East Valley Tribune: "A solid start for immigration reform"

That paper offers a stock editorial supporting immigration "reform", including the following:

...Business lobbyists and immigrant-rights advocates argue the House failed to lead responsibly when a majority of lawmakers know foreign guest-workers must be part of any reform package... ...And Republicans must set aside traditional alliances with business interests to finally hold employers accountable for their hiring practices...

Quite a nuanced view: give in to everything corrupt employers want, but then hold them accountable. If the GOP had the guts to stand up to those business interests, then we wouldn't have all the millions of illegal aliens we do. Most sources tend to ignore the deeper issue of corruption, perhaps that paper could lead the charge.

They also care what Vicente Fox thinks, then the offer this:

new legal methods must be established for migrants to enter the U.S., or illegal immigration will continue no matter how many border agents we hire or how many walls we build.

Indeed. However, if we combine that with workplace enforcement (by the new non-corrupt GOP), then it will be greatly reduced. Of course, if we can do that later we can also do it now, right? Perhaps that paper or others who offer similar editorials could address that point.

Immigration · Sun, 12/25/2005 - 18:22 · · Importance: 1