Candidates Called Upon To Speak Out On Immigration Policies
The Dallas Morning News has an enlightened attitude on immigration, especially for a generally conservative newspaper. An editorial today bemoans the presidential candidates' failure to clearly speak out on immigration issues and concludes with these excellent proposals:
This newspaper wants a president who pledges to address comprehensive immigration reform – including border security – without delay.
This package must include tough measures for workplace enforcement, penalties for employers who skirt the law, a guest-worker program that responds to employers' needs for cheap labor and a pathway to regularization for existing immigrants who come forward and agree to abide by the law.
The candidate who confronts this issue head-on will go a long way toward demonstrating his readiness to lead our nation.