Congressmen Dreier and Miller to illegal immigrants: LEAVE

One way to ensure that your immigration legislation will never pass in a Democratic-majority congress is to give it a extremely provocative name. Thus, Rep. David Dreier, R-San Dimas, and Inland Empire-based Rep. Gary Miller, R-Brea, have introduced the LOOPHOLE ELIMINATION AND VERIFICATION ENFORCEMENT ACT, an umbrella immigration measure that does everything from fund an increase of border patrol officers to punishing cities that issue business licenses to companies that employ illegal immigrants.

The proposed law, which is very extensive, does have some reasonable provisions in it. But without offering any carrots to go along with the stick, it is doubtful it would get any support from the other side of the aisle even if it were not called the LEAVE act.

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