[FerdieMurphy]

We are told by Republican lawmakers (forget the Democrats -- we already know their position on the matter, though they try to avoid revealing it to voters) that the immigration problem is a complex issue. Baloney.

Exactly!

Our Grand Old Party thinks we are to be hornswaggled and taken for granted!

[stopem]

"Of course, there will be a "minority of people" who will squawk about such an anti-illegal immigration policy, but they are in the minority and these left-wing, self-appointed voices will just find something else to squawk about. For hidden within the multitudes of illegal aliens during their protests, boycotts and rallies, are the Marxists, socialists and ultra-left Stalinists who use the illegals as a prop for their true agenda -- the destruction of a free and prosperous America.

There are many on FR that rant against us that demand border security. Like border security is a bad thing. Why is border security and securing this Nation a bad thing?

[Covenantor]

This investigation began March 23 after ICE was notified of a man whose Social Security number was discovered to be invalid

And this should be the primary point of investigation. I have read that approx. 9.3 million SSN's are bogus(still can't find official source, wonder why?) Social Security knows where the employers are and should turn all info over to ICE and the rest of Homeland Security.

This is something a ten year old could figure out. Why hasn't it been done already?

[TomGuy]

In those headliner raids and arrests of 1200 illegals a couple of weeks ago, most were released within 5 hours -- after the headline of the arrests, of course.

Sure is it a dog and pony show.

[MNJohnnie]

Maybe the Whiners assumption that there are victims of big business hiring "thousands of illegals" is the gross error here? Maybe instead of dreaming up new things to whine about every day the knee jerk haters should LEARN some facts instead of just finding the next thing to bitch about? Maybe the Perpetual Whiners should try supporting something for one instead of whining about EVERYTHING. Most of us are sick of hearing this Whine All The Time Choir.

Bitch, Bitch, Bitch, Bitch, Bitch. Seems there is NO reason to do anything on this issue since no matter what the GOP does the DNC mouthpieces pretending to be "Real Conservatives" are just going to manufacture new reason to bitch about it.

[ohhhh]

[The American people must let the GOP -- including the President -- know that we're not impressed with their dog-and-pony shows. We want action.]

As a conservative voter, I can not for for politician's and representives who do not represent moral values. Both of America's no longer share conservative moral values and should be replaced for the good of the children.

[angkor]

High value targets:

On May 1st (the day of the illegal alien protests), Purdue, Tyson, and Cargill Meat Packing all shut down the majority of their plants, with Cargill giving its 15,000 "employees" the day off.

[layman]

our nation is incapable of capturing the estimated 12 million illegal aliens

This is a bogus argument. Most will leave voluntarily when employers are forced to obey the law. Another large group will leave when welfare is denied to illegals. A relatively small number will remain with no work and no welfare, and these can be tracked down over time. It's not as if 12 million people need to be rounded up over night.

[SerpentDove]

>>While the arrests are to be commended, one can't help but wonder if we wouldn't get more bang for our buck if ICE and other investigative agencies were to initiate investigations of larger businesses -- those that hire thousands of illegal aliens.

...The cynic in me sees an attempt by the Bush Administration to dupe the American people with a few well-publicized arrests of business owners who illegally employ undocumented immigrants just before Bush's scheduled televised address to the nation this Monday evening.<<

Until we see employers punished, you know it's just more intelligence-insulting "boob bait for the bubbas."

[oldbill]

How long till you see ICE head Julie (I-can-get-to-a-camera-faster-than-Chuck-Schumer-and-Lindsey-Graham)Myers on the tube bragging about this while the "captured" illegals, like at IFCO, are back in the streets awaiting (right) their court date?

[WestCoastGal]

"This investigation began March 23 after ICE was notified of a man whose Social Security number was discovered to be invalid, following his application to reside in a Cedar Falls mobile home village."

Sad that in this day and age the only ones to figure out a SSN is phony is a mobile home park!!

[Tarpon]

Build the wall, fine employers who hire illegals, illegals go home, then we can talk about guest workers.

No amnesty, no guest voters, nothing complicated about that.

[GarySpFc]

While the arrests are to be commended, one can't help but wonder if we wouldn't get more bang for our buck if ICE and other investigative agencies were to initiate investigations of larger businesses -- those that hire thousands of illegal aliens.

Everyone knows for a fact Tyson Foods, Perdue, and the meat packing plants never hire illegal aliens. sarcasm/off

[George W. Bush]

In fact, the remedy to our illegal alien problem is relatively simple: arrest employers of illegal aliens and seal the borders, including a shoot-to-kill policy for those armed paramilitary "Zetas" who provide protection for Mexican drug traffickers and coyotes.

If we do this, there will be an unstoppable GOP midterm landslide. Perhaps even a filibuster-proof Senate.

(The only problem with that is the Senate GOP wouldn't have Dims to blame their liberal ways on any more.)

[Rebelbase]

I'm sure conservatives threatening mutiny over the immigration issue has had nothing to do with the President/INS hoop jumping this past week.

/s

[Rebelbase]

" the immigration problem is a complex issue."

It's only complex in the context of political whoring for votes.

In the context of preserving a culture and way of life it's quite simple. Require all illegals to go back to their home countries and register for work permits to reenter. Aggressive enforcement action against employers who hire illegals, denial of social services including driver's licenses for illegals.

[Desron13]

"On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement proudly announced that they arrested one of the owners of a Mexican restaurant in Missouri following worksite enforcement operations at his Missouri and Iowa restaurants."

Dog and Pony Show indeed. What bilge! I'll start buying they're sorry ass line when they show up at Tyson Chicken headquarters and start rounding up the executives and board members with a simultaneous raid at every Tyson facility in the country. Lets freeze their assets and seize their financial records (just like the IRS would do to the average citizen) for perpetrating this kind of massive tax fraud.

[Arizona Carolyn]

We have a Mexican resturant chain local to us here in AZ that closed all the resturants in support of the march's -- along with Bob's Big Boy -- Wonder if ICE is aware of the owners of these two resturants?

It seems to me it would be easy to zero in on the first group to investigate based on who stayed open and who closed on May 1st.

[TomGuy]

Where'ssssssssss MNJohnnie??????

Did we lose him?

[MNJohnnie]

Whaa! I don't care what the facts are. I hate the GOP and want to be mad. Whaa!. Spare us the phony rhetoric pseudo Conservative Moveon.org activist.

Sorry anyone this feverish to post Hate GOP propaganda over and over and over plus is willing to tell out right lies is either a Democrat pretending to be a "Betrayed Conservatives" or a complete political incompetent who has NO clue how Politics works in a Constitutional Republic. So which are you, a political fraud or a political fool?

No one gets 100% of what they want in politics. To actively work to throw away a glass 60% of Conservative values to elect a Government that will give you 100% political poison is the the behavior of spoiled, petulant, children, NOT rational adults.

[MNJohnnie]

"Introduction My professional goal is to continue working to make the National Association of Chiefs of Police the leading voice of American law enforcement and security. My personal aspirations are to be a widely read columnist and to create a better understanding of law enforcement and security work on the post-9-1-1 era. I've written two books and hope to write a third in the future. Another personal goal is to write at least one article each day. My interests are politics, music, motion pictures and daily workouts at the gym. I'm a black belt in martial arts and have studied Karate, Taekwondo, Judo, Ju-Jitsu, Kenjitsu and wrestling. I also train occasionally in boxing. "

Yeah this guy is really qualified to tell us what is going on in Washington and the differences between the various Illegal Immigration bills. Just another old wacked out loser who thinks he is an expert on EVERYTHING because he is an expert in one thing.