Posted on 06/09/2008 11:46:57 AM PDT by Dawnsblood
President Bush has signed an executive order requiring contractors and others who do business with the federal government to make sure their employees can legally work in the United States.
Mr. Bush signed the order Friday and the White House announced the order Monday.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez planned an afternoon news conference to discuss the order and other ways the administration has stepped up its crackdown on illegal immigration.
The order says federal departments and agencies must require contractors to use an electronic system to verify that the workers are eligible to work in the U.S.
The order is aimed at cracking down on hiring of illegal immigrants. But people who overstayed visas or came to the country legally but do not have permission to work, such as some students or those awaiting work permits, also could be snagged with the system.
"It is the policy of the executive branch to enforce fully the immigration laws of the United States, including the detection and removal of illegal aliens and the imposition of legal sanctions against employers that hire illegal aliens," in the executive order says.
The order comes as a worker verification bill has essentially stalled in Congress. A Democratic immigration enforcement bill would require employers to check the citizenship and legal status of all their employees.
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Why would I call Duncan Hunter gullible? His statements are the same as mine. He has said the administration is stalling the fence. He has said only a few miles have been built. He has complained that Congress defunded the fence. There is no difference between his statements and mine.
Sorry, I don’t see Duncan Hunter asking, “Are you saying you think a fence is being built?” That makes it a difference.
Believe me; I’m not going to try to reason with someone who expects people to take adolescent semantic distinctions as intelligent debate.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2028416/posts?page=42#6
And acquiring the land is the initial process of building the fence. Along with a virtual fence that they have been testing, along with obtaining contractors. This fence is being built. Just not to your liking. Tuff.
Personally, I was waiting for you to get started. But it was amusing to quote your words back at you only to be accused of playing semantics. Thanks.
You put forth a dispute over a small percentage of the Texas/Mexican border to make your point while ignoring that 90% of the CA/Mex border, 99% of the AZ/Mex border and 99% of the NM/Mex border has had no construction taking place. Apparently the smallest possible excuse is good enough for you.
I’m glad you’re amused. Anyone who plays semantic games to make their excuses must be easily amused.
Get a map. Texas is big.
We know it's not zero. And we know any number provided by the government will be met with scepticism (as it should). So how come an organization that people can actually trust doesn't step to the plate? It's infuriating.
No kidding. I didn’t even include the fact that a large percentage of the Texas border is under no dispute. But has no construction under way.
I notice you’re not posting any mileage.
Again you asked me if I think the fence is being built. There, and earlier, you implied that it is not. I’m not playing a semantic game. I’m making you look like a fool.
What percentage of the border has had a fence built?
No, I haven't. Therefore, none of it has been built. Not an inch. Brilliant!
Now there’s an intelligent and mature response. Put some words in your opponents mouth, avoid the question and make a smarmy “Brilliant!” remark. Are you more than ten years old? If so you’re embarrassing yourself.
New (from the ground up) fencing, in the past year, from the top of my head, I'll guess 10%.
Guess? That is your contribution to certainty and absolutism that you’re whining I didn’t live up to?
Zero is absolute. Maybe you never learned.
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