Kyl: Priorities Set On Immigration Reform

Kyl: Priorities Set On Immigration Reform


December 21st, 2007 @ 10:11am




by Kevin Tripp/KTAR




Congress has the message -- that border security is the top priority in immigration reform before other issues are considered, according to Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.
Kyl said Friday that President Bush is ready to sign a funding bill, authorizing billions for border security.
But, he said there's more to be done.
``We're nowhere near complete border control, and I think most folks would like to see more results before they're willing to consider what else then has to be done," Kyl said.
He said a guest worker program will have to wait at least 18 months.
``That won't happen for at least a year and a-half, for two reasons: Next year is an election year, and very few people in Washington want to take this issue up again in an election year. Secondly, I think the American people want to see a little more progress, a little more results."
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Okay they have 18 months to secure this damn border. We don't want any of that secure the border first b.s when the next immigration debate comes up.

LOL 18 months yea right..How many miles has been built in 12 months? 5 miles, and that has stopped.. http://www.firesociety.com/article/19253

Lets see 854 miles of border divided by 12.. Yea in about 71 yrs the border will be secure..If they dont stop the work which they already did ,just after 12 months/5 miles... I guess this is another job Americans can't do.....Let the illegals secure the border

" Congress last night passed a giant new spending bill that undermines current plans for a U.S.-Mexico border fence, allowing the Homeland Security Department to build a single-tier barrier rather than the two-tier version that has worked in California…The 2006 Secure Fence Act specifically called for “two layers of reinforced fencing” and listed five specific sections of border where it should be installed. The new spending bill removes the two-tier requirement and the list of locations.

“This is either a blatant oversight or a deliberate attempt to disregard the border security of our country,” the New York Republican said. “As it’s currently written, the omnibus language guts the Secure Fence Act almost entirely. Quite simply, it is unacceptable.”

Don't believe anything glenn spencer says.

Ok so how many miles has been built? You are right maybe Specter is an idiot, and i was too generous with the numbers

"Why not enforce existing law?
In 2006, Congress enacted the Secure Fence Act to provide for 700 miles of fence along our southern border — a border that stretches some 2,000 miles. As Rich Lowery from National Review pointed out last week, .00286 percent (or two miles out of 700 called for by the Congress) has been built. As to why Congress won’t build a fence sufficient to cover our border is beyond me, but two miles is hardly a courageous start. The devil is apparently in the details with the new bill they’re hoping to ram through before anyone notices the specifics relating to a fence: the Senate now proposes to build only 370 miles out of the 700 miles originally contemplated and enacted by the Congress. I could be wrong, but can someone please explain how less fencing along our borders makes us more secure?"

http://thehill.com/op-eds/immigratio...007-05-21.html

I will find out but i know it's not 5 miles, do you know what kind of organization grassfire is?? They are worse than alipac, hell they are even against heath shulers save act because they think it's soft on illegal immigrants. Everything they have on that website is anti- immigrant propaganda

they will never finish that wall

mark my words

If they do, they'll want to build a moat next...

People want progress <---> let's wait 18 months.

Is there some kind of backward logic these people are following?

For once, I agree with Bush's statement on how wasteful the congress is: "sluggish pace of work" - which is an understatement in my opinion.

They've been screaming border security for years and look at where they're at, and what's ridiculous is that just because it's an election year, everyone knows to assume that there won't be any progress.... what a waste of tax dollars for bunch of arguing bitches

Why the hell do you keep posting anti-immigration articles? Just because you might be leaving doesn't mean you have to turn against us.