Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Democrats Will Use Immigration to Divide and Conquer
HumanEventsOnline.com ^ | Mar 28, 2006 | Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa)

Posted on 03/28/2006 11:08:53 AM PST by boryeulb

It reads like a page directly out of the Democrat's playbook on midterm elections. Let Republicans self-destruct by splitting from their base on a core issue. Senate Republicans this week will decide if the federal government will respond to 89 percent of Americans who believe illegal immigration is a serious problem.

Any bill that does not refuse amnesty, and require true border and internal enforcement will collapse public confidence in the GOP Congress, and therefore be the breaking point of the Republican Party. The bill passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee rewards lawbreakers with amnesty, plain and clear.

The temporary worker/amnesty bill from the Senate Judiciary Committee will cause every Democrat in Congress will jump onto it, because they know that this single issue is the opportunity to divide and conquer. If anything costs Republicans the majority this November, it will be this amnesty bill in the Senate that they are trying to force-feed to Congress and the American people.

In the face of bitter opposition from the majority of American citizens, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill to reward millions of illegal aliens with legal worker status -- despite the fact these aliens have already proven their disregard for the laws of this nation. Beyond sending a message to potential residents and legal immigrants that we don't take our own laws seriously, this is a misguided and dangerous path for our nation, particularly in a post 9/11 world.

Any policy that reduces or eliminates the penalty for violating our immigration laws is amnesty. It is disingenuous for any lawmaker to claim they are against amnesty, but support these temporary worker amnesty programs.

Economically, these programs don't help our country, but hinder its growth. Americans are conditioned to believe that illegal aliens support our workforce, because they supposedly take jobs Americans will not do. The reality is, employers hire illegal workers who will work for much less than legal workers, driving wages down and making it impossible for legal workers to compete. There is no job Americans will not do. The hottest, most difficult, dirtiest and dangerous job in the world is rooting terrorists out of Fallujah. Marines are doing that job for $8.09 an hour.

The core of the strength of America has always been an ever-broadening middle class. The flood of immigration, both legal and illegal threatens an eventual destruction of the middle class and is resulting in the creation of a servant class. We cannot stand by while our middle class is eroded so that the ruling class in America can create a servant class for themselves.

We can stop illegal workers from taking jobs in the U.S. My New Illegal Deduction Elimination Act, or New IDEA, H.R. 3095, would eliminate the tax deduction employers can take on wages and benefits paid to illegal workers so it becomes a taxable event. The result would be to raise the cost of a $10 per hour illegal to a $16 per hour worker, creating the opportunity for American workers, shutting down the jobs magnet and broadening our middle class.

In addition, it would be ludicrous to base our national and economic security policy on the promise that temporary workers will return home once their worker permit expires. There has never been a successful temporary worker program in history.

History has proven time and again that legalizing the illegals won't solve the problem, it only serves to exacerbate it. Since 1986, Congress has passed seven amnesties for illegal aliens. The mass amnesty bill passed in 1986 that legalized 3 million aliens backfired, and the illegal alien population quickly doubled in a decade and tripled in less than 15 years. Further, dangling the prospect of citizenship in front of potential lawbreakers will only spur a mad stampede for the U.S. border to get in line for the next amnesty.

As a sovereign nation, we must control our borders and enforce our own laws. Ignoring our laws is not the path to maintaining a free, safe and prosperous society.

The House passed a comprehensive immigration reform policy in December that provides tools to secure America's future. H.R. 4437 does not reward any amnesty program and includes heavier border enforcement and construction of a border fence. The bill also provides for real enforcement in our interior, reduces the jobs magnet by requiring worker verification, and invokes penalties for local governments that provide sanctuary for illegal aliens.

The Senate must use these provisions as a baseline for their debate. This issue has pushed fed-up Americans to the abyss, and if we don't take the right turn, we deserve to be pushed into it.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: 109th; aliens; amnesty; borders; dncstrategy; fence; guestworker; hr4437; illegals; immigration; mexico; specter; steveking; usrepsteveking
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 161-180181-200201-220221-231 next last
To: jpsb
after Bush was elected in 2000 he started talking about another amnesty

False. Why do you have to be dishonest?
He did talk about a Guest Visa plan, which you will get.

201 posted on 03/30/2006 2:35:20 PM PST by PRND21
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 196 | View Replies]

To: justshutupandtakeit
"wanting to undermine the President"

Yes you got that right, if Bush has his way 50 million mexican will start heading north over the next 10/20 years wanting another amnesty, the usa will be destroyed. All thanks to Bush's desire to create a Mexifornia where there was once a usa. So yea, I am loyal to the USA and it's constitution and not our fool of a president.

As someone posted this is not a D R fight this is a battle to save our country and sadly our president is our main enemy. He is once again selling us out only this time it is for keeps, once Mexico gets the southwest they will not give it back.

Doesn't it brother you that millions of illegals take to the streets waving Mexican flags demanding we rewrite our laws to suit them?

202 posted on 03/30/2006 2:38:17 PM PST by jpsb
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 197 | View Replies]

To: PRND21

Nice try any honest person will admint his "guest worker" thatever is an amnesty.


