Posted on 04/07/2006 11:56:41 AM PDT by SwinneySwitch
MORE FOREIGN DANGER
San Antonio is recognized as a major crossroads for illegal aliens flooding out of Mexico.
Exactly how many stay in the Alamo City and Bexar County is anybody's guess. Estimates run as high as 200,000 and are growing in leaps and bounds.
Nation wide the number of illegal aliens is estimated at 10-12 million. I believe the number is much higher --in the 15-20 million range.
Regardless of the number, the US has been invaded by hordes of illegal aliens, aka 'criminals,' and the invasion continues unabated.
The Bush administration has been dragging its boots in dealing with the growing illegal alien problem.
While we're taking the fight to the terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan, America is being invaded through our southern borders. Who knows how many terrorists have crossed the border into the US.
President Bush favors a "Guest-Workers" program and has at least signed off on increasing the number of border patrol agents.
"You cannot enforce the border without having a temporary guest worker program," he said.
The best way to enforce the border is to first secure the border. Besides illegal alien workers aren't guests. They're law-breakers.
Congress is debating proposed immigration legislation that will allow illegal aliens to become US citizens without having to first leave the country.
In other words, granting 'amnesty' to criminals, as was the case in 1986 when congress gave that gift 3.1 million illegal aliens under the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Rewarding law-breakers.
Aside from the fact that the Mexican government is riddled with corruption, the blame for the immigration mess we're in can be blamed on the failure of our elected leaders, dating back to the Kennedy/Johnson administrations.
In 1965 Senator Ted "I'll drive" Kennedy introduced the Immigration Reform Act of 1965 which eliminated the 'National Origins' quota system.
"Our cities will not be flooded with a million immigrants annually. Under the proposed bill, the present level of immigration remains substantially the same," boasted Kennedy. In all fairness, his strength is swimming, not counting.
Kennedy's ally, Senator Hyram Fong said, "Our cultural pattern will never be changed as far as America is concerned."
That was forty-one years ago. Today 10-12 million or more illegal aliens are running loose in the US, and more are on the way.
Mexican flags are becoming more visible, in many cases flown above the US flag which is flown upside down. Are widespread riots next?
Sen. Bill Frist, majority leader, called the nation's immigration system "flat-out broken."
Frist is right. Immigrants cost taxpayers over 50 billion dollars annually in public assistance alone. Lou Dobbs, veteran news commentator, said the total economic impact of illegal aliens may run as high as 200 billion dollars annually.
Legal and illegal immigration has reached a record high of 2 million annually.
So far, all we've gotten from the federal government is a pot of undercooked menudo, and overly ripe tripas.
Our elected leaders, especially in congress, are more concerned over the Hispanic vote than they are on securing our borders and the nation.
In Dec. 2005 the House passed a bill with the following provisions:
Requires employers to verify social security numbers of employees or face civil or criminal penalties. They have six years to come up with a database.
Many, if not most illegals have fake social security cards and other forms of ID.
Requires mandatory detention for all non-Mexican illegal immigrants. What about illegal Mexicans?
Makes illegal presence in the country a felony. This is a good idea but probably has no chance of passing the senate.
Makes a drunken driving conviction a deportable offense. This will never get past Ted Kennedy.
Requires building 700 miles of two-layer fences on the border between Mexico and the US. Why stop at 700 miles? The fence should run from Brownsville, Texas to the west coast of California.
Does not address guest-worker program. A fancy name for a criminal-worker program.
Senate immigration proposals include the following:
Allows illegal aliens who were in the US before 2004 to continue working legally for six years. Rewards criminal activity. You can bet every illegal alien they find will have been in the US before 2004.
Adds up to 14,000 new border patrol agents. A more realistic figure would be 50,000.
Fines employers between $500 and $20,000 for each illegal alien hired and up to six months in prison. Sounds tough but will never be enforced.
Allows illegal aliens to enroll in college or university or enlist in the military. Putting them in the military is a good idea.
Makes it a misdemeanor (slap on the wrist) for immigrants in the country illegally. The House bill makes it a felony.
If this is the best congress can do to control illegal immigration and secure the nation, then we may just as well run up the white flag and start speaking Spanish.
If the laws already on the books were enforced we wouldn't need any new laws.
Let's face it the vast majority of illegal aliens are Mexicans out of Mexico. They have come here to take advantage of the economic and welfare benefits not available in their own corrupt country.
However, we are being told by these illegal aliens that they don't give a damn about our laws. They are going to come here anytime they want, stay as long as they please, do what they want and if we (Americans) don't like it we can go to hell!
Every day illegal aliens become more defiant as evidenced by the mass demostrations protesting proposed immigration laws. You can bet our enemies (terrorists) will fully exploit these demonstrations and unrest.
