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Posted on 02/22/2006 2:05:15 PM PST by Rick_Michael

Sen. Charlie Norwood (R-GA) commented on illegal immigration:

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Norwood) is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, there was a very subtle illegal guestworker plan stuck in the budget the administration just submitted to Congress.That budget calls for the United States to allow over one million new illegal immigrants to infiltrate our borders during 2007.

As a matter of fact, last year's budget is allowing one million illegal aliens to enter this year as well. That is how many immigrants enter our country illegally each year under our current enforcement plans.

We know it will happen because it happens every year under current enforcement policy; and we are going right ahead with the same old plan, knowing in advance that it will be a near total failure.

We continue talking about how we are adding 1,500 new border agents in 2007. That won't be in the field until 2009, letting another two million illegal aliens to walk across our border.

We talk about how we are adding technology and fencing, but that won't be ready until 2010, allowing another million illegals in our country.

Right now, with our current budget and reform plans, we are, by default, agreeing to allow an additional four million illegal aliens into our country. That is equivalent to the population of South Carolina or Oregon.

Think about that. We are being asked to add a 51st state populated entirely by low-income illegal aliens.

Mr. Speaker, I cannot find an excuse for this. We know right now how to bring this flood of illegal immigration to a virtual halt, and I think within the next 2 weeks. We need somewhere between 36 and 48,000 troops immediately deployed to the southern border.

Now, the Minuteman Project in April showed that with between 18 and 24 additional enforcement personnel per mile, we can effectively secure our border for the first time. And it was not just the Minuteman Project that revealed these statistics. The U.S. Border Patrol conducted similar demonstration projects in 1993. Operation Blockade in El Paso and Operation Gatekeeper in San Diego produced the identical same results.

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We have a good idea on how much a deployment like this would cost. $2.5 billion a year. But, you know what? That is less than 4 percent of the minimum $70 billion a year we are currently spending covering the health care, education and the different costs for illegal immigrants.

We already know how long it would take to get these troops on line and end this nightmare. One week. That is how long it took NORTHCOM to place 70,000 National Guard and regular Army troops on the Gulf Coast in response to Katrina, and we are still railing about how that took too long. One week.

If the burden of the National Guard is too heavy, we can ask our governors to loan the Nation's 15,000 State defense forces to help. We can call up the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the U.S. Air Force Civil Air Patrol.

We have laws in place, thanks to changes we made in the 108th Congress. Title 32, Section 9, U.S. Code now allows our governors to call out their National Guard for homeland security missions such as this at 100 percent Federal expense.

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Governor Janet Napolitano of Arizona has supposedly made such a call on the Department of Defense. Her State legislature voted earlier this week to force her to follow up on that request.

Mr. Speaker, we need every Member of the House to urge their Governor to deploy all necessary forces to combat this invasion. We need the President to order the Department of Defense to fund this mission at 100 percent, and we need new legislation forcing the issue if action is not forthcoming. We can solve this problem if only Congress has the will.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Mexico; Miscellaneous; US: Arizona; US: California; US: District of Columbia; US: New Mexico; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; cap; civilairpatrol; georgia; illegalaliens; illegals; immigrantlist; immigrationlist; invasion; mexico; norwood; southcarolina
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To: raybbr
"I strongly believe that the federal government should enforce our borders. I support "Operation Hold the Line" which has been an effective program in El Paso. The enforcement of Texas' borders is a federal responsibility, and the federal government has not done it's job. This is disturbing because, like you, I am against illegal immigration."

Man, what I'd give to have that printed on a roll of toilet paper and mail it to the White House!!

21 posted on 02/23/2006 2:39:22 PM PST by houeto (Mr. President, close our borders now!)
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To: SwinneySwitch

Check out post #2.


22 posted on 02/23/2006 2:40:29 PM PST by houeto (Mr. President, close our borders now!)
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To: hershey

Yeah, they can travel here without papers. Like to see us try that in that turd world country down there. Give me a conservative to vote for.


23 posted on 02/23/2006 2:44:52 PM PST by Flavius Josephus (LSM: Controversy, Crap, & Confusion)
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To: Czar

This is why we the people have to make Bush a lame duck on this issue. IOW, I don't care what Bush wants, the pubs are going to do some pandering on the border issue this year, and I want it signed in BLOOD!


24 posted on 02/23/2006 3:12:39 PM PST by Flavius Josephus (LSM: Controversy, Crap, & Confusion)
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To: Rick_Michael; TexasCajun; razorback-bert; Paleo Conservative; When_Penguins_Attack; hobson; ...

Senator Norwood Ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off this South Texas/Mexico ping list.


