Bill may ease path to U.S. citizenship

Houston Chronicle ^ | 12-26-2006

[AZhardliner]

WASHINGTON — Counting on the support of the new Democratic majority in Congress, Democratic lawmakers and their Republican allies are working on measures that would place millions of illegal immigrants on a more direct path to citizenship than would a bill the Senate passed in the spring.

[AZhardliner]

They are at it again - Amnesty!

[FLOutdoorsman]

Any bets on a Veto?

[L98Fiero]

"Democratic lawmakers and their Republican allies..."

There's a screwin' comin'.

[mtbopfuyn]

No wonder the local Walmart sells Mexican flags and not American ones.

[Vigilanteman]

. . . place millions of illegal immigrants on a more direct path to citizenship than would a bill the Senate passed in the spring.

How much easier could they make it? Moving sidewalks?

How about we just make all white people slaves. That should really sew up the Hispanic vote!

[EnochPowellWasRight]

"Any bets on a Veto?"

Why would he veto himself?

[TheCrusader]

I'm glad I saw America when she was still powerful, autonomous, "of the people, by the people and for the people", God-fearing, and beautiful. Things are changing fast now, the new-world order will not be stopped.

[FLOutdoorsman]

From the article:

'President Bush said last week that he hoped to sign an immigration bill next year.

The major lawmakers drafting the legislation include Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz., along with Reps. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Luis V. Gutierrez, D-Ill. The four met this month, and their staffs have begun working on a bill.'

How nice.

[knarf]

BILL WILL MAKE BORDER PROTECTION MORE DIFFICULT.

There .. a more correct headline.

[1rudeboy]

I believe Bush said he wanted an immigration bill, on the campaign trail in 2000.

[EnochPowellWasRight]

"How nice."

Sic transit gloria mundi.

So ends the Republican Party, the Republic and this experiment called the United States of America.

[Logophile]

. . . measures that would place millions of illegal immigrants on a more direct path to citizenship . . . .

What about legal immigrants who are following the current path to citizenship? I am told that the process can be long, expensive, and frustrating.

For some reason I get the feeling that illegals will be ushered to the head of the line. The illegal path to citizenship will become cheaper, quicker, and easier than the legal path. That is a sure way to generate contempt for the law.

[FLOutdoorsman]

Even further, going back to '98.

[engrpat]

I believe Bush said he wanted an immigration bill, on the campaign trail in 2000.

Yes but it still doesn't make it right.

[Tzimisce]

Well repealing all citizen laws and just opening the border would be a way of changing immigration law.

[Dante3]

A dangerous bill - the supporters out to stick it to this country. No one who loves this country will vote for it.

[1rudeboy]

I just wish (some) FReepers would stop braying about being "sold out."

[EnochPowellWasRight]

"I believe Bush said he wanted an immigration bill, on the campaign trail in 2000."

What other choice did we have? A vote for Bush wasn't a vote for him, but a vote against Gore and later Kerry. One would have hoped that 9/11 would have changed his mind....

I guess defending the country isn't as important as importing poverty and casting his party into minority status for decades.

I understand why the Dems want this. Don't you want to know why a Republican does too? I do.

[Iwo Jima]

And just what did he mean by "wanting an immigration bill"?

I have followed Bush closely since he first ran for governor and I do not recall ever hearing him say that he wanted amnesty for illegal aliens, which is what we now know he now means when uses the buzzwords "comprehensive immigration bill."

[engrpat]

I just wish (some) FReepers would stop braying about being "sold out."

You know, I just reread what I posted and I can not find anything in there about being "sold out." Yes he said he wanted immigration reform, just because he said it that doesn't make it the right thing to do.