House GOP crafting new border security bill

AP on Yahoo ^ | 9/7/06 | Suzanne Gamboa - ap

[NormsRevenge]

Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) gestures after speaking at a rally for immigration rights in front of the Capitol Building on the Washington Mall September 7, 2006. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

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Teddy K: HEY! Anybody need a lift?

[The Iceman Cometh]

Man, I would have paid a small fortune to see a stage dive....

[gubamyster]

ping

[NormsRevenge]

stage dive....

lol.. probably why they banned posters with pointy sticks.

[hnj_00]

as the nike ads used to say..."just do it!!!"

[AmericanInTokyo]

Still, something upsetting about 'appeasing the conservatives' (sic).

The conservatives here, on this forum, and all over the land, do not want further APPEASEMENT. They want a wall on the Mexican border and troops there fulltime indefinitely NOW, and tough employer sanctions NOW, demolition of tax supported day labor centers NOW, and denial of social welfare benefits, tuition credits, drivers licenses, banking remittance, mortgage applications for illegals NOW, and an end to anchor babies NOW, and deportations, some may be forced but mostly on their own volition when they see the spigot of gringo freebies is really being shut down. If the GOP can get onboard for that in this closing Congress, and the next Congress, they will have our support on Election Day.

[nonliberal]

Not sure the word "dive" is a good choice when talking about a Kennedy.

[no dems]

Hmmmm.... Maybe my call to Denny Hastert's office (along with thousands of others) did some good.

I told the young man who answered the phone that if Congress didn't do something about the Border before the midterm elections, Speaker Hastert will be handing the gavel over to Nancy Pelosi in January.

[MNJohnnie]

Smart move. I suspect, however, all the usual suspects will now show up screaming "Too Little Too Late".

Politically though, it WILL force the screamers to explain why firing the ONLY people who are serious about Border Enforcement (US House GOP) in order to put the Congress in the hands of Democrats (who will vote all most 100% against it) is such a "brilliant" political move for Conservatives.

Destroying your own political position on an issue to "teach them a lesson" is the behavior of petulant children. It is the equivalent of a toddler throwing a temper-tantrum because the juice glass is 40% empty.

[GarySpFc]

"I think it would be a huge lost opportunity if we don't try to create a system going forward that allows people to come into our country legally," Hutchison said.

Senator, we already have a system that allows people to come into the country legally. However, you and others are trampling on the rights of those waiting overseas 10 to 30 years to immigrate here legally.

[TLI]

65 PROTESTS FROM COAST TO COAST, LARGEST IMMIGRANT MOBILIZATION IN HISTORY.

Washington, D.C. ? Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy joined over 200,000 for a rally supporting his plan for comprehensive immigration reform. Demonstrations took place across the country, in 65 cities, for the ?National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice?. Last week, comprehensive immigration legislation spearheaded by Senators Kennedy and McCain fell short of the votes needed to move forward. Leaders in the labor, business and religious community came together in an unprecedented way to meet this challenge and Senator Kennedy has vowed to continue his fight for tough, fair legislation that deals with our national security and economic challenges in a way that is consistent with our values and the American Dream.

?Some in Congress want to turn America away from its true spirit,? Senator Kennedy said, ?They believe immigrants are criminals. That?s false. They believe any of us who help immigrants ? even our priests ? are criminals, too. That?s false. They say you should report to deport. I say report to become American citizens. More than four decades ago, near this place, Martin Luther King called on the nation to let freedom ring. Freedom did ring ? and freedom can ring again. It is time for Americans to lift their voices now -- in pride for our immigrant past and in pride for our immigrant future.?

The Kennedy-McCain plan combines tough enforcement measures that will protect our borders and increase national security and provide a path to earned citizenship. Demonstrators from coast to coast are demanding humane immigration solutions that provide a path to citizenship, unite families, deal with the future flow of immigrants in a legal and compassionate way, and ensure workplace and civil rights protections, all of which are included the Kennedy-McCain plan for comprehensive immigration reform.

