RALLIES ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
Tens of thousands of protesters, in what was clearly a coordinated statewide effort, held rallies to protest what they consider to be unacceptable solutions to the country’s illegal immigation 
problem.
This is a national debate, and while the FR is a California-centered publication, there is probably no other state that is as negatively impacted by the failure of the federal government to address this problem than ours.
Mike Der Manouel has a commentary on the main page on this issue — but it seems to me that you can divide the issue into two parts. The first part — the easy part — is border control. Congress needs to put up a security barrier between Mexico and the United States, and take seriously the role of tracking who is coming into this country. Pursuant to this is an obligation to exclude from entry anyone who would try to come into this country without legal permission.
The second half of the equation is the dicey one — and that is what should be done about the millions of illegal aliens who are currently in the United States. The proposals before Congress run the gamut, from amnesty for all (thank you, liberal Democrats) to some proposals to literally round up and eject all of these folks (not too realistic, eh?). The FR is not going to solve this problem, but a good start would be to require proof of legal residency to do ANYTHING. Whether one is seeking a job, or pursuing government benefits, or even to fly in an airplane or drive in a car, proof of legal residence should be required. The message: if you are going to come to America the right way, through the immigration process, then the doors are open to this land of opportunity. But if you sneak in, well — tough luck. Go it on your own.
On a final note, I don’t know if it is a Constitutional Amendment issue, or a law – but the idea that someone would be an American citizen if they are born here, yet born of a mother who is not here legally.
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