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A4 B lu e Moun t a in E ag l e D on ’ t d e l a y imm i g r a t i on r e f o rm un t i l ‘ a f t e r th e e l e c t i on ’ A fa rm labo r leade r wa s in the Cap i ta l P re s s o f f ice the o the r day , and became the f i r s t in th i s cyc le to u t te r wha t i s now a fam i l ia r ph ra se — imm ig ra t ion re fo rm w i l l have to wa i t un t i l a f te r the e lec t ion . W e hea rd tha t in 2009 and ’10 , aga in in 2011 , 2012 , 2013 and 2014 . W e wonde r wh ich e lec t ion eve ryone i s ta lk ing abou t . P roponen t s o f comp rehen s ive imm ig ra t ion re fo rm have a lo t in common w i th Ch icago Cub s fan s . W a i t ’ t i l nex t sea son . The re a re some 12 m i l l ion i l lega l imm ig ran t s in the Un i ted S ta te s . A l l have v io la ted fede ra l law by en te r ing the coun t ry i l lega l ly . M i l l ion s have fu r the r subm i t ted fake pape r s to emp loye r s . Mo re than 300 ,000 a re c la s s i f ied by the U .S . gove rnmen t a s “c r im ina l a l ien s ,” hav ing been a r re s ted and conv ic ted o f a c r ime he re o r in the i r home coun t ry . The va s t ma jo r i ty have no t comm i t ted o the r c r ime s , le t a lone v io len t fe lon ie s . They a re regu la r peop le t ry ing to e scape in to le rab le cond i t ion s a t home . They wo rk , i l lega l ly , a t job s in ag r icu l tu re , ho sp i ta l i ty and con s t ruc t ion tha t emp loye r s say they o the rw i se wou ld be ha rd p re s sed to f i l l . Wha t do we do w i th 12 m i l l ion i l lega l imm ig ran t s? A s we ’ve sa id many t ime s , in s imp le s t te rm s the re a re on ly two cho ice s . E i the r we le t them s tay , o r make them go . The nex t e lec t ion won ’ t p roduce new cho ice s , o r dec i s ive ly e l im ina te the oppo s i t ion to e i the r cho ice . Mo s t Ame r ican s wou ld concede tha t such a la rge , undocumen ted popu la t ion runn ing a t la rge rep re sen t s a sub s tan t ia l secu r i ty th rea t , a s doe s an un secu red bo rde r tha t ha s p roven so po rou s . A t the same t ime , even many Ame r ican s who wou ld be happy w i th the repa t r ia t ion o f the se peop le to the i r home coun t r ie s a ren ’ t com fo r tab le w i th the op t ic s o f men , women and ch i ld ren be ing rounded up and he rded in to camp s to awa i t depo r ta t ion . A recen t po l l by the Pew Re sea rch Cen te r show s tha t 72 pe rcen t o f Ame r ican s favo r a l low ing i l lega l imm ig ran t s now l iv ing in the coun t ry to s tay i f they mee t s t r ic t requ i remen t s . So do we . Le t ’ s do i t now . Cong re s s mu s t o f fe r i l lega l imm ig ran t s w i l l ing to reg i s te r tempo ra ry lega l s ta tu s and a pa th to pe rmanen t re s idency a f te r 10 yea r s i f they mee t s t r ic t requ i remen t s — no p r io r fe lony conv ic t ion s , no v io la t ion s wh i le awa i t ing re s idency , lea rn ing to speak Eng l i sh and pay a f ine and back taxe s . Tho se no t mee t ing the requ i remen t shou ld be depo r ted . A s pena l ty fo r en te r ing i l lega l ly , tho se made pe rmanen t re s iden t s shou ld no t be e l ig ib le fo r c i t izen sh ip . W e th ink the bo rde r mu s t be secu red . A v iab le gue s two rke r p rog ram mu s t be e s tab l i shed , and emp loye r s mu s t ve r i fy the wo rk s ta tu s o f the i r emp loyee s . I t i s leg i t ima te to oppo se ma s s i l lega l i ty , and we re spec t the po s i t ion o f tho se who wou ld take a ha rde r l ine and sugge s t we favo r “amne s ty .” Le t u s rea son toge the r on a wo rkab le so lu t ion . W a i t ing un t i l a f te r the nex t e lec t ion , o r the e lec t ion a f te r tha t , to end up w i th the s ta tu s quo i s de fac to amne s ty w i thou t any re s t r ic t ion . C ORRECT IONS - on ad e ” w a s cu t o f f in th e p r in t v e r s ion o f l a s t w e ek ’ s i s su e . Mo rg an Co l e , 8 , o f K imb e r ly , and h e r cou s in , H ann ah D i a l , 10 , o f D ayv i l l e , who r a i s ed $283 .32 s e l l ing l emon ad e and b ak ed good s in f ron t o f th e John D ay R iv e r T r ad ing Po s t in K imb e r ly Aug . 29 -30 , p l an to g iv e th e mon ey to th e B ank o f The Eag le /Sean E l l is Squeeze - In owne r Shawn Duncan , cen te r , ta lks to a cus tome r pay ing h is b i l l a t the John Day res tau ran t . Las t week ’ s f ron t page pho to cap t ion was inco r rec t . We reg re t the e r ro r . Op in ion Up th e c r e ek w i th ou t a pudd l e I t h a s b e en h a rd to w a t ch ou r s tudy , condu c t ed a t C anyon C r e ek M e adow s and p a id fo r by on e o f and f r i end s and n e ighbo r s lo s e ev - th e ag en c i e s , d e t e rm in ed a “ CAT - e ry th ing . L ik e mo s t p eop l e , I won - ASTROPH IC ” f a i lu r e wou ld o c cu r d e r ed wh a t cou ld h av e b e en don e in th e p a s t th a t wou ld h av e p r ev en t ed ou t th e popu l a t ion o f C anyon C i ty th i s t r ag edy , and wh a t c an w e do and John D ay . I a sk ed an ag en cy in th e fu tu r e to r edu c e th e r i sk . My h e ad i f th i s w a s a c cu r a t e and h e con c e rn i s th e l a ck o f w a t e r av a i l - s a id m ayb e “CATASTROPH IC ” w a s a l i t t l e ov e r s t a t ed . In my op in - in g en e r a l in th e John D ay V a l l ey . ion , th e con su l t an t who w ro t e th e In 1967 a s tudy w a s condu c t ed r epo r t kn ew wh i ch wo rd to u s e to to con s id e r bu i ld ing a d am a t H a l l “ s ink th e d agg e r ” and e a rn h i s p ay - H i l l , 8 m i l e s e a s t o f John D ay , fo r ch e ck . I ’m su r e th e “ an t i r e s e rvo i r ” - m emb e r my d ad s ay ing , “ In E a s t - wo r ld w e r e p r e t ty h appy to h e a r e rn O r egon w e n e ed to s av e ev e ry th e d am m ay go aw ay . I h av e no th - d rop o f w a t e r w e c an . ” I ’v e n ev e r fo rgo t t en th a t and i t ’ s n ev e r m ad e sp e c i e s in mo r e d ang e r o f ex t in c - mo r e s en s e th an i t do e s tod ay , bu t t ion in G r an t Coun ty th an hum an s , s ad ly i t n ev e r h app en ed . 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F r i end im s o f th e r e c en t C anyon Moun t a in and th b e tw e en John D ay and P r a i r i e C i ty t fo rw a rd ed th e Augu s t 19 ed i t ion o f (50 in a l l ) and p rob ab ly ev e rywh e r e th e B lu e Moun t a in E ag l e con t a in - e l s e in G r an t Coun ty . Th e s e s ign s r t i c l e s abou t th e t r em endou s Fo r tun a t e ly no on e w a s k i l l ed o r ing a a r e comp l e t e ly r edund an t w i th r e - s s e s , s to r i e s o f n e ighbo r s h e lp in g e r iou s ly in ju r ed , and m any o f th e lo g a rd to id en t i fy ing p a s s ing and s e ighbo r s , pho to s and in fo rm a t ion v i c t im s h ad in su r an c e to cov e r th e i r n no -p a s s ing zon e s . o f w ay s to h e lp th e v i c t im s and com- a t e r i a l lo s s e s . A t th e end o f e a ch so l id l in e a m i ty . 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