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Below are Senator Kennedy?s remarks at the really as prepared for delivery:

Thank you, Jaime Contreras for that warm introduction.

Buenos tardes! Gracias por darme la oportunidad de estar en este evento. Y gracias por demandar justicia para todos los inmigrantes.

I look across this historic gathering and I see the future of America. As President Kennedy proclaimed a half century ago, we are a Nation of Immigrants. And today, we stand together as brothers and sisters to shape America?s destiny ? old Americans, new Americans, future Americans ? all joined together for the common good.

Let me ask you some questions. Are you ready? (Estas listo?)

Do you have a job? (Tienes trabajo?)

Do you love your family? (Amas a su familia?)

Do you love your community? (Amas a su comunidad?)

Do you love America? (Amas a America?)

You are what this debate is about. It is about good people who come to America to work, to raise their families, to contribute to their communities, and to reach for the American dream.

This debate goes to the heart of who we are as Americans. It will determine who can earn the privilege of citizenship.

It will determine our strength in separating those who would harm us from those who contribute to our values.

It will determine our future progress as a nation and our future economic growth.


Some in Congress want to turn America away from its true spirit. They believe immigrants are criminals. That?s false.

They believe any of us who help immigrants ? even our priests ? are criminals, too. That?s false.

They say you should report to deport. I say report to become American citizens.

More than four decades ago, near this place, Martin Luther King called on the nation to let freedom ring. Freedom did ring ? and freedom can ring again.

It is time for Americans to lift their voices now -- in pride for our immigrant past and in pride for our immigrant future.

We stand for the future. (Nosotros apoyamos el futuro.)

We stand for our families. (Nosotros apoyamos nuestras familias.)

We stand for our faith. (Nosotros apoyamos nuestra fe.)

I stand with you. And you and you and you and you.

Are you with me? (Estan conmigo?)

John McCain and I have a plan. It is a strong plan. It is a fair plan. It is a plan for America?s future.

And today we are making that future happen.

Will you support us? (Me apoyan?)

Will you support us? (Me apoyan?)

Will you support us? (Me apoyan?)

Well, I?m here today to say that we will support you, too. (Nosotros vamos a apoyar a ustedes tambien.)

We will never give up. We will never give in.

Hasta la Victoria!

Si se puede!

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=7925

(ok, now I am REALLY sick, gagging and pukeing)

[Revel]

They know it will never get through the Senate. After the elections then watch out.

[sdillard]

Voter ID cards!! Watch the Democrats' heads explode.

[Revel]

I just realized that saddly even if it got through the House, and Senate, Bush would never sign it into law.

[Vigilanteman]

Good observation.

Come over and visit the Pennsylvania state board just to see what is being said about Senator Rick Santorum.

[SmoothTalker]

"
"If we go back to the civil rights movement, people had to march for years and years to get something," said Jaime Castillo, chairman of the National Capital Immigration Council."

This is a disgusting comparison. There is no comparison between the two and i'd expect that if Jamie had had any US history he'd know that. Martin Luther King was fighting to give US citizens the right to vote, the right to eat anywhere they wanted, they right to go to the same places other citizens could go, and the right to live in a society free of the fear of racial violence. Castillo and his crowd are fighting to let foreign citizens vote and live off of our welfare system.

[VU4G10]

House GOP crafting new border security bill

"Si Se Puede,"

[Pukin Dog]

Told ya, told ya, told ya. LOL.

[SmoothTalker]

"
Some in Congress want to turn America away from its true spirit. They believe immigrants are criminals."

I don't think immigrants are criminals. I respect immigrants. I think ILLEGAL immigrants are criminals. They are called ILLEGAL for the reason that they break the law. Hence they are CRIMINALS. You'd think that wouldn't be too hard for anyone to understand, even an old drunk.