President Defies Most Republicans on Immigration

www.townhall.com ^ | May 29, 2006 | Phyllis Schlafly

[cornelis]

As President Bush's poll numbers drop dramatically even among his base, the question most frequently asked by angry Republicans is: Why, oh why, is Bush so stubbornly rejecting the advice of his supporters even though that advice is consistent with the thunderous message from public opinion surveys?

The reliable Rasmussen survey, for example, reports that by a 63 percent to 19 percent margin, voters want legislation that controls the borders before trying to change the status of illegal immigrants.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger encapsuled the typical reaction to Bush's May 15 televised speech: "I have not heard the president say that our objective is to secure the borders no matter what it takes. That's what I want to hear."

Bush's dogmatic statement that we can't stop aliens from illegally entering our country unless legislation is packaged "together" with a guest-worker program is a non sequitur, nonsense, and untrue.

So what gives?

Here are some of the speculations grass-roots Republicans are making in regard to Bush's behavior:

(a) Bush prides himself on being a man of his word and he gave his word to Mexican President Vicente Fox that he would never stop the migration of Mexicans into the United States;

(b) Bush made a Faustian bargain with the big-money guys who raised more political money in 2000 than all other Republicans combined in order to nominate and elect him president;

(c) Bush is a globalist at heart and wants to carry out his father's oft-repeated ambition of a "new world order";

(d) Bush meant what he said, at Waco, Texas, in March 2005, when he announced his plan to convert the United States into a "Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America" by erasing our borders with Canada and Mexico.

Bush's guest-worker proposal would turn the United States into a boardinghouse for the world's poor, enable employers to import an unlimited number of "willing workers" at foreign wage levels, and wipe out what's left of the U.S. middle class. Bush lives in a house well protected by a fence and security guards and he associates with rich people who live in gated communities. Yet, for five years, he has refused to protect the property and children of ordinary Arizona citizens from trespassers and criminals.

Much attention has been paid to Bush's proposal to legalize the estimated 10 million to 20 million illegal immigrants currently living in the United States. Despite his denial of the "A" word, friends and foes alike recognize this as amnesty.

However, amnesty for 10 to 20 million is almost a drop in the bucket compared to the mammoth legalization of immigrants hiding under the deceitful words "temporary" and "guest worker." Those words are lies because the workers are not temporary and not guests.

We are indebted to the Heritage Foundation for its stunning report proving that the so-called 614-page "compromise" bill being debated in the Senate (under the Martinez-Hagel names) is a stealth open-borders bill that would import permanently and put on the path to U.S. citizenship at least 66 million people, with the actual number rising to at least twice that amount when they bring in relatives. Every category of legal immigration will be quadrupled or quintupled, and the racket called "family-chain migration" will be dramatically expanded.

The so-called temporary workers in their fourth year will get the right to remain in the United States permanently if they have learned English OR are enrolled in an English class, and after five years will get the right to become a U.S. citizen who can vote in U.S. elections. At the same time, the guest worker's spouse and children, without any numeric limits, will get legal permanent residence and citizenship.

After the so-called temporaries and their spouses become citizens, they acquire the right to bring in their parents as permanent residents on the path to citizenship. Siblings and adult children and their families will be given preference in future admissions.

In the words of the author of the Heritage report, Robert Rector, this is "the most monumental bill ever considered" and its mind-boggling costs would be the largest ever expansion of taxpayer-paid social benefits. Adding these millions to Medicaid, and adding their parents to Supplemental Security Income benefits, will become staggering entitlement costs.

The Senate bill would make 25 percent of the U.S. population foreign born within 20 years (most of them high school dropouts), and the United States as we know it would cease to exist.

It is impossible in so short a time to assimilate 100 million people whose native culture does not respect the Rule of Law, self-government, private property, or the sanctity of contracts, and where they are accustomed to an economy based on bribery and controlled by a small, rich ruling class that keeps most of the people in dire poverty.

Phyllis Schlafly is the President and Founder of the Eagle Forum.

