Posted on 09/18/2006 7:10:32 PM PDT by Dane
Nearly two of every three Colorado voters think illegal immigrants should be allowed to become U.S. citizens if they pay taxes, learn English and meet other requirements, according to a new Rocky Mountain News/CBS 4 poll.
Only 15 percent of those polled favor mass deportations.
"People want to be tough but fair," said pollster Lori Weigel. "It's like many issues. You tend to hear from extremes on both ends. Clearly, this data indicate that there's a silent majority that is supportive of a more middle-ground approach."
(Excerpt) Read more at rockymountainnews.com ...
I am not new to this. I live in Texas, and virtually ALL of America trashes us over the border. I disagree with Dane on some of the finite points. Understand that if one trashes the state of Texas over FEDERAL immigration policy, I am merciless and relentless. Please carry on. It amuses me.
Oh man, we have degenerated into a Windex commercial ;)
I have no idea what you mean.
It's late, I should say good night..especially when sillliness starts to take over
But, better to laugh than cry..right? Good night FRiend..
I think you need to re-treat and go on to bed. You have been beaten to a pulp. I almost feel sorry for you but you bring it on yourself.
I think this is the finest bunch of Freepers ever assembled tonight. I love you guys because you said all the things I wanted to say but didn't know how. What a slaughter.
'Night -- time for la Dormere Dulce para yo tambien -- buenos noches y feliz suenos.
And that makes excusing criminal invaders and their enablers - and even rewarding them with jobs and citizenship - perfectly OK. Right? I don't care if 99 out of 100 people think that excusing their crimes is the best course of action. There is a difference between right and wrong and when you reward lawbreaking you only get more lawbreaking. You may desire anarchy in this country, the dissolution of our borders, and the undermining of our traditions, language, and culture, but I don't. And I will keep fighting you and every other invasion enabling quisling until our borders are secured and the invaders are repelled. So spin the poll numbers all you want, and do whatever lying and smearing you so love doing, but at the end of the day you're calling for the continued invasion of our country and for rewarding the invaders. History will remember where your loyalty was laid.
And the heck with people that steal that wealth and undermine the market that creates that wealth. Better to screw them so you can sleep "well" since the theft is from "the big guy who can afford it." Except it is not. Illegal aliens steal from native born Americans, especially the minorities, including and especially the Latinos (and all the other Persons Of Color you liberals claim to love). They steal Welfare money, they increase payroll and other taxes and take from people who are here legally.
Your Reagan quote is thin and disingenuous and smears a great man. Your tag should be revoked.
I agree.
I think they will quickly do it. If there is Nada aqui and a good chance of incareration, they will indeed return home.
Everyone, including you, Dane, keeps ignoring what I have been saying: Mexico and Canada have free health care, free schooling, free housing and free food. It may not be on the luxury level of the USA, but it is legal and free.
Excellent solution. Mass deportations aren't necessary. Just remove the incentives for being here.
Absolutely! However whatever it takes. Voluntarily or by force. We have been here before more then once. With all the same BS being spouted about compassion, splitting families and hard workers also the promises that amnesty won't lead to larger amnesties in the future and promises of securing the border etc. They lied then they are lying now! In 1965 Ted Kennedy promised we would not be overrun. 1986 we were promised a secure border and no more amnesties! Hopefully America is not THAT stupid again even if a few obviously are.
So here we sit with our way of life and the responsibility passed down to us from the blood of many patriots and other fine Americans in our hands and America in the balance.
1986 - 3 million ultimately turned into 12+.
Will we stand for what we know is right or roll over?
I don't think so. Unemployment at 4.7%, dow jones near an all time high, home ownership at an all time high, crime near a 40 year low, federal taxes as a percent of gdp at a 30 year low, and all this despite a war on terror, a war in iraq, 9-11, and the dot com bust.
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Don't forget the impact on local schools, health care & courts where these "workers" settle in large numbers.
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