Misplaced Legislative Priorities

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Today The Hill is reporting that Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) has stated that he will introduce comprehensive immigration reform legislation in the Senate before the end of the year.  Senator Menendez made this announcement after a White House meeting with President Obama. 

According to the article:

"Menendez and Reps. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.) and Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) met with the president at the White House on Thursday afternoon to discuss the ongoing Senate negotiations over the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act and its inclusion in the defense authorization bill.

"Obama supports the DREAM Act, as do Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)."

The purpose of this announcement is to wake up the Democrat base in the hope that they will get out and vote in November.  This legislation will not pass, although the Democrats may try to force it through in a lame-duck session after the election.  This is a political move aimed at stopping the criticism by Hispanics that they voted for President Obama and have gotten nothing in return. 

We desperately need immigration reform.  We need to make it easier for people who want to come to America to work to come here.  But we also need to deal with the problem of people who are here illegally.  I am not sure it is reasonable to expect people to respect our laws when they broke the law to get here.  It is time to reevaluate our immigration rules, cut through red tape, and allow the people who want to contribute to our society to immigrate..

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