Latest immigration proposal deserves serious consideration

“There is a new proposal in Congress to address Americas illegal resident/immigration situation, one that approaches this problem in a multi-faceted manner and proposes what appears to be a potentially workable plan. Two House members, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., say they are optimistic their measure, introduced last Thursday in the House, will eventually win congressional approval. That, of course, remains to be seen, but lawmakers must realize by now that the longer they delay in addressing this problem, the more serious and unworkable it becomes.

Considering there are an estimated 12 million to 20 million people, the majority of them Hispanic, living illegally in the United States, the government has two options: Congress can either continue to ignore the problem, or it can start to work now to solve what many consider to be Americas most vexing issue. To do that, lawmakers must acknowledge one immutable fact: This problems genesis is decades old, and there are too many illegal residents in the United States for eviction to be a workable solution.”

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