what's all the hubbub

people supposedly much smarter than me regularly chime into the illegal immigration debate, but that doesn't stop me from chipping in about vicente fox, manpower at the borders, mexican hypocrisy, bogus conventional wisdom

but ultimately, it comes down to the elected officials in washington.
the houston chronicle helpfully boils down the House and Senate immigration bills. some observations and opinions:
- the <5 year provisions in the senate bill probably mean forgers will be working overtime to prove everyone's been here over 5 years
- the house bill has some unrealistic, unlikely-to-be enforced provisions
- tighter borders, the occassional employee crackdown and felonious deportations would not be bad

¶ - nitish @ 9:12 AM