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Live Thread - Anybody Watching W's Speech On Immigration - Only on Fox (Vanity)
Fox News Channel | 11/28/05 | Self

Posted on 11/28/2005 1:55:47 PM PST by TCats

They say better late than never but......


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; bush43; cz; davismonthanafb; heslyingagain; immigrantlist; immigration; immigrationplan; term2; w; whatplan
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To: Mind-numbed Robot

haha...I like how you start out by saying my comments are "dumb"....well considering that Tom Tancredo, Michelle Malkin et al expressed the same opinions though more eloquently, I feel I'm in good company....thanks for your extensive reply and forethought on the matter of my "dumb" post....


281 posted on 11/28/2005 4:42:00 PM PST by NorCalRepub
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To: shebacal
Do you believe President Bush on Monday articulated a plan to secure our nation's borders and to deal substantively with the issue of illegal immigration?

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No 98% 6102 votes
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http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/
282 posted on 11/28/2005 4:42:37 PM PST by shebacal (Go, Minutemen, Go)
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To: mathluv

I was wondering, given the catch and release carelessness of our political leaders for all these years, who is going to round up and send the 'guest workers" back home after three years? Can't you see the next Democrat President making all guest workers citizens just in time for election day?

There is a macho attitude among those "minorities" with civil rights against those with no civil rights. Mexicans saying they are going to take over the country and change the language to spanish only do so because they have more rights permiting social dominance than the ones they speak down to - Americans.


283 posted on 11/28/2005 4:44:10 PM PST by Galveston Grl (Getting angry and abandoning power to the Democrats is not a choice.)
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To: BlueStateDepression
Spoken like a true blue stater. You must be absorbing that liberal stuff through your skin.

It isn't the JOB they will not do, it is the pay they refuse to work for ...

Even if the pay were higher most Americans would not work as hard nor complain as little. They would want union representation and fixed rules and wages, including a complaint board, as well as complete paid for health insurance and company paid 401Ks or other retirement accounts. That is why jobs are being outsourced as much as they are.

...while seeing so much profit come from the labor they create going to those that never lifted a finger to create the profits to begin with.

You also throw in a little class envy and economic ignorance to round out your liberal attitude.

284 posted on 11/28/2005 4:44:42 PM PST by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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To: Mr Rogers
that is what businesses do in a free economy - make as much money as they can by charging as much as possible while paying as little as possible. This attracts more businesses to that field, resulting in competition.

Also, businesses tend to reinvest profit in their business and grow. As you said....free economy.

285 posted on 11/28/2005 4:45:29 PM PST by daybreakcoming (May God bless those who enter the valley of the shadow of death so that we may see the light of day.)
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To: Nan48
I'm still waiting to hear an apology for calling the Minutemen vigilantes.

That is what the head Border Patrol guy for the Southern Sector called them. It was a self-serving comment on his part, CYA and job protection. That is the information that was sent by the BP to Bush. The BP has undermined him as much as the CIA and State Dept.

286 posted on 11/28/2005 4:47:24 PM PST by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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To: Mind-numbed Robot

by the way........pls read all the posts and see that there are many "dumb" comments that agree with me....too bad we are all so "assuming" in our miserable analysis of the situation....I stand by my comments and of course I make assumptions since he has not addressed this issue to many of us...politicians and laymen alike to our liking...


287 posted on 11/28/2005 4:48:06 PM PST by NorCalRepub
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To: Melas



TRY THIS ONCE

Enter Mexico illegally. Ignore immigration quotas, visas, international law, and all that nonsense.

Once there, demand that the local government provide free medical care for you and your entire family.

Demand that the federal government provide retirement benefits for your elderly parents.

Procreate abundantly.

Demand that the Mexican school system provide schooling for all your children.

Speak only English at home and in public and insist that your children do the same.

Demand classes on American culture in the Mexican school system.

Demand bilingual nurses and doctors.

Demand free bilingual local government forms, bulletins, etc.

Deflect any criticism of this irresponsible behavior with, "It is a cultural United States thing. You would not understand."

