June 2013 Archives

It could be argued this country should enforce existing immigration laws before resorting to a massive immigration reform plan - this is common sense!  Any new, legislation will ultimately boil down to the same solution.  A time limit has to be established for all these 11 million undocumented persons to make application for legal status and failure to meet this deadline would lead to deportation.  Federal audits of employers are necessary to ensure compliance with the law and, of course, non-compliance by employers would be subject to a penalty.  The penalty fines would have to be severe - maybe $10,000 fine per illegal worker.

It was January 9, 1959 that Fidel Castro and his army arrived in Havana in a triumphant overthrow of the Fulgencio Batista regime in Cuba.  Many in the U.S., State Department had publicly supported Castro but were embarrassed to learn of his communist affiliations with Russia.  This was followed by repeated unsuccessful efforts to overthrow the Castro regime including the ill-fated "Bay of Pigs" disaster.

Regarding the proposal to "secure the borders" which is included in the Senate 844 page immigration reform bill, Congressman Sam Farr commented that a fourteen foot ladder defeats a thirteen foot fence.  This is true, of course, but offers little toward solving illegal immigration.  American farmers and large landowners have fenced their properties for years.  Some have put up "No Trespassing" signs to inform strangers that crossing the fence line could well lead to prosecution.