Posted on 11/19/2004 12:21:47 PM PST by 4.1O dana super trac pak
The author of a House bill giving 600,000 state and local police officers authority to enforce federal immigration law wants the Bush administration to abandon plans to grant guest-worker status to millions of illegal aliens now living and working in the United States.
Rep. Charlie Norwood, Georgia Republican and chief sponsor of the Clear Law Enforcement for Alien Removal Act (CLEAR Act), joined with 21 other House Republicans this week urging President Bush not to grant what they called amnesty to illegal aliens, saying it would be "detrimental to our national and economic security."
"There is absolutely no doubt this nation's immigration system is badly broken and needs repair in the worst way," Mr. Norwood said. "But disregarding the immigration laws already on the books and giving legal status to individuals entering America illegally would only make the problem much worse."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
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Where is Dingle?
Damn it! Enough is enough.
Rationality from the House of Representatives - who woulda' thunk it.
Will Norwood miss wide right?
Norwood at work for us again!
God bless the real Republicans!
Allright, more Republicans besides just Tancredo getting out there. I do hope that there is a legitimate Republican presidential candidate we can support who takes a stand for secure borders.
Where is Dingle?
Either he had it removed or it fell off on its own.
I will be calling his office, to thank him and offer my support. We almost defeated Specter by making our voice heard. We need to be contacting our GOP representatives (pro-amnesty and anti-amnesty), and remind them that their votes WILL be remembered in 2006.
Dingleberry.................?
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I have researched this before and the problem with his bill is that the state and local law enforcement agencies and associations don't want to enforce immigration law and are opposing this bill. Giving them the authority is one thing...making them enforce it is another matter entirely.
wants the Bush administration to abandon plans to grant guest-worker status to millions of illegal aliens now living and working in the United States
< donning flame-proof suit>...
Under Bush's plan, they would have to undergo criminal background checks and meet certain criteria as it pertains to their employment, basically they would have to be sponsored in the same fashion as legal immigrants are now. They would also pay a $1000 fine for violating the law in the first place. While some may call it a "fee" rather than a fine, I must point out that it will not charged to those who enter legally. Their file would also be "flagged" to indicate that they must go to the end of the line for citizenship behind those that enter legally. Anyone that does not apply for legal status within a certain period of time will be deported if caught. While we must seal our borders to illegals, we also need to know where the current illegals are that are within our borders. We cannot deport every current illegal alien, it is not a feasible solution. We should be content to weed out the worst amongst them and provide this channel for those who merely want to support their families by doing an honest day's labor.
A reasonable argument...which I'm sure won't be appreciated by many.
bttt
Bump for Norwood.
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