Keep your American identity strong. Fly Old Glory from your rooftop; proudly display it in your front window and on your car bumper.

Demand a local Mexican driver's license and then use your new Mexican driver's license to apply for other legal rights and to legitimize your illegal presence in Mexico.

Demand that the Mexican driver's license be acceptable documentation for voter's registration.

Insist that local Mexican law enforcement teach English to all its officers.

Insist that you should not have to pay taxes, because you are not a Mexican citizen and are only there "temporarily."

Good luck! You'll be demanding for the rest of time or soon be dead.

It will never happen. It will not happen in Mexico or any other country in the world. The only place this happens is right here. in the land of the gullible and the home of the naively stupid.

If you agree, pass it on. If you don't, go ahead, head on down to Mexico.
Gringo


288 posted on 11/28/2005 4:49:18 PM PST by hoosierham (Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a creditcard?)
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To: Shermy
Yep. That's the gimmick to keep lower and middle class wages depressed while seemingly seeming to do something. All other claims are BS if this "out" remains.

I am afraid you nailed him. Bush is anti-America and hates the average worker. You guys sound just like Democrats. Maybe you are but if not it makes no difference, you are doing their work.

289 posted on 11/28/2005 4:50:38 PM PST by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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To: Mind-numbed Robot

That is what the head Border Patrol guy for the Southern Sector called them. It was a self-serving comment on his part, CYA and job protection. That is the information that was sent by the BP to Bush. The BP has undermined him as much as the CIA and State Dept.


BS if Presidente Bush doesn't know what the word Vigilante means, and he listened to some management puppet, he should revise his stategery......


290 posted on 11/28/2005 4:50:43 PM PST by rolling_stone (Question Authority!)
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To: hoosierham

You are right that illegals are treated brutally there. The best argument against the charitability of the left in supporting illegal immigration is that it props up corrupt and abusive regimes.


291 posted on 11/28/2005 4:51:51 PM PST by saveliberty (Conservativism - the commitment to live within your own means and to take care of yourself & family)
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To: Mr Rogers
"I've worked minimum wage collecting sheep piss - at the time, it was worth it to me."

That is all fine and dandy. Here is what you miss. The demand for people washing cars is huge and turnover is not what it used to be. People do these jobs for many many years and they are indeed more skilled thru experience than an entry level newbie, yet you would not see his wage rise standing by the claim of entry level.

What you dismiss is the sheer scope of jobs this applies to. We can see this in healthcare, in food service, in retail sales, even in customer service phone jobs.

You are missing the scale of the demand for these jobs that you call entry level and the amount of time people spend at them. Rather you IGNORE this reality.

Fair is not determined but what they will work for when an illegal labor force is present. Too bad you refuse to see that. This is true because they have no bargaining power to sit out...as the jobs will just be filled by illegals. NOW if you were talking about those jobs being filled by AMERICANS you would have a point. But that isn't the case IS IT?

I have stated clearly that pabor should get a share that represtns their contribution to the profit making. I said nothing about robin hood type tactics of THIS STATEMENT However, you have posted multiple comments about how a worker should refuse work if management is making a lot of money (and giving it to the owners, called shareholders). The spin you present implies that stockholders and management earn their pay now in the same light that labor earnes their pay and that all is right and proper. Sorry sir, that just isn't so. I said nothing of the kind in the way you posted it here. It isn't because of the money others DO make, it is about what labor does NOT make as proper compensation for their contribution to profit creation.

In a free marke, labor is a supply and demand issue like all others. Jobs are too. Depends on perspective. (Take your earth of BSD comment and shove it up your butt). The ability for labor to have an effect on wages thru dismissing low wage jobs is deleted when an illegal labor force is there to draw from. Thus the scale of balance is tipped to employers that can artificially manipulate wages.

