::Thursday, March 23, 2006::
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION:WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?
.. Sen. Hillary Clinton painted the Republican leadership of the House of Representatives "extremists" for passing a bill that would criminalize undocumented immigrants and anyone who assists them as "Jesus would". This is a surefire way for Ms. Clinton to recapture the ultra-liberal wing of the party who has soured on her for her support of the Iraq war. Though national polls show support for a strong border security bill that also disapproves of setting up a mechanism to legalize the status of undocumented immigrants, the broad umbrella of church groups, non-profits, business and a handful of bipartisan members of the legislature will prove to be strong enough to enable a more humane approach of solving the immigration problem. It would do well for Sen. Clinton to be on the side of history and the "real" American values - that of being welcoming to immigrants. That's something Jesus would definitely approve of.
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