We suggest that you read this brilliant article from Human Events written last week by Pat Buchanan, following our temporary victory in the Senate. He really lays out how corporate America’s greed is behind our illegal immigration troubles. Here’s an excerpt:

The Regime Against the Nation
by Patrick J. Buchanan | 06/12/2007

Last week, in one of the great uprisings of modern politics, Middle America rose up and body-slammed the national establishment.

The Bush-Kennedy-McCain amnesty for 12 million to 20 million illegal aliens, and for the businesses that have hired them — a bill backed by La Raza and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post — went down to crushing defeat.

Majority Leader Harry Reid fell 15 votes short (45 to 50) of shutting off debate. Like the rout of the Dubai ports deal, the victory was achieved by a firestorm of public protest, reflected in millions of phone calls and e-mails, and citizens marching to town meetings.

The capital’s capitulation to the country was unprecedented and astonishing. Not two weeks earlier, the amnesty provision of the bill had been supported by more than 60 senators.

But opponents of this bill, which would reward mass criminality with mass amnesty and eventual U.S. citizenship, ought not rest.

For President Bush is coming back to resuscitate the monster, and this bill has more support in the Senate than the 45 votes it got Thursday. Some Republicans and Democrats who voted not to shut off debate are privately committed to amnesty, if they can be given political cover and face-saving amendments to take home….

Also worth reading is this article froom the Heritage Foundation written yesterday by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. He exposes the unworkability of the currently proposed legislation, and shows that existing laws are sufficient to solve the problem. Here’s a bit of it:

Throwing Money at the Problem No Solution to Immigration and Border Security
by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. | June 15, 2007

There already exist on the books numerous laws that, if enforced in a targeted manner, would discourage illegal immigration and the employment of undocumented labor, as well as send the signal that such activities will no longer be overlooked. Recent actions by the Administration prove that reasonable enforcement measures (well short of massive deportations) can reduce the number of illegal border crossings. In addition, Congress can take a number of modest actions that would strengthen enforcement, both at the border and in the workplace.

None of these measures require the kind of comprehensive legislation that was recently proposed in the Senate. The recently revived Senate immigration reform bill, which would grant immediate legal status to the 12 million or more people that are unlawfully present in the United States, would work at cross purposes with enforcement efforts: encouraging more illegal immigration; overburdening federal agencies; and complicating the task of upholding the rule of law….

Supporters of the Senate bill have propagated the myth that the bill is necessary to enhance border security and enforce immigration laws in the workplace. That claim is patently false. Virtually all of the useful security provisions in the draft legislation, including building barriers at the border and hiring more border patrols, were authorized in previous legislation (like the Secure Fence Act of 2006) and funded by Congress….

We must remain informed so that we can have effective communications with our legislators, and we MUST KEEP CALLING AND FAXING!

Cross-posted from ADMC.