Know this feeling?
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Please President Bush,Defend our borders
can the PC, and the plea's to appease!
or we might end up with something like this...
Real security, would mean
No to this feeling
Or to have to worry about those
who choose to cross us
Posted on 08/15/2005 4:37:18 PM PDT by Spiff
Majority Leader Signals Republican Establishment's Desire for Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO) praised Majority Leader Tom Delay's endorsement of key components of his immigration reform and border security bill, the REAL GUEST Act of 2005.
The Houston Chronicle reported today that Delay favored withholding federal funding from so-called sanctuary cities that do not cooperate with federal law enforcement in identifying and prosecuting illegal aliens. Tancredo has proposed amendments to the Commerce, Justice, Science, State appropriations bill and the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities in each of the past three sessions of Congress. The REAL GUEST Act requires the Attorney General to certify that localities do not have sanctuary policies before transmitting federal funds.
Delay told a gathering of Republicans in Fort Bend County that, "Before Congress takes any significant legislation, we must secure our nation's borders." The REAL GUEST Act requires measurable border security goals be met before any guest worker program is implemented, including the following: the absconder rate for illegal aliens is less than five percent, 80 percent of visa overstays are located and removed within one year of overstaying, all non-citizens are issued biometric travel documents, and 10,000 new border patrol agents are deployed.
Delay also said that he "would support legislation even stricter than Cornyn's." He said he is against guest workers bringing their families and that children born to illegal aliens should not automatically become U.S. citizens. Tancredo's REAL GUEST Act is the only bill of the big three (McCain-Kennedy, Cornyn-Kyl and Tancredo) that prohibits families coming with guest workers and blocks birthright citizenship.
"I'm encouraged by Tom Delay's remarks. It's good to hear my party's leadership paying attention to the base and getting serious about immigration reform," said Tancredo. "The President and now the majority leader have said that we need to address immigration and border security. Seven years after taking to the House floor night after night, I can say we've come a long way."
Of course the proof of a Politician's real goal will be if they propose then pass these Pro-American/Anti-Illegal bills. Just words mean nothing to me, and if they don't, well then they can kiss their political careers goodbye. To say nothing of the wrath they will feel from the American people.
You've confused "grandstanding" with "having a spine".....by a politican no less.
We shall see if there are any results or just blustering by our Republican controlled Congress. Actions speak louder than words. Everyone's all excited, so far, just words and empty promises.
DeLay criticizes Houston's policy on illegal immigrants(8/05/05)
Delay's remarks happened 10 days ago and tancredo is saying it happened today?
Someone better get tancredo a calender.
I had been wondering where Lanny Davis went. Who'd have thought he'd turn up on this thread? LOL
Is that you Lanny?
How many years has Tom Delay be in office Ace?
Bush was sworn in during January 2001.
You'll just have to pardon us if while we watch you spin we have to wipe tears of laughter from our eyes.
I'll get excited when I see corporate employers of illegal aliens socked with heavy fines and marched off to prison. Until then; much ado about nothing.
That's okay, we were not born yesterday. Not still wet behind the ears. Seen enough campaign promises and the follow-through. Dealt with plenty of vacuum cleaner and encyclopedia salesmen. Wanna buy a bridge?
Yeah you guys spinning that you don't even know which day it is.
Yeah Dane, Bush and Delay sure beat Tancredo to the punch. Honest to God, don't you know when you've made a complete fool out of yourself? Defending those two on this topic is an all time farce. Well, that's not entirely true, I remember some of your other offerings over time.
Tancredo is attacked for one reason and one reason only: His position on illegal immigration.
" Delay stabbed himself in the back! Delay is OBVIOUSLY a Buchanan puppet. Delay is just aligning himself with nutcase Tancredo to get Delay out of office. Delay's hatred of Tom Delay is disgusting. I would NEVER vote for a bigoted nutcase like Congressman Delay when he shows such comtempt over House Majority Leader Delay"
< /open borders freepers>
That's good to know. I'm very excited by what I've seen these past few days, perhaps the government is actually listening to "we the people" but I'm still not extremely trusting, realizing of course, these are promises from politicians. But I've got to say, I have seen a change, let's hope it's real. And most notably, I've not seen our Commander in Chief make any comments.
Hmm, could be I'm spending too much time on FR and not watching enough MSM. You think?
LOL!
They seem to have lost their way, hardly a peep out of most of them. True. Only ones beating our ears with rhetoric are Liberals, and now the opportunists seem to have found the immigrations issue. Why are Republicans so slow on the uptake?
Don't forget. Delay is now a one-percenter. Delay is Xenophobic. Delay is a racist. Delay hates Mexicans...
Actually Delay knows how to work with his fellow conservatives and not backstab them in the press or try to finance candidates with his PAC to run against ACU standout conservatives such as Chris Cannon, as tancredo did.
What percentage of the "guest workers" are you willing to accept becoming permanent residents and citizens? It will be a large percentage.
Pres Bush doesn't say much. Very quiet kind of person. It's kind of a relief after that nonstop Bubba-thon, but there are some issues that need addressing.
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