25 posted on 02/23/2006 4:11:16 PM PST by SwinneySwitch (Terroristas-beyond your expectations!)
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To: hershey

very erudite post


26 posted on 02/23/2006 5:12:51 PM PST by dennisw ("What one man can do another can do" - The Edge)
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To: ExcursionGuy84

He didn't have to contend with the NGOs back in 1995. Thank Clinton for the gift that keeps on giving.

Funds available enable immigration from:

Immigrants/New Americans

Arlington County Public Library New Americans Information Center
www.co.arlington.va.us/lib/info/americans/index.htm

Austin Public Library New Immigrants Project
www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/newip.htm

Queens Borough Public Library New Americans Program
www.queenslibrary.org/programs/nap/index.asp

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Multracial and Interracial

One Love for All Multiracial Library
www.oneloveforall.com/libraryhome.htm

You Don't Look Japanese
www.angelfire.com/or/biracial/

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Native Alaskan/American Indian

American Indian Library Association
www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/aila.html

Pathways to Excellence
www.nclis.gov/libraries/nata.html

TRAILS: Training & Assistance for Indian Library Services
www.ou.edu/cas/slis/trails

Useful Web Sites for Tribal Libraries
www.u.arizona.edu/~ecubbins/useful.html

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General Online Diversity Resources

American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA)
www.affirmativeaction.org

American Institute for Managing Diversity, Inc.
www.aimd.org

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Inc.
www.chci.org

Diversity Central, Cultural Intelligence
www.diversityhotwire.com

Diversityonline.com
www.diversityonline.com

Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc.
www.eop.com

Four Directions Grant for Native American Students
www.4directions.org

Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
www.glsen.org/template/index.html

Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
www.iidc.indiana.edu

Love Makes a Family
www.lovemakesafamily.org

Marriott Foundation Bridges from School to Work
www.marriottfoundation.org

Mavin Magazine
www.mavinmag.com

Minority Access, Inc.
www.minorityaccess.org

The Multicultural Advantage
www.tmaoline.net

The National Association for Multicultural Education
www.nameorg.org

Resources for Diversity
alabanza.com/kabacoff/Inter-Links/diversity.html

Somos Primos
www.somosprimos.com

U.S. Census Bureau's Minority Links
www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/hotlinks.html

Women of Color Resource Center
www.coloredgirls.org

Marriotts 'Pathways to Independence' program Funds:


National Immigration Forum and Cato Institute. In the below list, see National Immigration Forum.

Immigrants

Center for Immigration Studies
The Center for Immigration Studies is a non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in 1985. It is the nation's only think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States.
http://www.cis.org/

National Immigration Forum
The purpose of the National Immigration Forum is to embrace and uphold America's tradition as a nation of immigrants. The Forum advocates and builds public support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees and that are fair and supportive to newcomers in our country.
http://www.immigrationforum.org/

National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
NNIRR member organizations and activists utilize the network as a tool to enhance collaboration, build and develop strategy, and push thinking and analysis "outside the box" of service provision or "quick-fix" legislation. The program aims to involve, support, and empower immigrant communities to address the critical issues in their neighborhoods and workplaces.
http://www.nnirr.org/


27 posted on 02/23/2006 6:12:58 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Rick_Michael

Make Employers Check Work Eligibility

You can now pressure your local employers to check the eligibility of prospective employees.

Social Security numbers can now be verified by using the following toll free number: 1-800-772-6270. Up to 5 names can be verified over the phone and up to 50 by faxing a inquiry to your local Social Security office. It is all explained in a publication put out by Social Security- " Employer Reporting Instructions & Information. "


28 posted on 02/23/2006 7:13:12 PM PST by B4Ranch (No expiration date is on the Oath to protect America from all enemies, foreign and domestic.)
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To: hershey
Our Native American friends in Minnesota are always gripping about the Somalis, saying their growing population is sucking up all the welfare services. Guess it must be true.
29 posted on 02/24/2006 4:58:23 AM PST by wolfcreek
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To: Rick_Michael

On illegal immigration:


Bush.... I'd like to see this man Fired


30 posted on 02/25/2006 8:34:32 AM PST by bobwilgo
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To: Rick_Michael; davidosborne
If the burden of the National Guard is too heavy, we can ask our governors to loan the Nation's 15,000 State defense forces to help. We can call up the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the U.S. Air Force Civil Air Patrol.

CAP ping. The Civil Air Patrol ran air patrols along the Southwestern border during WWII, and if so tasked again, can handle it as well as it did the forest fire-spotting missions and coastal antisubmarine ops of the same period.


31 posted on 02/25/2006 10:00:30 AM PST by archy (The darkness will come. It will find you,and it will scare you like you've never been scared before.)
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