Your article is leaving out a lot of relevant information.

There are plenty of Republicans who still support CIR, with border enforcement first and then legalization.

The so called Republicans you are talking about want a second segregation to last infinitely. Maybe Mr. Dinan that is what you want. Certainly you must have the common sense to realize that at some point illegals need to be granted legal status, or we have a second segregation.

But don't worry about the Heath Shuler bill = it won't come up, because the hard right wing doesn't want to let the Dems steal away the issue of border security from them, like how they didn't give Bill Clinton a partial birth abortion ban in the 1990s because they didn't want him to steal away moderate pro-lifers.

I don't get it. How's this a problem. As long as McCain signs off on the Shuler bill, then he's going to be just fine. Now, if he opposes the Shuler bill (as of course he wants to in his heart), as you say he's going to do, then he's going to be just fine. He's going to be voting with his party and with he vast majority of the people in the country. Sounds to me like a great opportunity for McCain to show his party that for once in his life he's not going to stab them in the back.

Sorry to ruin your Lefty fantasy of a country with 30,000,000 illegals destroying America, but an amnesty will never, ever happen no matter who wins the White House. The House will never change the enforcement-only bill, and the Senate will be hammered yet again, only this time with tens of millions of additional Americans screaming to have their heads on pikes. Don't you wonder why no one reads yours and others' posts on immigration? No one's listening.

The best any candidate can do right now is enforce the existing law. Congress is responsible for legislation, the President is responsible for veto or not veto. McCain simply needs to stay within the Constitution with his statements and he would also do well to talk to Guiliani and General Petraeus with regard to using analysis and reality to solve problems.

I was there in 1986 and supported the amnesty because of the promises that were made at the time (no more amnesty and control of illegal immigration). The intentional lack of enforcement since then, which amounts to promoting illegal immigration, is probably the greatest abuse of power I have ever seen. The end game, of course, was to get enough illegals into America so that they could force us into a legalization. McCain, Clinton, and Obama all support some sort of legalization (amnesty). Promoting illegal immigration and this abuse of power should qualify them all for impeachment rather than election. My, how our standards have gone downhill.

A majority of American DO want our immigration laws enforced vigorously. If that means deporting the illegals, then so be it. They should not be allowed free reign to disregard any laws they do not feel helps them. Employers MUST be held responsible to make sure their employees are legal and pay heavy fines if illegals are found in their businesses. We must keep on our elected officials to make sure they are representing what is best for Americans. We should not be subsidizing illegal behavior with education, healthcare, etc. We must hold our presidential candidates feet to the fire on this issue, since all of them want to grant amnesty. Stop the anchor babies, welfare or any other benefits. ICE should step up raids to find the people who have no right to be here and deport them quickly to send a message we will not tolerate their lawlessness.

i am a strict conserative hope this bill passas but I DOUBT IT IF SEVERAL MORE PASS LAWS LIKE OKLA ANN ARIZ THE FEDS WILL NOT HAVE TO DO ANHTHING IF THEY CANT WORK OR GET BENIFITS THEY WILL GO HOME 25 THOUSAND HAVE ALREADY LEFT OKLA.

"A majority of American DO want our immigration laws enforced vigorously. If that means deporting the illegals, then so be it. "

Errr are you in some different planet or galaxy?

Tancredo, Hunter, Romney all dropped out. Especially Tom no nothing Tancredo and Hunter with 1% and 2.5% votes. They were your torch bearers of No Amnesty, deport all candidate. If majority of the population was for it then why did they drop out and perform so miserably? If Republican party continues in this course they will be the minority party for a long time to come. It started in 2006 when they lost the majority in both houses.

So wake up and smell some Joe...

Round up and deport the illegals. Halt all legal immigration for 10 years and end the H1B visa program, giving Americans a shot at whatever decent jobs are still left. This country is in a serious recession, so stop sending billions of welfare dollars to countries like Israel and Egypt that thank us by spying on us, thwarting our diplomacy and stealing our technology. And bring our soldiers home from this stupid trillion dollar war fought because of the Israel Lobby. How dare McCain suggest that we prosecute a senseless war halfway round the war when we aren't policing our own borders and there are millions of aliens running around loose. When McCain swears to do all that he might get this conservative's vote.

Following the law, abiding by the law and supporting the law is "work" that illegal aliens just won't do. Two different groups have emerged in America today due to the effect of illegal immigration, those who have to obey the law (citizens) and those who don't (illegal aliens).

Legalizing an illegal aliens presence in America by rewarding their illegal behavior through amnesty is not the way to build a good system of law and order. It only invites more criminal activity and more avoidance of our laws.

We tried 'comprehensive immigration reform' in 1986. We gave amnesty to 3 million illegal aliens in exchange for the government promising to secure the borders, conduct workplace enforcement and enforce immigration law. It didn't work because the government lied and did nothing other than process the amnesty paperwork. Due to that folly, we now have 20 Million or more illegal aliens here demanding amnesty. Don't you think it is far beyond time that we engage in Comprehensive Immigration ENFORCEMENT rather than Comprehensive Immigration Reform?

Get on the phone, fax and e-mail your Senators and Representatives and DEMAND that they engage in Comprehensive Immigration Enforcement, not amnesty reform.

Illegal immigration is the defining issue of our time. If amnesty is ever approved we will lose our culture and sovereignty. I will not vote for McCain unless he states he will not vote for anything that legalizes the illegal aliens who are here. Legalization is the end game. Most illegal aliens could care less about citizenship. Their allegiance is to Mexico. "Attrition through enforcement" is the only solution. With his present postion, McCain is worse that a Democrat because more
Congressional Republicans will vote with him when amnesty comes up again. They would fight a Democrat. As it stands now I will be voting for the lesser of two evils, the Democrat.

America will punish any candidate weak on Border Control, and Illegals Amnesty. WE will make examples of them for ignoring our safety.

illegal immigration is a simple matter. allow american citizens to sue employers who hire illegal alliens who take jobs citizens want for one year pay to be heard within three months and paid within thirty days or the business license is cancelled.
employers will have all the employees they can use and all citizens will have a job they want.
illegals who apply for welfare or use medical will be deproted immediately after application or care.
see? simple.

Secure our borders. Enforce our laws. If McCain doesn't get it, he won't be elected.

Since the illegal alien onslaught goes to the very heart of employment issues, with a faltering economy, immigration control becomes crucial if Republicans are to attract Reagan Democrats and Independents who are unhappy with the prospect of an Obama candidacy.

The Heath Shuler bill is not being stopped by the "hard right". It is being stopped by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Leadership. That is well published political news.

Please tell me what part of the SAVE act is so bad? Could it be the fact that it actually has enforcement? Oh but isn't that what the Dem's say they are for too? and McClean also?

This issue is big enough that it needs to come to a vote. If any politician has the guts to not vote or vote against enforcement then they need to explain themselves.

Obama said he against enforcement without Comprehensive Immigration Reform,yet his vote says he is willing to vote for amnesty without comprehensive immigration reform. He really means he wants amnesty and weak enforcement. Just another replay of the last amnesties.

That is Durbin's line too, in fact that is the line of most politicians that will not vote for this.

They do not want enforcement, and the Comprehensive Immigration bill that includes real enforcement hasn't ever been written, because those politicians want "fake" enforcement so they can claim "we are for protecting our border".

Votes in a democracy should be weighed according to education, community service, citizenship status, age, time in country, and criminal record.

Until then, our leaders, policies, and actions will always be sub-prime.