Posted on 04/24/2005 7:41:42 AM PDT by yoe
U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton has announced a new initiative for legislation to create a homeland security position in charge of the northern border.
Clinton has encouraged the creation of a northern border coordinator for some time, but with the surprising announcement of a possible passport requirement for crossing the U.S. - Canada border, she said now may be the best time to push this legislation forward.
'I've introduced this as an amendment to existing homeland security bills,' Clinton said in a conference call on Wednesday. 'I've given speeches about it and arranged meetings with Canadian officials.
'I have been particularly focused on northern border security, because for too long our northern border has gotten the shorter end of the stick as far as funding goes. This recent announcement of the passport requirement illustrates the need. Such a coordinator could have raised the red flag of the impact of this requirement,' she said.
The northern border coordinator would be appointed by the homeland security secretary and report directly to the under secretary for border and transportation security.
Clinton said that 70 percent of the Canadian population lives within 100 miles of the border, and positive conditions for trading and tourism need to be created.
The legislation will call on Michael Chertoff, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, to appoint someone to the new position.
The new position would be responsible for devising and implementing measures to increase the security of the border between the United States and Canada and the ports of entry located along the border.
Responsibilities would also include improving coordination between agencies responsible for that security and serving as the primary liaison with state and local governments, law enforcement agencies and the Canadian government regarding security along the border.
'We have had a lot of confusion and missteps because we haven't had someone responsible for this,' Clinton said. 'I think this passport requirement proves my point that we need somebody who is the contact person on our northern border.'
Read my post 14. That happened just last week. Shewhomustnotbenamed along with the rest of the Dims are outflanking the Republicans on this issue. And it is more than just talk.
A photo of Hilary, facing south on every fence post, might, however, get the job done!
As a canadian freeper, I support Hillary on this one. :-)
BTW, you think there's going to prominently published outcries from the various "invader community" groups? Yeah, me neither....
Okay, it's time for you to go to school;
(My Underline)
Several days ago the administration announces that they will be tightening passport rules. Every person found to be crossing the boarder will need a passport. No longer will easily forged drivers licenses be all that are needed to prove citizenship.
So along comes Hillary today and announces that she's for some BS coordinator position on the northern boarder.
And you with your comment take it all in like a school girl.
I would love it if you guy build a fence something like the Israel-Syria border for Canada-US border.
You couldn't be more right. Hillary's a fraud who's playing a divide and conquer game with this issue, probably on the advice of Billy boy.
I'm not in any way fooled by her. Her words highlight Bush's failure on this issue even more than we could.
I see that you are a style over substance voter.
Hillary's a fraud who's playing a divide and conquer game with this issue, probably on the advice of Billy boy.
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Talk is cheap in ALL DIRECTIONS in Washington. But it has been heavily predicted she will use the issue, but of course, do nothing about it. That is not the angle. The angle is to get as many suckers to believe she will do something about it -- Washington, as a whole, has screwed this country on this issue, and they wonder why people are becoming heavily cynical about their purpose and function.
I agree. The Democrats are about to take the immigration issue and send the Republicans back into the wilderness for another 40 years. They've got to adress the northern 'white' border before moving to the southern border. That makes it look like they're 'even-handed.' Immigration, legal and illegal, will be the issue in 2008.
Yes they have, allowing 20 million illegals to enter unimpeded with no end in sight has to be one of the most irresponsible acts any government has ever taken against its own country.
Given the past history of the Democrats I don't believe her. Do you really think that the far left groups will support her if she really cares about the borders??? Think People!
and the failure for every past administration for the past 40 years!!!!
This is from a columnist in The Cowboy Chronicle
It's a great read. I've sent it to everyone in my address book.
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National Priorities and America’s Foundation
There are a few foundation stones that keep any country viable, unified and strong. History teaches that when those stones are weakened, the country crumbles. America now faces just that situation at a time when our national priorities in Washington seem to be dangerously upside down.
The key foundation stones as I see them are secure borders, controlled immigration, a common culture and a common language.
Illegal immigration is an invasion of America by a non-military force that is estimated to be approximately 12-20 million strong—and growing. These people invade the United States daily by the thousands, damaging public and private property, particularly along our southern border, and threatening the lives and welfare of the good Americans living there. They then place a significant burden on our infrastructure as they become recipients of America’s bounty in competition with our own citizens while we’re told to be compassionate to these unfortunate folks. As their numbers grow, the pleas for compassion turn into demands and our politicians invariably give in.
Regardless of what you hear about illegal immigrants doing jobs Americans don’t want, paying taxes and contributing to America’s prosperity, illegals obviously don’t pay or contribute the same as legitimate Americans. Tell me how they pay their fair share of income taxes when they have no social security number, how they pay their share of property taxes when they own no property and let’s be frank, how much sales tax can they pay with the little money they make? Does this sound like they’re paying their fair share relative to legitimate Americans? Yet often, they’re given benefits such as schooling, medical care and welfare all paid for by real Americans, like you, who do pay their fair share. In short, illegals are simply illegal period, yet they are enjoying the fruits of America’s bounty at the expense of those tending the ranch and paying all the bills. This can’t continue!
While illegal immigration must be stopped in its tracks, legal immigration must be strictly controlled, reduced to a trickle or stopped altogether for a period of time. Whereas most immigrants from previous generations came to America eager to become Americans, many, certainly not all, but many, today come in search of money and entitlements while remaining culturally loyal to their homelands.
