Statement by President Bush on Immigration [12:36 PM, Apr 6 2006]

Sun Times ^ | Apr 6 2006

[george wythe]

Charlotte, NC

I'm pleased that Republicans and Democrats in the United States Senate are working together to get a bipartisan comprehensive energy bill -- let me start over. I'm pleased that Republicans and Democrats in the United States Senate are working together to get a comprehensive immigration bill.

I want to thank the efforts of those involved in the process. I appreciate their understanding there needs to be a comprehensive immigration bill. I recognize there are still details to be worked out. I would encourage the members to work hard to get the bill done prior to the upcoming break.

Thank you all.

[varon]

GET OUT!

Your two word comment was more meaningful and to the point than the President's two paragraph comment.

[WatchingInAmazement]

JOBS AMERICAN CITIZENS WON'T DO? According the the Pew Hispanic center, and data from 2005 census reports, the largest percentage of those jobs are done by US CITIZENS.

http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=61

About 7.2 million unauthorized migrants were employed in March 2005, accounting for about 4.9% of the civilian labor force. They made up a large share of all workers in a few more detailed occupational categories, including 24% of all workers employed in farming occupations, 17% in cleaning, 14% in construction and 12% in food preparation.

[SUSSA]

"We screwed them again Ted."

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

GET OUT

[Texas4ever]

HOW DO WE UNITE AND PROTEST? I AM SOOOOOOO MAD.

[clawrence3]

I'd like to see you do any better in front of a couple billion people.

[Alia]

lol. True. I thought it was a Freudian Slip by the President. Even the Greenies are screaming about illegals and how we don't have "energy" resources to pay for all the illegals.

[Killborn]

Agreed. Most of the problems in society boil down to the socialist infestation.

[Killborn]

It can be quite entertaining and insightful. The amount of people not working is stunning.

[TAdams8591]

Agreed.

[Killborn]

The wages might not be fair, but neither is bankrupting businesses. Even a mega-million company will bankrupt at some point if they keep falling for "minimum wage" and all the other socialist BS being foisted.

[Killborn]

But government shouldn't simply decree that companies must pay levels of minimum wage. That's socialistic and anti-Capitalistic. No business can last long if the DEMs keep foisting andincreasing wage bs and all the other machinations of capitalist and liberty destruction they love so much. I'm not saying $1 is fair, but at this point I'll take it.

It is better than workking for free.

[RHINO369]

I didn't say we should have minimum wage. However bringing in wave after wave of cheap labor from Mexico, and thereby breaking our laws and artificially bringing down wages because the government pays for what the illegals don't earn( if you make 5 dollars an hour and have 5 kids, you can't feed them on 5, so Uncle Sam picks up the slack). Its basically big business getting subsidized by the middle class.

[Windsong]

2) End socialist wage control and union thuggery BS.

Im afraid were too deep into it for that to do much good. It would be like "waking up" everyone in the Matrix at the same time. BOOM!!!

[Windsong]

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[CowboyJay]

"But government shouldn't simply decree that companies must pay levels of minimum wage. That's socialistic and anti-Capitalistic. No business can last long if the DEMs keep foisting andincreasing wage bs and all the other machinations of capitalist and liberty destruction they love so much. I'm not saying $1 is fair, but at this point I'll take it. It is better than workking for free."

If a business cannot survive without subsistence-wage labor subsidized by the taxpayer, then it wins the economic Darwin Award, and needs to go the way of the Dodo. This country does not need to import poverty,

[Killborn]

Incrementalism will be the trick. Gradually reform/break unions and give out more ax cuts and reduce spendings. Doing everything cold will probably rwesult in your scenario.

[Killborn]

There's nothing capitalistic or free about mandatory minimum wage. IT hurts busineeses and brings government into a lassiez faire economy.

[Killborn]

Either out of greed or necessity, what businesses are doing is illegal and dangerous. The circumstances that encourage or provoke them are even more so (unConstitutional taxation and confiscation laws, socilaist intrusion, etc).

[NordP]

(for $4.00 an hour and no benefits)

THAT is the KEY phrase everyone keeps leaving out.