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Carter praises Bush's immigration stance
AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/24/06 | Doug Gross - ap

Posted on 05/24/2006 10:23:25 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

ATLANTA - Former president Carter, a Democrat and frequent critic of President Bush, sees eye-to-eye with him on immigration.

Carter on Wednesday called the Republican president's commitment to immigration reform "quite admirable," saying he agrees with Bush's support of a system that would eventually grant citizenship to some illegals.

The Senate is set to vote as early as Thursday on a bill that calls for tougher border security as well as an eventual chance at citizenship for millions of men and women in the country illegally.

The law should secure the nation's borders while "at the same time treating those who are here with respect and giving them some hope for the future," Carter said.

The Senate plan, which closely mirrors Bush's own proposal, faces an uncertain fate in the House, where representatives have passed legislation that would expose all illegal immigrants to felony charges.

Carter spoke at the close of a three-day forum of international human rights workers at The Carter Center in Atlanta. Human rights activists from 22 countries attended the forum.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 05/24/2006 10:23:29 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, left, and Hina Jilani, vice-chair of the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, are shown at a news conference Wednesday, May 24, 2006, in Atlanta Ga., at the end of a two-day Human Rights conference at The Carter Center. (AP Photo/W.A. Harewood )


2 posted on 05/24/2006 10:24:01 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - "The Road to Peace in the Middle East runs thru Damascus.")
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To: NormsRevenge

This is not good.


3 posted on 05/24/2006 10:25:01 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (Pray for peace, prepare for war.)
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To: NormsRevenge
Former president Carter, a Democrat and frequent critic of President Bush, sees eye-to-eye with him on immigration.

This pretty much says it all. NOW tell me it's not amnesty.

4 posted on 05/24/2006 10:25:55 PM PDT by WayneM
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To: NormsRevenge

"Former president Carter, a Democrat and frequent critic of President Bush, sees eye-to-eye with him on immigration."

That says a lot.


5 posted on 05/24/2006 10:25:58 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Slings and Arrows

at all


6 posted on 05/24/2006 10:26:02 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: NormsRevenge

Carter Supports - The kiss of death!


7 posted on 05/24/2006 10:26:25 PM PDT by Paloma_55 (Still MAD as HELL!!!)
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To: devolve

ping.


8 posted on 05/24/2006 10:28:32 PM PDT by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
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To: NormsRevenge

Oh S*%T! It is even worse than I thought.


9 posted on 05/24/2006 10:28:57 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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To: Slings and Arrows
Oh for God's sake. The democrats have learned that all it takes to drive the "right" into anti-Bush rants is for the most liberal idiots on the planet to say they agree with Bush. I am amazed at how "true conservatives" are no different from Pavlov's dogs. Pathetic.
10 posted on 05/24/2006 10:32:27 PM PDT by Texasforever (I have neither been there nor done that.)
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To: NormsRevenge
"at the same time treating those who are here with respect and giving them some hope for the future," Carter said.

I'm on the President's side on this issue, but I disagree with Carter. It isn't about treating the illegals with respect. It is about trying to co-opt as large a portion of them as possible so we can get past the hump. It is also about security. Turning 10-20 million illegals into felons would be very bad for our security, and probably chase a lot of hispanics into the open arms of socialist revolutionaries, and islamic jihadists.

11 posted on 05/24/2006 10:32:40 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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Yeah, and he should.


12 posted on 05/24/2006 10:33:15 PM PDT by California Patriot ("That's not Charlie the Tuna out there. It's Jaws.")
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To: NormsRevenge
Carter praises Bush's immigration stance

We're doomed!

13 posted on 05/24/2006 10:34:32 PM PDT by MarineBrat (Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.)
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To: Paloma_55; All

I wish it was the kiss of death, but the Republicans seem to be caving on this one, too. I can't believe we'd grant citizenship to people who we know have broken the law.

While border security is one step, the real solution is hefty fines on companies that hire illegals. This also means that the cost of verifying credentials must also fall on companies. While my lettuce may bump up in price a few cents, that's much cheaper than the free ride I'm giving them now through my tax subsidies of them and their families. Nope...it's a small price to pay and the only way to staunch the flow: Take away the reason for the flow...jobs.


14 posted on 05/24/2006 10:35:08 PM PDT by econjack
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To: NormsRevenge

now there's a deal breaker.


15 posted on 05/24/2006 10:35:12 PM PDT by hedgetrimmer ("I'm a millionaire thanks to the WTO and "free trade" system--Hu Jintao top 10 worst dictators)
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To: NormsRevenge


"Hey, check out my Ted Kennedy impersonation!"
16 posted on 05/24/2006 10:35:16 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: coconutt2000
Turning 10-20 million illegals into felons

Ahem....most of them are already felons.

L

17 posted on 05/24/2006 10:35:20 PM PDT by Lurker (Real conservatives oppose the Presidents amnesty proposal. Help make sure it dies in the House.)
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To: NormsRevenge
The Carter stamp of surrender.
18 posted on 05/24/2006 10:37:07 PM PDT by HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath (Jesus always reads His knee-mail. (Hall of Fame Hit-N-Run poster))
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To: Lurker

Are they? That is news. /sarc


19 posted on 05/24/2006 10:37:53 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: Slings and Arrows

Correcto.............Anything Jimma says is OK is about as bad for this country as it could get!!! From the man, who single handly caused the up-coming problems with Iran. If he hadn't hung the Sha of Iran out to dry, we may not have had to deal with the nut cases that are in there now. Way to go Jimma!!!


20 posted on 05/24/2006 10:39:13 PM PDT by newcthem (When are our congress-men going to start getting paid in Pesos?)
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