Congress, Bush all show and no go on immigration reform

As the old saying goes, “talk is cheap.”

When it comes to comprehensive and realistic immigration reform, the GOP‑controlled Congress and the Bush Administration have done a lot of talking and taken little action. Such talk, in this case, is not cheap and their inaction is costing us billions of dollars.

Since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, Bush has repeatedly said his number one priority is to protect the American public. And a number of Congressmen on both sides of the political divide have repeatedly said securing the U.S.‑Mexico border is vital to the nation’s security.

And yet, GOP Congressional leaders announced this week they will not tackle immigration reform right now.

That’s because the mid‑term elections are approaching and to take action now would mean some incumbents risk getting booted from office.

And so here we are, quickly approaching the five year anniversary of 9/11–our borders are not secure, illegal immigration continues to take a fiscal toll on us, and, as recent events have shown, the potential we could be attacked again remains high.

The time for talking about immigration reform is done. Now is the time for action.

Voters may want to consider taking action this September by voting out of the race incumbents who have spent the last five years talking about reform instead of making it happen.