Posted on 10/04/2004 7:17:15 AM PDT by Goldwater4ever
The White House has told House Republicans that it wants them to remove provisions in their intelligence-overhaul bill that would crack down on illegal aliens' obtaining drivers' licenses, allow easier deportation and limit the use of foreign consular ID cards. The Senate's bill lacks those provisions, and as the two chambers race toward trying to pass a bill before the Nov. 2 election, the measures are a potential stumbling block. The White House wants those provisions out, according to a congressional source familiar with the bill. "They have expressed desire to kill some of the immigration provisions and gut some of others," the source said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. Rosemary Jenks, a lobbyist for stricter immigration controls for the group NumbersUSA , who has been tracking the bill, said White House policy officials met with Republican staffers to urge them to remove the provisions, even though White House officials initially had signed off on those same provisions before the bill was introduced officially. "The White House was involved in the negotiations before the bill was introduced, and now, for some reason, it has come back and decided to insist that the main provisions, the most effective provisions of the bill, be gutted," she said. She said House Republican leaders appear to be standing firm in refusing the White House demands. A White House spokesman did not return a call for comment yesterday. ***
"This goes to the very heart of the entire conspiracy of 9/11," he said. "These people entered the country, got driver's licenses, used those driver's licenses to obtain the services they needed, and then used those driver's licenses to get on the plane."
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Well ya know bb, those Illegaliens will cast votes Americans won't cast...;-)
Welcome back - haven't "spoken" to ya in a while.
Regards,
Az
This issue and out sourcing are going to hurt the President BIG TIME in the next debate. Bust might find himself in serious trouble late in the game. Well we did all we could to warn people that the country is VERY, VERY unhappy about illegal immigration and out sourcing. The foolish Bush people just did not listen.
The border issue, illegal migration, and outsourcing jobs are two huge sleeping monsters about to get hit on the head with a pitchfork.
Doesn't matter how far someone is willing to "bend over", either party will stick it to you without a second thought.
Open your wallets, please remove the money then bend over as far as you can, brace yourself and grab your heels.
I do not think I will be watching the upcoming debate. Why throw a lamp through my own television trying to help President Bush to see the light?
He doesn't give a rats ass what us voters think about illegal immigration and he is not going to change his mind.
Whooo hoooo! Next time I'm in the area ;o)
As far as I'm concerned they've crossed the line in the sand with open borders/ Social Security for illegals / FTAA, etc. You've got to be a friggin' moron not to see what the end game is for these folks who won't be content until they strip mine this country for all it's worth while getting excellent cover from the mainstream useful idiot talking head crowd. Anyone backing either one of these nitwits deserves what's coming their way.......the American Union freight train is pickingup speed all the time....goodbye Constitution.
The handling of illegal immigrants is the main thing I disagree with Bush on. I'm still voting for him, of course.
Add the (un)Patriot Act, CFR limits to free speech, more entitlements etc. It's not exactly what I thought congress would do with a Republican President.
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