Last month, President George W. Bush’s amnesty-for-illegal-aliens bill died a deserved death in the U.S. Senate.
Had the bill become law, it would have paved the way for millions of illegal immigrants — lawbreakers — to become U.S. citizens, jumping ahead of those who’ve spent years legally waiting their turn.
Some say the bill was defeated because angry and concerned citizens called and faxed their senators’ offices, urging them to vote against amnesty. Others, like The Wall Street Journal, credit conservative bloggers with “playing a central role†in helping defeat the bill by “endlessly picking through the evolving immigration legislation†and educating voters.
That’s all very ego-gratifying for us conservative bloggers, but there still is much work ahead. Now that amnesty is dead, state and local governments must aggressively fight illegal immigration and do what the federal government so far has been reluctant to do: focus on individuals and businesses that hire illegal immigrants.
Read the rest of my latest Washington Examiner column.
Report employers that hire illegal aliens to Immigration and Customs Enforcement at 1-866-DHS-2ICE (ReportIllegals.com can do it for you) and embarrass them by sending their info to WeHireAliens.com, preferably with photos.
Update: Michelle’s blogging Arizona. As I mentioned in my column, Democratic governor Janet Napolitano just signed into law the nation’s “toughest” sanctions against cheapskates who hire illegal aliens.
Update II: Keep turning up the heat.
