Immigration Bill

     The Washington Times says the immigration bill has cleared the Senate but faces an uncertain future in the House.
    Passage in the Senate was accomplished by a number of Republicans acceding to political persuasion, presumably on the threat of being voted out of office, rather than what is correct for the country.
    However, we need to congratulate our two Texas Senators, Cornyn and Cruz, who were lockstep in opposing the bill.
    Both voted against an amendment to double the number of border agents from 20,000 to 40,000 and add 700 miles of fencing at a cost of roughly $38 billion. It's too expensive and not necessary.
Sen. Cruz said, “All of the concerns that have been repeatedly raised about this bill remain. It repeats the mistakes of the 1986 immigration bill. It grants amnesty first. It won’t secure the border. And, it doesn’t fix our broken legal immigration system.”
The good news is the statement that the immigration bill faces an uncertain future in the House. House leaders have said that they are taking a completely different approach to the immigration problem. In that case, it is likely that many of Sen. Cruz's objections may be of significant value.