Immigration

The Watchdog had a better than usual day with the Sunday shows this week.

Face The Nation's Bob Schieffer kicked off his interview with the anti-immigrant Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. I wanted Schieffer to ask: You criticize the Senate immigration deal as an "amnesty proposal" because it would allow illegal immigrants to stay in America. But the vast majority of Americans support giving illegal immigrants the opportunity to stay here, after paying penalties. Are Americans such a welcoming people that branding the bill an "amnesty proposal" doesn't concern most voters?

Schieffer cited poll numbers similar to what was mentioned here, and concluded that "American people seem much more relaxed about all this than their leaders and opinion makers."

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The Watchdog had a better than usual day with the Sunday shows this week.

Face The Nation's Bob Schieffer kicked off his interview with the anti-immigrant Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. I wanted Schieffer to ask: You criticize the Senate immigration deal as an "amnesty proposal" because it would allow illegal immigrants to stay in America. But the vast majority of Americans support giving illegal immigrants the opportunity to stay here, after paying penalties. Are Americans such a welcoming people that branding the bill an "amnesty proposal" doesn't concern most voters?

Schieffer cited poll numbers similar to what was mentioned here, and concluded that "American people seem much more relaxed about all this than their leaders and opinion makers."

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Yesterday evening, the Senate voted to keep a temporary guest worker program in the immigration bill. Big mistake.

While the bill would sensibly create a path to earned citizenship for the 12 million immigrants currently here illegally, it then starts the problem anew.

Temporary workers would only be allowed in for three separate two-year stints, and no chance to earn citizenship. People who need to feed their family for longer than a few years won't find that terribly useful.

And since nothing is being done to improve the economy and create good jobs south of the border, the incentive to risk their lives, leave their homes and immigrate illegally will persist.

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