The Nov. 21 article, “Local response to immigration reform splits predictably,” only highlights what has been a long and heated debated about a problem that has only gotten worse since the 1980s and is so complex that it would appear that the only solution is no solution.
All laws involving immigration originate in Congress, the people we vote for every two years. So, until Congress can get its act together and seriously consider all aspects of illegal immigration, which is the result of employers hiring illegal workers for their cheap labor. This is an employer problem and until Republicans can figure out some way to reimburse all the employers who get by on cheap labor, there will be no meaningful immigration reform.
Republicans have no answers for reform, so the president had no choice but to try and kick-start the process, and so far the only Republican responses have been to threaten lawsuits and impeachment, two of their favorite things. That is their answer for everything. This only highlights their ineptness at coming up with any comprehensive plan to deal with anything rationally and would just have the conversation kicked down the road, and as long as money is involved, they could not care less.
All the rhetoric is for political one-upmanship, and does not address anything pertaining to immigration reform. Some even question the president’s authority, which has its limits, but unless Congress can come up with something better, what is the problem? Whether one is legal or illegal, anything that addresses the issue of immigration should be looked on favorably, unless you are being deported.
Playing politics with this hot-button issue does not help but continues to show a callous disregard for true reform of immigration law and a true willingness to do nothing but grandstand.
Robert Lewis
Everett
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