Any country, regardless of how robust and prosperous, cannot sustain infinite numbers of people. There are approximately 6.5 billion people in the world. If we were to buy the arguments posed by some that our borders should be open without restriction and that we should welcome all comers regardless of status or numbers, the world would be at our door step demanding a piece of the American dream and that dream would soon turn into a nightmare. If you don’t believe it can happen, ask an American Indian about the consequences of uncontrolled immigration.
No matter the ills, America remains the richest nation on earth with a high standard of living. It’s to America that most people come when they choose to leave their homeland. What other country has folks waiting to migrate in such numbers and to what other country are people coming illegally in the middle of the night? They sure aren’t lining up to get into Africa, China, Afghanistan or Central and South America!
Continually bowing to political pressures however, government has shown more regulatory concern (i.e. 20,000+ gun laws) over lawful citizens buying a firearm than they do about unknown foreigners entering the country from God knows where bringing with them God knows what!
While we continually hear proposals to register and track American gun owners by name, number, permit and finger prints, we also hear demands for social benefits, driver’s licenses, no profiling, and amnesty for illegals—and most recently under the ruse of “guest worker programs.”
While the Legislative and Executive branches talk about their top priorities over the next four years being the war on terror, a secure Iraq, health care, reforming social security and the tax code, they’re leaving America vulnerable to real terror along our borders. And when they authorize an increase in border agents in one bill then refuse to fund that increase in a subsequent bill, the phrase “lip service” comes to mind. Could it be any clearer how upside down American political priorities are becoming?
I applaud the President’s stated goals for social security and tax reform but if we fail to secure the borders, we’ll lose the country and none of those other political plums now being proposed will matter one wit.
A secure America is the foundation upon which all else depends—period. Securing the country MUST be our primary focus—all else comes later. This insane attitude that appears more concerned over the welfare benefits and sensitivities of foreigners than the future and security of America has created an environment of authentic anger among growing millions of Americans and has left us extremely vulnerable in its wake.
Regarding our endangered culture, America’s motto E Pluribus Unum means, “Out of Many, One” it is not E Pluribus, Pluribus—“Out of Many, Many.” America’s motto is clear to me; the many cultures that come here should merge into one common American culture—that “melting pot” we’ve heard so much about.
A nation’s culture is the unifying glue that holds a people together and gives them a common sense of unity—a way of life they believe in, sharing the traditions and customs of their new homeland and proudly passing it along to their children.
Sadly, what we’re now seeing is not a melting pot but a mosaic of distinct and separate sub-cultures. For example, how many foreign flags do you see flying from people’s houses, cars and displayed on clothing? How many are self-described as some flavor of hyphenated Americans?
All this is a not so subtle message that these people still relate more to a foreign culture than American. After awhile, this mindset becomes engrained and they think of themselves and teach their children to think not as Americans, but as something else. This is a danger signal for the continued viability of our culture. And in our new found desire to be more accepting of just about everything these days, we not only let it go, we encourage it—especially in our schools where future generations are being indoctrinated and diversity of culture is celebrated at the exclusion and serious dilution of American culture.
Language is another critical element of that unifying glue that holds a nation together and official acceptance of multiple languages does nothing but further the disassociation with “things” America. We divide ourselves into disparate camps and create untold and unnecessary problems for all. Although the ability to speak multiple languages is a gift, a law officially recognizing multiple languages within one country-one culture is a curse.
How did we come to this situation? When politicians start to play the pandering game for political gain, votes, or acceptance and recognition, they often lose sight of our original American values and become more concerned with the superficial than the factual—all to the detriment of the common good and our future as a free and viably independent country.
Where do I stand on national priorities and America’s foundation?
Seal the borders using fences and well armed military forces backed by no non-sense Rules of Engagement—then forewarn the world; America is now deadly serious about defending her borders. If we consider border security of such critical importance that we send troops around the globe to defend foreign borders, why can’t America’s borders take priority in defense of our own people and our own existence?
Stop or at least set extremely low limits on legal immigration accompanied by a tough screening process. Keep in mind that it was lax immigration controls that helped 19 terrorists successfully attack America on 9/11/01.
Refuse to officially recognize hyphenated American descriptions and drop all reference to heritage on government forms! You are either an American or a foreigner and if you’re a foreigner, you better have the proper visa.
English will be the only official language of the United States—period. I admire those that are multi-lingual but I don’t abide any official pressure that requires me to be increasingly proficient in a foreign language in order to function in my own country.
It seems clear to me that unless we return to a philosophy of America first, America will finish last. Legitimate Americans, our culture and our language come first in my book—always have, always will and if that offends anyone at all, too dang bad.
Just the view from my saddle…
Contact Colonel Dan: coloneldan@bellsouth.net
Go bake some cookies Hillary. If you screw them up you won't be wasting too much dough.
The scary thing is that idiots are a formative voting bloc.
Do you really think that the far left groups will support her if she really cares about the borders???
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First off, she (or any far-left candidate) does not care about our borders. The fly in the ointment, is the fact that niether do the Repubs. So this is a unique situation -- Americans are already saying "OK Washington (not left or right), fix this problem." Someone is going to have to do something tangible about the problem or there will most likely be much bigger problems down the road, that Washington will not want to have happen, AND THEIR NAME IS FILLED IN in the "WHO IS RESPONSIBLE" box!!!!
An issue of this magnitude cannot go unaddressed. It will have consequences.
The idea is good, but surely by now you know as we do that Hillary (just like Bill) will say whatever it takes to win an election, ruthlessly return to her agenda when it's too late stop her.
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