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Scrap this “comprehensive” immigration bill: Fred Thompson

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Congress is likely to approve the latest comprehensive immigration reform measure before the public even gets a chance to see it. Like all previous amnesty legislation, Congress is putting the cart ahead while the horse remains missing; illegal immigrants will get rewarded for breaking the law before our borders are secured. Former Senator Fred Thompson wrote this yesterday and offered an alternative:

No matter how much lipstick Washington tries to slap onto this legislative pig, it’s not going to win any beauty contests. In fact, given Congress’s track record, the bill will probably get a lot uglier — at least from the public’s point of view. And agreeing to policies before actually seeing what the policies are is a heck of a way to do business.

We should scrap this “comprehensive” immigration bill and the whole debate until the government can show the American people that we have secured the borders — or at least made great headway. That would give proponents of the bill a chance to explain why putting illegals in a more favorable position than those who play by the rules is not really amnesty.

Syndicated talk-radio host Mark Levin interviewed Senator Thompson last night. He said we do not have to choose between amnesty and the impossible task of rounding up and deporting 12 million illegal immigrants:

You can have attrition through enforcement. If we enforce the law with regard to employers — we have an eligibility verification system out there that’s voluntary and ought to be mandatory. If we made arrests. If we reduced the inducements, especially [what] some states give, some of which is against federal law and is not being enforced. If we talk a little straighter to Mexico and the fact their national policy is dependent upon the exportation of their own citizens… There’s plenty of things we can do to take care of this problem if we would do it.

You can hear the entire interview here.

9/11, Political wind

Rudy rips Ron Paul for blaming America for 9/11

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The New York Post reports on last’s night debate between Republican candidates for President:

Giuliani unloaded both barrels at Texas Rep. Ron Paul, a fringe Republican White House hopeful with little support, who said, “Have you ever read about the reason they attacked us? They attacked us because we’ve been over there.” “We’ve been bombing Iraq for 10 years,” Paul went on. “I’m suggesting that we listen to the people who attacked us.”

Giuliani suddenly turned the polite debate on its head when he jumped out of turn to respond to Paul’s shocking comments. The former mayor tore into him for blaming Americans for 9/11.

“That was an extraordinary statement, as someone who has lived through the attacks of Sept. 11th, that we invited the attack because we were attacking Iraq,” an indignant Giuliani responded.

“I don’t think I’ve ever heard that before, and I’ve heard some pretty absurd explanations for Sept. 11th.

“I’d ask the congressman to withdraw the statement and say he wasn’t serious,” Giuliani added to rousing applause – the loudest of the night – at the debate sponsored by Fox News and the South Carolina Republican Party.

Hot Air has a brief commentary plus the video and post-debate footage.

Unfortunately, Congressman Paul’s running mate, Ward Churchill, could not be reached for comment.

Yes. That last line was sarcasm. Most folks did not need me to explain that yet I don’t want those who keep voting Ron Paul into Congress to get too excited. Ward Churchill is still considering Ron Paul’s offer.