Posted by
Rocky Mountain Foundation on Friday, May 08, 2009 4:14:45 PM
Americans, particularly conservatives on their side of the divide (more or less), would have nothing of attempts by President Bush and U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) at so-called comprehensive immigration reform. So both backed off, said they had "heard from the people," and agreed that border security had to come first.
They had also heard the same – a lot earlier – from U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), but they didn't like it and paid no heed.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama got to romance Hispanics and leftist open borders advocates by promising immigration reform early in the presidency he sought. And, of course, trashing McCain and his party for refusing to support anything less.
Another day, another course reversal. Obama's script today calls for – what? – border security first!
And what do we hear from the amnesty/open borders crowd? Nothing. Probably intimidated like those new socialists among big businesses getting bailed out with all that taxpayer cash.