Alberto Gonzales: Changing the 14th Amendment won't solve our immigration crisis

This Bush cabinet member has spoken out on changing the 14th Amendment. That administration was for immigration reform and a path to citizenship for people here illegally. - - Donna Poisl

By Alberto R. Gonzales

Like most Americans, I am a descendant of immigrants and a grateful beneficiary of the opportunities available to our nation's citizens. My grandparents emigrated from Mexico in the early 20th century seeking a better life, and they found it working in the fields and dairy farms of Texas. Diversity is one of the great strengths of the United States -- diversity fueled by the migration of ethnicities, cultures and ideas.

Today, however, there is virtually universal agreement that our immigration process is broken. While security on our southern border has improved in the past decade, it remains inadequate in a post-9/11 world. Many employers hire undocumented workers with little concern about prosecution.
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