Posted on 06/04/2005 5:06:35 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
Congressional call
for troops on border
Iowa rep says he will introduce bill in weeks
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, called today for deploying the military to seal the borders against illegal immigration and stiff new financial penalties for employers who hire aliens.
"The destiny of America is going to be shaped a lot by immigration policy," said King, who said he will introduce legislation "in the next several weeks."
King said the measure he's pushing would put in place severe financial penalties for companies hiring illegal workers, ending the companies' ability to take deductions on wages and benefits for those workers.
"That will change the dynamic of this," said King. "That will slow the growth in this job magnet that's driving our illegal immigration."
King spoke during a taping of Iowa Public Television's "Iowa Press" program airing later this weekend.
"Immigration is the big sleeping issue that seems to be the subject that no one wanted to touch in the last presidential campaign, the subject that these presidential candidates don't want to touch, but it's something that Iowans and Americans want to have a national debate on," said King.
His bill, he said, would give "safe harbor" to companies that use Internet-based tracking systems to verify that workers are in the country legally.
"We need healthy immigration," said King. "We should go around the world and recruit the best people we can get. We just simply can't be the relief valve for all the poverty in the world."King said it would be a relatively simple task to seal the border by deploying military units for that task.
"Yes we can control the border, we can put more people on the border," said King. "Deploy our military to the border. That's great terrain to train to go to Iraq. You need to keep an army busy. We have National Guard people down there now, we can just put more there."
Which is exactly why everyone on this board must call or e-mail his office, congratulate him on his position, and encourage him to stand his ground.
They're catching illegals? 1% of the total who come here. This is laughable.
If we could get them deputised I could get 100 Americans that would be happy to shoot back.
Free Republic Opinion Poll: Please indicate whether or not you support or oppose open borders and illegal immigration.
Composite Opinion | ||||
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I OPPOSE open borders and illegal immigration. | 94.4% | 4,020 | ||
I SUPPORT open borders and illegal immigration. | 2.9% | 125 | ||
Undecided/Pass. | 2.7% | 115 | ||
100.0% | 4,260 | |||
Member Opinion | ||||
I OPPOSE open borders and illegal immigration. | 94.3% | 2,954 | ||
Undecided/Pass. | 3.4% | 105 | ||
I SUPPORT open borders and illegal immigration. | 2.3% | 73 | ||
100.0% | 3,132 | |||
Non-Member Opinion | ||||
I OPPOSE open borders and illegal immigration. | 94.5% | 1,066 | ||
I SUPPORT open borders and illegal immigration. | 4.6% | 52 | ||
Undecided/Pass. | 0.9% | 10 | ||
100.0% | 1,128 | |||
Can you identify the unit? Can you describe the training objectives?
Correct!
"That will change the dynamic of this," said King. "That will slow the growth in this job magnet that's driving our illegal immigration."
Bingo. That's the catalyst to begin deportation.
ping
I would like to believe that our congress critters would vote in support of his bill, but I've lost faith in them doing what is right for America/Americans!
BUMP!
Nah. There are enough coyotes and drug runners to keep the troops shooting expert.
yessuh-pay fellow citizens/legal residents for consumption which is produced here.
ok and?
you are STILL mirroring John Kerry, Conyer's and Spector with your impeachment garbage. JUST so you know who is on your side.
As for this subject, I don't think the Active US Army should be on the border. We are stretched a bit thin and we have commitments in Iraq AND Afghanistan.
But the national guard and reserve? Hell yes. But not shoulder to shoulder. That wouldnt work, we don't have the manpower for that.
BTTT
Good for Steve King! Another Rep who cares what's happening to our country. I wish the CA Reps would wake up, but they're too busy smooching up to the open borders lobby.
I hope not, I hope he sticks to his guns. I do remember, though, how Arnold Governator changed his tune about illegal immigration (he clammed up) after a visit from GWBush.
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