OF COURSE competition drives down prices. ILLEGAL LABOR DRIVES DOWN WAGES. Glad you see that. But, too bad you do not see how the ILLEGAL labor removes the competition for another American to offer up the same service or product at a comparable price.... without resorting to the same illegal labor force that is....
292 posted on 11/28/2005 4:52:16 PM PST by BlueStateDepression
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To: NorCalRepub
I saw the speech. I thought it was pretty good. I noted that he made 3 specific proposals (deportation to inland Mexico, keeping illegals in custody until depotation, and enforcement of the labor laws with employers). He also specifically mentioned that legal immigrants should assimilate and LEARN ENGLISH.

I have read this whole thread, and I am not surprised that the usual griping and name-calling is occurring.

I refuse to participate further, other than this one post to express my opinion and what I heard.

Everyone may continue griping now.

293 posted on 11/28/2005 4:53:18 PM PST by Miss Marple (Lord, please look after Mozart Lover's son and keep him strong.)
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To: LK44-40
I was just burning as he described the "catch and release" charade that ~he~ has done nothing about for all this time.

That policy has been in place long before Bush came along. If you haven't noticed he has been a little busy with 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq, tax cuts, SS reform, tax reform, Homeland Security creation, the Patriot Act, huricanes, Democrat subtrifuge, constant attacks by the Democrats and MSM, and one Hell of alot more. Oh yeah, he has also proposed almost this same program before but no one seems to remember.

You guys seem to be working off the Democrat talking points.

294 posted on 11/28/2005 4:56:00 PM PST by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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To: Miss Marple; All

FAIR response to Presidente Bush's lip service to the American people:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530104/posts


295 posted on 11/28/2005 4:56:34 PM PST by rolling_stone (Question Authority!)
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To: saveliberty

I agree global markets create competition and some businesses chose to outsource. I would offer that the language issue presented when a person buys a dell or a gateway and then calls for service, is a customer service issue that will deterr those folks from future purchases.

Outsourcing goes both ways. We insource jobs also and what is good for the goose is good for the gander. I would offer that the gap in labor will close to a more managable position when other nations grow their economies.

I would offer that hiring illegals is much the same thing as outsourcing. But, at least, when you hire someone in India you KNOW their paychecks will cycle in India creating economic growth and tax revenues in India. When an Illegal mexican is hired and works here, the vast majority of the money he makes goes right into an envelope and heads right down south to cycle in the mexican economy. On that note I would offer illegals working here as a form of outsourcing is more damaging than the India example.


296 posted on 11/28/2005 5:00:14 PM PST by BlueStateDepression
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To: Paul C. Jesup
Me: ... what is the enforcement mechanism for the aliens' return to their countries once their work permits expire?

You: Good question, I pointed that out in post 214. Note, I disagreed with Bush's logic.

Ah, so you did. Fair enough. Then, in #214 you said that Bush had moved to the right on the issue with this speech. You backed it up with three examples in your #240. Considering that the President's speech did not advocate a real fence, did not advocate a serious increase in border personnel, and did not advocate any sort of enforcement mechanism for his guest-worker program, do you see his move as more of a twitch, or do you think his proposals would have a substantive impact on the problem?

297 posted on 11/28/2005 5:00:38 PM PST by Forest Keeper
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To: TomGuy
Illegal Immigration has been a problem since '00, and he is just now getting around to it?

Your facts are not just weak, there are wrong. The illegal problem has been going on forever but it became a massive problem in 1996 when Clinton/Gore encouraged it by eliminating FBI checks and sending out fliers to neighborhoods heavy with illegals telling them to register and vote even though they weren't eligible. Since then the flood has continued and increased. W had nothing to do with it.

You Democrats are getting to be a real pain with your lies.

298 posted on 11/28/2005 5:00:44 PM PST by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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To: Miss Marple

LOL....well I never called anyone "names" and I never ever do since that does not befit me....but yes....I am complaining and many a conervative like Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, many who are worshipped here have been saying the same darned things for a long time...I rarely criticize the Pres but on this issue...I have.........thanks for your comments...


299 posted on 11/28/2005 5:00:58 PM PST by NorCalRepub
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To: Spiff

Hey maybe, just maybe, we will see a few people from the minuteman movement grow political wings like this fella.


300 posted on 11/28/2005 5:02:13 PM PST by BlueStateDepression
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