Will Liberal Stance on Immigration Cost Democrats The Majority in 2008?

Two days out from a decisive election sweep of both the House and the Senate, the issue of illegal aliens and immigration reform is BACK IN THE NEWS. Mexico's President Elect Calderon is decrying the fence, and demanding OPEN BORDERS. In short, the issue is a perfectly laid trap which could snare the Democrats, and see their victory a short lived majority.

Our Southern Border with Mexico must be secured, the fence must be built, and the time has come to put military troops on the border to stop not only the flood of illegal aliens into America, but to end the illicit and burgeoning drug trade from Mexico, which is now their third largest income producer behind oil and remittances from illegal aliens living here in America. We need stiff penalties for any one hiring illegal aliens, or aiding and abetting their stay in America, and this includes landlords, and the Catholic Church. Herein lays the snare for the Democrats...if they grant anything remotely resembling Amnesty, if they trash a fence to secure our Southern Border with Mexico, if they slap lower and middle class Americans by allowing illegals to continue their stealing of our jobs, and the lowering of our wages, they will suffer one of the worst election defeats in the history of America in the 2008 election cycle.

Democrats were sent to Washington to send a clear message that Americans were tired of Stay the Course in Iraq, and tired of a scandal ridden Republican Party...BUT, we as a whole favor BORDER SECURITY, strong criminal sanctions against those who hire illegals, and are against Amnesty and a liberal Guest Worker Program. Will the Democrats be SMART ENOUGH to know this, smart enough not to put their foot in the snare? Sadly, I am afraid they will play right into the Republicans hands on this one, be foolish enough to set aside the fence, set aside border security, and welcome illegal aliens with open arms, and in that one move lose every gain they have just made.

Calderon to meet with Bush on Thursday; cites need for bridges, not walls
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Updated: 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
Ahead of a meeting with President Bush, Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon is acknowledging his unhappiness with U.S. border security measures, saying the two countries need “bridges for progress and not walls that isolate and divide.”
U.S. steps to stem the flow of migrants across the border were expected to dominate Bush’s discussions on Thursday with Calderon, who takes office on Dec. 1.
Mexico has been highly critical of the U.S. plan to build a 700-mile fence along the border. The law authorizing the fence was signed by Bush on Oct. 26.

Democratic Majority...the First 100 Hours

Today, the big news coming out in the press is a bold agenda for the first 100 hours of the Democratically Controlled Congress come January of 2007...first on the list for Nancy is raising the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour. Let's be HONEST HERE...it's NOT ENOUGH! Ireland now has a minimum wage of $9.50 per hour, and that amount in Ireland provides its citizens with close to a living wage, and it is time for America to pay its citizens just that...A LIVING WAGE.

The War in Iraq...Rumsfeld is gone as of this morning...heard the breaking news first on the BBC and it was verified by an announcement on CNN shortly thereafter. Question is, do we want Mr. Gates replacing this man, and should it be accomplished during a LAME DUCK session of the house between now and the end of the year? For those with short memory, Mr. Gates is one of those throw back cronies Bush loves to surround himself with...Gates served the first President Bush, is another in a long line of OLD GUARD REPUBLICANS.

Next on the list...Healthcare, and I already have a problem with what is being discussed. The proposed goal...provide health coverage for all Americans UNDER 25! There is a RED HERRING if there ever was one. For the most part, those under 25 need health coverage the LEAST. I was without major medical coverage myself until my mid 30's...the joys I suppose in being a self employed business owner trying to build a new company. Luckily, other than a couple of visits to the emergency room, nothing serious cropped up for myself and family during that time in my life. How can you provide something for ONE GROUP of Americans, and leave another group out? Should someone who is 32 be told, "Sorry, for right now we are only giving coverage to those UNDER 25, and you sadly are TOO OLD"? Curious here...how many Americans could be given medical coverage if we had 12-20 million FEWER illegals here stealing our jobs, and lowering our wage base?

OUCH...I know, tough one, but I am noticing that Illegal Immigration, and SECURING our Southern Border have not been mentioned as a part of this miraculous 100 hour Agenda. Let's not forget, that for many of us in the lower and middle class who voted for Democrats this is an important issue, if not one of the top TWO ISSUES. I for one am tired of hearing the lie, that illegal aliens are only taking jobs we Americans are too proud to take. I am one of those that would support a 2200 mile long wall along our Southern Border with Mexico to stop the tsunami of illegals and drugs coming in through Mexico, and if Mexico does not like it, that is THEIR problem, not ours.

There is just under two months before the new Democratically Controlled Congress takes over the House, puts their people in the Committee Chairs...based on that reality, what would you like to see put on that list of things to accomplish in the first 100 hours?