Rush Limbaugh said the Senate smackdown of McCain/Kennedy was probably due to the pressure we (grassroots activists) put on them.
So we've got that going for us.
Posted on 04/07/2006 5:19:38 AM PDT by GarySpFc
April 7, 2006 -- IMMIGRATION-BILL SURPRISES HOW do you slip legislative poison past a U.S. senator? Bury it on page 302 of a bill.
The Senate's Democratic and Republican leaders yesterday announced a compromise on an immigration bill - with some details still to be worked out. But details that may continue from the bill passed out of the Judiciary Committee should definitely be deal-breakers.
Like that surprise hidden on page 302 - which would replace the country's entire bench of experienced immigration judges with pro-immigration advocates.
With a few exceptions, today's immigration judges (who serve for life) are dedicated to enforcing the law, and they do a difficult job well. This bill forces all immigration judges to step down after serving seven years - and restricts replacements to attorneys with at least five years' experience practicing immigration law.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
>> The Bible has a scripture that says "my people perish for lack of knowledge" <<
Interesting insight... and by no means a misapplication of principle: The theocracy of Israel failed militarily when its people were weakened by the failure to uphold Mosaic law, which had in its place mechanisms to prevent indenturedness from passing from generation to generation, excessive interest, excessive taxation, "bubble economies," and unassimilating immigration*.
(* Oh, and believe me... you REALLY had to WANT to assimilate! YOUCH! Refugees were always welcomed, but it was considered a fantastic taboo to bring economic migrants in. Such an act was considered akin to committing adultery against God.)
That would be Senator Kennedy's staff. They slipped all kinds of nasty things into the "compromise" bill behind the back of Hagel and Martinez. For a run down, read Senator Sessions' comments last night in the Congressional Record. His staffer read the entire, 500-page piece of s**t bill and found all the uglies.
Not really...
The Democrats were insisting on having the right to name all the conferees, a position which was absolutely ridiculous.
THAT IS FANTASTIC NEWS! Thanks for pinging me to tell me-- I am office-bound... and NOT liking it!
YOU ROCK!
There usually are a few different versions of a bill at the Thomas/congress.gov site, but I do see where that page does not show it reporting out of committee, yet.
Sold down the river (again) by a bunch of Quisling traitors ping for future reference.
Here are a couple of USCIS officials (from their website):
1) Emilio T. González, PH.D, serves as Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, an Under Secretary position within the Department of Homeland Security. Appointed by President Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2005, Dr. González leads an organization of more than 15,000 federal and contract employees responsible for the accurate, efficient and secure processing of immigration benefits.
Prior to joining the Miami based international law firm of Tew Cardenas, Dr. González was Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council, Washington, D.C. In this capacity he served as a key National Security and Foreign Policy advisor to President George W. Bush and Dr. Condoleezza Rice.
An international affairs specialist, Dr. González has spent most of his professional career involved in foreign affairs and international security policy issues. He has served in or traveled to almost every country in the Western Hemisphere on numerous occasions, and has represented the United States Government on special diplomatic missions. Dr. González remains active in international politics. He often meets with Heads of State, Foreign Ministers, Trade Ministers, ambassadors and political leaders from throughout the hemisphere. Additionally, Dr. González is a noted commentator on Hispanic and international affairs and has appeared on local, national and international radio and television programs.
Dr. González completed a distinguished career in the U.S. Army that spanned twenty-six years. During this time he served as a military attaché to U.S. Embassies in El Salvador and Mexico, taught at the United States Military Academy at West Point and headed the Office of Special Assistants for the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Southern Command.
A graduate of the University of South Florida in Tampa with a B.A. in International Studies, Dr. González also earned MA degrees in Latin American Studies from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana and in Strategic Studies and National Security Affairs from the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He was awarded a Ph.D. degree in International Relations from the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Miami, where he also received the Graduate School Award for Academic Achievement. He has been awarded numerous decorations from the United States and has also been decorated by the governments of El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua. Dr. González is a Knight of Malta.
(Last Modified 03/22/2006)
2) Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003, Alfonso Aguilar is the first Chief of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Office of Citizenship. As Chief of the Office of Citizenship, Mr. Aguilar is charged with leading efforts to promote an understanding of the civic principles on which this nation was founded and increase public awareness of the benefits and responsibilities associated with U.S. citizenship.
Mr. Aguilar has served in the Bush administration since 2001. He has experience within both the U.S. government and the government of Puerto Rico serving as Press Secretary for Latin America and the Caribbean at the U.S. Agency for International Development, as Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Energy, as the Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, and as Press Secretary for the Puerto Rico Governor’s executive team. Mr. Aguilar is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico.
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Does something about these appointments seem a little bit un-balanced?
Bump THAT!!!!!!
No small credit to Just Piper, who was exhorting the troops here (all through the night) to stay on the phone calls to the wavering Republican senators!
My hat's off to Just Piper!
Would there also be a maximum font size requirement? I sure hope so....
Thanks for the ping. And...bumping this thing.
The issue of a guest worker program is completely separate from the issue of illegal aliens.
We have a guest worker program. It may need to be reformed but illegal aliens are those who have not applied to be guest workers. There are 11 million of them. (or more) The only thing needing reform concerning illegal aliens is to enforce the existing laws respecting their presence and their employment here. And border security.
Border security is the number one problem in this debate. The flood of illegal aliens is a major factor in relation to our lack of border security but it is only one factor. There is also a matter of national security in a time of war and in an age when terrorists have set their sights on inflicting mass destruction on our society.
After the issues of border security and millions of illegal foreign nationals on our soil the matter of guest workers is very small. Until the first two problems are thoroughly and firmly addressed the guest worker issue should not even be discussed.
The President the Senate and the House need to get that message with unambiguous resolve.
Border security! No employment for illegal aliens!
Immigration and a guest worker program are separate issues from the above.
Quit making so much sense BUMP!
Rush Limbaugh said the Senate smackdown of McCain/Kennedy was probably due to the pressure we (grassroots activists) put on them.
So we've got that going for us.
Your ping was at the top of my list and I was so excited to come home and find the following:
A Victory!
Tell me phone calls do not matter!
The bill gained only 38 votes on a key procedural test, far short of the 60 needed to advance.
The vote marked a turnabout from Thursday, when the Senate's two leaders had both hailed a last-minute compromise as a breakthrough in the campaign to enact the most far-reaching changes in immigration law in two decades.
But Republicans soon accused Democrats of trying to squelch their amendments, while Democrats accused the GOP of trying to kill their own bill by filibuster.
Read more of the whining Dems!
ping...
Good job JP!!
It's a tough fight, hopefully they won't cave in.
They have to know the people in this country do NOT want amnesty for millions. Those millions will become billions because they have 5-10 kids each. There's a girl here locally [not illegal] but she's only 22 years old and has 5 kids!! NOT married. ~sigh~
Extremely important article. Thanks.
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