Pirate's Cove

Let’s face it, Democrats do not want to negotiate in good faith: what they want is either a clean DACA bill, which gives citizenship and voting rights to the Dreamers and all their relatives for free, or, to continue bloviating about it, attempting to make this a campaign issue. AG Jeff Sessions wants no part of this

(The Hill) Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday called for stricter immigration laws and increased vetting of individuals entering the U.S. amid a heated debate between Congress and the White House over immigration reform.

“What the American people want, have a right to, and what’s good for America is a lawful system of immigration. And when we admit people to our country, we should be like Canada,” Sessions said on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”

“We should evaluate them and make sure they are going to be lawful, they are not threats to us, they have the education and skills level to prosper in America. That’s good for them and good for America,” Sessions added.

I’m not sure why that is so controversial. Virtually every other country has these same requirements, just like they have laws against illegals, and deport them quickly. Why would we want people who would essentially become wards of the state, and do not even speak the language?

A group of six bipartisan senators are expected to release an immigration and border security bill on Wednesday, though the Trump administration has already expressed disapproval for the measure.

The bill is expected to include a solution for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, $2.7 billion for border security — including a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border — and changes to the diversity lottery program.

Sessions on Tuesday ripped the proposal, saying it does not have “any prospect of success.” Instead, he called for Congress to support a more aggressive immigration bill presented by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.).

In essence, that Gang Of 6 bill gives amnesty now for a “promise” of security later. Just like the previous Gang of 8 one, which helped kill the presidential prospects of Marco Rubio. This is the same kind of thing that happened under President Reagan. Sessions also said

Sessions said, “Any time a proposal like a wall or to fix this idea that you can claim you are afraid to go home and you get to stay in the United States, or you have problems where we provide subsidies to people who come illegally. The more you subsidize it, the more you get of something. These kind of failed policies are just never going to work, and the American people don’t believe in it. And we’ve been trying to reform it and every time you come up with a reform that works, gets blocked. And so President Trump has said we need–we have immigration, we want immigration, but we want to vet these people.” 

I’ve said before and I’ll say again, if you want to decrease illegal immigration, and get those who are here to leave, you put massive civil and criminal penalties on those who hire them, employ them, shelter them. You make it illegal to rent to them. You make it illegal to give them any type of state ID or driver’s license. No social services for them. No schooling. We should be taking care of American citizens first. If the illegals love this country, then they should apply for citizenship lawfully and go through the process.