For 50 years, Congress has done little or nothing about enforcing existing immigration laws and now the chickens are coming home to roost.

Of course, Congress is supposed to legislate and the Department of Justice enforce federal laws. But Congress’ connection to the law enforcement branch is hardly arm’s length, since it must appropriate the money the DOJ needed to enforce immigration laws. The same conundrum will apply in respect to the Department of Homeland Security. So if there are certain immigration laws Congress doesn’t want enforced, they simply withhold the money.

If you think we have budget, pollution, water, sanitation, law enforcement, education and health services problems now, just wait for the U.S. Congress to do nothing for another 50 years and see what happens. It ain’t going to be pretty. Study the immigration issue and get involved in immigration reduction.

Aristotle said, “Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society.”

Paul Westrum

Albert Lea