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House Conservatives Slam Immigration Bill
Fox News ^ | 3-30-06 | AP

Posted on 03/31/2006 7:07:43 AM PST by lado

WASHINGTON — House conservatives criticized President Bush, accused the Senate of fouling the air, said prisoners rather than illegal farm workers should pick America's crops and denounced the use of Mexican flags by protesters Thursday in a vehement attack on legislation to liberalize U.S. immigration laws. "I say let the prisoners pick the fruits," said Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California, one of more than a dozen Republicans who took turns condemning a Senate bill that offers an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants an opportunity for citizenship.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: aliens
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To: TexasTaysor

That works too!


21 posted on 03/31/2006 7:23:37 AM PST by roaddog727 (P=3/8 A. or, P=plenty...............)
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To: conservativecorner

Especially if you know the Minutemen, and have an understanding of how honorably they have acted.

They are the best example of self-government in action this generation has seen...


22 posted on 03/31/2006 7:24:17 AM PST by EternalVigilance (www.usbordersecurity.org)
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To: lado
The elite class in America is becoming a ruling class and they've made enough money by hiring cheap illegal labor that they think they also have some kind of a right to cheap servants to manicure their nails and their lawn, for example.

"So this ruling class, this new ruling class of America, is expanding a servant class in America at the expense of the middle class of America, the blue collar of America that used to be able to punch a time clock, buy a modest house and raise their families. ...

This argument over illegal immigration goes to the heart of our American project of self-government. It is about the people reasserting their sovereign rights as citizens to govern themselves through democratically enacted legislation. It is about whether the people's will (and not that of a wealthy and unaccountable ruling elite) will be honored by our elected officials and whether our democratically enacted laws will be enforced by our chief executive -- the President. In short, it is about whether the 219 year old experiment in republican self-government won for us by our founders will be declared officially null and void and replaced by the rule of a political and business oligarchy that substitutes its private interest and agendas for the common good.

"We the people" have made our wishes to control our borders and prevent businesses from hiring illegal aliens loud and clear for decades yet we have had imposed on us by our elected officials an open borders, no enforcement policy that we have rejected time and again. We need a majority of the House members to loudly call for the President to protect our borders and stop trying to force an amnesty program down our throats again. If the President refuses to perform his oath of office and enforce our democratically enacted laws then the House should bring impeachment charges.

Americans are being victimized every day at the hands of criminal illegal immigrants and the President and Congress share blame in each and every crime an illegal immigrant commits as well as for all the economic harm caused by the illegal invasion of our nation. By his ongoing failure to enforce the democratically enacted laws against illegal immigration President Bush has shown his contempt both for democratic self-governance and the American people. His arrogant refusal to perform his constitutional duty should be met with the one remedy provided by the Constitution to protect the people against the usurpation of their legislative authority -- impeachment. It is now well past time for Congress to assert the rights of the American people to self-government.

23 posted on 03/31/2006 7:24:30 AM PST by politeia
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To: lado
"I say let the prisoners pick the fruits," said Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California, one of more than a dozen Republicans who took turns condemning a Senate bill that offers an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants an opportunity for citizenship.

BS. I say let the able bodied welfare recipients do it after we cut off their benefits.

24 posted on 03/31/2006 7:27:19 AM PST by b4its2late (There are good terrorists.............. DEAD ONES.)
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To: cripplecreek
“That ditch is Boss Kean's ditch. And I told him that dirt in it's your dirt. What's your dirt doin' in his ditch boy?”
25 posted on 03/31/2006 7:28:31 AM PST by johnny7 (“Nah, I ain’t Jewish, I just don’t dig on swine, that’s all.”)
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To: lado

El Hefe Jorge Presidente Bush will most likely veto (his first) any meaningful bill -- the pimp for Fox.


26 posted on 03/31/2006 7:28:45 AM PST by EagleUSA
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To: conservativecorner

You know, I look at the GOP, G HW Bush, 8 years of Clinton, 3 years of G W Bush - and I just weep for our nation.


27 posted on 03/31/2006 7:32:05 AM PST by samcgwire ("I voted for President 'Better Than Kerry'")
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To: b4its2late
I say let the able bodied welfare recipients do it after we cut off their benefits.

I like this idea, then put the illegal alien prisoners to work building the wall on the border.
28 posted on 03/31/2006 7:33:10 AM PST by TexasTaysor
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To: politeia

I'm convinced of one thing. A Conservative Republican will not be running from the Senate, a Conservative will not be running from the House - that is pro-HR 4437. The only Governor that COULD win the nomination, is Tim Pawlenty (R-MN), but he has to win his governor's race first. I don't know if he is pro-HR 4437 or has caved to Bush's stance on illegal invasion.


29 posted on 03/31/2006 7:35:38 AM PST by samcgwire ("I voted for President 'Better Than Kerry'")
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To: samcgwire

- and I just weep for our nation.
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You and me both. And at the same time, I look at all the men and women who have died to protect what America is and was intended to be by its founders, and the rage just keeps building in me as I watch the traitorous clowns in Washington make a mockery of all of it.


30 posted on 03/31/2006 7:35:49 AM PST by EagleUSA
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To: rolling_stone

I love authentic Mexican food.


31 posted on 03/31/2006 7:36:21 AM PST by samcgwire ("I voted for President 'Better Than Kerry'")
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To: samcgwire

should say: the last 3


32 posted on 03/31/2006 7:38:18 AM PST by samcgwire ("I voted for President 'Better Than Kerry'")
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To: cripplecreek

Shaken the bush boss shaken the bush boss


33 posted on 03/31/2006 7:38:34 AM PST by lakeman (when a marine kills the only thing he feels is the recoil of his rifle)
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To: trubluolyguy
Not ONE of them is fit to lick the boots of George the great! They ought to drop to their knees and thank the good Lord above that he allows them to live!

LOL!!

34 posted on 03/31/2006 7:39:01 AM PST by yellowdoghunter (I sometimes only vote for Republicans because they are not Democrats....by Dr. Thomas Sowell)
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To: EagleUSA

There's just something about working to get it done at the ballot box that needs to be effectively tried first. That's why I still love America. When the nation is so infiltrated that our vote doesn't matter, then options have to change. I'd say we're on our way, though.


35 posted on 03/31/2006 7:40:09 AM PST by samcgwire ("I voted for President 'Better Than Kerry'")
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To: lado
"I say let the prisoners pick the fruits," said Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California,

Hey dana, why don't you give up your tax payer paid perks and be a good American and work in the fields. Set an example.

36 posted on 03/31/2006 7:40:41 AM PST by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: EagleUSA

Are you missing DeLay?


37 posted on 03/31/2006 7:41:32 AM PST by samcgwire ("I voted for President 'Better Than Kerry'")
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To: EagleUSA
You and me both. And at the same time, I look at all the men and women who have died to protect what America is and was intended to be by its founders, and the rage just keeps building in me as I watch the traitorous clowns in Washington make a mockery of all of it

Sheesh why don't you start your own forum, "Fatalists R Us.com".

38 posted on 03/31/2006 7:42:10 AM PST by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: Dane

Sheesh why don't you start your own forum, "Fatalists R Us.com".
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Another one with head stuck in sand.


39 posted on 03/31/2006 7:44:11 AM PST by EagleUSA
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To: VeniVidiVici

I agree we need to start a REPEAL the 17the amendment petition. Go back to the intentions of the Founding Fathers.


40 posted on 03/31/2006 7:55:50 AM PST by lone star annie
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