2008 Republican Platform (final) -- Excerpt on Immigration

GOP.com ^ | September 1, 2008 | GOP

[calcowgirl]

Border enforcement, crackdown on employer abuses, English as the official language, and NO Amnesty!

Looks good to me!

[icwhatudo]

What is this party and what did they do with the republicans????

[raybbr]

Both government and the private sector must do more to foster legally present immigrants’ integration into American life to advance respect for the rule of law and a common American identity.

Uh oh. Tax money for integration? Why?

[ruination]

We oppose amnesty.

So all of a sudden they're anti-banana?

[SpaceBar]

Too bad they didn’t draft this in say 1965.

[rabscuttle385]

What is this party and what did they do with the republicans????

You don't want to know.

[darkwing104]

What is this party and what did they do with the republicans????

Discovered a backbone...

[cripplecreek]

For the most part it sounds good. Now lets see how the politicians interpret it.

[mefistofelerevised]

sounds good. let’s see if it happens. is this real? did they finally wake up? or is it more smoke and mirrors?

[mnehring]

Ditto, looks good. Of course, I’m sure the whinoCons will find things to complain about.

[DemonDeac]

Of course do you really expect McCain would govern by that? I don’t.

[upchuck]

Looks good to me also for the reasons you stated.

But we’ve been down this road before.

So, pardon me, but I’ll believe when I see it, especially with John McAmnesty as POTUS.

[itsthejourney]

So, when will I see my taxes go down and my grocery labels printed in English again? Certainly not during Hussein or McAmnesty’s reign.

[Kevmo]

for the AFIRE ping list, looks like amnesty isn’t making it onto the platform

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Tax money for integration?

The more traditional term is 'assimilation', that is obliging immigrants to Americanize themselves, and abandon alien traditions. You have a problem with that?

[freeangel]

“we oppose amnesty”

What about an overnight pathway to citizenship? I think we’re being rooked here.

[calcowgirl]

What is this party and what did they do with the republicans????

Hmmmm... ya mean "Where is Juan Hernandez"? ;-)

[calcowgirl]

Uh oh. Tax money for integration? Why?

Well, it didn't say money, but I see what ya mean.

[calcowgirl]

So all of a sudden they're anti-banana?

More than likely, the few voices calling others "bigots" for not adopting open borders didn't go over too well.

Or the states that are rrunning deficits from all of the free benefits are finally getting fed up and they trounced those wanting to be so generous with taxpayers money.

[calcowgirl]

Ditto, looks good. Of course, I’m sure the whinoCons will find things to complain about.

I think the pro-Amnesty folks are the ones that will be whining--as usual.