See previous: 2007.05.26 "Just Say No to the Shamnesty" Roundup

The First Rule Of Holes: "When you're in one, quit diggin'." First we need to get the border under control, then we can talk about what to do with all the illegalles who are already here. What's to debate? They're illegal.

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• Video: Bill Kristol opposes the immigration compromise

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Video: Bill Kristol opposes the immigration compromise
Bryan Preston

Bill Kristol is generally on the open borders side of immigration arguments, but he came out on Fox News Sunday opposing the Bush-Kennedy immigration compromise, and for a very good reason:

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He’s right: The Z visas will become an incentive for illegals to flood across the border and “prove” that they have been here since before January 1, 2007. If the Z visas become law without meaningful border security in place first, they will be a magnet for more illegal immigration, not just a way to get people “out of the shadows” that many of them seem perfectly content to live in.

In my opinion, fixing the immigration mess without resorting to deporting 12 million (or 20 million or whatever the real number of illegals is) isn’t that hard to figure out.

1. End the “sanctuary cities.” Any city that refuses to enforce federal immigration law loses all federal funds. Those funds will be restored when the city ends its sanctuary practices and demonstrates that it will enforce federal immigration law.  ...

2. Crack down for real on employers who hire illegal aliens. Stiffen the fines. Add jail time for repeat offenders.

3. ...

Read the whole thing, friends and neighbors, especially you, Dafydd, if you happen to come by.