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In recent months anyone viewing the Washington scene from a conservative platform would be forced to ask a very obvious question.... Where have all the Republicans gone? It is clear to the American public that they are no longer walking the halls of Congress. From the outside looking inward one can only see the Democrats and the newly minted Democrat-Lite.

It matters not the issue being considered, when it comes to Congress it seems everyone is continuously pandering to the left side of the aisle. Instead of standing by the conservative principals that earned them election victories, Republicans of the House and Senate seem to be looking for new ways to out-liberal the liberals.

The most obvious example of GOP pandering to the left can be seen in what is taking place in the Senate on immigration. While the American public is really concerned about security and defending the border, Senate Republicans are caving in to a collection of cosmetic requirements that will assure future growth of the Democrat Party, while at the same time protect business interests that fatten their corporate wallets by employing vast numbers of illegal immigrants.

At this time our GOP senators are moving to allow millions of illegal immigrants to remain in the United States, continue working, draw Social Security benefits and even be guaranteed continued employment. These are things many millions of citizens do not even enjoy.

Along with those proposed gifts, the legislation would assure those former illegals and new temporary workers would be paid the prevailing wage. That is a wage much higher than most Americans receive for like employment.

The bill is even more attuned to placating the left. According to Bob Novak in his column this past Monday, "The bill extends the Davis-Bacon Act's requirement for the payment of 'prevailing wage' levels to all temporary workers. That puts them ahead of American workers, who have this protection only on federal job sites."

Novak also says "Foreign guest farm workers, admitted under the bill, cannot be 'terminated from employment by any employer...except for just cause.' In contrast American ag workers can be fired for any reason."

The esteemed senators have also moved to provide Social Security benefits to all of the illegal workers who have had money deducted from their checks and sent to the accounts identified by their counterfeit Social Security cards. When questioned on this proposed section of the bill, both the Democrat and Democrat-Lite senators harmonize saying "Well, it is money that they already paid into the system." While making this, and similar statements they completely ignore the existing federal law that state it is an unlawful act to use false Social Security numbers.

It is also against federal law to enter the country illegally and can be punished by six months in jail and a $250,000 fine. Those we have elected to head our legislative branch of government would pretend that bit of law doesn't even exist and let everybody off with a small $2,000 fine.

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