The Washington Times Op-Ed
Dear President Bush: No subject about which I write brings me a bigger, more favorable response than when I make a case for shutting down our southern border. What should be most alarming for the Republican party is that much of the e-mail comes from people such as myself who have twice voted for you.
It's fine for you to claim that your work program merely brings together employers seeking willing workers with workers willing to do jobs that Americans don't want. The problem is that there is no such job?so long as the job pays a decent wage. But so long as you allow illegals to stream across our porous borders, there's no compelling reason for the folks who own farms, hotels and restaurants, to pay anything over the basic minimum.
My question to you, Mr. President: With something like 12 million illegal aliens already in the United States, how is it we don't already have sufficient numbers to change our sheets, bus our tables and pick our lettuce? At what point are you finally prepared to say, "Enough already"?
Aside from those businesses with a selfish interest in maintaining a constant stream of under-educated, willing-to-work-for-peanuts, employees, the only groups supporting your position are the Catholic hierarchy, looking to fill church pews, and the Hispanics in the Democratic party, looking to expand their own power bases.
Posted by Suzanne at February 11, 2005