Republicans, it's decision time on immigration

Of this entire conversation, it's important to always remind one's self that where Washington continues to push supposed immigration reform (or rather new 'laws' on top of existing laws that already aren't being enforced as an excuse for amnesty and open borders), they should be discussing solutions to secure the border and stem the flow of illegal immigration. And of course, that means ENFORCEMENT OF LAW.

Our immigration system isn't broken...enforcing our immigration laws is what's broken.

Republicans, it's time to make a decision on which side of the law you'll stand...lawfulness or lawlessness?

MorningBell: House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has said the House will not take up the same bill the Senate passed—but there is still a danger in trying to work with the Senate. If the House simply tries to pass a bill so that it can come together with the Senate in conference—informal or formal—Congress will likely tinker around the edges of the Gang of Eight’s plan and give us the immigration version of Obamacare.

As Heritage experts have explained, Congress can address every major aspect of immigration reform and border security without a comprehensive bill.

Related link: Advancing the Immigration Nation: Heritage’s Positive Path to Immigration and Border Security Reform

The plan on the table has severe flaws—and besides, we can’t even trust that laws will be implemented as they’re supposed to be.

Just look at Obamacare. The Obama Administration has delayed or changed more than a dozen aspects of that law. So promises from Senators and Representatives about how a law will work can be undone or simply never fulfilled. (That’s what happened the last time Congress granted amnesty to illegal immigrants—the promised border security provisions never materialized.)

The Senate-passed bill doesn’t secure the border. It doesn’t stop the flow of illegal immigrants. It doesn’t prevent visitors from overstaying their visas. It doesn’t help aspiring Americans who are waiting in line to come here legally. And for not doing these things, it costs American taxpayers trillions.

As House Republicans consider their course, it would be wise to look at common sense things the country can do without saddling taxpayers with a do-nothing, trillion-dollar monstrosity.

I'm with Michelle Malkin...it's time for Operation Hold the Line and Stiffen the Spine!

Tell @SpeakerBoehner & House GOP leaders: NO amnesty. NO illegal alien pathway. NO backdoor deals. #HoldtheLineAndStiffenTheSpine
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) July 11, 2013

Here's where the House should begin: SECURE THE BORDER...ENFORCE THE LAW!

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