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Senators to Revive Immigration Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) ^ | 06-14-07 | DAVID ESPO

Posted on 06/14/2007 3:55:45 PM PDT by Alaphiah123

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To: hoosierham

Yeah, but we’re fighting terrorists “over there,” so we don’t have fight them “over here.”

What’s the point if they can walk through the !@#$*&^ unlocked front door?!

We, collectively as a nation, have been had.


201 posted on 06/14/2007 8:08:29 PM PDT by Loyolas Mattman
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To: packrat35

If I were a House member there would be NO WAY that I could possibly not vote to impeach GWB. But he will never be impeached, for he is the Democrats’ best arsenal.


202 posted on 06/14/2007 8:11:13 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Cowardice is forever!)
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To: politicals

Yeah we know all about those conservative/republicans in Arizona, you know Kyl and McCain..by the way historically hispanics vote democrat 2 to 1 over republican.


203 posted on 06/14/2007 8:11:17 PM PDT by rolling_stone (same)
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To: politicals
If a person in your neighborhood was mistreated and could not adequately provide for their family and came to you (your property) for help - are they invading?

Terrible analogy, unless you are going to tell me right here and now that you have ten illegal aliens living in your house, tonight. Do you? Or are you just another hypocrite, happy to extend OUR tax dollars to YOUR pet social causes?

BTW, are you on shifts in Tony Snow's Blog War Room, or are you just cranking up the Latte machine during the Shamnesty Battle?


204 posted on 06/14/2007 8:12:13 PM PDT by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: politicals

If they want change, they should stay home and fight for meaningful change.


205 posted on 06/14/2007 8:15:56 PM PDT by Loyolas Mattman
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To: politicals
Latino Voting in the 2006 Election Realignment to the GOP Remains Distant
206 posted on 06/14/2007 8:17:43 PM PDT by kabar
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’ve been calling Senators and all of their mailboxes are full. Email is our only hope at this point . They think we’ll forget and forgive and that won’t happen . The Republicans are already out of power to begin with, so we have nothing to lose by voting them out in the primaries .

I wish McConnell would put a stop to this .


207 posted on 06/14/2007 8:19:47 PM PDT by Neu Pragmatist (No bill is better than a bill legalizing 12 to 20 million new Dims ......)
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To: Suzy Quzy
I know he WAS a freeper......something has happened to him in the White House. if he still had his radio show, he would be on OUR side....the side of common sense and LAW AND ORDER! Our, thankfully once more, fellow freeper Travis McGee may disagree with you. Tony fully supported the Bush-McCain-Kennedy amnesty plan. Then got into an online shouting match with Travis over the same. He, and Fox news outside of a couple of commentators, support full speed ahead amnesty.
208 posted on 06/14/2007 8:20:08 PM PDT by Hawk1976 (It is better to die than to live as a slave.)
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To: Alaphiah123
"To answer these concerns I support an amendment that will provide $4.4 billion in immediate additional funding for securing our borders and enforcing our laws at the work site," he said.

"By matching our benchmarks with these critical funds, we're going to show the American people that the promises in this bill will be kept."

I appreciate that they wish to keep promises, but why do we need an Amendment to enforce and fund the current laws?

Show me the money.

209 posted on 06/14/2007 8:20:08 PM PDT by do the dhue (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I wont - George S. Patton Jr)
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To: plain talk

Who supports the entitlement programs that will keep the illegals afloat? Hint: Not the Republicans.

To think that anything more than a handful of former illegal aliens are going to turn into reliable Republican voters is nothing short of insanity.


210 posted on 06/14/2007 8:22:27 PM PDT by Loyolas Mattman
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To: Cedric

Because he screws things up with alarming frequency?


211 posted on 06/14/2007 8:24:10 PM PDT by Loyolas Mattman
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To: Gritty; B4Ranch; Brad's Gramma; AuntB; tubebender; NormsRevenge; Pete-R-Bilt; Czar

Damn. Excellent!


212 posted on 06/14/2007 8:26:37 PM PDT by glock rocks (Please pray every day for our Patriot Armed Forces fighting to protect our way of life.)
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To: politicals

Your competitors who hire illegals are scum.

I still wonder, if they are such hard-workers then how come their country is a dump?

If they are Catholic, then why do they not abide the admonition to “render unto Ceasar” and obey the law in regards to entering the United States?


213 posted on 06/14/2007 8:33:30 PM PDT by Hawk1976 (It is better to die than to live as a slave.)
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To: Alaphiah123
As I’ve said all along, this bill will become law, and there is nothing anyone can do about it. Conservatives need to accept it and quit living in a fantasy world.
214 posted on 06/14/2007 8:33:52 PM PDT by B. Chezwick (It is every true Christian's duty to defend Israel with their very life.)
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To: politicals
Too many of you are way to narrow-minded in your perception, consider the overall issue here.

it's your perception that is narrow. You sound like you work for the White House. Give me a break. Many of us are steeped in history and have covered this issue. You are absolutely mistaken if you think the 2nd/3rd generation of the current illegals will vote Rep. They will not. I can't recall off hand, but I believe Sowell addressed this elitist absurdity. Our Republic is about to be destroyed by willful acts of our vile leaders. Come back in 40 years and see how your ridiculous dream world fantasy compares to reality.

