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Harry Reid's change of heart on immigration reform
Townhall.com ^ | 6 April 2006 | Tim Chapman

Posted on 04/06/2006 7:14:26 AM PDT by serendipity_kate

In September of 1993 an ambitious young senator, fresh off his first reelection to that seat, took the Senate floor to discuss a contentious issue: immigration reform. With clarity and purpose the senator took a hard line on the issue. It appeared that no amount of political correctness or external political calculations could sway him.

“In 1986, we granted amnesty--and I voted against that provision in law--we granted amnesty to 3.2 million illegal immigrants,” said the upstart. “After being in this country for 10 years, the average amnesty recipient had a sixth-grade education, earned less than $6 an hour, and presently qualifies for the earned-income tax credit.”

Further disillusioning to this senator were the incentives the nation offered illegal immigrants to break the law. “If making it easy to be an illegal alien is not enough, how about offering a reward for being an illegal immigrant?” he asked. “No sane country would do that, right? Guess again. If you break our laws by entering this country without permission and give birth to a child, we reward that child with U.S. citizenship and guarantee full access to all public and social services this society provides.”

“That is a lot of services,” he pointed out. Frustrated, he could only come to one sad conclusion in a later floor speech, “Under our immigration laws, cheaters tend to prosper.”

Fast forward thirteen years.

That ambitious young senator has now risen to the top post in his party: Senate Democratic Minority Leader. And now the Senate again is debating the immigration issue. But this time, Harry Reid (D-NV) is marching to a different drummer.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; breakinghard; bush; congress; donetodeath; harryreid; illegalaliens; illegalimmigration; illegals; immigration; nevada; reform; reid; senate; senator; timchapman
This is a great analysis of then and now. Tim Chapman outlines Harry Reid's statements and holds Reid accountable for this drastic switch from immigration concern to free-for-all.

The only remaining question is--why the change of heart?

1 posted on 04/06/2006 7:14:31 AM PDT by serendipity_kate
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To: serendipity_kate
Let's make sure the proper credit is given..

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_040506/content/see_i_told_you_so.guest.html


2 posted on 04/06/2006 7:23:36 AM PDT by mnehring (http://abaraxas.blogspot.com)
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To: serendipity_kate

BUMP


3 posted on 04/06/2006 7:26:40 AM PDT by dson7_ck1249
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To: serendipity_kate
Dingy Harry's lovely flip flop.
4 posted on 04/06/2006 7:27:49 AM PDT by Vaquero ("An armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: mnehrling

I have emailed copies of Reid's statement to the 'pub leadership asking that they introduce the "Reid" amendments to any immigration reform bill.


5 posted on 04/06/2006 7:35:13 AM PDT by dynachrome ("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
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To: serendipity_kate
Lying and hypocrisy are the mainstay of the left. They say the Republicans are corrupt. I guess they never look in the mirror.
6 posted on 04/06/2006 7:52:36 AM PDT by BMC1 (Democrats are STUCK ON STUPID AND MASTERS OF DECEPTION.)
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To: serendipity_kate

Dems like Reid and Carter must figure if Elton John got to
be a duchess, mebbe the English will give them titles too.
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/79/79tdouchebag.phtml


7 posted on 04/06/2006 8:10:34 AM PDT by tumblindice
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