[CyberAnt]

Well .. I’m against the immigration plan because of several reasons, the most important being $5 mil to be paid to La Raza (the group who wants to repatriate CA), and then $10 mil every year thereafter .. I DON’T THINK SO!!

[DrDeb]

“Well .. I’m against the immigration plan because of several reasons, the most important being $5 mil to be paid to La Raza (the group who wants to repatriate CA), and then $10 mil every year thereafter .. I DON’T THINK SO!!”
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I agree with the President — we need to solve this problem NOW — and in our REPRESENTATIVE democracy, such problem solving will involve COMPROMISE.

I also believe that it is beyond hypocritical that our ‘elitist ranters’ can launch salvo after salvo at President Bush, but can’t take the ‘softest’ hint of criticism in return . . . PATHETIC!

[SnarlinCubBear]

Are you serious? Of all the tidbits I’ve heard about the plan, I’d not heard THAT.

Tell me it isn’t so!

[Yankee Dutch]

Which Title/Section of S. 1348 states this?

[Jewels1091]

that’s a new one to me

[NordP]

DrDeb, I appreciate your feelings and your sticking up for our dear President. I do love the man and will always believe he was the very best for our Country when we needed a man of his character most. You also have to know that it's so difficult living in the thick of illegal-ville as Cyberant and I do.

I know the President believes in his heart he's trying to do the right thing, but I also know that most of OUR problems with this Bill have to do with giving the illegals, legal status. L.A. talk show hosts John and Ken came up with the analogy that it was like someone stealing your car...and then getting to keep it. This Bill gives them legal status, and only if they want citizenship do they have to earn anything. Most do not WANT citizenship.

Those of us in border towns just want enforcement of the laws on the books right now, and the government isn't even doing that. What's to say they can do more, when they haven't been able to do less?

Please try to understand our side, too. There are stories on our local news every night about crimes committed, the violent Mexican gangs, taggings, drugs, rapes. The last names are always the same now. There are some really baaaad elements coming in with the good. Not every illegal is a kind, hardworking lettuce picker willing to work all day for pennies on the dollar. And, why should they become a slave labor group? That's not being kind to hard working folk. That's just giving the Dems their next "victim class of voters."

Thanks for hearing me out. I respect you and truly appreciate all the hard work you put in every night bringing us the important articles to check out. I would never want to say or do anything that would jeopardize our FRiendship, but had to explain why so many of us feel as we do. We can love W and just disagree on this issue/Bill.