Immigration Bill Suffers Stunning Defeat

NewsMax ^ | June 8, 2007

[Caipirabob]

The battle hasn't even started. Now that we're rolling, we need to continue and get them to enforce the existing laws or drive the politicians and officials who won't do so over the borders. Rights into Mexico or either ocean will do...

[Ron H.]

Glad the legislation failed and glad that it is causing so much hand wringing and sobbing and heartbreak at NewsMax.

[Ron H.]

PS,screw George Bush !!! and that horses butt named Teddy Kennedy he rode in on.

[over3Owithabrain]

Very happy this bill died an inglorious death. Just can’t feel too great, though, knowing what a horrible backstabbing president Bush turned out to be.

[jmaroneps37]

YES!!!!!!!

[mo]

“So Harry and Nancy won’t get their voters after all?”

Oh, I’m sure they do ...should’ve been named “The Democratic Voter Legalization Act”!!!!

[Pharmboy]

At the risk of seeming a bit thick and/or uninformed, can someone explain to me why Republicans (including Dubya) wanted this bill that, if passed, would have destroyed this country? Thank you...

[brydic1]

What worries me is the reaction of GWB to this face slap. He may well stop any further efforts to enforce border policing and completely dismantle efforts to build the fence. Remember he is the only one who can decide whether the laws of the land will be enforced and so far he has mostly decided not to enforce immigration laws. What can we do if he does proceed to further aid illegal immigration?

[GatorGirl]

Good question, and that is the next step. We need to keep our voices loud and just like we demanded this bill fail, we must demand that the fence be built and enforcement is stepped up NOW!

Our new rallying cry—”Where’s the Fence??”

[bvw]

What praise should a man like Kennedy get, when justice is not yet found for the young woman he left to drown.

[oh8eleven]

I wonder how this is being portrayed on Spanish language radio stations in the southwest part of the country.
With all due respect - I really don't give a sh*t.

[vietvet67]

As did I.

Senator Sessions needs to be thanked by all for being of the the few beacons of truth regarding this issue.

[Guenevere]

Agree...George Bush is not going to give up on this....

..It's NOT OVER!

[Guenevere]

YOU ARE RIGHT!

And I want to THANK-YOU for your tireless posts around the FR forum, supplying us with phone numbers and info!

[Guenevere]

Please do!

[Guenevere]

The only answer I can come up with...

He's not, and never was, one of us...

Nothing else makes sense....
..we were snuckered.

[Old Badger]

"STEP 2) WHILE BUILDING THE FENCE, TURN THE DOGS LOOSE ON ALL EMPLOYERS OF ILLEGALS!! START WITH THE BIGGER ONES AND HIT THEM WITH MASSIVE FINES & JAIL TIME!!!!"

That's the key right there!! They will self deport after you get them trapped like rats.

[from occupied ga]

The legislation, which had been endorsed by President Bush, would do nothing to tighten borders, institute a new system to prevent employers from hiring undocumented workers which, of course, will be unnecessare because there will be no "undocumented" workers if the bill had passed in addition to but primarily giving up to 12 million illegal immigrants a pathway to legal status. amnesty

There I fixed it so that it tells the truth and that was only one small paragraph.

[Old Badger]

"Did anyone get a list of those voting for,against or not present on this bill????"

That's what I'd like to know. Senator Larry Craig of Idaho usually blocked ANY effort to stem the flow of illegal aliens.

[from occupied ga]

?WHILE BUILDING THE FENCE, TURN THE DOGS LOOSE ON ALL EMPLOYERS OF ILLEGALS!! START WITH THE BIGGER ONES AND HIT THEM WITH MASSIVE FINES & JAIL TIME!!!!"

While this sounds macho and tough in reality it is not possible, because employer DO NOT KNOW WHO IS ILLEGAL Illegals have very good forgeries that they get: a phony drivers license, SS card and residency documentation (informally known as a "green card") can be purchased for as little as $125 for the package. The government doesn't let private individuals look in their motor vehicle database and won't check for the private individuals. Now if an employer refuses to hire hispanics because they might be illegal , then they are guilty of discriminatory hiring practices and get massive fines and possible jail time. So they are put into an impossible situation by the government that has absolutely no interest in protecting the taxpayers from the the army of illegals that is plundering the economy of the usa as long as the bureaucrats get empowered by giving away our future.

However, if an illegal has been here for 5 minutes they get

• housing assistance
• Free medical care
• food stamps
• free government schooling for their ninos

All at the taxpayers' expense. Georgian governor said last year, "Cross the Rio Grande on Saturday, show up in Atlanta on Sunday, apply for public assistance on Monday" (or something to that effect I don't remember the exact quote)

Do you begin to see where the real problem lies. CUT OFF ALL government assistance unless there is proof of legal residnecy. Do away with the "anchor baby" concept. ANy child born to an illegal resident should automatically assume the citizenship of the mother AND THEN DEPORT the suckers. If Germany could murder 10 million people and stalin could murder 25 million people Surely we could fine and deport 12 million it isn't as though they would be harmed by being returned to Mexico.