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May 21, 2007
Musings on immigration
Despite the considerable bally-hoo surrounding last week's bi-partisan draft immigration "reform" bill, it's apparent the proposal is making plenty of people unhappy. In general, liberals seem to think that since some Republicans - including the reviled W - support it, it's not liberal enough. And vice versa, the Left's arch-enemy being, more or less, Ted Kennedy. All of which helps explain why advocates for the proposed bill want are moving quickly, a point John Fund makes in today's WSJ.
Immigration reform threatens to drive a stake through the conservative movement. As Terri Schivo split social conservatives and limited-government/federalist, immigration is opening a divide between big business and US nationalists, if that term is permitted anymore. Sadly, in many Republicans' view, the merits of the proposal hinge on whether legalized Hispanics -- there are 12 to 20 million of them -- will become Republicans, or instead another successful target of Democratic pandering. My guess is the latter, which is why even on this cynical level, I cannot convince myself to support the bill.
I am also surprised the H1-B provisions are not receiving more attention. If we're going to bring millions of low-skilled workers into the country, it may be some comfort to know the proposal would also allow tens of thousands of additional geeks under the H1-B program.
Posted by bill at May 21, 2007 09:51 AM
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