A Little More Of This Please!

Shelby backs tough stance on illegals

ATHENS — U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby could easily answer questions about Jesus and abortion Monday at Athens High School.

How to deal with the conservatively estimated 12 million illegal aliens in the United States required a more complex answer that included Shelby disagreeing with President Bush.

"The immigration system is broken," said Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, who referred to Bush's temporary worker program as one problem.

In 2004, Bush proposed a temporary worker program to match willing foreign workers with willing U.S. employers when no Americans would fill their jobs. These temporary workers must either return to their home countries at the end of three years or apply for renewal of their legal status.

"I think the president is wrong on immigration," Shelby said. "I won't support amnesty."

Shelby said the first step to prevent illegal immigration is to secure America's borders.

"I will support the toughest, strongest immigration reform that comes before me," Shelby said to an applauding audience.

I'm politically savvy enough to know this is probably just stump talk, but this is how it starts. I want to hear a lot more of this. Let's get this situation under control and then, and only then can we talk about these "jobs Americans won't do."

H/T Immigration News daily

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