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New, young voter?.
Now that amnesty for illegal immigrants is dead, what should the government do about illegal immigration?
Perhaps now that the "comprehensive" part of the illegal immigration debate is dead, Congress can do something as mind-numbingly brilliant as to get busy on the part of the bill that the American public has been demanding: enforcement! It doesn't take a thousand pages of legislation to say, "strengthen and enforce the existing laws."
-Graham, Wilmington, DelawareThe government should start enforcing the laws put in place 20+ years ago after the last amnesty bill was passed, and go after the employers that hire the illegal immigrants.
-Marina, North Carolina
The fact that the borders were not secured after 9/11 is criminal. Enforce the laws that they voted on in the 1986 immigration bill. Problem solved.
-Rena, Plymouth, Michigan
Jack, They come here for one reason: jobs. Fine employers $1000; $500 for anyone turning in an employer.
-Dick, FloridaWhat does it mean if Iraqis are hiring more Washington lobbyists?
Jack, Not only does it mean that Iraqis have more influence on our government than we do, but they are buying the influence with our own money. The insanity never ends.
-Ted, Rockaway, New Jersey
Since this administration wanted to invoke a western democracy there, it seems as though the carpet baggers would follow.
-Gerald, Crestline, California Most likely that our Congress will be giving them unlimited use of America’s military. If buying votes works for big business, why not for Iraq?
-Albert, Las Cruces, New MexicoIt means that that the people in Iraq know that the leaders in our country can be bought off.
-Peggy, MissouriDo members of Congress deserve a pay raise?The American voters should decide if Congress gets a pay raise, not congressmen and congresswomen. I cannot vote to give myself a pay raise. What statute gives them the right to do so?
-RodneyWe should put them on commission and pay for performance. Let's give them a base pay, and as they get things done, they'll get more money. They are already overpaid for getting nothing done. If I performed the way they do, I would have been fired a long time ago.
-Deborah, Ashburn, VirginiaJack, Only the ones who voted against the amnesty bill deserve a raise, a hefty one. All the others get nothing, nothing.
-Linda, Sarasota, FloridaIf one of the arguments for congressional pay raises is that they need the raise to keep experienced lawmakers, then I would suggest that they cut their pay by $70,000. Maybe those experienced lawmakers will leave and we end up with average citizens that are concerned over the state of our country rather than their position in Congress.
-Jerry
