The Top Quisling, Our Presidente!
The battle between Mexican Americans and illegals who think America is their land isn't going to end soon.
Posted on 04/22/2006 7:07:29 AM PDT by crimsonright
April 22, 2006, 9:00 a.m. Back to the Border Security first.
By Senator Bill Frist
Democrat obstruction torpedoed comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate earlier this month. At the same time, concerns about getting our border under control came into clear relief with news this week of the Department of Homeland Security's effort to crack down on egregious violations of immigration law. It is time to both secure our borders and reform our immigration system. So next week, the Senate will act to increase funding for border security-first. And then, before the end of May, the Senate must again take up-and finish-comprehensive immigration system reform.
When it takes up the immigration reform, the Senate must address border security, worksite enforcement, and the status of the 12 million people who are currently here illegally. But to build confidence among Americans and Congress that the government takes border security seriously, we have to act to help get the border under control right now.
By Memorial Day, the president plans to sign an emergency-spending measure, which we will use to fund this next step in border security. Democrat obstructionism on the larger immigration bill, I hope, will end before that. So far it has not: Minority Leader Harry Reid has acted to block the Senate from even voting on proposals like a ban on convicted felons taking part in temporary-worker programs.
Under any circumstances, security has to come first. We don't know how many criminals, gang members, and terrorists might have snuck across in the 20 years since Congress last made serious reforms to our immigration system. We need to know who is in our country, and why. A comprehensive immigration bill will allow all levels of law enforcement to focus on those who threaten to do us harm.
Last year, Judd Gregg and others lead an effort to hire 1,500 new border patrol agents and build 1,800 new detention beds. The proposal we will consider next week provides nearly $2 billion to build a border fence in high-traffic areas, add new border-patrol aircraft to help police lower traffic areas, and support training for additional Customs and Border Protection Agents.
The Senate is also near consensus on putting nearly 15,000 new border-patrol agents in the field over the next six years. More security spending now is part of the plan. To pay for it, we will cut spending in other areas. The proposal we will consider next week helps Customs and Border Protection enforce the laws we already have. It does not, however, include any of the still necessary reforms to our immigration laws contained in the broader comprehensive package we will act on in May.
For those with deep concerns about the bigger bill, the Senate will be putting the horse before the cart. Security first. Right now. But just as the horse goes with the cart, our action now must occur in concert with finishing action on the bigger immigration bill in May. That legislation contains the full multiyear plan to beef up border-security operations dramatically, including a virtual fence that uses a mix of physical and electronic means to secure every inch of our 1,951-mile border with Mexico.
I believe that a consensus has developed in the Senate that fixing border security is as important as creating an immigrant worker program. In early April, in fact, the Senate came very close to a breakthrough: Senators Chuck Hagel and Mel Martinez, along with many others, developed a fair, workable plan that would help deal with the 12 million people who are already in the United States.
Under their proposal, nobody who has violated immigration laws will get a free pass. Nearly everyone who has lived here illegally less than two years will have to return to their country of origin and apply through ordinary channels if they ever hope to live here legally. People who have lived here longer will have to pass rigorous background checks, learn English, and pay fines if they ever hope to achieve legal status.
Action now on border-security spending ought to affirm our country's commitment to getting the border under control. Passing a comprehensive immigration bill will guarantee a sustained plan to improve border security and deal with comprehensive reform. It will honor our heritage as a nation of immigrants and our respect for the rule of law. Finally, and most importantly, it will make America safer and more secure.
— Bill Frist is the U.S. Senate Majority Leader.
The battle between Mexican Americans and illegals who think America is their land isn't going to end soon.
I agree with you that "Frist should introduce a Senate bill to harden the borders and supply penalties for employers and coyotes". Of course, there already are laws on the books that supply penalites for employers. These laws were put into effect as part of the 1986 amnesty. There also are already laws on the books that suppoly penaties fore coyotes. I am all for strengthening laws relating to both of those subjects, however, the Bush administration has done a terrible job with regard to enforcing the employer sanctions on the books.
Why does Frist want to provide a path to citizenship for millions of illegal aliens that have intentionally violated this nation's laws? Do you agree with giving a path to citizenship for millions of illegal aliens?
Why do you believe H.R.4437 is poison? The provisions of H.R.4437 are supported by a majority of the American people. The people that most strenuously object to the provisions of H.R.4437 are illegal aliens and their supporters.
