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Posted on 12/02/2004 3:10:03 PM PST by Ed Current
An immigration reform organization is concerned that the man President Bush has tapped to be the next U.S. attorney general has been involved with an organization that opposes the enforcement of immigration laws.
The pro-life community has already expressed its concerns about White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, noting that while a Texas Supreme Court justice he chose not to rule against abortion, in any situation. Now the Washington, DC-based Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is calling Gonzales to task for his reported involvement with the National Council of La Raza, which has endorsed his nomination for attorney general.
FAIR spokeswoman Susan Tully says La Raza unabashedly supports rights for illegal aliens. "When you're talking about the attorney general of the United States, he would be considered the 'top cop' [for the country]," Tully explains. "And if his leanings and bias are sympathetic to illegal alien lawbreakers, that should be a huge concern to those of us who believe in law and order -- and that those laws are there for a reason."
And Tully points out that the phrase "la raza" means "the race" for a reason. "To take it in context, would you be concerned if there a white nominee who had been involved with the Ku Klux Klan or some other white supremacist-type of group?" she asks.
Tully says if a former Klansman had been nominated to the nation's highest law-enforcement position, there would be no end to the media outrage, demanding that such an individual could not possibly be the attorney general. "Yet there is no outrage at all that [Gonzales] has belonged in the past and been involved in that organization [La Raza]," she notes.
In 2001, Gonzales was asked if his own personal feelings about abortion would play a role in his decisions. He responded: "The question is, what is the law, what is the precedent, what is binding in rendering your decision. Sometimes, interpreting a statute, you may have to uphold a statute that you may find personally offensive."
If confirmed as the new AG, Gonzales would have an opportunity to apply that same philosophy to the issue of illegal immigration.
"supported by racists and abortionists."
So what? They're right on the issue, aren't they?
None of us are "anti-Mexicans" as you simplistically put it. However, as sensible persons, we are opposed to anyone who is opposed to us, to our laws and to our culture.
Like it or not, there are millions of us.
You can't make this stuff up.
Here we have millions of illegals pouring into the country, and what's Bush want to do? Put some guy in as AG that has ties to racist La Raza groups, and who supports him overwhelmingly. These groups favor pandering to illegals by giving them legitimate drivers license among other things.
It's really unbelievable. Him spending his political capital, will socially and economically bankrupt the rest of us.
And after the government is cheated out of 50 billion, will those that cheated get amnesty?
"To take it in context, would you be concerned if there a white nominee who had been involved with the Ku Klux Klan or some other white supremacist-type of group?" she asks."
Apparently not, if I'm a Democrat in West Virginia voting for Senator.
Qwinn
Tancredo is opposed to ILLEGAL immigration, not that you would let that simple fact get in the way of your La Raza inspired rantings on these threads.
"Bush is asking for massive trouble with his handling of immigration."
I agree. His policies are anti-American, however he's got a free pass for 4 years.
Another thought: conservatives will flee to the Constitution Party or something like it, preventing a Republican from winning POTUS in 2008 and delivering the office to Hillary. Like I said, just a thought, in case it's true that the parties get together in back rooms and decide who gets the prize next time.
Dubya seems to truly not care what the people think and feel re illegal immigration. The White House is putting tremendous pressure on congress to pass the intel bill -- sans the ban on DLs for illegals -- by early next week before they adjourn Dec. 6. What to do?
It's all strategy to King Karl. This will hand 2008 to the Dems, maybe 2012. By the time half-Hispanic George P. is age-eligible, the legitimized illegals will vote him in as POTUS.
Uhhhhhhh...........No.
We won't get the wiggle room either.
favor pandering to illegals by giving them legitimate drivers license among other things.
Very good point that many may not understand:
Statement Professor Kris W. Kobach, Associate Professor Of Law, University Of Missouri Kansas City
House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, Committee on the Judiciary, Washington, DC.
H.R. 2671, the Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2003
OCTOBER 1, 2003
As the Committee is no doubt aware, the issuance of driver's licenses to illegal aliens jeopardizes immigration law enforcement, general law enforcement, and national security. Driver's licenses allow people who are here in violation of immigration laws to operate with ease in American society and escape the scrutiny that might otherwise occur had—if they did not have those licenses, and you may also know that the driver's license is an effective passport on the Northern border. Any alien who can make a good case that he is a U.S. citizen and bluff his way across the border now has a platform for crossing that border with ease.
In addition, you have the opportunities for criminals that are opened up because States that allow illegal aliens to acquire these licenses necessarily have to reduce the threshold of documentation for the issuance of such a license. When that happens, it's more—it is more easily done for criminals or illegal aliens to obtain the licenses that back up a false identity. And that false identity can either be used as a cover for previous criminal acts or it can be used as a platform for future criminal acts. And, of course, as I'm sure many of the Committee Members know, it can also be a useful tool for terrorists. Eight of the hijackers of 9/11 used Virginia driver's licenses, undoubtedly, to board the planes on that fateful day. And I think the Committee should address possible ways of solving that problem, which might include making highway funds subject to appropriate issuance of driver's licenses.
(Surely President Bush had better council than to allow something like this.)
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And Tully points out that the phrase "la raza" means "the race" for a reason.
"To take it in context, would you be concerned if there a white nominee who had been involved with the Ku Klux Klan or some other white supremacist-type of group?" she asks.
You have several times linked to an article written by the extremely biased, pro-illegal immigration Wall Street Journal that states that the Pioneer Fund is a white-supremacist racist group. Try to provide an unbiased source that states that the Pioneer Fund is a white-supremacist racist group.
President Bush to Nominate Ten Individuals to Serve as Members of ...
That explains the mandate.
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Try to provide an unbiased source that states that the Pioneer Fund is a white-supremacist racist group.
Been there, done that with Rod. He has no valid arguement. he simply calls those that want to secure our borders RACISTS. No facts, just conjecture. I just quit responding to his rantings.
What to do? Make lots and lots of noise.
Sorry, PR, but 51 percent is not a mandate. It's a squeaker. We could easily have lost this election.
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