In the Op-Ed section of the Wall Street Journal there was a
column praising John McCain and Ted Kennedy’s joint effort to improve
the situation of illegal immigration in the U.S. But, the praise
seems rather contradictory to me. I’m sure you’ll agree with me
if you think it’s rather absurd to praise an idea that has both good
and bad components to it.
Good idea:
Senators McCain and Kennedy aim to lower the level of illegal immigration by expanding out relatively few channels for legal entry to meet the demand.
Bad idea (also taken from the same Op-Ed, no less!)
But the measure’s guest-worker initiative (which, as we all know, concerns the majority of all illegal immigrants to the U.S.) which
would allow undocumented migrants already here to work legally if they
first pay sizabel fines and undergo criminal background checks . . . .
Translation:
We think it’s a good idea to make it easier to enter legally, but we’re
going to make it more cumbersome to be a legal worker.
