Posted on 11/08/2005 7:14:36 AM PST by Carl/NewsMax
Ex-president Bill Clinton is arguing that tighter immigration laws are hurting America, saying the new restrictions aren't worth it even if they stop the "one out of a zillion [foreigners] who might have a bomb."
"I'm very worried that one of the consequences of our tightness on immigration and visas as a result of 9/11 and terror, has led to a drop in many places of the number of foreign students coming to the United States to study and be graduate students," Clinton told an audience at the University of Minnesota on Saturday.
He said the U.S. needed foreign students because "we are nowhere near graduating enough scientists and engineers to maintain, given the size of our economy, a leadership role in the global economy."
Clinton said the terror trade-off wasn't worth it.
"When we got real tough on visas - because one out of a zillion of them might have a bomb - we lost a lot of brains. We might have dodged a bomb but we lost a lot of brains."
On another subject, the former president also praised actress Geena Davis, star of the new ABC Show "Commander in Chief."
"I did see one episode of 'Commander in Chief'," Clinton told the crowd. "Geena Davis is good for two reasons. She looked tough but not macho. She didn't look lion-tough. And she spoke Spanish. So I thought those two things were good."
Hey, Big Mac, go eat Bill.
Your post wins.
They allowed atheists to keep me out of the classrooms and public square. They stayed out of the pews and let their children watch soft porn on TV and have Internet in their rooms instead of the Bible. How else was I going to get their attention? -- Signed, God
I thought of that point after I posted - good job.
When you successfully get most of your campaign cash from foreigners through complex, illegal schemes, I guess you develop a bias opinion of overseas intelligence capital.
The man is a fool. If he wasn't so narcissistic, I might have pity for him.
Surely you jest.
Is he for real?
Clinton kept a lot of "brains" and we lost 3,000 people on 9/11 as a result of his apathetic visa policies.
The damage done by Carter (Mr. Embarrassment) and Clinton (Mr. Lyin' Dog) to the U.S. never ends. These two men have NO RESPECT and NO CLASS whatsoever. Additionally, Carter is without a doubt the absolute WORST president we have EVER had - a Communist loving, Castro supporting EX - President. And Clinton runs a really close second.
ping
..no, hurting the base of the Democrats in the southwest.
Of course the Republicans are now running a close second, sorry to say.
Okay, who unlocked the closet and let Clinton out?
Trial balloon for Hillary.
So, you are not concerned with Muhammed and Omar as they study Engineering or Aeronautics here in the states?
No, we can thank you for voting for the old man who was probably standing behind the curtain holding clinton's jacket while he was spouting off this nonsense...They seem to be inseparable lately...
The old man and the President agree 100% with clinton...Had you not kept Perot out, we wouldn't be dealing with this mess right now...
Of course Slick would be really bummed out if PLA generals could not longer come here on student visas.
Come on Bush, we the American people are more than willing to take one for the team. A few blown up cities versus educating foreign students - seems like a fair trade.
Who has touted Hillary here? Sometimes I wonder about you. Maybe you are actually a DU operative, here to sow discord and here to undermine Rightist thought.
I think your opinion has a serious lack of facts, kiddo.
And as I recall, W no longer speaks to WJC.
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