No, the number one Quisling is this guy
The RATS would not allow the language of the bill to be changed in respect to the term "Felony" and are now beating the GOP over the head with it. Some things just be avoided if possible.
You got the right picture.
However, my reply was a picture of Bush with a 1 inch flag lapel pin. Evidently, they couldn't find a picture of Bush holding the American flag.
I'm so sick of this spinning nonsense on the part of our politicos.
To paraphrase what a one poster said last night "Every nation can claim to be a nation of immigrants".
Where did all those Spanish surnames come from Mexico?
The only difference between McCain and Benedick(sp) Arnold is that Arnold had regrets for his actions.
In this speech he refers to AMERICA, not the US. Note the distinction between the actions of the US Congress and his talking about America. He rarely uses "THE UNITED STATES" in his speeches and I think this is intentional.
Also, they were both war "heroes".
Here a list of war heroes:
1) Hitler
2) Mussolini
3) Bendict Arnold
4) Tojo
5) George McGovern
6) John McCain
Crack down on employers!
(The dog-and-pony show catch-and-release won't cut it either.)
No anchor babies!
Deport illegal aliens.
Bring in immigrants who have been waiting for years with papers in hand!
Nothing else will do.
Most people don't mention those waiting in line to come here legally, but I agree that they need consideration, not those who came in illegally.
"According to this new bill that's tied up in the Senate, illegal immigrants who can prove they've been here for two years would be allowed to stay. So follow the logic here. If you can prove you broke the current law for two years, you've protected under the new law." --Jay Leno
Some FReepers need to drop the obvious demagoguery. Virtually no one is suggesting massive roundups or detention camps. (ridiculous on its face, if you deport what need is there for detention camps?) Crack down on employers of illegals and the jobs will dry up. No jobs will motivate the aliens to deport themselves at their own expense.
Is that the only portion of the bill that you oppose? As I mentioned in a previous post, the Republican House leadership has already indicated that this particular provision in the bill can be changed in conference committee. Is there something else about H.R.4437 that bothers you?
Do you believe illegal aliens should be given legal status?
One of the ways he could have arrived at that number is by adding to deportation figures the number of people who attempt to cross illegally at the Ports of Entry daily by using false documents and other means, that are denied entry. Notice he did not say "deported" he said "apprehended and sent home."
I do not believe that many were actually deported, maybe- but I would have to see the actual deportation figures to believe it.
It is sad but true that we now have to analyze every word spoken by a politician to try to find the grain of truth.
Part of this ingenious plan was to have those who have been here less than 2 years to report to El Paso, Texas and be screened there. It was made plain that any actual deportations would be mainly from that group. There was a write up about that part of the plan in the El Paso paper and Immigration authorities were actually saying they would need a lot of $$$ to expand the facilities that are there now in order to process this group if the plan is enacted.
How stupid do they really think we are in this country? I don't know how many illegals they expect to show up at El Paso to be deported, but I know I would be real surprised to see even one single illegal show up. I would think even if some illegals think we are getting "too tough" and decide to go home; they would just go home. Why on earth would they go to El Paso to be investigated, documented, and deported? I'd be willing to bet most illegals in this group would just sit tight where they are while trying to get false documents in order to show they have been here longer.
Pretty sad when a comedian understands the problem and so many of our elected officials do not seem to get it.
Congress and the President need to finish what they started back in December of 2004 before they entertain anything else.
December 17, 2004: National Intelligence Reform Act Requires 10,000 New Border Patrol Agents -- The National Intelligence Reform Act (signed into law by Bush) included the requirement to add 10,000 border patrol agents over the next five years beginning in 2006.
February 9, 2005: Bush's Proposed 2006 Budget Funds 210 Border Agents - Bush's proposed 2006 budget includes funding for only 210 new border agents.
July 15, 2005 - Senate Shuns Attempt To Add Agents -- Funding for fiscal year 2006 provides for only 1,000 new agents and 2,240 new detention beds.
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Last year, Judd Gregg and others lead an effort to hire 1,500 new border patrol agents and build 1,800 new detention beds.
Last year, Judd Gregg and others led an effort to hire 1,500 new border patrol agents and build 1,800 new detention beds.
LEAD / LED< /pet peeve #317 >When you're hit over the head, the instrument could be a "lead" pipe. But when it's a verb, "lead" (rhymes with "deed") is the present tense and "led" is the past tense, i.e., "He led us to the scene of the crime."
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