Posted on 05/19/2007 12:49:52 PM PDT by PghBaldy
The proposed immigration deal will throw open our doors to increased immigration from Muslim lands, not just Mexico. From the US State Department website: "The fourth and most recent wave of Muslim immigration (into the US) has come after 1965, the year President Lyndon Johnson sponsored an immigration bill that repealed the longstanding system of quotas by national origin. Under the new system, preferences went to relatives of U.S. residents and those with special occupational skills needed in the United States. The new law was a signal act in American history, making it possible for the first time since the early part of the 20th century for someone to enter the country regardless of his or her national origin. After 1965, immigration from Western Europe began to decline significantly, with a corresponding growth in the numbers of persons arriving from the Middle East and Asia. In this era more than half of the immigrants to America from these regions have been Muslim." (italics added)
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
I know the drug smuggling via Mena was approved by figures within both political parties.
Wonder what other agreements they've reached?
Well, the problem is even made worse when conservatives refuse to entertain the possibility President Bush bears some responsibility for his refusal to enforce US constitutional law.
For example, I posted the following piece here on Free Republic this morning only to have a moderator pull it within a minute. When I asked the webmaster why, I don’t even get a reply. This willful refusal to face the fact the buck has to stop at the president’s desk is only going to exacerbate the situation.
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Is now the time to impeach Bush?
President Bush’s astonishing lack of interest protecting and securing America’s border seemed to have finally pushed conservatives and regular Americans into contemplating what was previously unthinkable: impeachment. The cause of this shift was his support for the recently passed Immigration Reform bill, which is basically granting amnesty to the 12 million or so illegal immigrants in the US.
Make no mistake, the Republican politicians who have helped pass this bill did so despite overwhelming opposition from rank-and-file Americans. Since the vast majority of illegal immigrants who will obtain their American citizenship will be voting for the Democratic Party for the foreseeable future; it now becomes highly unlikely the Republicans will regain power for at least a generation to come.
As a Canadian who intends on immigrating to the United States legally in a few years; I find it distasteful I will have to spend years and thousands of dollars paying fees and following the requirements of the laws before obtaining my citizenship while someone who breaks the law is moved to the front of the line.
I love the United States and think it is the greatest force for good among all nations in history. Never in history has a nation done so much for the benefit of others - especially its enemies. And yet I am puzzled as to why so many Americans despise your country when there is no other nation anywhere in history that has been better and more decent.
I personally like and respect President Bush but am dismayed that he seems unwilling to enforce your laws securing your borders despite it’s a constitutional requirement. Is the interests of big business for cheap labor more important than technological innovation and the security of your citizens?
If “values” was the surprise issue of 2004, immigration will be it for 2008. Any candidate who fails to realize that is sowing the seeds of his defeat. McCain did long ago, and so did Giuiliani the one trick pony.
The hispanics will be the least of your worries.
It is the folloewre of the pervert—uh—the prophet that is going to do all the damage.
It’s hard to find words adequate to express my outrage without abusing Jim Rob’s hospitality. I only hope I live to see what I think ought to happen, to correct this attempt at the undoing of America.
So many sheeple. So little time.
This is sure to bring more peace of mind:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/
Insulate, Don’t Integrate [Mark Krikorian]
Earlier this week, a shootout between a drug gang and the Mexican army a few miles south of the Mexico-Arizona border town of Naco left 23 people dead. Rumors yesterday that an armed convoy of drug gunmen was headed back caused panic — and not just in Mexico: “At about 11:30 a.m., a large number of Border Patrol agents arrived at the Naco port of entry and stood with M16s at the border and on the roof of the Customs and Border Protection building there.” Hey, at least the Border Patrol wasn’t ordered to run away in the face of a possible armed incursion, like the National Guard was earlier this year.
This is not the kind of thing that happens on the Canadian border, to put it mildly, which suggests why the president and others are so wrong in wanting further integration with Mexico. What we need instead is maximum insulation from Mexico until it becomes a first-world country like Canada. Does that make me an “insulationist”?
