Comments on: Bush Wants Immigration On The Front Burner

President Asks Lawmakers To Come Together On "Critical Challenge"

[tbweb]

This illegal immigrant issue/nightmare reminds me of the rampant problem a few years ago with house squatters, people who just moved into vacant homes, turned on the lights, set their kids up in schools, didn't pay for anything, stressed out community services and dared the Banks to kick them out. There were crys for sympathy and compassion, but do you think the Banks had sympathy or compassion? Nope! When did a Bank ever have sympathy or compassion, their only version of compassion is called Foreclosure! The local Sheriff's Office decended on these squatters and these people were out on the street faster than you can blink an eye! Is there any compassion for all the failed home loans and bankruptcies around the nation? Nope! Again, homes listed, Americans put out on the streets! The only reason there is sympathy for these illegal criminals and thats what these people are is criminals is because they can be exploited for cheap labor! Like I posted a while back, an illegal Mexican hit my car, wasn't even paying attention and shrugged his shoulders like "so what!" and didn't have a license, registration or insurance and was driving a stolen car with stolen tags to boot! How many Americans have suffered in car accidents having to pay their deductables because the U.S. has all these illegal drivers? These illegals have to get around some how, how do you think they do it? Stolen cars in rural areas most of the time!

[georgialady1]

Where did they get there polls? In Mexico?
The American people are VERY opposed to a path to citizenship, amnesty, touch back, whatever they want to call it.

I thought there was supposed to be ethics in journalism. yeah, I know, I believe in Santa too.

[rfield9]

toldyouso21 -

You pass an income or consumption tax of 5%, to
pay for Iraq both past and future. You exempt
anybody earning under 100k, since that would
be too big of a hit tp their ability to keep
consuming and driving economic growth.

R's would end Iraq tomorrow...

; )

[krotec54]

honeymoonie,
I was just thinking the same and you could be right. I just cannot see why we should lower our standards for cheap uneducated labor that cannot understand our laws, will not learn English, and assimilate into our society.

[toldyouso21]

We can stop this problem if we will address it and stop trying to have a bleeding heart. The horrors and hardship facing illegals is no different than those of other immigrants waiting legally, many of who will die before ever being granted entrance. The only difference is the willingness of illegals to defy and break US law and to use US services they should not be entitled to.

[toldyouso21]

Notice how articles that CBS or any other news outlet wants to pass off as objective, never has an author? Most Americans support illegals getting a pathway to citizenship? is that why the Dem. won't even touch this issue and why many were also inundated with letters and concerns over the rising rates of property taxes and other taxes to pay for social and school programs overburdened by illegals? Most Americans DO NOT support illegal amnesty (which these programs are) no matter what you call them, they still reward people who cut in front of others in the immigration line, disregarded laws and gave them their own track to citizenship. This is just like what happened in 1986 (which led to the influx of the millions we have now) if you reward with one hand--you provide the incentive for people to keep abusing the system. Those who enter illegal, should have DNA samples taken, fingerprints and retina scans and should be forbidden to ever become US citizens. if they are caught in the country the 2nd time--i year in jail--no probation, the 3rd time, 5 years in prison (the same for those who employ them) Their children should have "delayed citizenship to not be activated until they are 18, and this citizenship should not allow the sponsoring of any family members for 10 years. Those who come in the 4th time, should become free labor on prison farms for up to 30 years, and after they are freed--deported of course. The 5th time, life in prison with no parole.

[toldyouso21]

Time for a war tax to pay as you go for this war. it will be extremely popular with Republicans as it will be a chance for each to put their money where their mouths are. Time for all Americans to begin to suffer and pay the price for this war of choice besides with bumper stickers, letters and cookies from elementary classes.

Republicans particularly will not protest this special tax which will continue as long as the war is being fought in Iraq and will NOT increase our deficit since it will be coming out of each of our pockets each year until the war ends. Let's see...how much would that be--to really show we are willing to sacrifice for the troops? 2500.00/year per family? or should it be more if we make more...How about a 10% increase above the 2.5K for everyone making over 35K/year? A hardship? Sure--but as every American knows--war is hell and we all must do our part--plus we don't want a debt from a war of choice on our children now do we? Please feel free to forward this to your Congressmen and ask that it be introduced as a bill. Then we will see, if having a war and sacrificing it is really what Americans want to do--or if it is only something they want others to do for them.

[honeymoonie]

It was pretty sneaky of the AP reporter to conclude her story with the dubious claim that most polls show most Americans support amnesty for 12-20 million illegal aliens.She was probably just trying to persuade readers to support amnesty,which is what she personally wants.What polls is she talking about and how were the questions phrased to those polled?

[sherrykay200]

Wake Up America,if you want to Impeach War Criminals And Cheap Labor Big Business Panderers
Liar in Chief George W Bush and Vice Liar Draft
Dodger Delusional *** Cheney then Throw Their
Number One Protectors From Impeachment Democrats
Co-President AWOL Speaker of the House Goofy
Madame Speaker Damascus Nancy Pelosi and her
Errand Boy Stooges Steny Cockroach Hoyer and
Harmless Harry Reid Out ot Congress or face the
USA becoming a Third World Slum Country overrun
by Illegal Alien Criminals and more Endless Iraq
Wars or even Worse Psychos Bush And Cheney Starting A Nuclear War By Firing Our Nuclear
Weapons at Iran or North Korea or China or Russia
or Any Other Country They Decide To Hate! Just
Say No To Illegal Alien Amnesty and Say Yes To
Impeachment of Bush,Cheney and Pelosi!

[tbweb]

The U.S. does not need any new immigration rules or laws, all the U.S. has to do is enforce the laws already on the books. The claim is that its not practical to deport 12 million illegals. Tell that to the 12 million plus legals waiting for years in long immigration lines around the world waiting to come to the U.S. legally, those who tried to obey the law and do it right. Now the illegal criminals are rewarded with citizenship and benefits just because its too much work to kick them out. Then it just has to be too much work in my view, we have a lot to do, lets get started. The U.S. has all the laws on the books it needs right now, we don't need any new laws, enforce the laws we already have, thank you!