Republican senators push emergency spending on border security

Houston Chronicle:

The Senate Republican caucus, deeply conflicted about immigration policy, pushed President Bush on Tuesday to demonstrate a greater commitment to border security and enforcement inside the United States.

When Bush arrived at Capitol Hill to push a compromise immigration bill at a rare private luncheon with Senate Republicans, he was repeatedly confronted with GOP lawmakers' concerns that the administration's commitment to enforcement against illegal immigration will prove to be an illusion — setting the stage for a repeat of the failed 1986 immigration law.

"The general consensus is that at the end of the day, the American people do not trust Congress and do not trust the administration to carry out the things that are in the bill," said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn.

He was among many senators who bluntly told Bush they fear the administration's promised enforcement will not be fulfilled.

Pushing for a stronger enforcement message to sell to Americans vexed by the immigration debate, some Republicans are backing a proposal by Georgia's senators, Republicans Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, to swiftly devote billions of dollars to new enforcement efforts before the Senate returns its attention to the broader immigration bill.

...

"We believe the way to build greater support for immigration reform in the United States Senate and among the American public is to regain the trust in the ability of the federal government to responsibly administer immigration programs and enforce immigration laws," Chambliss and Isakson wrote Bush.

...

At least they are beginning to comprehend some of the main objections to the plan. Both of the Georgia senators are taking a great deal of heat for supporting the bill. Many still see the bill as deeply flawed including both Texas senators. Chertoff wrote a letter to the senators stressing a commitment to enforcement, but credibility on that point is still lacking.

Proponents of the bill have many weak points to defend, but perhaps the weakest is how the granting of legal status to those who came here illegally will deter future illegal entry. While there is a claim that the fine imposed for citizenship might make the bill something less than an amnesty, those who choose to accept legal status without pursuing citizenship will certainly have received a reward for their bad behavior.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Should Republicans go ahead and add Supreme Court Justices to head off Democrats

Washington Post: Some Democrats eye adding more justices to the Supreme Court to change its ideological bent The once-remote idea has gained the attention of liberals angered by the GOP push to remake the federal courts. Probably the easy way to defeat this court-packing scheme is for Trump to propose doing the same thing now.  It would lead to Democrat denunciations and claims that it would be wrong, thereby blowing up any attempt by them in the unfortunate event of Democrats winning a presidential election.
Read more

Is the F-35 obsolete?

Headline USA: Pentagon Fires Back after Musk Calls Its Most Expensive Project ‘Obsolete’ 'Yeah, as I'm sure you can appreciate, Mr. Musk is, currently, a private citizen, I'm not going to make any comments about what a private citizen may have to say about the F-35....'   ... ... Drones appear to be replacing jets for many operations.  The Russia-Ukraine war is an example of that.  Drones are often hard to detect and can be used for intelligence operations as well as for attacking enemy targets.  It would not surprise me to see drones engaging other drones in combat.  They also cost much less than manned fighters.  
Read more

Apple's huge investment in US including Texas facility

Blaze: Apple announced a $500 billion commitment to infrastructure in the United States over four years, its largest commitment to domestic spending to date. Apple said it will expand teams and facilities in Arizona, California, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, and Washington as part of its new spending. With a new facility in Houston, Texas, Apple will reportedly double its investment in advanced manufacturing along with increasing investments in AI and silicon engineering. The company said in a press release that the Houston facility will produce servers to support Apple Intelligence, the "personal intelligence system that helps users write, express themselves, and get things done." ... The Texas facility will be for advanced technologies.   Texas has become a place that is very supportive of the tech industries.  Austin and Houston have seen much of the tech growth in the state.  Texas universities have been active in the AI field.
Read more