Can you still see all of those black helicopters when you're wearing that much tin foil?
Posted on 11/10/2004 12:51:19 PM PST by VU4G10
(Washington, DC—November 10, 2004) It wasn't quite "Read my lips," but in the last presidential debate in Arizona, George W. Bush clearly stated that he would not support amnesty for illegal aliens. One week after being narrowly returned to office, the president has reneged on that pledge. Bush has dispatched Secretary of State Colin Powell to Mexico City to open discussions with the Mexican government about the size and scope of amnesty for illegal immigrants and for a massive new guest worker program.
"President Bush and Karl Rove have seemingly missed the message of their own, and the Republican Party's, success at the polls last week," said Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). "In spite of a poor record on jobs, further erosion of the middle class, and staggering budget deficits, the people returned the GOP to office because they believed that the Republican Party was more in tune with them on values and respect for the law. One of those gut issues that led voters to ignore the administration's poor record in other areas was the belief that Bush and the Republicans would enforce laws against illegal immigration, not reward illegal immigrants and auction off every job in America to the lowest bidder."
The immigration plan being dusted off in Washington and Mexico City is essentially the same one the administration introduced last January, which proved to be so wildly unpopular among voters that they were forced to shelve it. "Who is the president seeking to reward by reintroducing his amnesty/guest worker proposal?" asked Stein. "Not middle class workers who made it very clear that they are feeling squeezed. Not the millions of families who have lost their health insurance benefits because their employers no longer feel that it is necessary to offer such benefits to attract American workers. Not Hispanic voters, whom polls indicate do not consider this to be high priority and who voted in significant numbers in favor of an Arizona ballot measure that bars illegal aliens from receiving most public benefits.
"The only interest group, besides the estimated 10 to 12 million illegal aliens and their families who could be in line for legal U.S. residency, are cheap labor employers who have come to believe that it is their right to have workers who will work at whatever wages they wish to pay," Stein said.
The latest White House announcement will touch off yet another surge in illegal immigration and further compromise homeland security, predicted FAIR. Last January, when the president first proposed this plan, the U.S. Border Patrol reported a marked increase in the number of people attempting to enter the U.S. illegally in order to benefit from the proposed amnesty. "Aside from betraying the interests of millions of people who voted for him because they believed the president shared their core values, this irresponsible renewal of talk of amnesty will betray those who voted for him because they believed the Republicans were the party that could be entrusted to protect homeland security. You cannot have homeland security and chaos at the border. You cannot have homeland security while granting amnesty to millions of people with only minimal background checks. And you certainly cannot have amnesty and unlimited guest workers, and preserve a solid middle class," asserted Stein.
I've even got my sweet, innocent mom emailing me daily for the truth.
Sample emails:
On the Draft: "What is the real story about this draft bill that they say Bush is going to sign?"
On the Hager FDA nomination: "HELP....is this crap or is there something to it???? I am so sick of this!!!! - Mom"
On water: "What is the truth about freezing plastic bottles of water? I got this stupid email that says it causes cancer..."
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C'mon fellow freepers! If my mom can do it, you can too!
This is not that FAIR.
Uh, no, this is the Federation for American Immigration Reform.
Various of these "immigration reform" groups have ties to very shady organizations, much like the Aztlan/MEChA folks on the other side.
Notice how he throws the "human rights" part in there? It will be used to justify the amnest he isn't talking about.
He doesn't have to use the word amnesty. He just has to say he is supporting human rights - ala Jimmy Carter.
Immigration reform was proposed by President Bush a year ago, nothing new here.
What "FAIR" calls amnesty, the rest of us call it immigration reform.
If I recall correctly, we have always had semi-open borders with Mexico. We had very few border checkpoints until the 1920s.
Then when we clamped down on immigration from Europe, Mexicans were exempted from those quotas.
Later when Mexicans were subjected to the quota system if they wanted to relocate as US permanent residents, they were given a break with the 'bracero' program.
The current mess at our border is the result of an insane border policy. As long as American businesses need unskilled labor, Mexicans will cross the border.
We either do it legally with a temporary workers' program, or we do it illegally by keeping the status quo. Capitalism always beats unreasonable government constraints.
The Mexican paradox is that when Mexicans are allowed to work as guest workers, they tend to leave their families and Mexico and return after making enough money to be middle class in Mexico.
When Mexicans are not allowed to have a temporary legal status in the US, they tend to stay and bring their families, artificially increasing the Mexican migration to the US. Such artificial and unnatural increase leads to a lot of economic and social problems in our border areas and large cities.
I hope rational folks will deal with this issue calmly, looking for a solution that it's best for our country, instead of getting emotionally entangled in intractable demands. Our historical ties to Mexico and our traditional border movements will have to be considered to make any new reform useful.
My $0.02
Can you still see all of those black helicopters when you're wearing that much tin foil?
They have to be EARNED; that's not blanket amnesty.
That's not the same group.
http://www.fairus.org/
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a national, nonprofit, public-interest, membership organization of concerned citizens who share a common belief that our nation's immigration policies must be reformed to serve the national interest.
FAIR seeks to improve border security, to stop illegal immigration, and to promote immigration levels consistent with the national interest—more traditional rates of about 300,000 a year.
With more than 70,000 members nationwide, FAIR is a non-partisan group whose membership runs the gamut from liberal to conservative. Our grassroots networks help concerned citizens use their voices to speak up for effective, sensible immigration policies that work for America’s best interests.
FAIR’s publications and research are used by academics and government officials in preparing new legislation. National and international media regularly turn to us to understand the latest immigration developments and to shed light on this complex subject. FAIR has been called to testify on immigration bills before Congress more than any organization in America.
Click here for highlights of FAIR's accomplishments in 2003.
Stein is hysterical. This is not an amnesty, and never was.
I lost a job to the 19 guys who flew the airplanes on 911.
OOOOOHHHHH! How clever. I also noticed you don't deny that he will do it.
No, they're not racist. However, one of their principle opponents, the "National Council of The Race (aka. La Raza)" IS racist to the core. They are a leftist group funded by larger leftist groups.
I don't know about you, but I'm getting really tired of telling other conservatives exactly that.
You're right. Bush will never call for something he calls an "Amnesty" despite the fact that what he is calling for is really a form of amnesty.
I don't know if FAIR is a racist organization. But I know that groups like La Raza, LULAC, MALDEF, and MEChA, who are continually pushing for amnesty and more rights for illegal alien lawbreakers, are racist organizations.
You would think some of these people would have learned that Bush says EXACTLY what he means and does EXACTLY what he says.
You noticed that I thought that by your very own self, without even asking me?! Oh please.
President Bush's immigration reform plan *registers* illegals with the federal government, a far cry from leaving them all anonymous as they are today. His plan also makes them pay a fine.
How many real "amnesties" involve paying a fine (answer: none)?
Don't look now, but it is already there.
"vote overwhelmingly socialist"
Bush got 42% of the Hispanic vote nationally, and in Florida he got 80% of the cuban vote. The response of the republican party in the coming years to Bush's policy can EASILY expand that margin.
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