Reply #61: Probably not serious about the immigration issue

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I do honestly think that we need a measure of immigration reform here in the United States, and a frank discussion of the issue. But I doubt that Hillary's very serious about it-- the details of her plan show that there's less than meets the eye. Much of it appears to be the same sort of guest worker, partial amnesty proposals that Bush has already been pushing. And there's not much in there about the main concern-- the number (1-1.5 million) of legal immigrants who are allowed in each year even if they don't have marketable skills. Why, furthermore, has Hillary not taken any specific steps in Congress to tackle this issue, if it's one of her priorities? Again, I doubt if there's much to back up what she's saying on this issue, which is rather paltry at that. Al Gore has undertaken a more serious examination of immigration and its environmental impact; he may be more inclined to take a sober, well-contemplated, sensible position on this.