Hold Their Feet to the Fire

Bungling on the Borders

Malkin on immigration, particularly Hillary's chameleon act and Bush's failure to address one of our most pressing problems:

What a pair: Sen. Conniver and President Clueless. Pick your poison. Either way, we're committing national suicide.


I have said often that the only thing saving the Republicans on the immigration issue is the Democrats' stupidity. No more. Hillary may only be playing dress-up on border security, but that's far more than most of the cowering GOP elite in Washington is willing to do. And she's not alone among Democrats who are beginning to exploit the White House's vulnerability. Sounding positively O'Reillyian, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) complained that an agricultural illegal alien amnesty bill sponsored by GOP Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) and defeated last week would have been a "huge magnet" for illegal immigration. Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.V.) sponsored a successful amendment funding Border Patrol agents, immigration investigators, and interior enforcement agents that the Bush administration had shortchanged.


And as Manhattan Institute scholar Heather Mac Donald reported on our group website, The Immigration Blog (www.michellemalkin.com/immigration),"Maxine Waters, who represents South Los Angeles, erupted in a tirade against Hispanic and black gang members last week" on illegal alien gangs.


Railed Rep. Waters: "Why isn't anyone talking about the Mexican Mafia (a gang of illegal Mexicans that controls the California prison system)?" she thundered. 'I don't care if you're pink or purple or white or black or brown, I want you out if you're committing crimes." There is no excuse not to control the border, she said. 'I'm a liberal with a capital 'L',' she said, 'but I'm sick of it.'

You listening Bush? How about you Rove?
American's want some serious action on illegal immigration. You best deliver. Comprende?
At least Hillary understands the potential of this issue and is trying to give the impression of changing her spots. She knows one thing quite well. This issue has the potential of becoming the Republican slayer. Maybe, just maybe, Republicans should do what needs doing. After all, they have the Whitehouse and majorities in both houses of Congress and will be held to account for their inaction on a matter that is causing problems for all Americans every day. As such, there is no excuse for failure to take substantial and effective measures on this issue. Either political self interest or common sense provides plenty of incentive for the G.O.P. to move on this. What's the hold up?

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