Posted on 06/17/2007 10:54:58 AM PDT by pissant
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) was joined by Congressman Virgil Goode (R-VA) to announce the introduction of the TRUE Enforcement and Border Security Act. This legislation, which will serve as Congress’ most comprehensive enforcement package to date, requires the construction of a land barrier and necessary infrastructure along America’s international border with Mexico and addresses many of the current inadequacies in the enforcement of our illegal immigration laws.
“The enforcement of our nation’s borders and immigration laws remain one of our greatest domestic priorities,” said Congressman Hunter. “While considerable progress has been made over the last year in the fight against illegal immigration, Congress needs to continue its efforts to secure our border and ensure our legal immigration channels are not utilized by those who seek to illegally enter, reside, and work in the United States. This legislation represents a compilation of several enforcement proposals currently offered in both houses of Congress and implements appropriate and necessary solutions to many of our nation’s immigration problems.
“We need to begin discussing this issue with the intent of reforming what I consider to be one of America’s greatest vulnerabilities. September 11th exposed this vulnerability and demonstrated very clearly that complacency and inaction is just as dangerous as terrorist activity.
“Prior to September 11, 2001, illegal immigration was considered a regional issue without national implications. We quickly learned on that day, however, that this is a national issue, affecting each and every American, not just those living in border communities like San Diego County.
“Unfortunately, illegal aliens continue to funnel directly into many of our local communities and adversely impact our way of life by overwhelming our schools, inundating our healthcare system and, most concerning, threatening our safety. Through better enforcement of our immigration laws and construction of the necessary border infrastructure, we can reverse the trends induced by illegal immigration, while also promoting a homeland that is safer and more secure.”
Specifically, the TRUE Enforcement and Border Security Act would:
Create a border security fence from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico with 25 additional ports of entry. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will incorporate fencing, infrastructure and technology to prevent illegal crossings;
Empower states and local authorities to enforce immigration laws;
Require DHS to fully implement a computerized entry-exit system;
Authorize thousands of new Border Patrol officers, immigration investigators, attorneys, and immigration judges; Increase penalties and prevent employers from hiring illegal aliens through an improved Social Security identification card and verification system; Prevent illegal aliens from claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit and collecting Social Security;
Increase penalties for forging immigration and identity documents, and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship, and alien smuggling.
Upon its formal introduction, the TRUE Enforcement and Border Security Act is expected to be referred to the House Judiciary Committee, House Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Resource, and the House Ways and Means Committee.
>>>Let me break the news to you: Duncan Donuts can’t win.
America runs on Duncan.
Big business media won’t give him airtime. Hunter is the best conservative candidate.
Looks like your arguing with one of the other candidates “plants”. LOL
Did this bill pass and did Bush sign it into law?
Yeah, it seems like they’ve been invading our threads a lot lately. I wonder why?
No, it passed the house but was never reconciled with McCain Kennedy’s amnesty, so never became law.
Gee. Hard to say. LOL
I like the Duncan Do-nuts, because he has huevos, and is not afraid to show it...
I will go with Hunter.
I think Duncan Hunter would make a wonderful Secretary of Homeland Security. I would trust him to enforce the immigration laws we already have.
Sorry to say that Duncan can not win. He does not have the support of the Repub elites and the corporation money will not be with him. I would vote for him in a heart beat but reality must be stated.
Well now if Hunter does not have the support of the Republican elites and the corporation money will not be with him then I must have picked the right candidate to support. That is very good information to have so thanks for confirming that my judgement in supporting Hunter was correct.
Just you wait, GoMeanGreen. Just you wait.
GoMeanGreen is well named. Mean spirited. And the name reminds me of rancid hamburger somehow. Why these guys want to get on a Hunter thread with their buckets of hot water just point up that there are still a lot of lonely losers on FR. Don’t let it throw you. By the way, pissant will be coming up with some very big news on the Hunter campaign in the next day. Watch for it! :o)
I will not vote for a candidate backed by the country club or Rockefeller Republicans, nor the corporation big moneyed crowd. They back Bush, AND Hillary. If we don’t get a clean conservative this time around, we can just fold our tents and steal away into the night. It’ll be bye, bye, U.S.A.!
Duncan doesn’t have the organization and the money to get to the presidency....no matter how good he is. I would love it, if Romney, getting the nod, asked Hunter to be his VP.
LOL!
Duncan Hunter is going to be on Terry Anderson’s show on KRLA.com tonight...
Terry’s show is about the illegal aliens in Los Angeles County and is one hour long and live at 9 PM PDT...
http://www.theterryandersonshow.com/
“Like it or not, part of presidential campaigns is popularity and name recognition. That’s why Fred is the better choice.”
When campaigns are just starting up, yes, it is a popularity and name recognition contest. Yet, when campaigns are under way and debates, etc. and eventual leadership abilities, THAT is when the true test starts. A lot happens in campaigns that goes beyond initial ‘star power’ and it is ironic the GOP always tends to be into ‘names’ who may not be the best candidates. I see no other candidate as having what it takes to articulate well and come across as solid and the true test of leadership that Duncan Hunter will provide. He’d have the opportunity to actual get his message to the people if he was the nominee as people would naturally be curious as to who that was that knocked of Rudy and McCain. And there always is the comment from people who discover Hunter how presidential he is and how they like him. Take note of THAT. But, with nitwit Republicans, we only hear ‘he can’t win’ in which you cannot assure the ‘names’ can come through in a general election and you cannot assure that Hunter is ‘unelectable’. There is no fact there, only an attempt to sabotage Hunter’s chances and attach that stigma.
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