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Hillary Clinton Urges Katrina Aid for Illegal Immigrants
NewsMax ^ | 10/2/05 | NewsMax

Posted on 10/02/2005 11:51:09 AM PDT by wagglebee

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is urging the Department of Homeland Security to assure illegal immigrants that they will get their fair share of Hurricane Katrina relief aid without fear of being deported.

In a statement posted to her official Senate web site on Wednesday, Clinton said that the DHS should "issue a formal statement reassuring immigrant victims of Hurricane Rita and Katrina that they can seek help from relief agencies without fear of deportation or being turned over to immigration authorities."

In a letter written directly to Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff, Clinton and other Senate Democrats complained that they first asked for Katrina amnesty for illegals more than two weeks ago, but have not received a response.

"In fact," they said, "we were surprised and troubled to learn that DHS has placed some individuals in deportation proceedings after these individuals sought assistance, despite the fact that the government had previously encouraged all storm victims to come forward to seek help.

"Particularly given the widely publicized reports that DHS will deport some immigrant victims of Katrina who sought assistance, we believe such a public assurance is crucial."

Mrs. Clinton urged Chertoff to "terminate removal proceedings against those [illegal immigrants] who were placed in proceedings after they sought assistance."

Other Senate Democrats who signed onto Mrs. Clinton bid to obtain Katrina aid for illegal immigrants include Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Maria Cantwell, Barack Obama, Russ Feingold, Daniel Akaka, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Carl Levin, John F. Kerry, Chris Dodd, Pat Leahy and Jon Corzine.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; bordersecurity; bushamnesty; hillaryclinton; hitlary; hrc; illegalaliens; illegalimmigrants; immigrantlist; immigration; invasionusa; katrina; katrinaaid; newworldorder; openborders; worstlady
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To: Mr. Mojo

Hillary is a far left extremist she has the most liberal voting record in the senate.

She voted for amnesty for illegal farm workers, she is for u.s taxpayers paying for illegals tuition, she voted against more border agents and more detainee beds.

There is nothing moderate about Hillary.


The media saying she is running to the center is laughable. Her center is between Fred Ferrer and John Kerry. Her ACU rating last year was 0. Ben Nelson a real centrist politician had an acu rating in the 50's.


61 posted on 10/02/2005 12:36:20 PM PDT by johnmecainrino
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To: i_dont_chat

Since the Mexican government provides the illegals with instructions on how to use the US system, maybe they could get together with Hitlery and make it easier. The best solution would be to send her and slick Willie to Mexico. We don't need them or the illegals. Maybe Hitlery could lead the "army of illegals" back to Mexico and take over their government. Then she could erect a wall to keep them in Mexico as most marxists government do.


62 posted on 10/02/2005 12:38:00 PM PDT by rfreedom4u (Native Texan)
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To: F.J. Mitchell

Hillary has always been pro illegals. It is the media who is making her out to be something she isn't. She is also good at triangulating. Her voting record plays to her base. Then she makes a few statements and people that should know better eat it up. Never listen to Hillary's words look at her actions. While she is pretending to be something to all people just look at her voting record. She can't run and hide from her voting record. Why would anyone pay attention what someone in congress says that is different from there voting record. It just shows what a frand they are.


63 posted on 10/02/2005 12:41:12 PM PDT by johnmecainrino
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To: jla; All

Go to some of the Illegal immigration threads and you will see some people believing her that she will do something about Illegal immigration...


64 posted on 10/02/2005 12:43:13 PM PDT by KevinDavis (the space/future belongs to the eagles --> http://www.cafepress.com/kevinspace1)
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To: wagglebee
Implosion.. The former First Lady has figured out that the game is over with. While there are others who are all up and happy to have her run for President, she's come to the rational conclusion that the only piece of that puzzle that she'll have will be 'also ran.'

She might even go so far as to file papers in a state so she can pocket the 200+ grand of extra salary (paid for by the campaign committee) and call it a night. To get to the White House, she has to win in New York again for the Senate, win convincingly enough to prove that she is viable, and not hit the party landmines at the same time.

Not going to happen. Her lurch to the right is over with.

Now, how about some folks figure out who the real threats are in the Rats for the race to the White House in 2008?
65 posted on 10/02/2005 12:44:46 PM PDT by kingu (Draft Fmr Senator Fred Thompson for '08.)
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To: wagglebee

I'm all for AIDS for illegal immigrants too. And for her, her husband, her kid, her Party...


66 posted on 10/02/2005 12:51:01 PM PDT by solitas (So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
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To: BIRDS
I am betting what is at stake here is not emergency-level helps, however (like food, shelter, clothing on a short term rescue basis) but PROPERTY and OWNERSHIP of property issues like mortgages, "free" or reduced cost replacement housing from FEMA (new trailers!) and educational financing and things of that nature. Those and the prize of "amnesty" is the goal here...

Below I've posted an excerpt about what aid is (and is not) available for illegal aliens. Given what Bush has done to almost ensure that the rebuilding on the gulf coast will be done by illegals, I believe that the following shows the administration is talking out of both sides of its mouth.

September 20, 2005 - The Department of Homeland Security recently announced that immigrants [never, ever call an illegal alien an illegal alien!] have no immunity from deportation when providing information required to receive federal aid. "The administration's priority is to provide needed assistance: water, food, medical care, shelter," said Joanna Gonzalez, a DHS spokeswoman. "However, as we move forward with the response, we can't turn a blind eye to the law."

