And Now, On to Immigration Reform

Real Clear Markets ^ | 18 Nov 2009 | Steven Malanga

[AreaMan]

Even with everything else on its agenda, the Obama administration has declared itself ready to plunge forward on an issue likely to be as contentious and exhausting to the nation as health care reform, namely a new effort to restructure our immigration laws. Last Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano laid the groundwork when she labeled our current immigration system "unacceptable" and said that the Obama administration is committed to reform as a crucial component of the future health of our economy.

[scottdeus12]

Dismantling the USA, one failed policy at a time.

God help us.

[kabar]

Actually, an amnesty will destroy this country with the stroke of a pen. Issues like health care, cap and trade, etc. will just be rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

[DrC]

The Republicans should be demanding from CBO an updated estimate of Obamacare that takes into account the millions of immigrants who would receive tax-financed health benefits were Obama’s immigration reform ideas to be enacted.

Once they see the added cost—probably hundreds of billions over 10 years—Americans will begin connecting the dots between Obama’s duplicitous claims about not wanting to add one dime to the deficit and the reality of how he is carefully timing his steps: Congress first votes to pass an allegedly budget-neutral health plan and then LATER votes for an immigration reform plan that blows that budget-neutrality to smithereens.

[scottdeus12]

Good points, either way we are screwed.

I just hope we can hold it together for 3 more years.....

[kabar]

Any legislation that legalizes the status of those who broke our laws by entering our country illegally and allows them to stay is amnesty. We must not only prevent the Democrats and some moderate Republicans from hijacking the meaning of the word amnesty, but the public must be made aware about the true impact of an amnesty. The Heritage Foundation concluded that the cost of amnesty alone would be $2.6 trillion. And the number of additional LEGAL immigrants who would join those who were the recipients of amnesty through chain migration, i.e., family reunification, would approach 70 million over a 20-year period, assuming there are only 12 million illegal aliens. We cannot assimilate such numbers. An amnesty would destroy the United States of America with the stroke of a pen.

[gubamyster]

ping

[skeeter]

I'm thinking 11 more months.

Republican legislatures tend to behave like republicans during democrat administrations.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Actually, an amnesty will destroy this country with the stroke of a pen. Issues like health care, cap and trade, etc. will just be rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. “

Folks, we have a WINNER!!

You can undo healthccare

You can undo crap N trade

But you cannot undo amnesty with chain migration......60 million illiterate slobs, many of them criminals. Goodbye USA!

[Knitebane]

This is why 0bama keep saying that Obamacare won't cover illegal aliens.

Because he plans to make them all legal.

[IamConservative]

I wonder if the House will be willing to take this up? They’ve already stuck their neck out on Crappy Tax and Healthcare and the Senate hasn’t moved either one. Election 2010 start right after New Years.

[NTHockey]

At what point do Americans get up from their Lazyboys, turn off the TV and say:”I HAVE HAD ENOUGH”?

We have yelled at Congress over the amnesty during the Bush years; we’ve screamed at our representatives in town hall meetings; we have marched, unarmed, to Washington and in cities all across the country - all to no avail. Congress keeps doing what they want, regardless of what the people want.

The Supreme Court takes our property away; takes our free speech; stifles our freedom OF religion; laughs at the 10th Amendment and we sit idly by.

We have an imposter in the WH who is determined to destroy this country; spending us into oblivion and make us subservient to the UN and we sit there drinking beer.

When will we do more than complain, write letters and make phone calls to stop the insanity? I say the time is way past due.

“I AM NOT A NUMBER; I AM A FREE MAN.”