Immigration reform has many facets: It must protect national security, uphold the rule of law, strengthen citizenship, and benefit the American economy.[1] The overall effect must be to reduce illegal immigration in to the United States. Although border security generally receives more attention,[2] serious enforcement of current laws prohibiting the employment of illegals is also an important tool in an overall strategy to reduce illegal immigration.
It is not enough to treat the symptoms of the Medicare problem. Tomeet the emerging needs of the baby-boom generation, Congress andthe Administration should take steps soon to create a newcompetitive system modeled after the FEHBP, the successful programthat covers themselves and their families.
President Bush, in developing his own legislative reform proposalfor Medicare, can build on the best of the Breaux-Frist proposals,which promise a good start to this year's debate on Medicarereform.