Pure bullshit. He's blowing more hot air than a blast furnace.

Ha ha ha ha......

Do you realize what this would do to the price of California GRAPES?

And what it would to the wages of everyone working LEGALLY?

Just you watch. This "steely resolve" won't last two news cycles. A lot of powerful people benefit from having illegal immigrants in the labor market.

I want to believe...

"And what it would to the wages of everyone working LEGALLY?"

Er, by 'everyone', I mean everyone who works in the labor market alongside illegal immigrants.

oops.

How long until his resignation is called for? This is obviously racist.

/sarcasm

I second apotheosis' comment

This'll never happen, but it's sweet music to my ears. While we're at it, put up a wall all along the US/Mexico border complete with motion-sensors and cameras.

The main problem, of course, is that about 20% of the Latino population of the Southwest is there illegally. Can you imagine the outcry if we tried to deport those illegals back to Mexico? Every Liberal both here and aborad would start screaming "Nazi", and Latino-majority cities like L.A. would simply explode. You'd need to use the National Guard to enforce this (or grandfather in every illegal who's already here, which kind of defeats the whole point).

And the Mexican politicians would a) shit their collective pants, and b) pull out all the stops to keep the deportation from happening. Almost half of Mexico's GDP comes from illegals employed in the US -- if that revenue stream goes kaput, so does Mexico's economy (and in a big way). The Mexican government has for decades relied on the US "safety valve" to save them from having to reform their own corrupt and useless federal government.

But hey: we ought to at least try. What the hell does citizenship mean if we don't try to enforce immigration controls? And what does it say to all the foreign-born immigrants who get in the legal way?

Yes, I was just pulling your leg.

You guys are like, so serious on this illegal immigrant thing.

It's kind of nice (and tremendously sad) that, for the first time since GWB took office, someone in his administration has at least acknowledged that our immigration laws are worth enforcing.

And of course it will never happen.

I still say we're putting the leverage on the wrong side of the equation. Fine employers, say, $100 a day for every "undocumented" worker on the payroll, and the jobs would dry up quick. No jobs (and for chrissakes, no welfare), no illegals.

Or at least force them to get really good forged credentials.

If we crack down on employing illegal immigrants, then the employers will get together and lobby to raise immigration quotas for legal immigrants. This will drive up wages and costs a little bit, but not much. It will also improve US security, and the working conditions and legal rights of Mexican laborers.

I'm very "pro-immigrant". My parents are immigrants. I'm all in favor of letting more people into the country. But it has to be on the books.

Illegal immigration is ultimately bad for everyone. It's undermining rule of law and it's creating a caste system which is fueling racial discord.

"No jobs (and for chrissakes, no welfare), no illegals."

Ah, S. Weasel is apparently unaware that, according to the Supreme Court, you can't discriminate on the grounds of citizenship. I've never been able to find that clause, myself, but it's gotta be there somewhere...

Weasel says, "I still say we're putting the leverage on the wrong side of the equation. Fine employers, say, $100 a day for every "undocumented" worker on the payroll, and the jobs would dry up quick. "

Yup. Now who do you think has more political clout, the employers or the unions?

Now you know why it won't ever happen. And that goes double under republicans.

Hey. He's not talking about the 10-15 million illegal aliens already here. He's just talking about the "catch and release" policy in effect for non-Mexican crossers. They're never going to do anything about those already in residence. Here's a quote from the article. Read the whole thing.

"Through a comprehensive approach, we are moving to end this 'catch and release' style of border enforcement by reengineering our detention and removal process."

We send ELIEN GOZALAS back to the tyranical country of CUBA then they allow thousands of illeagl aleins in with who knows how many AL QUEDA comming over with them what do you call this?

I'll believe it when I see it. Granted, we do need to get serious about illegal immigration in general, and our open borders in particular. I would like to see the Mexican border sealed properly - mines, barbed wire, guard towers, automated machine guns, the works. However:

1. Republican politicians like the idea of cheap labor and
2. Democrat politicians like the idea of cheap votes.

So, don't get your hopes up. This sounds like the administration tossing a rubber bone to us conservatives.