Only in America would protests by illegal aliens waving foreign flags be tolerated.
Try a protest march in Mexico or any number of foreign countries waving an American flag and see how far you get.
America is being held hostage by hoards of illegal aliens who are draining the resources of the nation.
Senator Frist has identified the problem. Now its time for the US Congress and the Bush administration to fix it.
Congress should pass and the president should sign an emergency appropriations bill to fund troops on the border; construct border fences; hire border patrol agents, vehicles and equipment; establish detention centers and provide special funding to state governments to assist in the identification/detention/deportation of illegal aliens.
The first priority in immigration reform should be to secure the borders, even it means initally using the military. We don't need a new law to do this. We only need the will to carry it out.
Once the borders are secured and illegal aliens are stopped at the border we can turn our attention to rounding up and deporting the 10-12 million illegal aliens (criminals) running around loose in the country.
It may take time to clean up the immigration mess and stop the invasion; and it won't be easy, but it can be done. Again, we don't need any new laws only need the will to do it.
Meanwhile INS and border patrol agents should be allowed to do their jobs without political interference. The following are comments from INS sources who testified before the US Congress:
"The enforcement people in INS would really like to start doing our jobs like we did before we were castrated by the policies of the last decade."
"Current regional and headquarters politically motivated policeis prohibit us from enforcing immigration law in the interior for fear of offending a group or generating negative media attention. This includes joint operations with local law enforcement..."
"Local law enforcement agencies are disgusted with us and don't even bother calling us anymore since they know we won't or can't respond."
Congress turned a deaf ear to their pleas.
About all we can expect from our government is more worthless Ted Kennedy immigration "reform" legislation that won't be enforced anyway.
Congressional "lip service" to placate the restless peasants.
Too bad for our country.
Is that a white flag I see waving over the nation's Capitol?
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The white flag is flying right now in D.C. Vincete Fox is very proud.
Viva Jorge el segundo!
We caught about 20 Chinese "gardners" in South Texas last week.
Good for you.
I remember about 20 years ago when there was the Math and Science teacher "shortage" in Texas. I applied for a teaching position and was turned down because I could not speak Spanish !!!
Ping! Your graphics are needed!
As many of us know already. President Bush's number will continue to tank unless he starts taking up his Constitutional duty and enforce our borders!
No thanks to the senators who have been sending out signals encouraging more illegals to rush the border!
No thanks to Arizona legislators running and hiding from the hispanic/commie anarchy in the streets!
No thanks to Jeb Bush and his pro-Mexican, anti-American "hurt feelings," broadcast specifically to the Los Angeles media market.
No thanks to President Bush for calling patriots "vigilantes" and lecturing law-abiding tax-paying Americans to be "civil" while the illegals freely take over the streets!
No thanks to school "administrators" banning the U.S. flag from campuses.
NO THANKS.
No thanks to cowardice. I stand for America, and no other nation.
I love& respect my American citizenship and deeply resent it being devalued by millions of illegal aliens. America is sovereign nation, I have no use for foreign born invaders who show no respect for this. Nor for the hack politicians who represent Hispanic pressure groups, cheap labor lobby and not Americans. Many who have been here for generations!
Since there's another march/protest coming up on Monday, the state legislature in Arizona is going to shut down business early and run for their lives.
PHOENIX — Fearing traffic jams and concerned about their personal safety, legislative leaders have decided to shut down their Monday session early to let legislators and staff flee the Capitol before 100,000 marchers show up.
"At what point do we consider an invasion is going on when government is shut down due to foreign [sic] marching on our soil?" Rep. Pam Gorman asked.
Time to secure the border...
Bush - right on the Middle east and wrong on our borders.
I think he has sold out to exploiters of cheap foreign labor, bleeding heart religious leftists, and the evil Dr. Carl Rove who thinks that by flooding our country with illegal Hispanics, he will engineer another Republican victory at the polls.
Perish the thought, God help us, Prayers all...
The terrorists are monitoring us and our border crisis.
... and this is probably what will happen eventually.
It really doesn't make any sense. Secure the border and then we can decide what to do about illegals already here. There would certainly be no shortage of illegals here if the border was closed tomorrow.
I am not convinced we need extra workers from other countries, but if the border was closed I would at least be more willing to look at a worker program if it turns out we do need more workers than we have. I personally am not willing to even consider a worker plan while illegals are still streaming across the border.
The other thing President Bush needs to consider is that there are many problems with open borders, not just illegal entry. Securing the border will help with more than one issue.
I was talking to somebody today about ways to protect our borders. Some sort of survelliance method where you could drop detectors out of planes. the detectors would be planted in the ground. It's supposedly how they discovered the San Diego tunnels. suppose to be cheaper than fences. Add an electric shock device (like you do for cattle) and you've sold it to me!! :::snicker:::
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