05/19 05:29 PM
“They’re lying. It is an amnesty” [Mark Krikorian]
No, that’s not from a right-wing site; it’s from lefty Ezra Klein over at Tapped:
the RNC is telling a lot of lies to make this bill seem more supportable to its members. Not to be too crude about this, but if the Republican base thinks this immigration bill is a bad idea, that seems like a fairly serious argument in its favor. After all, what they’re trying to evade is the perception that it represents an amnesty. They’re lying. It is an amnesty. And I think amnesty is the only realistic and humane way forward. So in this case, telling lies to make people with bad opinions think this is a good idea doesn’t reflect poorly on its merits.
He also notes the left-wing (but well-founded nonethless) objections to guestworker programs, but concludes it’s worth accepting the guestworker provision in the Senate bill in order to get the amnesty. But if they wanted a genuine compromise that would lead to amnesty, they needed to pair it with an end to future mass immigration — not just (theortically) re-orienting a portion of the family visas at some distant point in the future, but abolishing them now, along with deep cuts in employment-based and refugee immigration as well. I don’t know if I’d consider that a good deal, but at least you’d be able to make a better case for that being in the national interest than the mess they concocted this week.
05/19 05:29 PM
I find it distasteful I will have to spend years and thousands of dollars paying fees and following the requirements of the laws before obtaining my citizenship while someone who breaks the law is moved to the front of the line.
HA HA ..... what a maroooon.
Just come on down, you don’t have to wait in line.
If anybody asks you ... just give em the old “NO HABLEAS ENGLEAIS” (no I don’t know how to spell is mexicanish)
As a matter of fact I think I’m going to get me a couple of those new identitys to. You never know when you might need one.
Hours? Good grief, how did they survive that ordeal? I sincerely hope all those "hours" of work didn't interfere with thier salon appointments, botox injections, hair transplants, fund-raisers or cocktail parties.
“US opens door to millions of Muslims”
Thanks Dubya!
And some people wonder why his approval rating is so low!
I used to think Bush is a blockhead. No I think his is evil.
“Some day we’ll be pineing for the good old days of plain
hispanic immigrants.”
That has been my attitude since 9-11: at least we were mostly being
invaded by folks of some sort of Christian background.
But Dubya couldn’t leave good enough alone.
He seems to have that liberal malady: “do something disease”.
I guess Dubya also decided to start ignoring Victor Davis Hanson when
he (Hanson) started to criticize Dubya’s “let the Saudi students
in, background checks be d-mned” plan.
GWB is by far the worst ever GOP President. If the little drunk signs this nation-destroying bill he’ll be the worst President period.
The elitists! There you have it. I really believe those in the government now do not care what Americans want only what they think Americans should be. Open borders anyone? Why was the border not secured right after 911?
Every person who comes into this country must be required to sign a statement that says “I do not support the following statement and I do not belong to an organization that supports the following statement: Christians and Jews are pigs and must be killed. Furthermore I reject the use of violence and coercion as a way of spreading an ideology”.
When the government takes an active role in the destruction of the country, things are pretty bad.
What is so wrong with European immigration? Why is our immigration so skewed towards the 3rd world?
@red irish, no one elected and residing in Washington cares at all what the average American thinks. It takes an individual with an enormous ego to believe that this country needs them and only them above all other citizens to run the most powerful nation in the world. Plus the fact that some like "old" Kennedy has parked his rear there for 47 years, and still, his constituents vote to send him back each time he stands for election has given these "public servants" the idea that they are invincible and know what is best for all of us. Our Constitution did not mean to grant these "public servants" full-time employment for life.
@Edward Watson, I used to like Bush, too. I stood in the hot Florida sun for four hours just to catch a glimpse of him and wave my support in the last election. If I were you with a choice of whether to come here or not, I don't know what I would do. I don't blame anyone who has gone through the legal immigration process for being absolutely angry. This is an insult.
@Cyropaedia, the chickens are laying enormous eggs, and it is time they were plucked.
@Azzurri, 2008 will be pivotal for the future of this nation. I have very little hope at this point. My husband and I are having a rather large argument over my leaving the Republican party, but I can't think of any other way to send the message that I am seriously angry at the people at the top. I used to get a lot of fund raising letters from the RNC. Many of them had post paid envelopes enclosed. I began to send them back with notes like "grow a spine and maybe I will support you financially again." (I send campaign donations to my Congresswoman as I can always depend on her to be on the right side of every issue.") Last Presidential election we donated to Swift Boat Vets and not the RNC. I am so tired and angry with them.
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