political stars in our tortured
times, and that is sad enough. But if we follow the course they've set,
true tragedy awaits us. And the fault will be ours

OleJeb - who is the author of this? It's quite moving.

Lou Dobbs

Lou Dobbs wrote this. It is amazing to me because he is with CNN.

you sure about that ole jeb? ABC might not like his writing here
lol

Yeah, you'd expect to see something like this on FOX.

A free people do NOT have government I D cards, under any circumstance.
Illegal immigration and terrorism are not an excuse for tyranny.

Quote :Somehow Americans have fallen for the Orwellian doublespeak of
the federal government who tells us we must "give up freedom in order to
protect freedom" Huh? Still snorting cocaine, Bush? :End of quote. For
example the I D cards because of immigration problem.

Ron Paul on immigration..if you havent considered Ron Paul for president
check out his website...he's the real deal...

The talk must stop. We must secure our borders now. A nation without
secure borders is no nation at all. It makes no sense to fight
terrorists abroad when our own front door is left unlocked. This is my
six point plan:

* Physically secure our borders and coastlines. We must do whatever
it takes to control entry into our country before we undertake
complicated immigration reform proposals.
* Enforce visa rules. Immigration officials must track visa holders
and deport anyone who overstays their visa or otherwise violates U.S.
law. This is especially important when we recall that a number of 9/11
terrorists had expired visas.
* No amnesty. Estimates suggest that 10 to 20 million people are in
our country illegally. That’s a lot of people to reward for breaking
our laws.
* No welfare for illegal aliens. Americans have welcomed immigrants
who seek opportunity, work hard, and play by the rules. But taxpayers
should not pay for illegal immigrants who use hospitals, clinics,
schools, roads, and social services.
* End birthright citizenship. As long as illegal immigrants know
their children born here will be citizens, the incentive to enter the
U.S. illegally will remain strong.
* Pass true immigration reform. The current system is incoherent
and unfair. But current reform proposals would allow up to 60 million
more immigrants into our country, according to the Heritage Foundation.
This is insanity. Legal immigrants from all countries should face the
same rules and waiting periods.