Posted on 05/15/2006 7:45:36 PM PDT by bobsunshine
Tonight's speech has definitely exposed those who are truly "unappeasable" and/or Rat/trolls, and those who take the border issue seriously but prefer to be rational and use commonsense when trying to fix this serious problem.
Deporting up to 20 million illegals would be a very simple and easy endeavor, if approached intelligently and patiently. The deportations don't have to occur overnight; we can simply deport them as we find them, even if it takes 25 years. The important things is to make a beginning.
There is another way to skin this cat too. If you crack down on businesses who hire these fraudulent "immigrants", and if you take away their government welfare benefits, (which is the underlying reason why most Americans are against the illegal invasion), then they will begin to 'self-deport'. With no free government handouts to grab, and few businesses to hire them, they will have little reason to remain here. It's really an easy, painless solution, but President Bush has been trying his best to complicate and delay it.
The President's greatest concern isn't a humanitarian one, as he'd have us believe, he's actually terrified that if the illegals are sent home then the businesses will have to pay a higher wage to American laborers. But the time has come to put Americans first again.
Yep.
Is this a joke?
If you've* had two parties leave you within ten or fifteen years, maybe it's not the parties. Maybe it's just you.
*Obviously not you personally.
I listened to Lou Dobbs on the Larry King show. He was less than impressed with the speech and ticked off a bunch of reasons why. Where did you hear him say it was a good speech?
But then again, it could be bait :-)
In case you haven't noticed, the "fringe right" has just forced President Bush to do something he would never have done otherwise; he just sent 6,000 'vigilantes' to the border to help stop the invasion of "temporary guest workers" from the South.
Now watch closely as the "fringe right" continues to force the President's hand on this issue. It won't be very long before his amnesty program for 20 million drifters from parts unknown is defeated. This, of course, will happen because it is NOT any 'fringe' element forcing Bush to do his job, it's the patriotic majority who are not afraid to stand up to the man they elected and demand he do the right thing.
But two things: don't you think it's a little unfair to say "Berlin Wall"? The purposes are more than a little different. And don't you think the wording and image of "mass roundups and deportations", even though I think that's what SHOULD be done, evokes a middle-of-the-night knock in Nazi Germany that is unfair also?
I missed the speech, did he mention why it took him so long to start enforcing the law?
Until we work as hard as President Bush, then we have nothing to complain about!
That's bull. He ran for office. He accepted the job. He swore the oath. That's his job. My job is to pay his salary, and I do.
Yeah he said you were too hard to find.
The only speech made by this President that Lou Dobbs would be happy with is a withdrawl from Iraq, Isolate us from the rest of the world, and put an end to all things related to God and Liberty
If 6 million have been sent back in five years, that is 1.2 million per year and 120,000 per month. Add to that the 500,000 to 850,000 that have made it through and you get some idea as to the enormity of the problem. These are not figures to be proud of. We are being invaded and now pat ourselves on the back for how many we have caught. The true measure of effectiveness is how many illegals are getting into our country and staying.
Selective memory is what I have come to expect from the left, but this practice is alive and well here on Free Republic
We all have faults, weaknesses and failings. Lord knows I do. But I am proud that GWB is my President. He is a good man, who honors his father and mother, loves his woman, and seeks to know the will of God.
He is serving in an exceptionally challenging time, facing issues that most presidents seek to avoid. He deserves our prayers every day. In out home we certainly pray for the man and his family and I hope y'all do too.
When did I mention "temporary worker program?" Certainly not in the post you replied to and, as far as I know, this is the first time I've ever typed that phrase.
As a matter of fact, I've worked with many temporary immigrants (as I was told and as far as I know) and find them, as temporary workers, great. I don't think they are the major problem. They are certainly not at the root of my objections.
No, Mr. Bush has betrayed his base in many ways, but not in that respect. Nice straw man, however. The WH check is in the mail.
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