Posted on 05/24/2005 12:52:26 AM PDT by goldstategop
"We conservatives believe government has one legitimate function public safety. Protecting the border is public safety."
The border police force also would enforce ignored laws that ostensibly forbid the hiring of illegal immigrants. For farm labor, Haynes supports a temporary guest worker program.
"People coming into this country now are exploited at every level," he says. "They're exploited by traffickers, they're exploited by a large chunk of employers, they're victims of crime they can't report because they're afraid of being caught."
Haynes is under no illusion that the Legislature will pass his measure. So he's aiming for a ballot initiative in June 2006.
"This is going to fly," predicts his campaign consultant, Dave Gilliard, "because it's not punitive. It's enforcing existing law."
It would not be the first time California has gotten out ahead of the rest of the country. And if nothing else, it might prod the feds into doing their job.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Careful, FRiend.
The OBL freepers are gonna paint a target on your back.
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