Posted on 04/21/2014 7:24:49 AM PDT by cotton1706
After meeting at the While House with other faith leaders, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said the church supported the idea of immigration reform. For some, this re-ignited the debate on the issue. I do not write to defend President Uchtdorf — he is more than capable of doing that himself — but simply to provide a few facts.
To those who say he advocates breaking the law, I say, “No.” What he favors is changing it. Seeking to change a law with which one disagrees is an age-old American custom, fully protected — indeed, encouraged — by our Constitution. Utah is filled with people who are currently seeking to do that to Obamacare.
To those who insist that there must be no changes in immigration law until after we secure the border, I say, “Check the record.” Start with 2007, the year when President George W. Bush first proposed immigration reform. I voted for it because I recognized that Bush, as governor of the state with our longest border with Mexico, had lived and wrestled with the problem throughout his entire term of office. In my eyes, that made him more qualified to deal with the subject than the talk show hosts who had observed it from the isolation of their broadcast booths. Nonetheless, the cry of “secure the border first” carried the day and the bill was defeated. The federal government then started pouring money into increased border security.
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Every one of these go-along types needs to be removed from power. They are democrat handmaidens!
....Because Mexico loves it’s neighbor so much...
Whatever happened to ‘Grant unto Caesar’?
Horse Hockey! Nations have borders for a reason. Mexico needs to fix their messed up economy and crush graft and corruption. That is the primacy of their flood of people leaving their third-world state.
Precisely.
I love my neighbors, but I also lock my doors at night.
Exactly right.
I can love my neighbor and at the same time be unwilling to stand by and watch him micturate upon the laws of my country.
You don’t let your neighbors come over whenever they want, take whatever they want, and plant themselves in your living room for however long they want?
This included Mitt Romney's paternal grandparents and their family.
Maybe Bennett ought to volunteer for a Mormon mission to help Mexico fix their own broken country rather than just invade ours. It has a population density similar to South Carolina and only 65% of California. Who will help the third world when the United States deteriorates into part of it?
I love my neighbor.
However, if they broke into my home, even if it was to mow my lawn, do my laundry, and clean my house — At the end of the day if they didn’t go home...they are either going to get shot for trespassing or I’m calling the police to have them forcefully removed from my home.
So, be my neighbor, respect the country’s laws, and everything will be fine.
No.
Immigration should benefit the US and US citizens.
Period.
Somehow, to these politicians, the American People are always guilty, always racist, always wrong and illegal invaders are angels. How can anyone vote for a politician, who thinks this way?
How many illegals have the Bennett’s employed as gardeners and housekeepers? Inquiring minds want to know.
foreign invaders are not neighbors
I do love my neighbor and as such I don’t want him saddled with millions more illegal beneficiaries of his and my ever increasing taxes.
I don’t love my neighbors. Not sure why I’m supposed. Actually, find I find it creepy.
Adios USA.
“Love of Neighbor”
Fair enough, let the illegals “Love” US. How about by first not breaking our laws.
No. Our immigration laws should demonstrate our respect for the rule of law.
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