Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Dobbs: Senate bill Raises Serious Questions
CNN ^ | 4/6/06 | Lou Dobbs

Posted on 04/06/2006 7:32:49 PM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta

Ultimately, this Senate immigration deal appears to fail the first test: Border Security. Because as I've said, and as many others agree, without first securing our borders, not even the best intentions will result in resolution of our illegal alien crisis.

The test for effective reform is straightforward: Congress and the president cannot reform immigration if the federal government cannot control it, and the federal government cannot control immigration unless it first secures our borders and our ports.

Any legislation that fails to meet those tests will only worsen what is already a crisis.

What if Congress is underestimating the number of illegal aliens by half? A Bear Stearns study last year projects there are as many as 20 million illegal aliens living in the United States, depressing wages for U.S. citizens and draining local, state and federal budgets of much-needed funds for education, health care and social services.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 109th
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100101-112 last
To: servantboy777

"He still hasn't figured it out that outsourcing IS GOOD."

Huh? Outsourcing good? Looks as if the poster hasn't figured out that outsourcing is killing the American standard of living.

To servantboy777: Outsourcing works both ways. Toyota, Nissan, BMW, Mercedes are all fine examples of outsourcing TO AMERICA. Outsourcing brings the products of lowest producers to America and America uses these products to RAISE the standard of living in America. Outsourcing IS good.


101 posted on 04/08/2006 8:27:11 AM PDT by encm(ss) (SugarLand delight)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 94 | View Replies]

To: lawdude

We even have illegals here in PA!


102 posted on 04/08/2006 8:46:32 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta (There's always a reason to choose life.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 98 | View Replies]

To: Arizona Carolyn

I always watched Brit, but I've recently discovered Dobbs.


103 posted on 04/08/2006 8:47:09 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta (There's always a reason to choose life.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 99 | View Replies]

To: Borax Queen

Thanks for the info.


104 posted on 04/08/2006 8:47:42 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta (There's always a reason to choose life.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 100 | View Replies]

To: Dr. Scarpetta

You're welcome :) One way the little people can try to take back our government.


105 posted on 04/08/2006 8:51:35 AM PDT by Borax Queen
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 104 | View Replies]

To: Dr. Scarpetta

I was watching the FNS Stock Market shows this am (10-12AM EST) and couldn't believe my ears. Where do these idiots get their information.

Even the right wingers of the shows were spouting babble. It is obvious they haven't a clue. They are promoting open borders, Ya, sure.

When the latinos take over the country and then ruin us with socialism, we will be nothing more than northern mexiko!


106 posted on 04/08/2006 12:52:21 PM PDT by lawdude (2006 Republican bumper sticker : Vote Republican: We are NOT democrats!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 102 | View Replies]

To: lawdude
Our leaders have allowed these people into our country, they have convinced them that the United States is the place they deserve to be. Our leaders have said that they have more rights than a US citizen has.

Here is a video where they want to impeach our President. Immigration Watchdog Video

107 posted on 04/08/2006 1:05:22 PM PDT by B4Ranch (Immigration Control and Border Security -The jobs George W. Bush doesn't want to do.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 106 | View Replies]

To: lawdude
I was watching the FNS Stock Market shows this am (10-12AM EST) and couldn't believe my ears. Where do these idiots get their information. Even the right wingers of the shows were spouting babble. It is obvious they haven't a clue. They are promoting open borders, Ya, sure.

They're elitists.

108 posted on 04/08/2006 4:24:46 PM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta (There's always a reason to choose life.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 106 | View Replies]

To: B4Ranch

Watched the video. Why are those people so confident? Ask Kennedy/McCain.


109 posted on 04/08/2006 4:28:57 PM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta (There's always a reason to choose life.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 107 | View Replies]

To: flaglady47

Good letter, hope Bill Frist reads it. He has chance to redeem himself if he introduces the Harry Reid 1993 illegal clampdown bill.


110 posted on 04/09/2006 9:49:14 PM PDT by TheEaglehasLanded
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 54 | View Replies]

To: encm(ss)
Well you got me! Sure there is a few in sourcing stories, but it is the exception not the rule. The American standard of living is eroding by design and no amount of smoke is gonna hide it. Good paying manufacturing jobs have decreased at an alarming rate since the mid 90's and low paying service sector jobs are steadily increasing. What's that tell ya? The economy is turning largely services oriented.

Fact is, we have a huge trade deficit with the world. China enjoys a huge trade surplus. Not only do you realize the deficit and surplus, you must realize the delta between the two.

I have been in corporate life many years, I have never seen the wave of greed in all my days. My corp is an eighty billion dollar company yet they act like a dime store outfit.

Cutbacks have been astounding. Cuts in everything from pensions to health care, 401k's to stock options, Salaries to facility maintenance. Infrastructure to jobs. It's a joke. Wages have been frozen four of the last six years, when raises did come around some received a paltry one and a half percent.

One little strategy corporations are using now-days is selling whole departments to satellite companies that pay 30 to 50% the wage. This allows the company to downsize without having to layoff and avoid the expense of paying long time employees severance packages.

In one instance, the buyer company guaranteed their wage for a year, then cut wages drastically right before laying them all off and keeping the equipment.

One thing is a given however, corporate exec's and board members lavish themselves with extravagant company perks and six to seven figure compensation packages regardless of their personal performance. Jet setting all over the world in private jets. Our company owns several now. The board voted to purchase them at a time when we were supposedly losing money.

The last several outgoing execs made millions in exit packages usually at times when we were supposedly losing money. When all the Joe six packs had to tighten their belts. Heck the last exec walked away with a 30 million parachute, that was more than one of our world wide departments made in profit for the year.

I think I have a pretty clear picture as to what corporate outsourcing is all about Sir, I and many other coworkers and personal friends have lived it year after year after year.
111 posted on 04/10/2006 7:10:31 PM PDT by servantboy777
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 101 | View Replies]

To: servantboy777
"One thing is a given however, corporate exec's and board members lavish themselves with extravagant company perks and six to seven figure compensation packages regardless of their personal performance. Jet setting all over the world in private jets. Our company owns several now. The board voted to purchase them at a time when we were supposedly losing money.

The last several outgoing execs made millions in exit packages usually at times when we were supposedly losing money. When all the Joe six packs had to tighten their belts. Heck the last exec walked away with a 30 million parachute, that was more than one of our world wide departments made in profit for the year."

I know it's disgusting. They're worse then government. This can't be good for America's future economy.

112 posted on 05/14/2006 12:28:56 PM PDT by TAdams8591
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 111 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100101-112 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson