As with a lot of people, I struggle to find an answer to the immigration conundrum. Having said that- there is nothing ambiguous about ILLEGAL. Illegal means, without question, that you broke the law. This action can not be condoned, we can not have people totally disregard our laws because they are inconvenient to them. There are consequences to your actions and responsible people should be held accountable. If not, you have anarchy.

Irrespective of his last name, Brown prefers light skinned English-speaking people over brown-skinned Spanish speakers. We are a tribal species and Brown is one of those guys who acts on his gut feelings and panders to those in his tribe. Not really that surprising when you think about it. Nothing against the Irish.

Here are some other factors to consider... 1. The Irish immigrant already speaks English when he gets here. 2. The Irish immigrant with the bachelor's degree has the potential to make a contribution to society the day he arrives. He will, in all likelihood, become a taxpayer soon after arriving. Educating the college student daughter of the illegal immigrants will mean many more years of public assistance before we will ever see a return on our investment, if ever.

Wow! I didn't think Brown was that smart! It's kind of transparent though and maybe the voters will see through it.

Not speaking to the merits of the Irish deserving more immigration opportunities, pardon me if I'm cynical, but Scott Brown proposing this legislation speaks to his bid for re-election. The Dream Act would have been a more courageous choice. Punish the children for the behavior of the parents is in line with his GOP thinking.

Well, both topics are about immigration and how the United States sets policies bringing (supposedly) the greatest benefit the United States. Where you divide these two topics between legal and illegal immigration, I would say that it is up to the People to decide what kind of policy is best and what policies are window dressing. Certainly having more college educated people is a benefit to the country. If the Irish immigration bill was limited to college grads then I'm all for it. It isn't. It also allows family members with no restrictions on education or work requirements. The innocent children of illegal immigrants have been here for most of their entire lives and will be here anyway for the rest of their lives. I would suggest that a pathway to citizenship through hard work and a college degree will help us (the United States) more; and we have a moral and ethical obligation to those children first - before that of any other country.

By the way, on the topic of people entering our country illegally, I think that there is a great argument to stop it at the border. Once the kids are here however, growing up in our schools and integrating into our culture and society, it's too late to do anything about that.

Brown panders, and it works like a charm. Once he's reelected he'll vanish for the next five years, quietly enjoying the life of an aristocrat.