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DRUDGE FLASHBACK: Sen Harry Reid: 'Federal Wallet Stretched To Limit By Illegal Aliens On Welfare'
DRUDGE REPORT ^ | 4/5/06 | SEN HARRY REID

Posted on 04/05/2006 8:43:08 AM PDT by Liz

'Even worse, Americans have seen heinous crimes committed by individuals who are here illegally'

August 5, 1993

The Office of Sen. Harry Reid issued the following:

In response to increased terrorism and abuse of social programs by aliens, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) today introduced the first and only comprehensive immigration reform bill in Congress.

Currently, an alien living illegally in the United States often pays no taxes but receives unemployment, welfare, free medical care and other federal benefits. Recent terrorist acts, including the World Trade Center bombing, have underscored the need to keep violent criminals out of the country.

Reid's bill, the Immigration Stabilization Act of 1993, overhauls the nation's immigration laws and calls for a massive scale-down of immigrants allowed into the country from approximately 800,000 to 300,000.

The bill also changes asylum laws to prevent phony asylum seekers. Reid said the U.S. open door policy is being abused at the expense of honest, working citizens.

"We are a country founded upon fairness and justice," Reid said. "An individual in real threat of torture or long-term incarceration because of his or her political beliefs can still seek asylum. But this bill closes the door to those who want to abuse America's inherent generosity and legal system."

Reid's bill also cracks down on illegal immigration. The 1990 census reported 3.3 million illegal aliens in America. Recent estimates indicate about 2.5 million immigrants illegally entered the United States last year.

"Our borders have overflowed with illegal immigrants placing tremendous burdens on our criminal justice system, schools and social programs," Reid said. "The Immigration and Naturalization Service needs the ability to step up enforcement.

"Our federal wallet is stretched to the limit by illegal aliens getting welfare, food stamps, medical care and other benefits often without paying any taxes.

"Safeguards like welfare and free medical care are in place to boost Americans in need of short-term assistance. These programs were not meant to entice freeloaders and scam artists from around the world. "Even worse, Americans have seen heinous crimes committed by individuals who are here illegally," Reid said.

Specific provisions of Reid's Immigration Stabilization Act include the following:

-- Reduces annual legal immigration levels from approximately 800,000 admissions per year to about 300,000. Relatives other than spouse or minor children will be admitted only if already on immigration waiting lists and their admission does not raise annual immigration levels above 300,000.

-- Reforms asylum rules to prevent aliens from entering the United States illegally under phony "asylum" claims.

-- Expands list of felonies considered "aggravated" felonies requiring exclusion and deportation of criminal aliens. Allows courts to order deportation at time of sentencing.

-- Increases penalties for failing to depart or re-entering the United States after a final order of deportation order. Increases maximum penalties for visa fraud from five years to 10 years.

-- Curtails alien smuggling by authorizing interdiction and repatriation of aliens seeking to enter the United States unlawfully by sea. Increases penalties for alien smuggling.

-- Adds "alien smuggling" to the list of crimes subject to sanctions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Expands the categories of property that are forfeited when used to facilitate the smuggling or harboring of illegal aliens.

-- Clarifies that a person born in the United States to an alien mother who is not a lawful resident is not a U.S. citizen. This will eliminate incentive for pregnant alien women to enter the United States illegally, often at risk to mother and child, for the purpose of acquiring citizenship for the child and accompanying federal financial benefits.

-- Mandates that aliens who cannot demonstrably support themselves without public or private assistance are excludable. This will prevent admission of aliens likely to be dependent on public financial support. This requirement extends to the sponsor of any family sponsored immigrant.

-- Increases border security and patrol officers to 9,900 full-time positions.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; borderlist
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To: sheana

LOL! Good, let his lyin butt sweat now!


61 posted on 04/05/2006 9:41:16 AM PDT by hipaatwo
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To: Liz
Ain't the Internet wonderful? Wonder how tight Harry is puckered right now? lol

Thank you Liz for posting this for our reading enjoyment.

62 posted on 04/05/2006 9:44:19 AM PDT by daybreakcoming (If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. A. Lincoln)
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To: cripplecreek

I get Rush an hour delayed...so thanks for the heads up.

BTW...in that legislation, Reid wanted the "anchor baby" law repealed...

I wish that would be an amendment to this bill...I wonder how Reid would vote?


63 posted on 04/05/2006 9:44:41 AM PDT by Txsleuth (~~~~~~FREEPATHON TIME~~~~~~)
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To: Txsleuth

Was the anchor baby in the original and got taken out? If so, by who I wonder.


