Democrats Violate House Rules, Fail to Pass Illegal Immigration Bill

In a statement released Friday, House Republican Whip Roy Blunt chastised the Democratic Majority in the House of Representatives for failing to act in accordance with House rules and miring yet another effort to pass legislation concerning the rights and privileges of illegal immigrants in the United States.

"The ability of this Congress to fulfill its responsibilities to the American people depends on the presence of clear rules and an open, ordered debate -- and a fair hand in protecting both. The majority did not observe those rules last night, in the process reversing the will of this chamber on a measure that would've made sure those in this country illegally aren't afforded federal benefits at the expense of legal, hard-working Americans," said Blunt.

Blunt went on to say that the Majority had apologized to the Republicans and he believed they were sincere, but he was still disturbed by their seeming lack of will to rectify the matter before the August recess begins.

Earlier in the year, the Democrats and many Republicans in the Congress deliberately acted to strike down proposed legislation to create immigration reform. Many Americans are clamoring for such reform, and President Bush has made it what is probably going to be his final domestic priority matter before he leaves office in January of 2009.

In the absence of any federal standard concerning illegal immigrants' employment and government entitlements, state and local governments have felt much more pressure to pass their own legislation, and some have begun doing so.

Recently, Arizona passed state laws requiring the suspension of business licenses to any employers who hire illegal immigrants, even if they legitimately were ignorant of their illegal status. This puts more pressure on business owners to carefully check the records of potential employees.

Most citizens in Arizona were very pleased with the new law, although a Latino activist group leader called it an act of racism and urged the Latino community in that state to boycott the Super Bowl when it comes to Glendale in February of 2008.