[Mark Steyn] Undocumented Status for All!

NRO ^ | 2006.05.26 | Mark Steyn

[B-Chan]

[Amother writer on NRO] is absolutely right - not the [post] on Sheena Easton, the one on immigration (though he's right on Sheena, too). But how about some of you natives piling on? I assumed NR's transplanted British Empire wallahs were steamed about this because we were foolish enough to check the wrong box and come here as legal immigrants - which, believe me, is a mistake I wouldn't make again. But this bill moves not just legal immigrants but U.S. citizens to the back of the bus.

The undocumented guys only have to pay taxes for any three out of the last five years? How come Americans can't get a deal like that? Meanwhile, any attempt to enforce the border requires "consultation" with Mexico. Vicente Fox has just got his own permanent Security Council veto in the Department of Homeland Security.

I think it's very hard for conservatives to support a Congress that would pass such a bill. Aside from the entitlement explosion and the national security issues, this bill is a cynical corruption of the integrity of US sovereignty and citizenship.

My wife and the kids had their Green Cards stolen the other day. Cost of replacement of legal permanent resident cards: $1,040. Fine for 20 years of law-breaking within the United States: $2,000, less Social Security and EITC entitlements. Hmm.

I told the missus to hold off filling in the form for the replacement card. Having been rendered inadvertently undocumented, she may at last be in the winning category.

[B-Chan]

What more is there to say? We've been had.

[pabianice]

This is THE issue for the 2006 elections. The only senators supporting this insult are not up for reelection this year. What corrupt, cowardly bums. Perhaps we can shake-out the crypto-liberals this time around.

[Diogenesis]

Illegal aliens do not pay taxes without accountability.
40% of all workers in L.A. County (L.A. County has 10 million people) are
working for cash and not paying taxes.

Illegal aliens rape and murder Americans without accountability.
95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.
75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.
Nearly 25% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally.

Illegal aliens will inherit and bankrupt America.
Over 2/3's of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien
Mexicans on Medi-Cal whose births were paid for by taxpayers.
Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops but 29% are on welfare

Illegal aliens bring Americans infectious hepatitis,
incurable tuberculosis, typhoid, cholera, mumps,
Chagas disease, leprosy, incurable Morgellons disease, and Dengue fever. They deliver the diseases that Americans will not.

The 43rd Co-presidents of the USA

[gubamyster]

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[clyde asbury]

Controversial commentator Steyn ping

[workerbee]

I think it's very hard for conservatives to support a Congress that would pass such a bill. Aside from the entitlement explosion and the national security issues, this bill is a cynical corruption of the integrity of US sovereignty and citizenship.

Understatement Bump.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Another ringer is the "unalterable ID Card" for aliens. Since there is no such requirement for citizens, why not just throw it away, get a fake SSN, and pretend to be a citizen, just like before?

[brytlea]

I don't doubt your numbers but I would love a website where you found them so I can use them too!
susie

[Tax-chick]

Yup.

[Gritty]

Every Senator who voted "Aye" needs to go down in their next election.

Down hard.

[OldArmy52]

Since the govt is not enforcing current laws on immigration, knowingly and deliberately, only a fool would believe passing more laws will result in anything but more laws not being enforced.

The Dem's are for amnesty because millions of new Dem voters will put them back in power. The Repub's are for amnesty because they are idiots.

[metesky]

Over here!

[JamesP81]

Over 2/3's of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien

Is that really true?

[Dog Gone]

Where do you get those numbers? I don't believe them.

I'd love to be informed, but I'm not taking an unsourced post as proof.

[a02001]

Found this link looking for the same backup you were.

http://anti-strib.blogspot.com/2006/05/mostly-correct-data-dismissed-by-pro.html

"Mostly correct data dismissed by Pro-illegal faction
Yesterday I posted a list problems attributed to illegal aliens in California and LA County. Not every Fact was 100% correct, nor were they all wrong. As usual there is some room for interpretation, but I stand by the general idea of the post."

[Pusterfuss]

Lookie here...

[polymuser]

The undocumented guys only have to pay taxes for any three out of the last five years?

Well, then,

I WANT THE SAME BREAK!

[metesky]

From your link:

An outstanding warrant is quite a different beast than a regular warrant, and there is no information on the total warrant situation. I think this could have been more clearly stated but it is correct.

An outstanding warrent, IIRC, means they screwed, jumped bail and went back to Ol' Mexico to brag about their exploits.

[Candor7]

What more is there to say? We've been had.>>>>>>>>>>

More to say? Annex the northern tier of Mexican staes, and make them a US protectorate, and send the illegal aliens there. Full stop.

[hosepipe]

President Bush strongly resembles Alfred E. Nueman(Madd Mag.)
Increasing he is started to act like him..

The boy is quite MADD...