re: #297 wrenchwench

Border security should have absolutely nothing to do with immigration reform. It’s a distraction. Everything that was going to be required in terms of border security in the attempted immigration reform of 2007 >has been done. Why is that not enough? There are so many BP agents around now, they have to harass citizens to stay busy. Come take a look.

Because Republicans need border security measures as political cover, is a large part of why. This is not only due to anti-immigration sentiments, but also due to the feeling among Republicans of the Far West and El Norte regions that they got tricked back in 1986. Thus they want assurances that illegal immigration has been throttled back before a pathway to citizenship is opened.