CAFTA undermines immigration laws

North County Times ^ | Sunday, July 17, 2005 | TOM TANCREDO

[TAquinas]

"It is discouraging to read what is happening behind our backs."

They're sell-outs.

They're selling American soveregnty to the enemies of America.

Time for a change. Time for: Tancredo for President 2008/2012

[devolve]

[Paul Ross]

The MSM attacks the President at every opportunity, they could have a field day if they actually told the truth about the CAFTA. Why don't they?

Because that's really high on their agenda too...

[KittyKares]

" This appears to be the reason our immigration laws are not being enforced." I also came to that conclusion several weeks ago. It was a real rude awakening for me when I realized what was going on.

I was recently hit with the same realization myself. It is shocking and amazingly devious.

[Paul Ross]

As we all know, we were given no choice. The other guy was even worse. We had a choice between Heap Big Evil, and Moderate Evil.

The premier candidates that would oppose this destruction of our sovereignty in the past have been systemmatically misrepresented, vilified, sabotaged, embarassed, marginalized. Take your pick: Keyes, Buchanan, and now Tancredo (ever since 2000, Rove has had it in for him).

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

The whole stupid thing is just a charade.

Most of the big media moguls are in the club, as are most of both sides of the Senate, as well as George Soros, and Bush's dad, and Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney and Condi Rice.

[Paul Ross]

Most of the big media moguls are in the club, as are most of both sides of the Senate, as well as George Soros, and Bush's dad, and Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney and Condi Rice.

Agreed. Ever wonder why Fox News stays silent on the issue too? Rupert Murdoch is building a huge mansion in Bejing...he sees the writing on the wall as well, and likely is going along either because he believes in it too, doesn't care, or is afraid to buck those forces dedicated to it.

I suspect Brit Hume is not on board, but he apparently has to answer to higher powers.

The only one in the MSM that is blatantly NOT on board with the sell-out agenda is Lou Dobbs...which has always struck me as mysterious because Time-Warner and Ted Turner presumably are his bosses. If those two groups aren't in favor of the globalization, who is? Anyways, look how Dobbs is being vilified even here by supposed free traders.

[dljordan]

"We think CAFTA is bad, everyone should go to the CFR site and read this thing!"

Anyone that thinks the CFR is a threat wears a tin-foil hat. It's true, I heard it right here on FR. In fact, there ain't no such thing as the CFR.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Yes.

I was disgusted to see some of the slurs tossed at Phyllis Schlafly when I posted her summary of the CFR North American Community crap.

I bet if Rush or Ann Coulter came out against this nonsense they would immediately be thrown under the bus as well.

You never see anyone post Michelle Malkin's columns anymore.

[dljordan]

" What makes you think they don't already know about, and support it?"

What makes you think they can read?

[hedgetrimmer]

As we all know, we were given no choice.

In my view we do have choices, its just that its a lot of work to follow them.

Who says the party elites are the ones to choose a candidate? Why not get involved in your local central committee. Make sure that the candidate is a person that is nominated from the ranking party members, not the elites.

Make sure the candidate has no affiliation with the Council on Foreign Relations, the Council of the Americas, the Trilateral Commission or any other internationalist NGO.

Grassroots politics means spending your time having town meetings, coffees with your neighbors and meeting en masse with your elected and party officials to let them know you want America back.

If a good candidate is getting vilified, write some letters to editors and tell the truth. Contact the people who are writing the articles and talk to them about the content of the pieces.

You can make the choices different. It just means a committment to your country and your fellow Americans of time, money and the truth.

[FBD]

Yes, opposing these "managed trade agreements" makes one "anti-business"

By that standard- opposing the porn industry makes a person "anti-business".

[gonewt]

What do you think of the President's visit to your state pushing CAFTA?

I stand with Bush on most issues, but not on "free" trade. I am not willing to sacrifice our sovereignty (and our middle class) in order to fatten the wallets of a handful of CEOs.

Call me a protectionist, communist, whatever. I want to see our country remain a sovereign nation that puts its own citizens first.

[hedgetrimmer]

Call me a protectionist, communist, whatever.I want to see our country remain a sovereign nation that puts its own citizens first.

You sound like a fantastic American to me.

[Happy2BMe]

It gets better every time I see it.

Anyway you can include el Fox's mug on there someplace?

:~)

[hedgetrimmer]

Say where are all the "free traders" today? They're usually out bashing these threads by the 5th or 6th post.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

They've taken to waiting for a thread to die and then sneaking in comments that nobody sees but them.

Or maybe, just maybe, they are examining some of the evidence sent their way.

Nah!

[hedgetrimmer]

Yoo hoo! "Free traders"! Your talking points are here!

Background Question and Answer
TRADE: Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
-- by Lionel Beehner, staff writer, cfr.org

Who is leading the fight for CAFTA?

In the United States, the pro-CAFTA camp is being led by the Bush administration, Republicans on Capitol Hill, and a coalition of free-trade and pro-business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In Central America, CAFTA is being promoted mostly by business leaders and pro-trade politicians, and also is supported by most of the region's major labor unions.

(Now we know who to blame)

What happens if CAFTA fails?

Many experts say failing to ratify CAFTA would slow the drive to create a larger Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), as well as possibly derail broader efforts to increase free trade globally. The FTAA has been held up indefinitely by powerful anti-globalization forces in Latin America, particularly in Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela, experts say. "A 'no' vote [by the United States] will cast a shadow on future [trade] negotiations, both bilateral and regional," as well as in the World Trade Organization (WTO), says Daniel T. Griswold, director of the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies and a free-trade advocate. "If the Congress can't stand up to the measly sugar lobby," he says, "this will raise serious doubts that [the United States] can negotiate anything at the next round of WTO talks" slated for December in Hong Kong.

(Call us a wahmbulance, that measly sugar lobby is at it again!)

http://www.cfr.org/publication.php?id=8258

[Just A Nobody]

Many experts say failing to ratify CAFTA would slow the drive to create a larger BORDERLESS Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA), as well as possibly derail broader efforts to increase free trade globally globalization and loss of sovereignty.

[hedgetrimmer]

Have you seen Tancredo's statement on CAFTA yet?