215 posted on 06/14/2007 8:35:20 PM PDT by sand88
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To: packrat35
I will rock the boat, but I don't want to dump the Captain and the crew.

Just because I disagree with him on an issue does not mean that I would give the liberals the satisfaction of impeaching a Republican.

Most likely, we are going to have to deal with immigration. But I honestly would like to try to fund and enforce the laws on the books now and then see what we have to do with the illegals. Hopefully, they would go home, but I doubt it somehow.

I think a lot of folks feel we should fund the fence and enforce the laws, then fix illegal immigration. But for some reason these politicians want to address this issue now.

I think we stand our grand and fight, but I am not willing to burn W at the stake after we kick his arse.

I don't understand why we need an amendment to enforce and fund the current laws. Just do it.

Show me the money.

FUND THE FENCE! ! !

216 posted on 06/14/2007 8:35:50 PM PDT by do the dhue (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I wont - George S. Patton Jr)
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To: cva66snipe

Very well stated. I just received this from Sen Elizabeth Dole in email — she is on the side of Inhofe and Sessions. Looks like she doesn’t trust the NRSC for donations or the Bush folks:

Dear friend,

When it comes to amnesty for illegal aliens, I’ve never paused, hesitated or stammered – I say I’m flat out opposed to it!

I opposed amnesty when I ran for the U.S. Senate in 2002. I fought to defeat the amnesty bill that passed the Senate in 2006. I fought tooth and nail to take down the amnesty bill that ultimately failed on Thursday.

In fact, I cast the deciding procedural vote Wednesday night that ultimately broke up the coalition of Senators who were trying to ram this bill through the Senate. (click to read article).

The immigration problem indeed raises many tough questions – and I am certain that the bill Harry Reid was finally forced to pull off the Senate floor Thursday night is NOT the answer.

This legislation put the cart ahead of the horse. It rushed to legalize millions of illegal aliens – that is NOT the urgent matter at hand. We must deal with the real crisis and first focus on securing our borders and enforcing our laws. We are a nation of laws – it’s time we act like it!

Up to a million illegal aliens cross the porous southern border each year.

No immigration reform legislation will succeed – not even good reform (which the Kennedy bill was NOT) – unless our borders are secure.

For decades, Americans have been promised a secure border, but it hasn’t happened. Consider the recent legislation that authorized 700 miles of fencing – astoundingly, just TWO miles have been constructed!

Americans are rightly cynical about any promises to secure the border.

My parameters are simple: One, we must secure the border. Two, we must enforce the laws already on the books and empower law enforcement officials to do their jobs enforcing them. Then and only then we can take up immigration reform.

I must be honest with you, many of my colleagues in Congress disagree with me. And President Bush disagrees with me.

The Democrats have promised to soon bring this bad bill back to the Senate floor, and the Democrats are planning a major political assault on me for my opposition. They will use this to try to hurt me in the upcoming election.

Be assured, I will stand firmly against this bill. I don’t care what the political pundits, the media, or the liberals say or think – because I reject the notion that granting amnesty to millions of illegal aliens will solve our country’s out of control immigration problem. I can wage this fight as long as I know you are standing with me.

Please let me know I can count on you:

Please use this contribution button to help my campaign fight back against the attacks that are sure to come.

[See the attached file]

Thank you so much for your help and support – and thank you for your commitment to a safer, more prosperous America.

Sincerely:

[See the attached file]

Elizabeth Dole

U. S. Senator


217 posted on 06/14/2007 8:40:17 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( Inhofe for Senate 08 -- Broken Glass Republican -- vote out the RATs in 2008)
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To: Alaphiah123
"We're going to show the American people that the promises in this bill will be kept, we can jam this down their throats" Bush said, two days after launching a personal rescue mission. I voted for this guy twice and now I wish the dims could impeach him
218 posted on 06/14/2007 8:40:32 PM PDT by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: Alaphiah123
"We're going to show the American people that the promises in this bill will be kept, we can jam this down their throats" Bush said, two days after launching a personal rescue mission. I voted for this guy twice and now I wish the dims could impeach him
219 posted on 06/14/2007 8:40:34 PM PDT by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: B4Ranch

Pull the US military from the Middle East and put them on the border. What’s the sense in fighting a WOT in Iraq when our own border is not secured?


220 posted on 06/14/2007 8:41:23 PM PDT by Shaun_MD ("April 12th, 1861. Remember that date")
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