Posted on 09/20/2010 3:08:46 PM PDT by Justaham
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says illegal immigrants do essential work in the U.S. and he has firsthand knowledge of that - because they fix his house.
Powell, a moderate Republican, urged his party Sunday to support immigration generally because it is "what's keeping this country's lifeblood moving forward."
In an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press," he said a path to legal status should be offered to illegal immigrants because they "are doing things we need done in this country."
He added: "They're all over my house, doing things whenever I call for repairs, and I'm sure you've seen them at your house. We've got to find a way to bring these people out of the darkness and give them some kind of status."
Powell did not say whether he's hired illegal immigrants directly or they showed up with contractors.
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I’m very expensive
My husband went to university for 3 years, his major was journalism. He interned for what was the Milwaukee Journal at the time, he hated the liberal slant of the paper and went to trade school instead. He has since taught many young men how to be excellent carpenters. Now, we can't afford to pay any employees and have gone from building 7-8 houses a year to building none. We do sheds, decks, siding, roofing, any work we can get. We used to run two crews of carpenters. Colin really pissed me off here.
Colin Powell...what a freakin’ disappointment.
Voted for the current Failure-In-Chief.
And still making public apologies for Obama’s incapacities.
Powell is very much like Arlen Spector—a Republican of convenience An opportunity for advancement presented itself and he just took advantage of the chance to climb the golden stairway of power and status. Washington is swarming with people like this.
Powell is just another Affirmative Action beneficiary who has shown his ineptness and lack of conservative principles evry time he opens his mouth without a prepared speech in front of him.
His 5 minutes were up 9 years ago.
Did he pay them as much as an American?
Me too! :D
If the illegals already here are legalized, then they will be followed by many millions more expecting the same deal. Colin & his ilk will encourage this to keep his repair costs down & his lawn mowed. What he doesn't seem to realize is that the money he saves in yard labor is much less than the price he pays for unrestricted illegal immigration.
Conceivably, a huge majority of Mexico, Nicaragua, & El Salvador could decide to head North. Mexicans have even more incentive now to flee North with their country in near civil war. There is little to stop them & amnesty waiting to welcome them, along with free medical, schools, housing, food stamps, & a host of other freebie's.
Frankly, I am surprised there aren't 100,000 a day entering the USA illegally. I guess we have the smugglers to thank for that, as THEY control the border. But if it is not happening now, it soon will.
I simply don’t get it. Why do people like Powell slam the right for being “anti-immigrant”? We aren’t against immigration. For God’s sake, we are against ILLEGAL immigration. It makes us sound like we are a bunch of racist bigots because we want people to follow the laws of our land. I mean, when my ancestors came from Germany, they went through hell to get here and they followed the law. They had to go through customs and immigration and all of that; they had to wait in line at Ellis Island with thousands of other people. That is a story of sacrifice for a better life. They risked EVERYTHING they had to come to America.
However, somebody sneaking across the border and stealing someone’s social security number—not so much heroic as it is selfish. And that’s not racist—it’s just the truth.
Golly gee. Mr. Powell should be arrested and charged with hiring illegal aliens if he admits to knowing about it all along.
So, colon, when are you going to turn yourself in for breaking the law?
WTF? You're SURE? I checked and didn't see them. Come over and show me. Maybe I'm not looking in the right places.
While you're at it, rake the leaves and then put in the new lawn.
The only guy working on my house is me and I'm not illegal.
“He added: “They’re all over my house, doing things whenever I call for repairs, and I’m sure you’ve seen them at your house. We’ve got to find a way to bring these people out of the darkness and give them some kind of status.”
Hey Colin - I’m sure you are really good at figuring out sorties and troop movements but here’s a clue. If you reward illegal activity, it will breed more illegal activity.
What part of the word ILLEGAL do you not understand?
Really? REALLY!!??
PS: Colin Powell - just another Barack Obama endorser/enabler - oh yeah, just another Mike Castle/Lisa Murkowski/John McCain big tent RINO.
“While you’re at it, rake the leaves and then put in the new lawn.
The only guy working on my house is me and I’m not illegal.”
LOL!
“How could he tell?”
Funny. Big assumption on his part, hey?
He needs to be charged since he did it knowingly, according to himself.
“having voted for Nobama, an illegal alien”
I sense a PATTERN here!
He is affirmatively action deranged.
“He needs to be charged since he did it knowingly, according to himself.”
This is just as bad as any of those appointees that were torpedoed due to illegal nannies, right? If he’s working for the government (what’s he doing these days - I think he’s retired) - he should be fired. If he’s private - he needs to be investiaged and fined/charged (as you say.)
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