Illegals acted on rumors of amnesty

THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | August 2, 2004 | Jerry Seper

[neverdem]

The Washington Times
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Illegals acted on rumors of amnesty

By Jerry Seper
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published August 2, 2004

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Nearly 35 percent of the illegal aliens captured trying to enter the United States in the 19 days after President Bush proposed a still-pending guest-worker program say they were trying to take advantage of what many saw as amnesty.

    According to a confidential Border Patrol report to a Senate committee, 1,000 of 2,881 foreign nationals interviewed by agents after their capture at the U.S.-Mexico border between Jan. 7 and Jan. 26 acknowledged that rumors of an amnesty program -- outlined in Mexican press reports and passed on by relatives -- had influenced their decision to try to enter the United States illegally.

    Mr. Bush's proposed immigration initiative, formally announced Jan. 7, would allow millions of illegal aliens in the United States to remain in the country as guest workers for renewable three-year periods if they have jobs. The aliens eventually could apply for permanent legal residence.

    About 8 million to 12 million illegal aliens, mostly Mexican nationals, are estimated to be in the United States.

    Beginning just days after the Bush announcement, the number of illegal aliens caught crossing into this country from Mexico increased dramatically, immigration-enforcement officials said, although the White House painstakingly has denied that the president's guest-worker proposal offered amnesty -- saying, instead, it would give illegal aliens holding jobs in the United States temporary work permits, but they eventually would have to go home.

[StoneColdGOP]

Thank you, President Bush.

[South40]

Don your flameproof suit. There are many here who refuse to admit it is amnesty.

[Prime Choice]

[kellynla]

And until the INS and the W administration start enforcing the immigration laws in this country, start securing the borders and deporting the illegal aliens; there will be no victory in the "war on drugs", there will be no victory in the "war on terrorism" and there will definitely be no "homeland security!" Period!

Semper Fi,
Kelly

[John Jorsett]

Is anyone actually surprised at this? All you have to do is look at what happened when California Governor Gray Davis signed the "give an illegal a driver's license" bill: it started a flood of illegals immediately. Curiously, it gave the Bush administration cover. They said, "hey, it wasn't our proposal, the flood started back in October." Yeah, when Davis signed the driver's license bill, you idiots.

[EagleMamaMT]

Read later.

[StoneColdGOP]

Someone remind me WHY I'm supposed to vote for Bush again?

(Without using the words "Kerry would be worse")

[skip_intro]

Actually, that's pretty much the only reason.

[Texas Federalist]

Someone remind me WHY I'm supposed to vote for Bush again? (Without using the words "Kerry would be worse")

Um . . . tough question . . . . Kerry would be badder?

Sorry, I got nuthin'.

[azhenfud]

I often wonder would I be better off halted in snarled traffic or left on the freeway to run wide open throttle headlong over the nearest ravine.

[South40]

Your best ever.

But it's not really amnesty, you know? Some FReepers have told me so.

[dennisw]

Republicans and Democrats!!  Thanks for nothing!!!!! You are all worthless when it comes to this invasion of the sovereign United States whose laws you are sworn to uphold and defend.

[Wolfstar]

Someone remind me WHY I'm supposed to vote for Bush again?

You're not supposed to do anything regarding politics. If you vote, you vote. If you don't...well, you don't.

If you are capable of rubbing more than two brain cells together at one time, you'll list all of the issues that matter to you, rank them in order of importance to you, then learn the candidates' positions on each issue.

You'll do some research to see if their prior records in elective office (if any) squares with what they are saying during the campaign.

By evaluating the people with whom the candidates surrounds themselves during the campaign, you'll make a judgement as to the quality of their likely appointments.

Then — and only then — you will be in a position to make an informed voting decision.

If you have confidence in your decision, you won't feel the need to preen and strut around about it.

[Spok]

"About 8 million to 12 million illegal aliens, mostly Mexican nationals,"

Al Qaeda is coming in through Mexico now, too.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

interviewed by agents after their capture at the U.S.-Mexico border between Jan. 7 and Jan. 26 acknowledged that rumors of an amnesty program -- outlined in Mexican press reports and passed on by relatives -- had influenced their decision to try to enter the United States illegally.

Wait a tick, I am quite certain I was told this was going to lessen the amount of "undocumented workers" coming into "the system" and "make us safer"

This is just shocking, shocking I tell you! Someone get Club For Growth dweeb Stephen Moore on the horn! I would love to hear him apologize away the Bush proposal after this one.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

There are many here who refuse to admit it is amnesty.

They're running for cover. Haven't seen hide nor hare of them.

[gubamyster]

ping

[skeeter]

They're running for cover. Haven't seen hide nor hare of them.

Thats because the appalling condition of the borders is no longer seen as as issue concerning only "Brigadiers" or "far right kooks"; its finally becoming a hot issue with the general public.

Even the uber-tolerant liberals here in the Bay Area are complaining.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

Even the uber-tolerant liberals here in the Bay Area are complaining.

Sounds like the End-Times is near....