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Now what I want to know is, why do we fall to pieces and eat our own when it comes to the issue of illegal immigration? Hmmmmm?

Because a bunch of posters here think it's no big deal that a foreign country is exporting is poorest and most vulnerable citizens to our Nation. Also because a whole bunch of party big wigs, including the President, think it's no big deal either. In fact most of them think we're a bunch of ignorant, racist, redneck rubes that's why.

While I largely agree with the rest of your fine post I must say it isn't the Dems who are dividing us on the issue of illegal immigration. That responsibility lies with the President and a large numbers of GOP Senators.

I know I for one did not appreciate him calling certain Freepers who've joined up to aid the Minutemen 'vigilantes'. I would think that might kind of tick you off as well, especially considering how hard you work to keep this place free of genuine racists

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"That responsibility lies with the President and a large numbers of GOP Senators."

Did you turn your back on Reagan when he gave illegals amnesty? If not, do you condemn him now?

Well, the real enemy is the same one we've always faced. I am 100% positive that the illegal immigration issue is a symptom of the larger problem and will be solved as "real" conservatives gain a solid majority and the liberal activist judiciary is replaced with constitutionally-minded judges. As states regain the power and we the people pass legislation (through our local reps) to deny handouts and to demand control of our borders, etc, and these laws do not get overruled by liberal activist judges, then we will see a difference. George Bush will not be in power forever. But his judges will be. His long-lasting legacy will be in the judiciary.

I, for one, refuse to get drawn into another conservative VS conservative mud fight over this as I have in the past. Shiavo comes to mind.

Suffice it to say that I agree with the statement below ...

"While I largely agree with the rest of your fine post I must say it isn't (only) the Dems who are dividing us on the issue of illegal immigration. That responsibility lies with the President and a large numbers of GOP Senators."

... 100%.

This is no longer a drip, this war against America and Her once pround ideals has become a torrent!

Because a bunch of posters here think it's no big deal that a foreign country is exporting is poorest and most vulnerable citizens to our Nation. Also because a whole bunch of party big wigs, including the President, think it's no big deal either. In fact most of them think we're a bunch of ignorant, racist, redneck rubes that's why.

Hasn't that always been the case? The U.S. has always received the "poorest and most vulnerable citizens" whether it was poor Germans seeking better economic opportunities in the 1800's, "vulnerable" Puritans fleeing England for their lives in the 1600's, "poor" Irish who didn't want to starve to death in the Potato Famine, Eastern Europeans fleeing the Iron Curtain, and now poor Mexicans seeking a better life. Do you think that if any of the previously mentioned countries shared a border with the U.S. their citizens would not be trying to enter the same way as the Mexicans are?

I too agree, as a longtime Freeper I cannot understand why we who are not fighting this administration,but rather the issue of illegal immigration , that we are allowed to be harangued, bated, insulted, called names, and this happens on every thread to the point of stalking. Yes stalking.

I am not a drama queen, I've minded my p's and q's like a good Freeper citizen, yet there are a handful + here that act like vigilantes. I cannot phantom why some Freeper's have all this power and other's are banned/suspended for what is seemingly nothing in comparison to this.

When I first signed up here, I admired you beyond belief Jim. I spread your story far and wide. I felt terrible that financially I am the middle America that has been hit hard and couldn't contribute to FR. I mean the very name of your home Jim, is Free Republic, yet I've had to defend myself against Freeper's I do not even know. That no matter how repeatedly I've posted your rules and asked nice they persist on acting juvenile and inciteful, attempting at every turn to create chaos and see one of us removed.

Jim, you went by yourself all the way to DC for what you believed in and that is all we are doing, fighting to protect this country. The war is here and that war is hard enough to fight with Congress, but to try and fight it right here, at our homebase and be belittled and badgered at every turn, JR why is that allowed?

I remember you. You said you were going to vote third party.

I said "don't let the door hit you on the way out"

I stand by that. We are stronger without single issue malcontents.

While I largely agree with the rest of your fine post I must say it isn't the Dems who are dividing us on the issue of illegal immigration. That responsibility lies with the President and a large numbers of GOP Senators.

Precisely right. If a percentage of the people on the Republican side of the aisle weren't advocating Democratic policies regarding spending and immigration it wouldn't be a problem.