“Unacceptable” :: NRO
Speaking to Republican senators yesterday, President Bush argued that they should support the immigration bill because “doing nothing is unacceptable.” That’s odd: It has seemed pretty acceptable to him for most of his time in office. He is right that the status quo features porous borders, widespread flouting of the law, and more than 12 million illegal aliens. But it is the very status quo over which he has presided — and which the bill he favors would probably make worse.
The grand compromise bill assumes that critical improvements in border security and interior enforcement can be made in 18 months. Of course, whether any improvements are realized or not, legal status would have been conferred on millions of illegal aliens within months of the bill becoming law. As Senator Jim DeMint explains, “There is no excuse for anyone to believe that what’s in this bill is going to happen, except for the amnesty.”
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