Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Amnesty, for the Children   [Mark Krikorian]

More baloney from supporters of the DREAM Act amnesty. Look, even I might go along with amnesty, at some point down the road, for illegal kids who've lived here continuously from the age of, say, five — after we have a judge-approved, functioning, proven enforcement regime, and eliminated most of the family chain-migration categories for future legal immigration. But the DREAM Act amnesty isn't anything like that, as Kris Kobach's piece from last week spelled out in detail. More critiques of this latest amnesty proposal here and here.

Meanwhile, Numbers USA's whip operation seems to be bearing fruit — only four senators were pledged to vote No yesterday morning, but the number grew to 18 by the end of the day, including Republican leaders McConnell and Lott. Opponents need 41 votes to stop it, of course, but since even Lindsay Graham has said he'll vote against it, the Democrat leadership may end up deciding not bringing the measure (an amendment to the defense authorization bill) up for a vote at all.

09/19 10:21 AMShare