64 posted on 04/05/2006 9:46:07 AM PDT by daybreakcoming (If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. A. Lincoln)
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To: daybreakcoming

Do you mean on this bill, that they are working on??

Or do you mean Reid's in 1993...I don't know about that...I think we would have to go back and read the Congressional Record to find out.


65 posted on 04/05/2006 9:47:51 AM PDT by Txsleuth (~~~~~~FREEPATHON TIME~~~~~~)
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To: Liz
[ Sen Harry Reid: 'Federal Wallet Stretched To Limit By Illegal Aliens On Welfare' ]

Harrys answer to the problem:
Elect a democrat as President and they will print more money..
And raise taxes..

66 posted on 04/05/2006 10:03:05 AM PDT by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole..)
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To: Txsleuth

I meant the bill they are working on now.

Reid's 1993 bill did include that~~~" Clarifies that a person born in the United States to an alien mother who is not a lawful resident is not a U.S. citizen. "


67 posted on 04/05/2006 10:03:19 AM PDT by daybreakcoming (If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. A. Lincoln)
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To: All
This is unbelievable!

This will be sent to Lou Dobbs, Bill O'Reilly, Hannity, Savage, Rush, etc, etc, etc.

I'm going to fax it to EVERY Senators office right now!

Holy Shite!
68 posted on 04/05/2006 10:10:42 AM PDT by mobyss
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To: Liz

"That statement is no longer operational."


69 posted on 04/05/2006 10:14:19 AM PDT by pabianice
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To: daybreakcoming
Wonder how tight Harry is puckered right now? lol

ROTFL.....you can bet ol' Harry's lining up the hyphenates for pucker jobs as fast as his staff can fit them into his back office.

Mmmmmmmm, those lips of Harry's are gonna be mighty bruised from all that puckering.

Harry better buy a case of vaseline.

70 posted on 04/05/2006 10:19:15 AM PDT by Liz (Liberty consists in having the power to do that which is permitted by the law. Cicero)
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To: mobyss

Nice work. Have at it.


71 posted on 04/05/2006 10:20:42 AM PDT by Liz (Liberty consists in having the power to do that which is permitted by the law. Cicero)
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FLIP FLOP FLIP FLOP FLIP FLOP FLIP FLOP FLIP FLOP FLI FLOP FLIP FLOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It just doesn't get any better than this!


72 posted on 04/05/2006 10:24:18 AM PDT by BlueStateDepression
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To: daybreakcoming

I will try to check...but I haven't heard it mentioned.


73 posted on 04/05/2006 10:25:56 AM PDT by Txsleuth (~~~~~~FREEPATHON TIME~~~~~~)
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To: Supernatural
Check this one out.

yak yak yak yak yak! That's all they do year after year after year. In the meantime we go from 3.3 million illegals in 1990 to 11 million+ now.

74 posted on 04/05/2006 10:34:30 AM PDT by Ladysmith ((NRA, SAS))
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To: Liz
Wouldn't it be neat to see thousands of copies of this proposal pour into Reid's office by fax and email? It would be a nice reminder that the voters won't forget!
75 posted on 04/05/2006 10:44:57 AM PDT by patriot_wes
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To: patriot_wes

Yeah....love it.


76 posted on 04/05/2006 11:01:13 AM PDT by Liz (Liberty consists in having the power to do that which is permitted by the law. Cicero)
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To: Liz

He will simply explain that since he said that, someone has paid him more money to say the opposite.


77 posted on 04/05/2006 11:17:23 AM PDT by Fedora
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To: Txsleuth

OK I may have dreamed it. Thought I heard the anchor baby had been pulled from the bill. Yep, bet I dreamed it. What congresscritter would have even had the cajones to put it in the bill to begin with? arrrrrrrgh


78 posted on 04/05/2006 11:27:58 AM PDT by daybreakcoming (If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. A. Lincoln)
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To: Ladysmith

Yes, talk is cheap.

Action for the illegals is very expensive. But not for the politicians with their money, for us with our money.

Easy to spend someone else's money.


79 posted on 04/05/2006 11:30:52 AM PDT by Supernatural (A 1,000 lies can be told, but the truth is still the truth.)
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To: Fedora

Reid's on-the-take and doesn't mind admitting it, eh?


80 posted on 04/05/2006 11:40:16 AM PDT by Liz (Liberty consists in having the power to do that which is permitted by the law. Cicero)
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