Why Obey Laws?

It's not like there's any punishment when you break the law:

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a striking reach across party lines, the White House and key lawmakers agreed Thursday on a sweeping immigration plan to grant legal status to millions of people in the country unlawfully.

Sealed after months of secretive bargaining, the deal mandates bolstered border security and a high-tech employment verification system to prevent illegal workers from getting jobs.

President Bush said the proposal would "help enforce our borders but equally importantly, it'll treat people with respect."

The compromise brought together an unlikely alliance of liberal Democrats such as Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and conservative Republicans such as Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona on an issue that carries heavy potential risks and rewards for all involved.

Great. Republicans who sold out to Big Business interests have made common cause with Democrats who are only thinking of the next generation of guaranteed Democrats (or so they assume). This is going to be a flaming disaster. The Republican National Committee hasn't received a penny from me in a bit more than two years because the national party was so intent on this. They want to believe that somehow, this is going to get Hispanics to vote Republican. Well, it might. But I'm not much interested in voting for a party that is now acting like Democrats--more interested in winning the next election than in national security.