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To: no-to-illegals

“I agree with all but this part. When there are candidates beginning to portray the message supported by 80% plus of the people who will vote. The democrats do not have the upper hand on this issue. Should the democrats continue their way on this path, I am excited this could be the straw for the camel’s back, once the voting begins.”

The problem is, I’ve followed the immigration issue fairly closely since 1986 and Simpson-Mazzoli. Polls have shown for years that up to 80% of Americans opposed illegal immigration, wanted stricter enforcement, and even a reduction of legal immigration. But those big majorities never made immigration a vote deciding issue, and returned open borders, lax enforcement reps. to Washington again and again. If voters will FINALLY make immigration a vote deciding issue in 2008, your statement will be correct. But I’m still not confident that will happen. It certainly didn’t happen in 2006 after the defeat of that Congress’ attempt to pass amnesty for Jorge.


49 posted on 09/16/2007 10:41:33 AM PDT by Will88
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To: Will88

yes, time will tell.


51 posted on 09/16/2007 10:44:32 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (God Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform, Our Heroes.)
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To: Will88
It certainly didn’t happen in 2006 after the defeat of that Congress’ attempt to pass amnesty for Jorge.

No matter how many times you tell a lie....in the end IT'S STILL A LIE!

The defeated Immigration Bill was NOT amnesty.

53 posted on 09/16/2007 10:49:51 AM PDT by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
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