But before I outline our vision, I want everyone in this room to know how committed the President is to solving this problem. Just a few days ago, when he signed the DHS appropriations bill, he said that it is his Administration's goal to catch and remove every single illegal entrant caught at the border -- with no exceptions.Those were carefully chosen words [a la Clinton ??] and the President meant each one of them. That's why he told me that one of his highest priorities for DHS is to get control of the border and restore confidence in our immigration laws. And I'm going to do just that.
Temporary Worker Program
Nope. No way, no how. The guest worker nonsense will be just another loophole that every criminal, terrorist, and free-loader will utilize to enter this country.
The unions are for illegals because they want to eventually 'organize' them. This country does not need a permanent new 'subclass' of cheap labor. There is NO job an American won't do, just jobs they don't want to do because of crappy pay from greedy employers.
Pretty soon computer programmers, policemen, garbagemen, teachers, etc. will be 'jobs Americans don't want to do'.
The only way to fix this problem is remove all the economic opportunities that draw illegals across our borders.
oh yes, and blanket amnesty.
I'll bet Chirtoff thinks he scored with this announcement. Let's look at just one aspect of illegal immigration that the ole boy forget to mention.
In Los Angeles the Unified School District, affectionately known as the LAUSD (NOT), manages a student populace that is at least 1/3rd the children of illegal immigrants.
So bad is the current situation, that LAUSD cannot physically build school rooms fast enough to house the children of illegals that show up in greater numbers every day.
Much as been made about the 'Big Dig' in Boston. It is the largest single construction project in the United States. You haven't heard so much as a peep about the second largest construction project in the United States. It's the building effort in Southern California to create enough classrooms so that we can accomodate the children of illegal aliens.
When the cost of illegals is tallied, this building project is NOT on the tally sheet.
If Chertoff were being sincere, he'd know right where to find hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants and their parents. He is not sincere. This is once again a nice smoke and mirrors effort that we have come to recognize before the words are even out of the mouths of the new quisling masters.
Chertoff, go suck an egg. You and I both know we'll be burdened with paying the bills of the illegal immigrant. Don't patronize me. I'm sick of it!
Interesting post.
I can live with a "guest worker" program. Photo, fingerprints, retinal scans and a DNA sample, if you please.
Line forms at the border- on the South side.
What I don't want to see is any amnesty program that lets those who entered the US illegaly ever become citizens. Permanent residents, yes- but not full citizens.
I would grant an exception to this for illegals who agree to join the Armed Forces for a ten-year hitch.
Why don't we hear the Dems railing about the horrible treatment and exploitation of illegals in the U.S.? They are literally treated worse than slaves. They have to accept literal "coolie wages" and unsafe working conditions. Those who complain are either fired with no recourse, or handed over to the INS.
Where are the champions of the working man on this issue?
The Republican Party should use illegal immigration as a wedge issue, to separate the Unions and Hispanics from the rich white elitists in the Democratic Party.
I quit reading this here : "President Bush has placed ever-increasing importance on immigration control, including border security"
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Do they then contact the immigration authorities? Nope, that's not fair and they can't do that.
Chertoff went on record last week stating the so-called "guest worker program" would be part of the new "strategy" (I believe it was on the Sean Hannity show). The President has no intention of deporting all illegals. He is throwing us a bone, hoping we will forget about illegals for a while.
GOD, they must really think we are stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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More empty, meaningless rhetoric to serve the folk.
Mmmmm, yeah. I want my stapler back. Bad things could happen. I don't think the management takes us seriously. The fire escape plans should be looked at. Yeah uhumn.
3 employers were fined in 2004 for hiring illegal aliens, I'd say we need alot more "interior enforcement."
Is that like "ever-increasing" from 0% importance to 0.00001% importance?
Emperor Bush has no clothes when it comes to securing our southern border. We're being sold a bill of goods again.
What a load of crap. My local police dept. has been ORDERED by the feds to let go any illegal caught who does not have a arrest warrant.
More lies from the RINO's.