A Letter to the President and Congress

Over three dozen prominent conservatives have published an open letter to the President and Congressional leaders calling for "border enforcement first" before any further steps are taken on "comprehensive" immigration reform.

Citing the lessons learned from the failed immigration reform of 1986, they write: "We are in the middle of a global war on terror. 2006 is not 1986. Today, we need proof that enforcement (both at the border and in the interior) is successful before anything else happens. As Ronald Reagan used to say 'trust, but verify.'"

Among those who have signed the letter are William J. Bennett, William F. Buckley, Robert Bork, David Horowitz, John Leo, Thomas Sowell, Shelby Steele, and Ward Connerly.