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So why no real push for immigration reform?
First of all, the phrase "immigration reform" is more often associated with the left-wing amnesty movement. That's what "immigration reform" means to them and as the term is most frequently used.
There really is no need for immigration reform from a sense of meaning regarding enforcement of our already good immigration law, as the word "reform" implies "change the law".
There is simply nothing wrong with our present good immigration law that really needs to be changed -- our present good immigration law simply needs to be
enforced.
Though the great majority of American citizens would like to see our good immigration law enforced, it's not enforced because the minority of Americans are controlling the power and they have agendas against enforcement.
The liberals want amnesty so that those receiving it will vote liberal Democrat (which polls and studies show would be the majority result), and thus the liberals want open borders to enhance the success of their agenda.
The conservatives like the cheap illegal labor for businesses from which their political funding is derived, so though the social conservatives may talk the talk of enforcement, the economic conservatives will never let it happen.
These two groups comprise far less than half of the American citizenry, yet, together, they have essetially all of the power.
So it is understandable why nothing is done about illegal immigration .. and our jobs just keep getting stolen by illegals, like the carpenter replaced by three illegals to whom less is aggregately paid than the carpenter was making, etc.
Again, as I've stated elsewhere, the only solution is a new political party that represents the great majority of American citizens, neither left or right wing in philosophy, that will not only steadfastly enforce our current good immigration laws, but will also take appropriate action to address the complete off-shored jobs problem and return all our jobs to our citizens to whom these American jobs rightfully belong.