Senate warms to 'border first'?

That's the Washington Times take. Personally, I believe they should be HOT over the idea, as many Americans are:

The House and Senate approved very different immigration bills, with the House focusing on building 700 miles of fence on the U.S.-Mexico border, boosting enforcement and requiring employers to verify that their workers are here legally. The Senate bill boosts enforcement, too, but also creates a program for future immigrant workers and a path to citizenship for many current illegal aliens. On Monday, Mr. Specter, the Pennsylvania Republican who will lead House and Senate negotiators in the conference committee, told The Times that border security should be the top priority in the final bill and that he is open to a compromise that would make the guest-worker program and path to citizenship for illegal aliens contingent on first ensuring a secure border and improved interior enforcement.

This is the right way to go. Much easier and faster to build a fence than figuring what to do with millions of illegal workers and their families. We gave amnesty last time in the 80's, but left the border open. Though it may be too late to reverse this grave error, its only going to get worse if we don't act. Same as the War on Terror, better late than never.