Posted on 08/17/2006 7:17:48 PM PDT by FairOpinion
When the California Republican Party meets in convention this weekend in Century City, the delegates will consider several resolutions on illegal immigration. Instead of complaining about the federal government's failure to secure our borders, most of these resolutions focus on state policies that can be improved to solve the problem.
The first resolution discusses local government housing vouchers that are often used to provide “affordable housing” at taxpayer expense to illegal aliens. The City of Los Angeles is the largest offender.
The second resolution demands that California begin enforcing its own laws for payroll tax withholding, workers' compensation, job safety, minimum wages, and other business regulations that are being ignored on a daily basis by thousands and thousands of employers who hire illegal aliens.
The third resolution would place the California Republican Party on record in opposition to any form of amnesty, including “guest worker” programs, for illegal aliens.
The most controversial resolution addresses the problem of “anchor babies,” children of illegal aliens who are treated as American citizens under current law, even if they immediately return to their parents' homeland. These anchor babies often entitle their illegal alien parents to collect welfare benefits, and they can petition the government to allow their illegal alien parents to become citizens. Reasonable people can differ on the interpretation of the 14th Amendment, but the text suggests that the children of illegal aliens are not necessarily American citizens.
Congress has special enforcement powers under the 14th Amendment, so it could certainly clarify this matter. It has often been noted that America is the only nation on Earth that provides automatic citizenship to children born to illegal aliens. This policy needs to be re-examined in light of our modern welfare state.
These are difficult issues, but I applaud the California Republican Party delegates for discussing them openly and honestly at their convention.
Someday, maybe the Legislature will follow suit.
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A whole new party
Michael Barone has an interesting after-action analysis in the Wall Street Journal of the Lamont win over Senator Lieberman in the Connecticut Democratic primary. Barone's thesis is that the Democrat party of today is so different from that of his father's that it is in essence a new party.
He identifies some traits that are obvious -- the Democratic base is now mainly professional, secular, and no longer “working class.” Barone adds another -- modern Democrats are less and less likely to believe in American exceptionalism. The idea that America is a decent and good country that others should emulate is something that all Americans once took for granted. Democrats like FDR and JFK exuded this belief in their policies and statements. Now, according to polls, barely half of voting
Democrats believe in American exceptionalism; instead they believe that other countries are as good, or bad, as our own.
The way Barone sees it, the affluent base of the Democrat Party seeks mostly validation of their lifestyle, ideology and transnational attitudes. He notes that in the middle of the 20th Century, voters in both parties stood solidly in support of America during WWII. Now, free from worry, and not willing to engage in the gritty unpleasantness of our struggle against Islamic terrorism, the base of the Democratic party now resembles the isolationist elements of the old Republican party.
The question this raises is whether or not this shift presents an opportunity for the Republican party to pick up those remaining Democrats who believe in the virtue of America often called the Reagan Democrats, or whether this one albeit important issue of America's destiny is enough to break up the party of Andrew Jackson, Scoop Jackson, and Jesse Jackson.
"Michael Barone has an interesting after-action analysis in the Wall Street "
Barone is a pro illegal traitor to the GOP. He has nothing to say.
Who's Joy?
look i have made up mind there is no hope Cail or any place on the Left Coast
I hope all of these resolutions pass. Unfortunately, I think the resident RINO class will smack them down. Many of the new CA GOP 'owners' are big landlords to illegal aliens. This starts to chew away at their bread and butter.
Governor walking fine line with Republicans, independents
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1685651/posts
"If he gives core Republicans what they want he'll alienate the moderates who could give him his re-election. "
Why should he endorse Mountjoy? Mountjoy has less chance of beating DiFi, than that proverbial snowball in that very hot place. And the endorsement may cost Arnold the election -- so Feinstein will get elected no matter what Arnold does, and then Arnold may lose and we'll get Angelides.
But that is what you really want, isn't it?
and you wonder why the party is divided?
Richard Mountjoy did more good for his state in his many years of service as a public official then aRnie could ever hope to do, you sleazy hack.
Thanks for showing your true colors.
This is not about Mountjoy -- it's about his chances of beating Feinstein, which is ZERO.
Hack.
Will you be voting for Feinstein, too? After all--she can win!
It appears Arnold is still stuck in his "Ashamed to be a Republican" stage.
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Why do they bother to hold a convention?
I don't think Barone has ever claimed to be a Republican...in fact he worked for the rat mayor of Detroit in the 60s.
Ah...so intelligent people who recognize the futility of running a losing race are the reason the GOP is such an abysmal failure in CA? Wrong.
The CAGOP is out of touch with CA voters and has been for over 10 years.
Jim Gilchrist book signing event
Come and Meet the ORIGINAL Minuteman
and Founder of The Minuteman Project
JIM GILCHRIST
At a Book Signing Event Promoting
"Minutemen: The Battle To Secure America’s Borders"
By Jim Gilchrist and Jerome R. Corsi Phd.
(Author, ‘Unfit For Command’ and Swift Boat Veteran fame)
CRA Exhibit Table
at the
California Republican Party Convention
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
2025 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, August 19
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Buy your copy and get your photo taken with the first man to do the job Congress won’t do. The first 50 copies sold at the convention will get a dual autographed book by both authors.
No. Intelligent people recognize that those who for the past 3 years have promoted a liberal (R) for Governor, and call for party unity in trying to rally support, are imposters who embrace nothing of conservatism instead relishing their success in pushing the state to the left.
The CAGOP is out of touch with CA voters and has been for over 10 years.
And now you're an expert on California politics, too?
It must be tough believing you have such superior knowledge to all those folks who actually live here.
Why would Arnold endorse a conservative? That might get his left-wing Rat appointees upset.
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