Immigration Politics: Drop rhetoric to accomplish needed immigration reform

From a south Florida newspaper

Immigration reform: Editorial - Drop rhetoric to accomplish needed immigration reform - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com: "In early November, just days after wresting control of the U.S. House from Democrats, Republican lawmakers talked promisingly about not reliving past mistakes. On immigration reform, however, those lessons seem to be forgotten.

Comments from key GOP leaders on Capitol Hill these days unfortunately suggest continued gridlock and more same-old, same-old ideas on what Americans have said is a must-do issue.

In fairness, some of the priorities Republicans are targeting are necessary. One of those, expanding an employment verification system, is certainly needed.

But too much of the rhetoric is taking on the feel of political campaign slogans, and not leadership. For example, criticism of the Obama administration's correct decision to focus on seizing criminal illegal immigrants is counterproductive." Dec. 29, 2010