One question, and not in defense of anyone : what did Clinton's border policies do; thrill people? Did you approve of it? They were just as or even more porous during the Clinton administration. Where were the complaints then?
Well, everything changed on 911.
I'm just POed at GWB!
As another pointed out 9-11 happened.
There were plenty of complaints, go back and take a look. But then, like now, too many repubs didn't want to hear it.
It's hard to believe, but Clinton did more to fix it than Bush. He hired border patrol and started the fence in San Diego and actually punished illegal employers.
Worksite arrests of illegal alien workers: 1997: 17,554
1998: 13,914
1999: 2,849
2000: 953
2001: 735
2002: 485
2003: 445
2004: 159
2005: 81 (First 7 months) Sources: GAO, "Immigration Enforcement: Weaknesses Hinder Employment Verification and Worksite Enforcement Efforts," August 2005. http://www.vdare.com/rubenstein/051101_nd_table.htm#t1
There were complaints then. I remember them. I recall Clinton coming to LA and people holding protest signs saying, "LA is a third world cesspool." Illegal immigration was mainly a California problem then, and the rest of the country didn't care. Their attitude was, "Ha ha, serves those fruits and nuts in California right." Now the problem has spread to many other states, greatly assisted by Bush talking about his "guest worker program," which only encourages many more illegals to flood in every time he says it, hoping to be part of the amnesty.
Clinton was busy merging all our government agencies with NGOs to continue promoting his one world government in his absence from office.
Our governmental departments are under contract with the NGOs now due to grant monies and signed CFRs
I started trying to explain this on this post.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1563271/posts
Healthy People 2010
It encompasses immigration also.
International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP)
Web: www.ifhp.org. Founded 1913 by Ebenezer Howard (author of the influential book Garden Cities of To-morrow) under the name “International Garden Cities and Town Planning Association.” Objectives are to “improve general knowledge in housing, planning, and related fields, and thereby to improve housing and planning practice throughout the world.” Activities include organizing study tours, seminars, conferences, and an annual congress. Working parties include Climatology, Urban Preservation, Underground Planning and Housing, and Urban Land Policy. Members are organizations and individuals in some 75 countries and territories.
Immigrants
Center for Immigration Studies
The Center for Immigration Studies is a non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in 1985. It is the nation's only think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States.
http://www.cis.org/
National Immigration Forum
The purpose of the National Immigration Forum is to embrace and uphold America's tradition as a nation of immigrants. The Forum advocates and builds public support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees and that are fair and supportive to newcomers in our country.
http://www.immigrationforum.org/
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
NNIRR member organizations and activists utilize the network as a tool to enhance collaboration, build and develop strategy, and push thinking and analysis "outside the box" of service provision or "quick-fix" legislation. The program aims to involve, support, and empower immigrant communities to address the critical issues in their neighborhoods and workplaces.
http://www.nnirr.org/
About NGOs:
Non-governmental organization - A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an organization that is not part of a government and was not founded by states. NGOs are therefore typically independent of governments. Although the definition can technically include for-profit corporations, the term is generally restricted to social, cultural, legal, and environmental advocacy groups having goals that are primarily noncommercial. NGOs are usually non-profit organizations that gain at least a portion of their funding from private sources. Current usage of the term is generally associated with the United Nations and authentic NGOs are those that are so designated by the UN.