."That giant sucking sound you hear is........."
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."
I hear the crackdown is really hurting our civilian pilot-training business. ;-)
Ruh roh, what are those on FR, who for a year were touting hillary as the savior on immigration going to say now.
What if it's a nuclear bomb, Bill?
"Clinton said the terror trade-off wasn't worth it."
That's why this buffoon never should have been elected in the first place putting his agendas ahead of the welfare of the American people.
I don't think most of us are concerned with college students.
Its the unwashed illegals who have not graduated High School in Mexico that have our attention.
Bill is a master at speaking out of both sides of his mouth and pandering to him is just, well, a way of life.
"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,"
who cares
What a complete dork that guy is.
Thanks for showing how little you value American lives, Herr Klinton. Now screw off, you incomprehensible waste of food and oxygen.
Maybe you should show some manners and ping them. Hurry, we are all curious!
I guess the Chamber of Commerce owns the Democrats as well as the Republicans.
Hey Bill, go eat a big mac.
If Beelzebubba is agin' it, it's gotta be good.
Mr. Clinton, put it down. Now step away from the crack pipe!
LOL
."That giant sucking sound you hear is........."
Idiot ass-clown traitor.
Clinton needs to take a good hard look at France. we don't need that here.
The French should ask immigrants "Do you want to be Frenchmen?", not "Will you clean toilets cheap?" We can avoid this...
LOL ! Couldn't have said it better myself !
Crackdown? I think only Crack is the stuff Clinton must be smoking if he thinks we're cracking down on immigration.
You bet. Let him and his minions gnash their teeth..
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