Comments on: Immigration A Top Issue — For GOP Only

CBS' Kathy Frankovic: Issue Is Top Domestic Concern Of Many Republican Primary Voters

[bill1fj]

No Amnesty
Right now there are politicians in both parties that intend to vote for amnesty for the illegal aliens. They are not representing their legal voters.
Please write, call, and email all the people that are supposed to be YOUR representive in congress, the senate, state and local level.
Tell them to support existing laws. Deport illegals, fine and/or jail anyone that hires them, and ban from the U.S. any illegal caught here. Secure our borders against illegals, possible terrorists, and disease.
Enforce the laws.
No Amnesty

[bluestardad]

GREAT POST GRANNY! BUT BUSH HAS MADE THIS THE UNITED STATES OF ISRAEL!

As an American Citizen, whose dear ones have suffered, fought, and died for our precious freedom,I am so saddened and even scared, about the condition of our great country. I grew up on a farm and worked in the fields and in the dairy barn, as millions of other Americans have and do today. I consider the term "jobs no one else will work" as propaganda. Many homeless people (many homeless as a result of the free flow of drugs across our borders, would much rather be picking produce out of the field for a salary, than digging through garbage, just to survive. Americans, wake up. Money is coming out of every American pocket to support illegals, schools, jails, births, hospitals and medical care. Paying American patients are denied healthcare due to hospitals going broke caring for those illegals who cannot pay. I have seen lines at Western Union on payday, illegals sending money home. Is that helping the American economy? No. In a few years, the North American Union. Will that mean free flow of commerce, drugs, terrorists across our borders? Lowered standards for imported produce? Where did America go? Citizens today are failing to protect what our forefathers and our military gave so much to provide for us.
Posted by artsygrandma at 11:51 AM : May 31, 2007

[tucano2]

Of course it is not "just" about Republicans. I became a registered Democrat in 1960 to support JACK Kennedy. Now I'm fighting for my children and family, my nation, and my environment against TEDDY Kennedy, who must be one of the better known anti-Americans in the crowd. JACK must be spinning in his grave at TEDDY's turncoat activities and whacko outlooks.
Amnesty by any other name is AMNESTY. This proposal intends to reward criminals with the object of their crime. This is typical Bush Administration "My way or the highway", if one does not agree with Mr. Bush one must therefore be some kind of subversive. The subversives are those criminals who have invaded our country, and the traitors who support them whether in the Senate or in some church or other providing aid and comfort to them while still enjoying tax-exempt status. What is it about ILLEGAL Mr. Bush and the drones in the Senate will not understand about ILLEGAL ALIENS?



Americans know in their gut Mr. Bush and the drones in the Senate are selling out the USA.
This is the most massive Corporate Welfare piece of Pork ever considered by Congress. It should be rejected with hostility.

[socrates392]

he services stink unless you speak hispanic. The ER's are overflowing the roads congested. This must end now!

Posted by Fastfredy1 at 12:34 PM : May 31, 2007

"Hispanic"? I wasn't aware that was a language. . . You should try learning a little spanish and things might go better for you.

Also, there aren't really a lot of Mexicans where I live in Michigan and the Ers and the roads are still congested! Why do you alarmists always have to blame everything on the immigrants? Sad but true, our infrastructure in the US is crumbling. Maybe the immigrants can help us rebuilt it?

Adios, fastfreddy1. Good luck learning Hispanic!

[fastfredy1]

We need to stop this now! I am sick of living here in Northern Virginia where it is starting to look like Mexico. The kids are thugs and the parents homes look like third world slums. The services stink unless you speak hispanic. The ER's are overflowing the roads congested. This must end now!

[artsygrandma]

As an American Citizen, whose dear ones have suffered, fought, and died for our precious freedom,I am so saddened and even scared, about the condition of our great country. I grew up on a farm and worked in the fields and in the dairy barn, as millions of other Americans have and do today. I consider the term "jobs no one else will work" as propaganda. Many homeless people (many homeless as a result of the free flow of drugs across our borders, would much rather be picking produce out of the field for a salary, than digging through garbage, just to survive. Americans, wake up. Money is coming out of every American pocket to support illegals, schools, jails, births, hospitals and medical care. Paying American patients are denied healthcare due to hospitals going broke caring for those illegals who cannot pay. I have seen lines at Western Union on payday, illegals sending money home. Is that helping the American economy? No. In a few years, the North American Union. Will that mean free flow of commerce, drugs, terrorists across our borders? Lowered standards for imported produce? Where did America go? Citizens today are failing to protect what our forefathers and our military gave so much to provide for us.

[peter776-2009]

The title of this article could hardly be more misleading: "Immigration a Top Issue -- For GOP Only." I am a life-long liberal Democrat, and I am completely opposed to amnesty for illegal aliens. Not only that, I am totally opposed to illegal aliens receiving any benefits while this in my country, including education, health care, or drop-baby citizenship. I am in favor of criminalizing the employment of illegal aliens, promptly deporting illegal aliens whenever and wherever they are found, and completing the wall along our border with Mexico. Come to think of it, I don't personally know ANYONE, Republican or Democrat, who is in favor of amnesty, benefits or citizenship for illegal aliens. The so-called poll results described above are much more accurately described as the results obtained by asking misleading, prejudicial questions, the answers to which conform to the predetermined outcome sought by the "pollsters" (i.e., only rabid right-wing Republicans are in favor of clamping down on illegal immigration). What hooey. And this is called news?

[ryindy]

Antillo99:
You're so far out in left field, you%u2019ll never realize reality. Other than small number of farmers that are looking for a crop of subservient, modern day serf's there aren't many people concerned about how lettuce and cucumbers are harvested. Even Hispanics don't want Ag-work which is why they are working in meat and poultry processing plants, manufacturing, construction, and a whole host of other industries.

Mexicans, like any other ethnicity, that enter this country illegally have no rights, other than to be arrested and deported as soon as they are found. Americans regardless of their heritage, want law and order enforced.

Today one can't go onto the internet without hearing about Latino gangs, murder's, rapes, large drug busts, etc. But unlike Latino's that thrive on a culture of disregarding laws or take the law into their own hands, Americans believe in the rule of the law. If this Congress doesn't start putting Americans first instead of an invading class of criminals, we%u2019ll put another one in office.

[rohink-2009]

Immigration should not be decided by the elitists.
(Congressman and Senators) These people are untouched by this problem except maybe for their own servant problems. This should be voted on by the american people. Why not let us vote on this and then no one can complain. It seems we lose our voice on important issues.
Posted by cathaleen at

When the American people vote on an issue pertaining to illegal immigration, like the town in Texas (I believe) it did no good because a Judge stopped it and lawyers are eager to challenge it. So much for the will of the American people. I think this is one issue that can united all true Americans, regardless of race or political affiliation.

[rohink-2009]

How can CBS say that immigration is a top concern only for Republicans? It seems to me that this issue is one that all Americans are concerned about.