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A Good Immigration Bill- By Jeb Bush& Ken Mehlman
(It enhances the rule of law)
WSJ.com ^
| 5/31/07
| JEB BUSH AND KEN MEHLMAN
Posted on 05/31/2007 9:20:12 PM PDT by dragnet2
By JEB BUSH AND KEN MEHLMAN
We support the immigration reform compromise worked out in the Senate for a few simple reasons. It strengthens our national defense. It makes our economy more competitive and flexible. It enhances the rule of law and promotes national unity. And it also does these things in a fair, practical way.
The bill provides real border security for the first time, protecting us against the entry of terrorists and stemming the flow of illegal drugs.
The temporary worker program will reduce the number of people trying to sneak past the border patrol, allowing law enforcement to focus on those who pose a threat to the U.S.
immigration reform reinforces the rule of law in a practical and fair way. Today, those in the country illegally live and work without penalty. Doing nothing is the real amnesty.
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TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; bush; bushlegacy; bushrinoredux; chipofftheoldblock; deafrino; garbage; horsemanure; immigrantlist; immigration; jeb; jebbush; kenmehlman; lies; severevomiting; startpukingnow; toomanybushes
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posted on
05/31/2007 9:20:13 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
To: dragnet2
Well, ok, that settles it, Jeb will never be president. Fine by me.
2
posted on
05/31/2007 9:21:36 PM PDT
by
starbase
(Understanding Written Propaganda (click "starbase" to learn 22 manipulating tricks!!))
To: dragnet2
"The bill provides real border security for the first time, protecting us against the entry of terrorists and stemming the flow of illegal drugs." We've heard that song and dance before, Jeb and Ken.
No one's buying this time.
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posted on
05/31/2007 9:22:13 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: dragnet2
Cue:
Derisive Laughter
4
posted on
05/31/2007 9:24:16 PM PDT
by
The Spirit Of Allegiance
(Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
To: dragnet2
Didn’t Jeb marry an illegal?
5
posted on
05/31/2007 9:26:25 PM PDT
by
50mm
(la prensa dos en traducir mi línea de etiqueta al inglés)
To: dragnet2
Doing nothing is the real amnesty. I guess it all depends on the meaning of "is."
6
posted on
05/31/2007 9:26:31 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: dragnet2
It enhances the rule of law
And they can say that with a straight face.
How does giving amnesty to law breakers enhance the rule of law?
If anything, this bill does the exact opposite. It says that our laws against entering the country illegally are irrelevant. And that does not enhance the rule of law.
7
posted on
05/31/2007 9:27:02 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: 50mm
She’s Mexican and he met her in Mexico.
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posted on
05/31/2007 9:27:15 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: dragnet2
Aaaaah ... pronouncements from the apologist brother-in-chief and his gay sidekick. Boy, that puts me in MY place!!
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posted on
05/31/2007 9:28:17 PM PDT
by
California Desert Rat
(Al Qaeda's fiduciary agent in the U-S: the Democratic National Committee)
To: dragnet2
“It makes our economy more competitive and flexible.”
Flexible,
like “regularized”
like “labor mobility,”
are code words for
wage depression policies
without saying it straight
the honest man would say he wanted wages “equalized between Mexico and the US,”
but these men are not honest.
10
posted on
05/31/2007 9:28:36 PM PDT
by
Shermy
To: dragnet2
11
posted on
05/31/2007 9:28:58 PM PDT
by
Grammy
("Ms Pelosi is a very difficult person to embarrass." Fred Thompson, 4/11/07)
To: dragnet2
Ken Mehlman used to be a great spokesman......now alas, just another butt kisser for King....er Pres. Bush..
To: dragnet2
I would “wholesale” every member of the Bush clan for a buck, and consider it a bargain!
13
posted on
05/31/2007 9:29:27 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
( Hunter/Thompson/Thompson/Hunter in 08! "Read my lips....No new RINO's" !!)
To: TomGuy
“
If anything, this bill does the exact opposite. It says that our laws against entering the country illegally are irrelevant. And that does not enhance the rule of law”
B U M P
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posted on
05/31/2007 9:30:09 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
( Hunter/Thompson/Thompson/Hunter in 08! "Read my lips....No new RINO's" !!)
To: stephenjohnbanker
“I would “wholesale” every member of the Bush clan for a buck, and consider it a bargain!”
Make that 2 cents.....which is what I sent the GOP 4 times this year alone : )
15
posted on
05/31/2007 9:31:23 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
( Hunter/Thompson/Thompson/Hunter in 08! "Read my lips....No new RINO's" !!)
To: Shermy
are code words for
wage depression policies
That’s the whole end game...period...end of story.
16
posted on
05/31/2007 9:31:39 PM PDT
by
teldon30
(disgruntled 2nd class)
To: Moonman62
Did she enter the US legally?
17
posted on
05/31/2007 9:32:15 PM PDT
by
50mm
(la prensa dos en traducir mi línea de etiqueta al inglés)
To: dragnet2
It enhances the rule of law and promotes national unity. Which nation?
These people continue to be so insulting!
18
posted on
05/31/2007 9:33:25 PM PDT
by
calcowgirl
("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
To: Moonman62
She seems to be a nice person and I think came here legally. I have no problem with people who obey our laws and enter legally.
That said...do none of them remember that this “one time fix it” has already been tried? I wish I could find some quotes from these guys from the last go round.
To: dragnet2
You know, I might actually have bought this latest proposal IF the Federal government had been a hard-ass these past 5 years.
They were more than justified to have moved troops to the borders (after 9/11); to have unleashed the INS on illegal immigrants; to have slapped down the poofter 'Sanctuary Cities' ('you want to play 'Sanctuary City'? -- then no Federal Funds for you...); to have imposed serious fines on those that employed illegals. But no. Other than a few dog and pony shows, its been open borders. Once you get across the 'line' -- nearly complete immunity against getting sent back...
I don't buy this amnesty plan for a moment. There will be no teeth -- only a blanket amnesty.
The Feds have built up this animosity the old-fashion way -- They've earned it.
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posted on
05/31/2007 9:34:05 PM PDT
by
El Cid
(Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon HIM while HE is near)
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