May 19, 2007
Bordering On Insanity
National Review Online: Bush, McCain Let Ted Kennedy Have It His Way On Immigration
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"Sellout." It may be harsh, but it's the most accurate and succinct way to sum up how conservatives feel right now about President Bush and Senate Republicans, who have cut a deal that would grant amnesty to the estimated 12 million illegal aliens living in the U.S. — not to mention the parents, spouses, and children of these illegals.
Title VI of a draft copy of the bill breaks down amnesty visas into three categories:
These "Z Visa" holders can stay in the "Z" status indefinitely, which means they never have to pursue "a pathway to citizenship." They also would be able to get Social Security numbers and benefit from some welfare programs. Shockingly, there is no cap on the numbers of amnesty recipients in the draft language. The only thing the Z Visa holder can't do is vote — until, that is, a liberal judge declares this limitation unconstitutional or until a liberal president can railroad through a "technical corrections" bill.
Notwithstanding all you are going to hear to the contrary from President Bush, Sen. John McCain, and their new ideological partner, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Title VI of this bill is amnesty, plain and simple. According to an op-ed by former attorney general Ed Meese that appeared last year in The New York Times discussing the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, "the difference is that President Reagan called this what it was: amnesty. Indeed, look up the term 'amnesty' in Black's Law Dictionary, and you'll find it says, 'the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act provided amnesty for undocumented aliens already in the country.'" It was amnesty then, and it's amnesty now.
Why would Republicans negotiate with Ted Kennedy, a senator with impeccable credentials with the far Left of the immigration movement? And why would John McCain imperil his wobbly campaign for the presidency by allying himself with a Kennedy-drafted immigration bill? It simply defies common sense.
Some of these Republicans, I believe, have convinced themselves that they can convince the American people that "triggers," "tough border enforcement," and the Y Visa "temporary guest worker program" were concessions from the Left that balance out the amnesty part of the bill. Unfortunately, they're wrong. And Senator McCain's prospects to woo conservatives will suffer dearly.
The prospect of amnesty for illegal immigrants and their families outweighs any tough border initiative that may be in the bill, or the get-tough employment-enforcement provisions. All that will matter, if the bill passes, is that President Bush and presidential wannabe John McCain enabled and are responsible for a historic giveaway — for a program that grants amnesty to millions of illegal aliens who are being rewarded for breaking the law.
In the name of bipartisanship, they have given away the farm to Ted Kennedy and the left wing of the Democrat party in the Senate. I can't imagine any self-respecting conservative in America who would not hold this against McCain, Bush, and any other politician who supports this terrible idea.
By Brian Darling
Reprinted with permission from National Review Online.
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I ponder it, and I ponder human nature, and I remember that all politics is local, and especially passions are local. We can only hate or love people we know well. Which is why most Senators don't hate or love the American middle class, because they don't see us.
The conclusion that makes sense is that certain of these politicians, such as John McCain and Ted Kennedy, have very close personal servants, perhaps even Mexican lovers, who are illegals. This kitchen lobby has moved their heart, they have made promises to these illegals. Thus corruption strikes our great nation in its very bosom.
There are only two ways illegal aliens get jobs .. they remain undocumented or they steal a citizen's identity. Both are felonies so they become illegal, criminal aliens.
We need to repeal the law that grants automatic citizenship to babies born in the US. Babies born in the US should get the citizenship of their parents. This would stop the sob stories of separating citizen children from their illegal parents.
Finally everyone must recognize that except for the low wages they provide American businesses, illegal aliens are a HUGE finacial drain of American taxpayers. They do not even come close to paying back what they take. American taxpayers are paying twice for the current policies.. wages are kept artificially low and we subsidized American corporations by funding their illegal workers social neccessities i.e. another example of corporate welfare.
And people wonder why we have so many gang bangers? News media never ties the two together.
I wonder if being Catholic has anything to do with this considering Ted Kennedy is Catholic and the church has a lot of pull. And what better way to fill their pews and wallet. Church is big business like everything else.
Theodore Roosevelt is 1907, his ideas on Immigrants and on being an AMERICAN: "In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
Posted by janecitizen at 09:14 AM : May 19, 2007
--janecitizen
Every U.S. Congressman should read this before any further immigrant debate! It can't be said any better than this! Well done!
Neither side is likely to seriously support the actual closing of the borders.It would take something on the order of a 2700 mile long berlin wall and the politcal support for this is not there. This present bill is a compromise that at least may win the electorates approval.
interestest of the U.S. citizens.
They are listening to Business, Special interest groups of foriegn nationals,
foriegn governments, and in the Dem's case political advisors since
hispanic/latino vote democratic most often.
Its a good time to call your government officials and let them know how you
feel about this.
Finally a subject that the dead-brained disgraces at the National Review Online have some expertise in!!!
Writing in the Federalist Papers, specifically Federalist 28, Alexander Hamilton told us what We The People must do when betrayed by our Representatives. In Paragraph 6 of Federalist 28, Hamilton wrote: ""If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no resource left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense which is paramount to all positive forms of government, . . . . . The citizens must rush tumultuously to arms, without concert, without system, without resource; except in their courage and despair. "
It is time we implement Alexander Hamilton's advice. It is time for We the people to defend ourselves from betrayal by federal government.
Kill those who betray us.
If it was good enough for the Founding Fathers, it is good enough for us.
Hal Turner
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North Bergen, NJ 07047
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The benefits of this will go to those who want globalization to move forward, that is the political elite of not only this country but the world.
Those that are so partisan that they only see it as the others party problem are being fooled.
I see nothing to say this bill is for the benefit of the U.S. citizens and that is the purpose of our government. If they want to work for another countries citizens, they don't belong in our government, if they want to work for business, they don't belong in our government. Our government is there for our benefit only.
US blue collar workers get kicked in the teeth.
Our government lies thru their teeth.
I can%u2019t understand those politicians who want to give them amnesty which would allow them to come out of hiding and seek jobs and penetrate our work force so that they can financially support their terrorist cells. However, I am hoping that this is a ploy my the federal government to get them to come out of hiding so that they can be arrested.
We have been sending all our troops including the National Guard, reserve units and some of our Border Patrol to Iraq and Afghanistan to stomp out terrorism; however, our biggest threat of terrorism is these illegal immigrant terrorist.
Our only defense that we have here at home is the few Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies which are staffed with just enough personnel to respond to isolated incidents.
The only exception to this is our war veterans. I believe that the computer disks that were stolen from our VA hospitals were done for the purpose of finding out how many veterans are healthy enough to still bear arms as the final level of our defense.
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by frankinaz
May 21, 2007 9:47 AM PDT
- Again, illegal immigrants and the businesses that hire these people will be rewarded for breaking the law; neither party will be punished for their illegal actions.
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See all 21 CommentsIt also seems as if nothing will be done to keep illegal immigrants from staying in this country either. They can still find housing, bank accounts, and in some states, college tuition at that state's resident's rates, and possibly
driver's licenses and car ownership. Illegal immigrant women can still have their "Anchor Babies" here, thanks to an antiquated law that needs to be changed.
With no background and disease checks, and with no control of their numbers, illegal immigrants are all but invading this country. No doubt some of those people enter this country with criminal
and terrorist intent on their minds. If 9/11, the failed Fort Dix plot, the numbers of illegal immigrants incarcerated across the country, and all the other costs associated with illegal immigrants doesn't convince government at all levels to end illegal immigration, then another 9/11 or other terrorist-type attack on this country just might.