Posted on 12/31/2004 5:43:33 AM PST by white trash redneck
Both are violatrions of the law. An illegal would need to break at least these two laws to qualify for the President's proposed guest worker amnesty.
Exactly right. I may actually vote for Hillary IF she actually does something to stop illegal immigration
Hillary is not going to do anything about illegal immigration,
these are illegal democratic voters. What she will do is talk
about it to see how many voters she can split off from the Republicans. Even is she just causes turmoil and makes a few mad enough to not vote it will make a difference.
It is worthless until it's mandatory and accompanied with prosecution for those who break this law. With Dreier sponsoring it it will die. He is not an opponent of illegal immigration plus I'm convinced that California Ag businesses are large contributers to his campaigns funds
You're applying the race baiting bit thickly this close to the New Year.
If Hillary successfully exploits the weakness President Bush threatens to bring to the GOP if he is able to legalize any illegal aliens, it will be because a few per cent of swing voters, who aren't lockstep Republicans, flipped their votes her way.
Very true -- that's a big problem looming on the horizon. What could mitigate it, ironically, is Hillary herself. She's as hated among Republicans as Bush is among Democrats, and that could get Republicans to put aside their differences and unite around a single candidate early, as Democrats did around Kerry this year. They made a poor choice, of course, and that's the key: the Republican candidate must be an exciting, inspiring figure who will motivate the swing voters to turn out for him or her, because they will not turn out against Hillary.
And even all of this does not take into account Hillary's likely attempt to set up a third-party candidate to siphon Republican votes. Hell, it's how her husband won. Which brings us back to immigration: Unless the GOP acts on this, it is looking at a very possible Perot-style split over the issue that would hand the election to the Hildebeast.
2008 will be a nail-biter.
-Dan
This is one of the most assinine statements I've heard. And what makes you think that simply b/c she says she's gonna do something about it, that she will? She won't! It's all lipservice! Have you learned nothing from the Clintoons!
The current 50 State voluntary program was expanded from a five State pilot program by legislation President Bush signed in 2003. Consider it a grace period, during which employers have the opportunity to verify the eligibility of their work force and remove illegals without a huge disruption to their businesses. I'm optimistic that because Dreier is GOP establishment and has recently been seen as soft on illegal aliens his legislation will be more likely pass.
As I said 8 months ago, she is a serious threat. She knows how to play this card. If Kerry got the percentage he got, Hillary stands a good chance of winning. Part of the motto that will bring a lot of votes to her side will be, "Isn't it about time elect a woman president?" I'd predict she could take 1-2 points just from people who want to cross that threshold.
But who would that be ? Not McCain. Not Giuliani. Not Schwarzenegger. Where are the exciting, rising leaders on the cultural right ?
Or are you assuming that cultural conservatives would hold their noses and vote for McCain ? I think many cultural conservatives would rather see Hillary win than let the Rockefeller Republicans back in control of the GOP.
Any "Republican" who will vote for Her Satanic Majesty to thwart immigration (no less) can and will be replaced.
Let the big guys handle it in Washington DC headquarters. Big guys would be a credit card company as you suggest.
Then let the small guys get a piece of the action in the states with each state having ten private contractors who will securely hook into Wash DC and relay the results to employers
I'd put up a fight over using the government for this, however. Existing credit agencies could provide a primer for private businesses to handle this.
The Feds are sure to screw up such a computerized operation. It's imperative to farm it out to private business.
With massive fines in place and a huge number of employers looking for a reliable way to make sure they're not going to get slammed for hiring illegals, a whole new market for employee work rights verification could be created overnight.
Fines have to be large enough to deter employing illegal aliens so you can't get a leg up on your competition
Should of been mandatory from the get-go.....
Whens the last time the 'critters' passed a new law for citizens to *voluntarily* abide by ???
"Where are the exciting, rising leaders on the cultural right ? "
Here's one, who the MSM seems to hate since they refuse to ever give him any coverage:
www.inhofe.senate.gov
INHOFE SAYS INTELLIGENCE REFORM BILL OVERLOOKS MAJOR ISSUES
Wednesday, December 8, 2004
WASHINGTON--U.S. Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) today voted against the final passage of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (S.2845), which was eventually approved by the Senate (89-2).
"Today I joined the majority of our Oklahoma delegation in voting against the final passage of this bill," Inhofe said. "While there where many provisions I agreed with, unfortunately there were also glaring omissions that where impossible to overlook and caused me to oppose final passage.
"Stripped from the final version of this bill were five provisions that I felt were absolutely imperative to include in this reform package. Once you pass a bill, you lose your leverage to get those things that were controversial back in the bill. I do not have any doubt that the Speaker would bring this up at the beginning of the next Congress, but I have serious doubts that once passed in the House that those five areas that I have outlined would be corrected in the Senate. "Many people would be outraged to know that there is a 3.5 mile gap in our fence line with Mexico that exists solely to preserve the environment of five birds that are protected by the Endangered Species Act. The provision in the bill to patch this hole was removed because apparently repairing our border will disturb these five animals."
Senator Inhofe also expressed dismay that the following provisions were removed from the original version of this legislation:
* Electronic Confirmation by State DMVs of the Validity of Other States' Driver's Licenses and Driver Information.
* Anti-Trafficking Provision that Adds to the Existing Criminal Code Regarding the Sale of ID Counterfeiting Technology and Information.
* A Requirement for Proof of Lawful Presence in the United States.
* Temporary Driver's License requirements that State Visas and similar Documents Should Expire on the Same Date as Temporary Licenses.
* Restriction on a State's Ability to Accept Foreign Documents like the Matricula for Driver's Licenses.
But I would LOVE for the Dems to run Hillary, because that would be the coup de grace for a sick party.
There are not 40% nationally who "love" Hillary as a candidate. Don't confuse NY politics with the U.S. Every survey finds STRONG hostility to her running for president. EVERY ONE.
With what, a snap of the fingers?
David Frum, the author of the article at the top of the thread, is a former speechwriter for President Bush and wrote The Right Man: The Surprise Presidency of George W. Bush.
He's warning of the threat Bush's illegal alien policy poses to the GOP with good reason: it's very unpopular and pisses people off.
Post one that shows the strong hostility at more than 40%.
I'm pretty sure workplace verification was part of the Ronald Reagan 1986 amnesty but was never implemented so it would work in the real world with an SS# database. IOW employers can legally go through the charade of verifing phony work documents. There is no penalty for doing so.
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