Posted on 06/28/2005 7:21:43 PM PDT by 26lemoncharlie
Federal survey showed Bush 'amnesty' plan encouraged illegals to enter
Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., the most outspoken member of Congress on the issue of illegal immigration, wants an investigation into why a study of aliens crossing the border was discontinued by the Bush administration after initial results indicated the president's proposed "temporary worker proposal" plan encourages illegals to enter the U.S.
Tancredo and watchdog legal group Judicial Watch released previously undisclosed documents relating to the Border Patrol's 2004 survey. The survey asked illegal aliens whether they had heard of a U.S. government amnesty plan for illegal aliens (61 percent had) and whether the amnesty plan influenced their decision to cross the border (45 percent answered that it did).
I'm getting very angry guys. I expect this kind of BS from a Democratic president, but it's hard to take when we're in charge.
And one more thing- God bless Tom Tancredo. Takes some guts for a Republican to do this, but he obviously considers himself an American first.
Rove is gonna be on his rear end big time, though.
"we"? My friend, "they" are always in charge.
OHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYYYYYY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!
What is wrong with people????? You all have the best President and Vice-President we have had in years, you all have one of the best S of S and the highest quality of an administration and all you can do is PICK PICK PICK.....
Tell ya all one thing.....IF YOU CAN DO IT ANY BETTER THAN BUSH, THEN DO IT; AND IF YOU CAN'T SHUT THE H****LL UP!!!!!
I wonder why I take anything from WND with a grain of salt.
Moderator, could I have a little help please, thanks!
Sorry, Had an accident Posting, Here is the whole article:
Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., the most outspoken member of Congress on the issue of illegal immigration, wants an investigation into why a study of aliens crossing the border was discontinued by the Bush administration after initial results indicated the president's proposed "temporary worker proposal" plan encourages illegals to enter the U.S.
Tancredo and watchdog legal group Judicial Watch released previously undisclosed documents relating to the Border Patrol's 2004 survey. The survey asked illegal aliens whether they had heard of a U.S. government amnesty plan for illegal aliens (61 percent had) and whether the amnesty plan influenced their decision to cross the border (45 percent answered that it did).
According to a statement from Tancredo, memos from the Border Patrol and the White House obtained by Judicial Watch suggest the survey was conducted for political reasons. The poll was initiated on the day Bush announced his immigration plan, which critics refer to as an amnesty plan, and it was supposed to run for six months.
Three weeks later, however, a memo apparently from a Border Patrol source (titled "Casa Blanca Additional Info") said the survey was producing only 38 percent "positive responses." The survey was stopped days later, Tancredo notes, and Department of Homeland Security spokespersons received a memo titled "White House Approved Talking Points" that instructed them "not [to] talk about amnesty" or about the president's proposal.
"Do not talk about amnesty, increase in apprehensions, or give comparisons of past immigration reform proposals. … Do not provide statistics on apprehension spikes or past amnesty data," Border Patrol agents were told in the memo, according to Judicial Watch.
"This is a bombshell," Tancredo said. "The White House and DHS leadership must immediately address the survey and the way the information request was handled so that the American people know that their government isn't playing politics with national security data.
"I have said all along that the president's immigration plan is amnesty, regardless of what the president calls it. We now have proof that illegal aliens understand that it's amnesty as well, and that it is an enticement to cross the border."
In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff today, Tancredo wrote:
"Given what we know already, there are many questions that must be answered about the survey, DHS and White House management and the effects of the proposed amnesty plans.
"It is crucial that the American people know that their government is not letting politics get in the way of national security."
Judicial Watch says it filed a Freedom of Information Act with the Department of Homeland Security in February 2004. When Homeland Security stonewalled, Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit in June 2004. In May and June 2005, Judicial Watch forced the release of approximately 1,000 documents, including the surveys.
Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman Kristi Clemens told the Associated Press the Judicial Watch report "is based on inconclusive findings and information taken out of context."
Red meat, guys. Go for it.
Thank you Harley!
Thank You
studies need to be done in OLE Mexico, to see how Mexican HOMES with little children growing up WITHOUT A DAD, are going to be RIPE candidates for the El Salvadoran MARA Salvatrucha gangs. HEADS UP. Kids weren't suppose to grow up in a home with a dad in 'one country of the north', and the mom in another country..for months and years at a time.
YES...now we are getting somewhere. Drag the factsd kisking and screming out of the colset and guess what. Illegal Immigrtion is not about Race?insensitivity. I t is about Anarchy by some against the U.S and their unwitting accomplices in the businedss community,
So it doesn't bother you that Bush is a LIAR on this issue?
ahem...where have you been the last several years?
Yeah, now only if we had 600-and-some senators with a pair of stones then we'd have something here.
I swear, the initiation for becoming a senator must be to get neutered.
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste!"
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"A mind is a terrible thing to waste!"
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