What Happened to Immigration?

National Review Online ^ | February 07, 2008 | Mark Krikorian

[Delacon]

I resolved to fight amnesty now more than ever.

[ClearCase_guy]

Lousi XIV: "Apres moi, le deluge." Two generations, the French revolution was the flood that carried away the french monarchy.

Our levee just broke. Our flood is coming.

[TCats]

Yeah, they all kept it pretty low key so as to avoid upsetting the Hispanic voters. One exception was Romney who continuously included it in his very long list of Bi-partisan Washington failures.

I predict more of the same in the General.

[RC2]

Remember the sayin “Lock and load”? Remember that one.

[KTM rider]

the local network news last night showed polls handing out provisional ballots to illegal aliens. They even gave an interview to a mexican woman who could not speak english

[GeronL]

The establishment doesn't care what we think. A majority of R's, D's and I's agree but they aren't listening. THEY have the power with their media to make this a non-issue. Its a non-issue in this campaign.

This could be it for this country. It could alreday be over for us.

[Travis McGee]

Is Shamnesty McCain bringing his "Hispanic Outreach Director" to CPAC?

Hernandez is a certifiable traitor. He was born in Dallas, but became a dual Mexican citizen. His last job was as Vicente Fox's reconquista chief. The "New Pioneers" of his book are the illegal alien invaders/settlers he and McCain love so much.

Only a traitor would hire a traitor to promote the invasion of his nation.

I wonder if he'll show at CPAC.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

The Council wants their Community in place by 2010. There will be no border enforcement, and there will be amnesty and worse, and you’ll all like it, so calm down.

[ScratInTheHat]

It’s going to have to go grass roots again.

Man that really sucks!

I love the fact that my government is using my money to repopulate the country with a more pliable citizenry.

[backtothestreets]

Please see my post concerning this very subject: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966125/posts

[texas_mrs]

Should be titled "The New MEXICAN Pioneers" They aren't interested in being Americans.

[gubamyster]

ping

[adorno]

Even our own David Frum, an immigration critic himself, is afraid that “A McCain win will be interpreted as a repudiation of the case for immigration restriction — if the Senate’s most outspoken exponent of open borders can survive a Republican presidential primary, then almost no position on immigration is untenable in Republican debate.

Whether it's McCain or Obama or Hillary, the conservatives will take a hit this time around.

With that in mind, the only true course for conservatives and republicans in general is to block or send into gridlock any legislation or initiatives that are contrary to the positions of conservatives. Thus, when immigration is brought by McCain or the congress, it is the people and especially the republicans that have to stand up and block any and all steps towards granting amnesty to illegals. And the same goes for any other positions on issues that are contrary to conservative views. Higher taxes, abortion, liberal judges, pulling out of Iraq, weakening our national defense, government take over of our health care system, or any others where the positions are contrary to conservative positions, should be blocked until the next general election cycle when we can hope for a better representative for republicanism.

Though McCain or Hillary or Obama may become our next president, we can try as hell to make their 4 years very uneventfull and worthless.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Then you’ll be overjoyed when John Cornyn pushes through his CFR approved North American Investment Fund so you can pay to build schools and roads in Mexico and pay for the college education of every Mexican child.

And of course healthcare for all of them too.

[Will88]

Several reasons have contributed to this:

1. Every Republican candidate eventually adopted some tough talk on immigration, including McCain. Who’s lying?

2. Debate moderators, either due to incompetence or deliberately, never pinned candidates down on key questions: do they support a physical fence, or any path to citizenship regardless of what it’s called. And they continued to allow McCain and others to spout the nonsense about “we aren’t going to round up 12 million people,” rather then forcing them to agree or disagree with enforcing the laws and allowing the gradual self-deportation. Pathetic debate moderation on the subject. Recall how one pinning down damaged Hillary.

3. Many voters never followed the immigration debate, and probably didn’t know where each candidate stood.

4. Many voters just vote Republican or Democrat, then pick their candidate based on general impressions: personality and looks, woman, war hero, businessman, etc.

5. Many one issue voters, issues of long standing: abortion, national defense, tax policy, etc. Even though up to 70% and more oppose open borders, still only around 20% (?) make immigration a vote deciding issue. Many voters chose Huckabee or McCain based on social issues or defense/Iraq, putting those ahead of immigration, despite the open borders tendencies of both.

If McCain should win the presidency, I think there will be some shocked and enraged voters once the issue comes up again. He knows how to lead, and he knows whats best for America, so he says.

[dragnet2]

What Happened to Immigration?

What happened?

It should be clear to all that the Federal fix is in and backed by the Bush drive for open borders, and destruction of our sovereignty.

Of all the possible candidates, and all the chaos and violence associated with this invasion, the Republicans have chosen an open border, pro-illegal alien candidate.

The fix is in.

[Travis McGee]

Mark my words: the vocabulary our children are learning is being reshaped to count everybody in the hemisphere as an “American.”

[the_devils_advocate_666]

I have yet to meet one McCain supporter. How in the he$$ is he winning the nomination? It just makes no sense to me...

[DuncanWaring]

...Richelieu at the Weekly Standard smirks that “hanging out with the anti-immigrant Bund seems to be a kiss of death.”

Seems to be a reference to the German-American Bund.

Recall Godwin's Law.

[Clemenza]

What’s up with the Burger King meets Anton Levey beard on Sr. Hernandez? Is he an illegal alien loving satanist who eats Whoppers?