Posted on 01/08/2004 1:10:01 PM PST by Happy2BMe
I just want to comment on a few of the things that jumped out at me as I read the text of Bush's speech about the horrendous new immigration legislation he is going to propose.
To begin with, this line just chaps me...
"As a nation that values immigration and depends on immigration, we should have immigration laws that work and make us proud. Yet today we do not."
No, our immigration laws don't work or make us proud. You know why? Because we don't make an effort to enforce them. It's like telling your kid to clean his room, having him watch TV instead, and then having him look you in the eye and say, "you know the system we're using to get my room cleaned up just isn't working".
Here's more from Bush...
"Many undocumented workers have walked mile after mile, through the heat of the day and the cold of the night. Some have risked their lives in dangerous desert border crossings or entrusted their lives to the brutal rings of heartless human smugglers.
BUSH: Workers who seek only to earn a living end up in the shadows of American life, fearful, often abused and exploited.
When they're victimized by crimes they're afraid to call the police or seek recourse in the legal system. They are cut off from their families far away, fearing if they leave our country to visit relatives back home they might never be able to return to their jobs."
Yes, that's pretty much what happens to criminals everywhere isn't it? I mean even though a drug dealer works hard and does dangerous work, he can't very well call the police and tell them someone stole his crack can he? Of course, if he were in an honest profession or if the illegal aliens obeyed our laws, they wouldn't have this problem would they?
Then Bush tosses off this whopper about the border...
"First, America must control its borders. Following the attacks of September the 11th, 2001, this duty of the federal government has become even more urgent, and we're fulfilling that duty."
No, the government isn't "fulfilling that duty". We still have illegals, drug dealers, and probably terrorists pouring across our border because the Bush administration even after 9/11, will not commit the necessary resources and manpower to get the job done.
Then this paragraph begs an obvious question...
"Employers must not hire undocumented aliens or temporary workers whose legal status has expired. They must report to the government the temporary workers they hire and who leave their employ so that we can keep track of people in the program and better enforce our immigration laws. There must be strong workplace enforcement with tough penalties for anyone -- for any employer violating these laws."
...and that question is, "why can't we go ahead and do that NOW"? If we did this today, most of the people who are here illegally would go home because they couldn't find jobs. So why do we have to wait until after we've made all these illegals who don't respect our laws into citizens to do this?
Then there's this...
"The citizenship line, however, is too long, and our current limits on legal immigration are too low.
My administration will work with the Congress to increase the annual number of green cards that can lead to citizenship."
Our population is growing as it is and isn't unemployment higher than we'd like as it is? So why do we want to INCREASE the number of people flooding into our country legally?
Last but not least, Bush hit this theme several times...
"Reform must begin by confronting a basic fact of life and economics: Some of the jobs being generated in America's growing economy are jobs American citizens are not filling."
As Mark Krikorian explained in yesterday's National Review, those jobs would be filled by Americans if the illegals weren't driving down wages.
Does that not make perfect sense? I mean people get all up in arms about companies going overseas to get cheap labor, but when the cheap labor COMES HERE, those same people just assume that Americans "won't do those jobs". Sure they will, just not at the same price.
I can only hope that Congress fights Bush all the way on this bill and stops it cold. Giving illegal aliens legal status is only going to cause even more of them to flood across our borders to fill up our prisons, our schools, and leech off of our social services. Our government should be doing everything in its power to stop them instead of rewarding them for breaking our laws.
Signed the first hand gun registration act in the country while president. Vetoed a law repealing special protections for gays while governor, raised taxes while president, pulled marines out of Lebanon when casualties were taken, Publicly lobbied for passage of the Brady bill after he left office, stated that the department of education was vital to the country, passed a large increase in social security taxes, voted for FDR 4 times, even after his election listed FDR as his top role model, never once challenged any abortion legislation, did nothing to repeal ANY anti-gun bill. Shall I go on?
He has not lost my vote (simply because I have not missed casting my vote in over thirty years and 2004 is not the year I will start).
Also, because the Republican Party cannot come up with anyone better (for now).
Hang in there.
Well somebody surely farted... thats for sure.. could be some advisor(s) suggested he sign this idiocy.. Hes(Bush) gonna keep it up and snatch defeat out of the mouth of victory this guy.. just like his daddy did.. Bush is becomeing a serious liabilty HIMSELF to his re-election.. Maybe it runs in the family(losers).. We have a year left.. Tricking democrats to vote for him is SILLY.. democrats are masters of tricking voters to vote for them.. I pray God the democrats don't finally see their real winning platform..
I.E. Don't vote for faux democrat--> VOTE FOR A REAL ONE...
Although it would be hard for democrats to tell the truth but if they did Bush would be toast.. The republicans are stealing our issues WELL LET THEM stop whineing..but vote for a REAL democrat come election time.. WE DO DEMOCRAT RIGHT.. Republicans copy us because we've got the goods...(shudder)
Up until the day before yesterday, I was positive I had the answer to that guestion.
(And I am not ALONE)
True, he did'nt have to do this to get re-elected.. He did it because he wanted to do it.. Really... when he announced this on TV my democrat-O-meter pegged out.. very interesting... but just like Jim Baker the TV huckster still has his ever faithful... so will Bush have his.. so does Jummy Swaggert... all he will need to do is come on TV and moan "I'VE SINNED against the capitalist God", and many will forgive him... I WON'T... the Bushdebeast is afoot and hungry..
I for one do not want to see kids in this country, who are not college material, condemned to a life of minimum wage. Which will be the result of 40 million people coming into this country.
Clinton's Get Off.
Illegal Aliens Get Off.
And us legal, law abiding, hard working as well, in case anyone in the Bush Administration has forgotten, Get Nada, except in paying mucho grande taxes to fund these new sacred cows.
Of course, many Bots-in-Freeperland will merely knock down another mug of Kool-ade as the President leads them over the cliff.
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