Copyright © 2006 Copley News Service

[dennisw]

Best post I've seen from you!:)

[kcvl]

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[kcvl]

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[DeweyCA]

Southgate was taken over some years ago by a horde of Mexican-extraction politicians and became such a totally corrupt government that even the local news media had to cover it.

[Paul Ross]

We will not have to wait long.

Yeah, after inviting J.D. Hayworth to the White House to push for "resolution" of the House/Senate differences on Illegal Amnesty, Karl Rove accused him of "Having a problem with brown people."

They undoubtedly intend to say the same about Schlafly, Michael Reagan, Rush, Bill Bennett, Laura Ingraham, Hugh Hewitt, etc.

McCain essentially already is.

[Paul Ross]

They seem to be on vacation.

[kcvl]

Karl Rove accused him of "Having a problem with brown people."

OMG, spoken like a liberal. Accuse someone of bigotry to force them to agree with you. Disgusting.

I worked hard for President Bush during both elections but I'm no Bushbot by any means. When I agree with him I say so, when I don't I also say so. On this issue he disgusts me. I was sickened when he became such 'good buddies' with the Clintons and now I see why.

[Wallace T.]

Phyllis Schafly was born in 1924 and will turn 82 this year. The most recent generation of female conservative activists owes a great debt to her, a fact Ann Coulter has acknowledged. Her activism was the main reason that the Equal Rights Amendment was defeated in the 1970s. In the words of the economist George Gilder, "When the histories of this era are seriously written, Phyllis Schlafly will take her place among the tiny number of leaders who made a decisive and permanent difference. She changed the political landscape of her country. In fact, by the measure of the odds she faced and overcame, Schlafly's achievement excels all the others. . . . She won in part because she is one of the country's best speakers and debaters and its best pamphleteer since Tom Paine. She won because of her indefatigable energy and will power, mobilizing women in state after state."

[Rick_Michael]

"As far as I am concerned, ALL of the Senators betrayed us by even letting this abortion get to a floor vote. It and all of its amendment should have died a dirty stinkin' death in committee. Period."

The committee was composed almost only of rhinos and socialocrats.

[Gaffer]

Even so, the collective is responsible for 'placing' these RINOs and socialists on the committees. Yeah, Frist and the leadership and the minority leadership actually pick the members, but the collective has a say who is leader. They simply have not done their job.

[devane617]

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY.........

[Rick_Michael]

"Even so, the collective is responsible for 'placing' these RINOs and socialists on the committees. Yeah, Frist and the leadership and the minority leadership actually pick the members, but the collective has a say who is leader. They simply have not done their job."

We simply need REAL Conservatives in every leadership spot of America...especially over our house and senate. It's not like we can claim victory just because we have the numbers. All it takes is a bend-over status from our leaders and we go south...literally!

I think if we literally painted the Republican party with Conservative colors we could accomplish that. We're
such an odd canvas at the moment. Our enemy is
more within than anything. I'd rather we not complain about the dems (because we know what they are) and focus on cleaning up and putting good people within our own party.

[Gaffer]

I cannot disagree with anything you have said. Just once, I'd like to hear a conservative legislator say to the press, "This is not good for America, and you butt wipes are the problem!"

Or, "We are going to ship these illegals back, come hell or high water, and it doesn't matter what you say, it IS the LAW and the LAW prevails." "If you don't like it, change the law."

[Les_Miserables]

Welcome to Free Republic Mr. Rodriguez

[AmeriBrit]

BTTT

[Rick_Michael]

Perhaps that should be our goal as Conservatives. All leadership posts must have 100% Conservative rated individuals...granted MINOR exceptions in the president.

To me it really comes down to our leadership in whether or not we get things passed. Of coarse there's some really bad rhinos that must be taken out.

Is there a specific site/group that focuses on primaries and making sure our leaders are conservatives? I know the ACU gives ratings...would be nice if we had something that's accessible and quick for the common folk.

[hosepipe]

[ "If you don't like it, change the law." ]

Thats exactly what Congress is doing as we speak.. with Dubyas approval..

[Paladin2]

There's something I never realized.