Posted on 04/05/2006 9:44:00 AM PDT by Reagan Man
Some did have visas.
It's cheaper to get a visitor's visa and a plane ticket from Mexico city to Houston, than paying a smuggler to bring you in.
Since 9/11, it's become more difficult to obtain the visas, and more expensive to have the smuggler bring you in.
Some of the illegal aliens in the country today, came in with visitor's visas years ago.
All the 9/11 terrorists entered the country legally, and overstayed their visas.
I heard on a radio news report last night that the Border Patrol is getting reports from illegals they've caught the past few days that the media in Mexico is telling their citizens that an amnesty is imminent and they should start for the border. The next wave is on its way.
I had now trouble finding a housekeeper = I had NO trouble finding a housekeeper
Jeez! Gotta slow down with my typing and my thinking today.
misdemeanor's aren't crimes?
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Excellent points!
Come get your education firsthand. On the New Mexico Border itself!
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All good points. See my post #6.
"The problem today is centered around open borders and illegal immigration. To deny that truth is absurd. The majority of illegal aliens come to the US not to assimilate into our society and culture, but to undermine the US employment system, our liberal social welfare system and to steal from the American people."
Stop right there!You just said it as clearly as anyone in the last ten years. BRAVO!!
Well, I didn't know about getting visas from Mexico to the US. Thanks for that info. I guess I wasn't thinking about visa overstays for others. I posted without thinking. Darn, I hate when I do that!
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Years ago I remember seeing Linda Chavez on some television program and they had a roundtable discussing immigration issues. One of the speakers, can't recall his name said something to the effect it was imperative the US remained an English speaking country along with a continuing respect for its constitutional traditions and Chavez gave him the dirtiest look, staring at him for about 10 seconds. I thought she was going to choke the guy. :)
"The problem is NOT immigration, illegal or otherwise. Linda Chavez is correct -- America is built on immigrants. "
Who says immigration is not the problem? Just because something was good for this nation at one time in the past does that mean it is good now and forevermore? Slavery and Child Labor were once beneficial to the economy and growth of our nation.. so should we continue with those? It could most DEFINITELY be argued that military expansion of our territories were economically beneficial to our nation.. so should we not continue that? Is there ANY population level in which you immigration advocates will say enough is enough.. that we do not NEED any more people here? 500 million? 1 billion? 5 billion?
When the nation was expanding it's boundaries, and we had vast areas of wilderness, we had plenty of room for more people. Now we are simply dividing the pie into smaller and smaller pieces for everyone. Immigration benefits only immigrants, and the profit margins of Big Business.. but screws the working class citizen. His taxes are increasing, while his wage scale is being depressed due to an over-abundance of workers. There is NO job that an American will not do.. just jobs they will not do at 1975 wage scales.
If Illegal aliens were paying a fair proportion of taxes, then why did my taxes just increase so that we can pay for larger school, due to our student population doubling, which is due to illegal immigration. If Illegals were paying their proportionate share, then it would follow that while there are more students, there are more taxpayers, so on a per taxpayer basis, no additional taxes should be needed.
This is not about workers rights or fair immigration policies. It has to do with international communist/socialist orgs looking to gain the political upperhand in the U.S..
Posted by JeffHead Jeff links to Mexica.org's 'after protest' pic fest. You can see there what the marchers thought they were marching for.
A poster for Fridays march. March 31. This poster lists the Latino orgs that are promoting the protests. They are all communist/socialist front orgs.
Here is my analysis of what is going on behind the scenes.
Here is some evidence that 'amnesty' increases illegal entries. These people knew before the demonstrations that the time was ripe.
Smith Act of 1940 This is the U.S. statute that ought to apply to the organized gathering of tens of thousands of foreign nationals calling for the overthrow of our country.
H.R. 4437 At this link you will find a good exegesis of the only bill that doesn't offer some type of amnesty/pathway to citizenship/excuses for illegal entry. It is harsh on employers but has reasonable protections for employers who verify documents that are later shown to be false. It explains that the databases necessary are already in place. It provides for border security.
Understand that the provision that the protesters say is 'racist,' that makes illegals felons, was inserted by the Dems a short time ago. That clarifies why Hillary happened to discover the immigration issue a week before the marches. Why she demonized Republicans as "making Jesus a criminal."
Keep in mind just who organized these protests. Who provided the tens of thousands of T-shirts, the thousands of professionally made signs, the hours and hours of promotion on Spanish language radio and TV stations. It has been noticed that Islamic orgs names and logos appear on some of these signs as well. Remember that NEA teachers and adminstrators are the ones who have assisted the march organizers by providing bussing for their students, hoisting Mexican flags at school and overlooking the truancy.
Don't forget that the last two Presidential elections were nearly 50/50. Think about how our Congress is looking for a way to appease these foreign nationals through legilation. No election necessary. The outcome of legalizing 11 million illegals and encouraging more to come will be a solid lock for the left forevermore in national elections.
Mexico is Rich- Mexican wealthy play American taxpayers for suckers
Good thread for any that missed it. It should really make you mad.
Every dollar spent in U.S. taxes for social services for illegal aliens frees up additional cash to be sent south as part of the annual remittances which provided $20 billion in 2005. According to the CNN news show Lou Dobbs Tonight (3/21/05), "Remittances, as they're called, are expected to become Mexico's primary source of income this year, surpassing the amount of money that Mexico makes on oil exports for the first time ever."
Good post. Thanks. HR4437 is what needs to pass out of Congress and into law. Secure the borders and enforce employer sanctions. After thats done, then and only then should the Congress consider a temporary foreign worker program.
Heard Rush mention that today. Dingy Harry strikes again. LOL
The link I gave is the thread Rush was referencing. There are at least two other threads on Dingy's old bill. One is an article comparing his old stance with his new one. Use the keyword 'immigration' to find them.
The ACLU would like to straighten that out.
So much for Ms. Chaves...another one those Pubbie ELITES!
Incorrect. Less than 5% of all Americans either currently living or dead were foreign born.
First, illegal aliens are not currently criminals. They have committed a misdemeanor civil offense under current law by entering or remaining in the United States once their visas expire, but the House-passed immigration bill would automatically make these offenses criminal felonies.
Thanks for the info.
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