Posted on 01/31/2013 6:39:08 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Deja vu all over again............
One, it wasn't our lack of capability to control the flow of illegals over the border, it was our lack of political will. With the growth of the hispanic population here there appears to be LESS of that will now.
Two, entitlements. There're more benefits available to illegals now and they're easier to get. As long as thats true the flow will continue.
So its true things have changed since 86 - if solving the problem is the goal there's less reason to offer amnesty now.
so....we’ve been offered a false choice between open borders and a biometric national ID card?
Politicians are silly. There are 200 million people living in cesspools with little or no economic opportunity in Mexico, Central and South America. When the economy in the US improves and there is a demand for low skilled labor, they will come regardless of US law.
Put “dead and buried” next to the Repulsican Party’s grave should they actually bend over and get Obama’d on this.
Big government never makes things better for the good of the nation or resets itself that would risk giving up power, especially when the temptation of a huge "new" voting block of teat suckers stand at the ready to bolster that power.
It ain’t 1986 because circumstances and people change
This will end up the same as the the other SHAMnesties. The illegals become legal and the enforcement promises are never lived up to. Not by Democrats not by Republicans. Why would Obama/Democrats enforce the border when their aim is to bring in more Democrat dependent voters since the anchor babies can vote (eventualy) and the new crowd of illegal aliens will get their own SHAMnesty in say 2023
“It Ain’t Over ‘Til the Alien Wins” —— Michelle Malkin
Once bitten, twice shy
The 1996 US-VISIT ACT already addresses this problem. It was passed by Congress and signed by Bill Clinton, but it was never fully implemented.
I have challenged Barone face to face on some of his arguments a number of years ago. He was and is an amnesty supporter. What really needs to be done is to change our legal immigration policies. Basically we need to go to a merit based system like Canada and Australia have vice the kinship system we have now and we need to reduce significantly the number of legal immigrants from 1. 2 million a year to around 300,000.
Punishment for disobedience to God’s Law
Deuteronomy 28:43-44
43 The foreigners who reside among you will rise above you higher and higher, but you will sink lower and lower. 44 They will lend to you, but you will not lend to them. They will be the head, but you will be the tail.
What's the difference between that, and now? Where have you been?
The GOP led House will narrowly approve Amnesty after worthless “guarantees” are written into the law.
Rush had no fire, no passion.
Conservatives have lost their last national leader on this issue.
Conservatives are literally assisting in their own political suicide.
Yep. When it passes we’ll be back to Bob Michel minority status for at least a generation or two. Rush is 62 and at this point is likely getting tired of the whole thing and looking to cruise into comfortable retirement on his tea income.
Absolutely we should do the same as Canada & Australia. Only problem is we have large internal 3rd world populations who clamor for family reunification immigration (not skills & English proficiency based) getting more of their friends and family to get in any way they can. If they come in illegally then to get them a Marco Rubio style amnesty. We have a black president. This simply would not happen in the Canada or Australia of today with their 90% white demographics
Rush is tired and resigned these days. He reads from the UK Daily Mail showbiz sections. He wants an exit strategy to get out of his contract but who knows when he will do it. He often talks about his trips to New Zealand and their beautiful golf courses...this is one place he would move
I posted about the same...just above you. At this point our immigration policies are being driven by our internal 3rd world populations (who want more of their own in here) and the white liberals who align with them
With all due respect to Michael Barone who I usually agree with he is wrong on this subject.
Our problem is that the failed Narco state of Mexico has and is asking us to absorb their entire underclass. No nation can do that.
The border is still poruous and illegals cross at will along with the drug cartel. The border is not secure and nobody at the top level of our govt has any intenion of securing the border for the reason listed above. They have an agrement with Mexico. If we shut off the money that the illegals here send home to Mexico the Mexican GDP would decline by 40%.
No legislator will mention that we already have at least 4 guest worker programs in place to allow people to come in the US work and then go home. These programs have been in place for decades.
No legislator will tell you that approx 75% of the people who pick our crops are already US citizens.
No legislator will tell you that previous polls have shown only about 20% of the illegals are interested in coming out of the shadows and becoming US citizens. An amnesty will not bring the majority of illegals forward.
We need to vigorously enforce the immigration laws on the books and encourage as many illegals as possible to self deport while we increase the border security. At some point we may have to let a few of them stay but not 11 million or 20 million. Nobody knows the number for certain and we likely never will.
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