In his national address Thursday, President Bush read off a list of services that the estimated 40,000 Mexicans and 150,000 Hondurans who lived in the New Orleans area cannot get: checks from Social Security, mail delivery by the Postal Service, money to rent apartments and temporary trailer homes.

Jacob Prado, who is coordinating relief efforts for the Mexican Embassy, distributed cash and airline tickets in and around Biloxi to Mexican citizens wishing to return home, an embassy spokesman said.

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67 posted on 10/02/2005 12:56:34 PM PDT by DumpsterDiver
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To: wagglebee
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is urging the Department of Homeland Security to assure illegal immigrants that they will get their fair share of Hurricane Katrina relief aid...

The only aid they merit is a one-way coach ticket back to where they came from and $50 in their hands.

68 posted on 10/02/2005 1:01:03 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: wagglebee

Other Senate Democrats who signed onto Mrs. Clinton bid to obtain Katrina aid for illegal immigrants include Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Maria Cantwell, Barack Obama, Russ Feingold, Daniel Akaka, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Carl Levin, John F. Kerry, Chris Dodd, Pat Leahy and Jon Corzine.
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Talk about the drones lining up behind the queen bee...the issue is TOTAL INSANITY. THE WASINGTON GOVERNMENT IS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL.


69 posted on 10/02/2005 1:07:16 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: wagglebee
I'm surprised President Bush and Republican leadership didn't suggest this first.

That is their policy right? Amnesty for Illegals.

70 posted on 10/02/2005 1:07:29 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: DumpsterDiver

Like I wrote earlier, what seems to be at stake here is that illegal aliens and their defenders and accommodators (in our Senate, unfortunately), by seeking "amnesty" for illegal aliens, are trying to go for these as-now prohibited helps.

They're decrying these helps as not being available to illegal aliens, and thus, they're seeking this foolish amnesty idea, as per Hillary and the other Democrats' in our Senate are quoted as doing, this article. Otherwise, where is the relevancy to between the two issues here, in reference to federal assistance at this time, in reference to the Gulf?

It is undoubtedly that illegal aliens are trying to secure these helps (your link, thanks) and the Democrats are now trying to get "amnesty" on their behalf inorder for illegals to secure those as-now forbidden things.


71 posted on 10/02/2005 1:09:15 PM PDT by BIRDS
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To: wagglebee

Quisling: a synonym for traitor, someone who collaborates with the invaders of his country.

72 posted on 10/02/2005 1:10:07 PM PDT by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: jla

Hillary Clinton is tougher on Illegal Immigration than any Republican I've seen. ...and that is shameful!


73 posted on 10/02/2005 1:10:16 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: wagglebee

Has ANYONE suggested that this would be the proper time
for ILLEGAL aliens to GO HOME!

No AMNESTY!
Go BACK to wherever you are from.

These people have a country and a home.
They are NOT homeless.
They all have family they send $$ back to regularly so...
"FOLLOW THE MONEY"


74 posted on 10/02/2005 1:15:44 PM PDT by boo-boo kitty
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To: BIRDS

Do you really think Hillary has one compassionate bone in that god-awful body of hers?


75 posted on 10/02/2005 1:18:07 PM PDT by SMM48
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To: KevinDavis

Hopefully there will be a third party candidate who will run against both the democrats and the republican's failure to deal with this problem.


76 posted on 10/02/2005 1:18:24 PM PDT by MaineVoter2002 (http://jednet207.tripod.com/PoliticalLinks.html)
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To: gondramB

how about a free bus ride home? And you know, the evil Karl Rove just might have put a political strategist in Hillary's campaign to give her bad advice!! She's so insulated from the real world, she would probably believe anything.


77 posted on 10/02/2005 1:19:36 PM PDT by bethtopaz (May we preserve the unique character of our country that Providece has granted us.)
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To: Ken522

Other Senate Democrats who signed onto Mrs. Clinton bid to obtain Katrina aid for illegal immigrants include Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Maria Cantwell, Barack Obama, Russ Feingold, Daniel Akaka, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Carl Levin, John F. Kerry, Chris Dodd, Pat Leahy and Jon Corzine.

File this info away as reference material for upcoming elections and or their appeals for monetary support.

At this juncture,I know how I will vote in 2006.

78 posted on 10/02/2005 1:23:23 PM PDT by jos65
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To: wagglebee
"Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is urging the Department of Homeland Security to assure illegal immigrants that they will get their fair share of Hurricane Katrina relief aid without fear of being deported."

I disagree with her in regards to the "...without fear of being deported." part of her statement, but I do agree that illegals should get their fair share.

Of course I think their fair share is zero, and I hope that DHS & FEMA make sure the crimaliens get it.

79 posted on 10/02/2005 1:23:45 PM PDT by whd23
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To: EagleUSA
I'm from Illinois and don't think Durbin will ever be defeated here. I haven't got a clue why. I going to show my age here, but I remember when Dems(old school Dems)wanted to uphold the law. What's up with the Dem voters now days? It would appear they just what to break the law. Are we (people who believe in the law) out of touch? I have a seriously hard time comprehending this stuff.
80 posted on 10/02/2005 1:24:19 PM PDT by one more state
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