Posted on 01/12/2004 8:41:26 AM PST by Federalist 78
To put it simply: because our immigration non-policy of the last 40 years has destroyed any meaningful difference between "legal" and "illegal" as far as immigrants are concerned. It's an open secret here in Orange County that Bob Dornan was voted out of his congressional seat in 1996 by voter fraud involving illegals illegally voting.
Further, there was recently a report that all residents---no matter what the immigration "status"---are counted in determining congressional districts, distribution of taxpayer "goodies," etc. This creates "rotten boroughs" filled with illegal immigrants (e.g., Bob Dornan's old district) where the representatives of such districts wield as much power in our government as those from districts with few immigrants.
But mostly it's a self-fulfilling prophecy. The 1986 amnesty, "sanctuary" laws, corporate scofflaws, the general failure to enforce deportation orders, and now this "reform" proposal illustrate to the politician of average intelligence that as long as an immigrant gets here, no matter how he gets here, he's gonna stay here. And if he's going to stay here, he's gonna be a "constituent" of some politician, and he's gonna vote (legally or not) and want taxpayer services (entitled or not).
When the law doesn't get any respect, the lawbreaker always does. More respect in fact, than the chump who continues to obey the vapid law. That's why politicians are offering illegals bennies like in-state tuition rates, while out-of-state citizens have to pay "alien" rates.
Not all illegals are violent criminals and you know it. I guess the homegrown white guy in Georgia who killed four people and kidnapped three kids, is a more noble criminal to you. Afterall he's an American.
Right. Not all are violent criminals. But enough are. Funny how you would think that's an argument in your favor.
I guess the homegrown white guy in Georgia who killed four people and kidnapped three kids, is a more noble criminal to you. Afterall he's an American.
The last refuge (correction: first refuge) of an Open Borders scoundrel is to wrap his opponent in the issue of "race." Do you honestly think we need more violent criminals, of whatever color?
What refuge? I was just bringing up a point. I unlike you and Liberals don't predicate violent criminals on race(You like to stereo type people by race, by saying all illegal aliens are violent criminals. Liberals stereo type people by race by saying that certain races are prone to crime because of that mean old white man.)
To me a violent criminal is a violent criminal regardless of race. Maybe instead of being a race baiter maybe you should be complaining to the Liberal big city mayors who are promoting reverse racial profiling.
”... nearly 30 percent of federal prisoners were foreign-born. The agency couldn’t find enough pro bono attorneys to represent such an army of criminal aliens (who have extensive due-process rights in contesting deportation) and so would have to request delay after delay.
Perhaps a FIRST STEP would be to remove those laws that give alien law breakers rights. Due Process should mean Deportation and that alone. No courts; no lawyer and no tax paid prison time. American Jurisprudence has been turned on it's ear by liberals and liberal judges...we have become a door mat for criminals, not the pinnacle of justice for the victims...the dog wagging the tail. When did alien criminals gain due process? The INS is still the problem by not doing what they are required to do - they simply don't do it!
Get on your congressmen/women - stick their feet in the fire; they are the ones ultimately responsible for any new/reform law that will be written. The criminal element coming across our borders are invaders who are overrunning our border security like any invader would - by stealth. Let the world know that America and Americans will look on any person or persons without legal papers, as a hostile combatant and will be so treated, terrorism knows no boundaries or borders - there are no laws governing the protection of that person's life should he/she trip and kill themselves...
Make no mistake...the Invasion is real and it isn’t about the Mexican day labourer; in a sense that person has become a scapegoat for a far more sinister force entering our country.
Those of you who have no regard for the law have blood on your hands. No wonder this issue makes you go into contortions.
He will ignore it because he understands that many people, including pubbies on this site, will have forgotten their anger when November rolls around and will still go in and vote for the "R."
You know it's true. I wish it wasn't. But that's why he will still get the vote.
But I know one vote he will NOT get! I put my country ahead of my party!
"A Rockville (Maryland) man pleaded guilty to raping a 5 year old son of the woman from whom he rented a room. Jose Alvarado, 33, also admitted to violating the probation he was given in 1998 when he was convicted of child abuse and 3rd degree sex offense against an 8-year-old boy.
He served 18 months and then was deported to his native El Salvador. But later reappeared in Rockville. ("Man pleads guilty to raping boy, 5," The Washington Times, Jan. 10, 2004, p. A10)
Just one of the many illegals who go after children.
"If immigration officials ever do try to conduct an industry-wide investigation—which will at least net the illegal employees, if not the employers—local congressmen will almost certainly head it off"
I guess it's too late to say that the US might become as corrupt as Mexico.
All states with a substantial illegal population need an old-fashioned reconstruction.
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