What Happened to The Illegal Immigration Debate?
It seemed not too long ago that illegal immigration was the hot topic. Now we hardly hear about it. This Congress has failed us many times, but no more so than with illegal immigration. They could not manage to pass a comprehensive immigration bill. There are extemes on both sides and we all know that. I part with many of my conservative friends are what needs to be done. I have always felt that deporting some 12 million illegal immigrants in this country was not only impossible, but wrong in many ways. We allowed those to cross the border for decades with a wink and nod. We appreciated the work they gave us. Now, after raising families and having children who are citizens, we are going to just deport the mothers and fathers? The illegal immigration problem is as much our fault as it is those who crossed illegally. With so many opposing a path to citizenship for those already here, we have left the problem in limbo. Recently the U.S. Conference of Bishops in Washington held a press con
