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To: hedgetrimmer
Because the "free movement of persons" is part of the GATS and will be negotiated at the Doha this month,...

I suppose, then, that you can prove to us where illegal immigration didn't exist prior to GATT? As a conservative, you undoubtedly supported Reagan. Did illegal immigration exist under his watch? Did he not create a pathway for 3 million illegals to become legal?

Maybe you should find an immigration thread to vent on instead of always coming to trade threads to sell your nonsense.

82 posted on 12/05/2005 10:58:59 AM PST by Mase
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To: Mase

You really didn't address Hedgetrimmer's remarks. I don't think that he must restrict his remarks to a thread of your chosing. Currently immigration and trade are inseparable issues. I find his post to be apply placed. If,however,as it appears, you support open borders without any restrictions for the expressed purpose of depressing wages, then I would seriously question your conservative credentials though I better understand your seeking to drive someone from expressing an opinion that differs from yours.
It seems that you find President Reagan's error in dealing with illegal immirgration to be an error worthy of repeating. He certainly was a giant of 20th century American politics but he wasn't without error. In fact I would think that over the course of the interceding period since his administration one would see just how his illegal immigration policy helped lead to the dire situation we are now in with illegal immigration.


92 posted on 12/05/2005 11:19:06 AM PST by em2vn
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To: Mase
I suppose, then, that you can prove to us where illegal immigration didn't exist prior to GATT?

GATT makes all (im)migration legal under the mode 4 rule. The idea of "free movement of persons" grants all the third world countries access to remittances, which were pretty much nonexistent before the GATTs and the WTO. Remittances are the WTO's giveaway to "poor countries" so they will sign FTAs with "rich countries". Its a huge scam, inextricably tied to "free trade" no matter how you deny it. Just ask Ghana and Bangladesh. They are the shining stars of the Doha round and they are demanding their "fair share" of the looting of the American economy.
94 posted on 12/05/2005 11:25:17 AM PST by hedgetrimmer
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