203 posted on 03/30/2006 2:39:59 PM PST by jpsb
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 201 | View Replies]

To: jpsb
You said he spoke of "another amnesty".
He didn't, thus you are dishonest and not worth the time to debate.
Unless, of course, you can provide a link.
204 posted on 03/30/2006 2:42:18 PM PST by PRND21 (Quit being a tool)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 203 | View Replies]

To: PRND21

If it walks like a duck and quaks like a duck it's a duck. Guest worker with no return = amnesty.


205 posted on 03/30/2006 2:49:20 PM PST by jpsb
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 204 | View Replies]

To: justshutupandtakeit
"These are largely those who have consistently attacked the president since his election aided by the gullible." - justshutupandtakeit

Bush was gullible?

206 posted on 03/30/2006 2:55:24 PM PST by TigersEye (Sedition and treason are getting to be a Beltway fashion.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 200 | View Replies]

To: jpsb
...once Mexico gets the southwest they will not give it back.

Once the left gets a solid voting block they will have it all. If you take the link I gave to the Mexica site you will see pics of marchers preparing "Amnestia" posters. It's not about workers rights/fair immigration policies it's about political advantage.

Here they come.

207 posted on 03/30/2006 3:00:04 PM PST by TigersEye (Sedition and treason are getting to be a Beltway fashion.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 202 | View Replies]

To: jpsb

I know that undermining the President is the main goal of the Perpetually Pissed Off they have been doing so for years. But the rest of your post is just trivial LIES.

You are working hand and glove with DU and I am glad to see you admit it. They think our president is a "fool" too.


208 posted on 03/30/2006 3:00:27 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 202 | View Replies]

To: TigersEye

The attacks on the President are lead by the Perpetually Pissed Off aided by the easily led and gullible. But you knew what I said.


209 posted on 03/30/2006 3:01:31 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 206 | View Replies]

To: justshutupandtakeit

I know what you wrote.


210 posted on 03/30/2006 3:05:34 PM PST by TigersEye (Sedition and treason are getting to be a Beltway fashion.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 209 | View Replies]

To: justshutupandtakeit
Any "guest worker program" is unacceptable and a carrot for even bigger waves of illegals. History confirms it. Only HR4437 has any real solutions in it.
211 posted on 03/30/2006 3:09:39 PM PST by TigersEye (Sedition and treason are getting to be a Beltway fashion.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 209 | View Replies]

To: justshutupandtakeit
Well I have been complaining for a long time about horrible polices coming from the Bush admin, happily a great many are also waking to the fact that Bush is a big spending, open borders globalist bent on destroying this great republic. CFR, Ted Kennedy education bill, free drugs for granny, 1 trillion dollar trade deficits, 600 billion dollar budget deficits, Harret Miers for the SC and now the deal breaker free dual/citizenship for 25 million illegal aliens
212 posted on 03/30/2006 3:09:45 PM PST by jpsb
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 208 | View Replies]

To: jpsb
Guest worker with no return = amnesty.

Bush Basher with no honesty = unappeasable.

213 posted on 03/30/2006 3:10:26 PM PST by PRND21
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 205 | View Replies]

To: PRND21

LOL, you are too funny, just cause Bush does not use the word "amnesty" .... I recall bill clinton twisting words too. Guess that was also ok huh?


214 posted on 03/30/2006 3:14:41 PM PST by jpsb
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 213 | View Replies]

To: jpsb
just cause Bush does not use the word "amnesty"...

You said he did (#196), which is why you're dishonest.

215 posted on 03/30/2006 3:16:28 PM PST by PRND21
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 214 | View Replies]

To: boryeulb

of course they will....

as with the Ports fiasco, the right will allow itself to be played like a fiddle too.

And the only people benefitting will be the Democrats.


216 posted on 03/30/2006 3:17:24 PM PST by MikefromOhio (aka MikeinIraq)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: boryeulb
Let me just sum my position up right away...

It doesn't make a tinker's damn what happens with the immigration deal insofar as who I vote for...and it sure won't be anything to do with the dems or any other liberal/socialist party.

We KNOW what will happen on this issue if the dems get back in charge...they'll be waiting at the border handing out gift baskets. The illegals will be an imported voting base for them.

So the pubbies are somewhat divided on how exactly to handle this situation...but at least we've finally giving it some attention and ANYTHING the pubbies do will be so much better than anything the dems do...it's a no-brainer.

Don't be a one-issue voter...it spotlights your stupidity.
217 posted on 03/30/2006 3:18:36 PM PST by FrankR (Don't let the bastards wear you down...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: PRND21

Yes and I could also say clinton did have "sex" with that women. Your entire argument is vapor ware since EVERYONE knows guest worker with no return = amnesty. Even those that do not use the word "amnesty" know it is in fact amnesty.


218 posted on 03/30/2006 3:21:15 PM PST by jpsb
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 215 | View Replies]

To: jpsb
EVERYONE

In your case I'm guessing that equals about 1%.

Also, See post 217.

219 posted on 03/30/2006 3:27:26 PM PST by PRND21
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 218 | View Replies]

To: boryeulb

Democrats Will Use Immigration to Divide and Conquer.

Sorry, no dice.

This is a gop problem.


220 posted on 03/30/2006 3:29:59 PM PST by WhiteGuy ("Every Generation needs a new revolution" - Jefferson)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 161-180181-200201-220221-231 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson