Whoever said that our immigration laws are meant to protect the interests of Americans was certainly right, but it appears that many of our elected officials haven’t found a way to apply that to their current situation on passing a bill on immigration reform.

The message seems to have been perverted to mean rewarding those who break the law. The bill we were hoping to pass included bringing the illegals out of the shadows by requiring rigorous background checks, paying fines and back taxes, proving that they can be self-supporting, clearing e-verify checks and becoming English proficient.

All of these things are in the interests of Americans and they are good for the illegals as well.

Today we read that there will be no immigration reform bill offered this year. Leaving this festering problem as is for another year is not protecting the interests of Americans.

Remember that when you are voting this year.