That's John O'Sullivan's best "MoveOn.org" impersonation regarding the "comprehensive immigration reform" currently winding its way through the Senate.  Sullivan, a senior editor at National Review, summarizes the various amendments that have been considered by the Senate so far, and the picture isn't pretty. Under the Senate legislation, criminals would be eligible for amnesty and citizenship, as would illegals who have lived in the United States for only a short time (which contradicts the equitable argument in favor of "normalizing" people who have lived much of their lives here); "guest workers," who supposedly are intended to fill "temporary" labor needs and then return to their home countries, would be eligible for "green cards" (i.e., permanent resident status); and former illegals would be eligible for social security benefits based on the period of their illegal employment (when they were using fraudulent or stolen social security numbers). The result of this legislation...(Read Full Post)