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W's Live Speech Thread
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| 1-7-04
| my favorite headache
Posted on 01/07/2004 11:29:59 AM PST by My Favorite Headache
Press conference starts at 2:45 EST....get the prilosec out...we are going to need it.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bush43; illegalimmigrants; immigrationreform
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To: ShandaLear
Not only that .. but most white people will not work the service jobs .. maids, janitors, waitors, yard workers, etc.
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:08:02 PM PST
by
CyberAnt
(America is the greatest force for good on the planet ..!!)
To: My Favorite Headache
Translation: Aztlan continues it's inexorable march northward...
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:08:22 PM PST
by
mhking
To: ohioWfan
Mam, if you think what I said to you was spewing venon, you need to get a thicker skin and stop being such a baby.
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:08:27 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
(Hey, tlbshow up yours!)
To: primeval patriot
What is a "Temporary Worker"? Is that a new euphemism for illegal immigrant? Will people here illegal be eligible?
To: Sabertooth
This is what infuritates me the most. He is equating illegal immigrants with my great-grandparents who came through Ellis Island!
To: mrs tiggywinkle
I read that the first time.
My reading comprehension skills are quite up to snuff, thanks.
I think you meant "vitriol", by the way.
Or perhaps vitrOLÉ?
;)
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:08:43 PM PST
by
Constitution Day
(Iraqi blogger to President Bush: "The bones in the mass graves salute you, Avenger of the Bones.")
To: primeval patriot
American citizens not willing to take jobs.
What jobs are American citizens not willing to take?
American citizens are fast food workers, field workers, custodians, refuse collectors, food processors, etc. Would people prefer a better job? Sure, but they will take those other jobs if those jobs pay a living wage.
The 'citizens not willing to take' is a bunch of political BUNK.
It is just a matter of bending over for the Dems socialistic expansion of health and social programs or bending over for the Pubbie cheap labor. Either way, the average American taxpayer is going to pay for the difference between cheap foreign labor and their health/social care.
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:08:44 PM PST
by
TomGuy
To: Hildy
I agree..I have not heard ANYTHING bad in this. Honestly.With all due respect, I don't think you understand the epochal implication of this for government spending and demographics
To: primeval patriot
End of speech.And the beginning of my indigestion...
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:08:51 PM PST
by
mhking
To: Laura Earl
And that would make my orange juice very very pricey! What do you do for a living?
Are you an office worker?
Are you a doctor, scientist, government worker?
Let's invite illegal immigrants to do your job for a fraction of your pay--no reason for your work product to be so pricey.
To: RnMomof7
Did you listen to the speech? It doesn't sound like you did. He said this program requires these TEMPORARY workers to return to their country when the work is done. IT IS NOT a fast track to citizenship, BUSH MADE THAT CLEAR. He wants STRICTER requirements for citizenship, hence bringing in the people you're talking about. It's THE SKY IS FALLING around here, as usual.
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:09:11 PM PST
by
Hildy
To: maica
Perceptions of the moment aside, the net result will be seen as time goes by. It's a very strong position.
272
posted on
01/07/2004 12:09:11 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
To: My Favorite Headache
Bill Press is gushing over the amnesty.
273
posted on
01/07/2004 12:09:17 PM PST
by
SUSSA
To: Sabertooth
Illegals aren't immigrants, they're tresspassers and burglars. This is also worth repeating.
To: CyberAnt
Ummm...Bush just slapped the ever living crap out Americans who are looking for work...any kind of work. The comment about jobs we won't do was just astoundingly bad.
To: mhking
Translation: Aztlan continues it's inexorable march northward... Should I make escape plans to move north now?
To: My Favorite Headache
Bush is doing nothing more than reiterating the original immigration laws of this country. Laws which have never been enforced and have gotten further and further from Americanizing immigrants.
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:09:42 PM PST
by
Toespi
To: Sabertooth
Illegals aren't immigrants, they're tresspassers and burglars. EXCELLENT POINT Saber!
I've stayed away from these threads until the actual plan was announced. I still don't know what to think. Vicente Fox makes me absolutely sick, what with his demands that we provide work for his citizens all the while not doing anything about the corrupt government of Mexico. Arrrrgghhhh!
So, I'm still thinking about this whole issue but at this point, I'm leaning against it. California is a shambles in large measure due to the illegals overrrunning the state. Allowing them to get a green card doesn't seem to be helping the problem at all.
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:09:47 PM PST
by
Wphile
(Keep the UN out of Iraq)
To: RnMomof7
The proposal as stated puts the illegals being given a chance at a work visa *behind* those who have gone through the proper method. They have to register, pay a fee, and then leave after a period of time. In the interim they can no longer be paid sub-minimum wage.
Effectively this *raises* the cost of employing those people, which makes their labor less attractive to employers.
IMO this all hangs on enforcement against employers who afterwards elect to employ illegals.
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:09:49 PM PST
by
No.6
To: Nea Wood
He is now applauding their illegal entry and how "brave " they were.
Say WHAT?!Yep He talked about their brave entry into this country through the desert risking death to get here.
I have a relative that really risked his life defending the southern border
Enough is enough ..these law breakers were brave to face our Border Patrol . Want to vomit with me
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:10:00 PM PST
by
RnMomof7
(broomstick jockey)
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