Posted on 04/30/2006 7:15:23 PM PDT by Carl/NewsMax
New York Gov. George Pataki is blasting a nationwide boycott by illegal aliens planned for Monday, calling it a "terrible" idea.
"I think it's just terrible," Pataki told WABC Radio host Larry Kudlow on Saturday. "You don't take a demonstration to the streets for a political cause that's going to threaten our schools and close down businesses."
The New York Republican suggested that if illegal immigrants participate in a work boycott, they might be fired.
"They have to show up for work if they want to continue to have a job," he said. "There are far better ways to gain the support of the American people than shutting down businesses and looking to disrupt entire communities."
On the larger question of immigration reform, Pataki said that border enforcement should be the priority.
"First of all, clearly the most important thing is that we have to control our borders," he told WABC. "When the first act of tens of thousands of people coming to this country is to break the law, it just sends the wrong message" to grant illegals amnesty.
The New York governor, whose state has the fourth largest population of illegals, said national security is another top concern, explaining:
"You can never be secure if there are thousands of people crossing the border and you don't know who they are, why they're coming here, how long they're going to be here or where they're going to go."
Pataki's pandering to the conservatives for a possible presidential run, that's all. He's a dyed in the wool Rockefeller Republican who'll never get grassroot support here in the heartland.
They don't need no boats or planes...
They're marching in America!
Muslims take Mexican names
They're marching in America!
Home... Aztlan don't seem far away
They sent back $10 mil today!
From the land of net porn
From the land of net porn
Home, if it was such a special place
And this country's such a disgrace?
You are free to go home
You are free to go home
Everywhere around the world
They're marching in America
Not ONE US flag unfurled!
They're marching in America!
Got a dream to take welfare!
They're marching in America
TB and mumps are everywhere!
They're marching in America
They're coming to Amexica!
They're coming to Amexica!
They're coming to Amexica!
They're coming to Amexica!
We pay!, We pay!, we pay!, we pay!, we pay!,
My country once was free
we pay!
Now it's been lost to me
we pay!
For Che they sing
we pay!
For Che they sing
we pay!
ping
There must be internal polls that show that Americans have contempt for these boycotts!
Sounds great!
Shutting down entire communities? On what planet, Mr. Pataki? Oh, no! Burger King won't be able to make my burger "just the way I like it"!!! The horrors?
What? Oh, they can just switch shifts? Hey, cool! Some pimply-faced teanager can actually UNDERSTAND my requests! This is great!!!
DEPORT PATAKI!
>> Well, color me stunned. <<
STUNED! STUNED! We have traditions we must uphold!
Too true. And at meetings of Mecha and La Raza, they actually trumpet that "white America" is not making enough babies and soon "brown America" will be able to take over and declare Aztlan.
I wish cities and towns had occupancy laws requiring a minimum of one bedroom and one bathroom for every two occupants. Keep these people from being able to afford to live here by packing 15 people into a two bedroom house.
Up until about a month ago when all this became high-profile, I was in the market for a house in Orange County CA.
I've been having second thoughts, though, wondering how long it will be until what are now nice neighborhoods go bad. People buying modest homes in the area are paying $750K. What happens when the pool of buyers dries up because the majority of workers are low-wage illegals and amnestied illegals ? I could see my life's savings -- the $250K down payment -- get wiped out.
Pataki never did a thing about illegals. Now he is deluding himself with a presidential run, so he pretends to care.
Yep, nearly dropped my permanent teeth.
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