Posted on 06/30/2007 5:23:48 AM PDT by Liz
The Right did not win anything. They merely stopped the other side from winning. So despite 5 years of daily non stop ranting about “We got to do something about the border, the illegals are destroying our country”, the Right is back at square one. Meanwhile the illegals continue to poor into the country and nothing is getting done.
The Illegals are the only people who won anything here.
So now want are you going to do Antis?
ROFL!!.....
Got to wonder what she would be in charge of....under the table issues?
The statement,”We have the best government money can buy”, applies here.
Until we have security and some semblance of border control, most Americans will not support any benefits, amnesty, or whatever you want to do to help the illegal immigrant. This is the basic problem with your philosophy and those who supported the legislation. Security first. Then we will listen to other changes.
You need to impress upon us that you care more about us then you do illegal immigrants. And some of us have relatives waiting years to get in and the people you support can walk across tonight. THEY MUST GET IN LINE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE!
Here is my proposal. Feel free to run with it.
1. Do the job you swore to do. Enforce the current laws. Support and reinforce the officers working the border. Support a federal law directing local police and other law enforcement to take action to detain and initiate deportation of those here illegally. Jail employers of illegal immigrants.
2. No benefits for those in the country illegally. Exception, those with true emergency medical conditions will receive treatment while their deportation is initiated.
3. Initiate a constitutional amendment to stop the anchor baby phenomenon.
4. Build the fence.
5. Change the immigration quotas to reflect real needs justified by industry and/or states. Make the justifications public. So the average American knows how many we are allowing in and why. We will support something logical, fair, and needed AFTER our security is taken care of.
I would go further and say "globaloney is kaput." Legislators, and others at the levers of the US government better perceive issues through the prism of the red, white, and blue.........or else.
This means every candidate for office, at all levels, as well.
Here is FReeper herMANroberts’ proposal to prez Bush (what The People want):
1. Do the job you swore to do. Enforce the current laws. Support and reinforce the officers working the border. Support a federal law directing local police and other law enforcement to take action to detain and initiate deportation of those here illegally. Jail employers of illegal immigrants.
2. No benefits for those in the country illegally. Exception, those with true emergency medical conditions will receive treatment while their deportation is initiated.
3. Initiate a constitutional amendment to stop the anchor baby phenomenon.
4. Build the fence.
5. Change the immigration quotas to reflect real needs justified by industry and/or states. Make the justifications public. So the average American knows how many we are allowing in and why. We will support something logical, fair, and needed AFTER our security is taken care of.
Legislators, and others at the levers of the US government better perceive issues through the prism of the red, white, and blue.........or we shall know the reason why.
This means every candidate for office, at all levels, as well.
White heat.
Indeed - I believe that we need to get aroused a bit more often. The amnesty bill didn't get past 'we the people' but plenty of other legislative actions have. I think that everybody ought to take a bit more active role in what's going on in the Senate and the House.
I think we need a good house-cleaning in Washington - including RINOs! I, for one, will not forgive and forget!
Get used to it Congress, the American people are on a roll!
We have seen what we can accomplish. People who never before got involved picked up a phone and called and now know the people are the government and we will not be silenced.
AMEN TIMES TEN!!!
I would add
(d) Senators Lott and Voinovitch referring to their constituents calling their offices as “intimidation.”
In short, that is a problem which Congress can resolve immediately by legislation. It doesn't lack the power to do that, only the will.
Congressman Billybob
Excellent post!
BTW, Lowrey keeps getting better and better as a writer. His articles have lost that wimpish tone that they used to have. A little disillusion is good for a journalist.
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