ARIZONA REPUBLIC (Opinion)
By Robert Robb
September 10, 2012
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/RobertRobb/171771
I favor amnesty for most of those currently in the country illegally, in conjunction with making use of the E-Verify system for validating work eligibility mandatory for all businesses.
Since I’m not running for office, I can even call it amnesty. Anything that allows those who broke our immigration laws to live and work in the country legally is fairly and appropriately called amnesty, irrespective of what conditions are attached to it.
Some think there has been a breakthrough in Republican support in Arizona for what is commonly known as comprehensive immigration reform, which includes some sort of legal status for those currently here illegally.
The state’s leading immigration restrictionist, Russell Pearce, has been twice defeated, the last time in a Republican primary no less.
The cause of comprehensive immigration reform now has some more prominent advocates among Republican officeholders. But I’m deeply skeptical that we’re at a breakthrough moment, in the state much less the country.
Yes, the cause of comprehensive immigration reform now has the support of State Sen. Jerry Lewis, senator-elect Bob Worsley and most consequentially, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery.
On the other hand, it has lost over the last few years John McCain, Jon Kyl and Jeff Flake.
Not sure I’d call that making progress.
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