R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Don't Have Much for Hillary

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a potential White House candidate in 2008, said Wednesday some Republicans are trying to create a "police state" to round up illegal immigrants.

Clinton, D-N.Y., spoke out on the U.S. immigration policy after largely staying away from an issue that has roiled Congress in recent months and spurred a number of conflicting proposals.

Speaking at a rally of Irish immigrants, Clinton criticized a bill the House passed in December that would impose harsher penalties for undocumented workers.

It's all here.

Harsher penalties for undocumented workers. I suppose that would be as opposed to the, well, NOTHING that we've got going on right now.

"Don't turn your backs on what made this country great," she said, calling the measure "a rebuke to what America stands for."

Turn our backs? We're trying to fight through the millions of people in this country ILLEGALLY to find what made this country great again. It has nothing to do with nativism, xenophobia, or racism -- but it has everything to do with fighting to live in a society where laws are upheld and immigration is an orderly process that leads to a country of people who celebrate their heritage, but are AMERICAN first.

The senator also sent a four-page public letter to constituents outlining her views on immigration. In the letter, she shied away from specifics but said she does support allowing at least some of the estimated 11 million undocumented workers to earn citizenship.

Such changes should include "a path to earned citizenship for those who are here, working hard, paying taxes, respecting the law, and willing to meet a high bar for becoming a citizen," Clinton wrote.

Let's focus on that phrase buried in the middle, shall we? Respecting the law. How in the world can you say someone is respecting the law when their very first act on this soil was to break it?

And since we're talking about respect, what do we have to do to get a little from those we elected to represent our interests? A little respect for our security, our livelihoods, and our culture would go amiss.

But I'm not holding my breath.

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