Posted on 10/18/2011 12:04:10 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Minnesota Congresswomen and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has become the latest politician to call for an impenetrable fence along the entire length of the border with Mexico. "President Obama has failed the American people by failing to secure the southern border," said Bachmann. "I will secure that border and that will be Job One."
Statements like that may get some attention, but they are not practical. Don't take our word for it; take Rick Perry's.
The Texas governor has been called a lot of things, but he's hardly a mushy liberal. Yet even this tough Texan sneers at calls for a Berlin Wall-style border fence spanning hundreds of miles from Brownsville to El Paso.
Two reasons: We can't afford it, and we don't need it.
The cost of a barrier like that would be staggering, certainly in the billions. Bachmann and others are silent about how they would pay for it.
Moreover, it is unnecessary. The Texas-Mexico border includes many miles of desert that are either lightly populated or devoid of any human presence. Illegal immigrants don't cross there. They make their moves along urban corridors.
Perry knows this because he is the governor of Texas. He knows the issue is more nuanced - like his support for in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants.
Secure the border? Absolutely - but in an intelligent way that puts our resources where they will have the most impact.
Voters should be wary of sound bites from candidates that fire up special-interest groups but lack logic. The next president will need real ideas, not gimmicks, to solve the challenges facing this nation.
The solution is not to build a fence to keep illegals from draining our system by entitlements, the solution is stop giving entitlements to illegals. An Illegal is not Entitled. With no free money, there will be no freeloaders.
Our government is handing out entitlements because it wants the boarders overrun, precisely so you will ask them to fence you in. The Nazis always stirred up problems so that they could be given power over the “problem”.
Every illegal should spend time in a public works prison for the crime of tax evasion and the illegal use of public services. Then they should be deported with a set of papers to properly apply for citizenship. If caught illegally in the country again, they should be blacklisted from ever getting citizenship.
Illegal = UNentitled Its simple.
A real conservative supports the rule of law. And demonizing other Reps who disagree with his in-state tuition policy as “lacking a heart” and not liking the sound of someone’s last name is the exact same tactic of the Left and amnesty supporters like McCain, Rove, and Graham who called those against amnesty as bigots, nativists, and racists.
I'm offended, you left us "xenophobes" off your "list". ;^)
Fact my a$$. Here is NumbersUSA's ranking of the candidates. Perry gets a D minus.Click on his name and get the reasons why.
Every illegal should spend time in a public works prison for the crime of tax evasion and the illegal use of public services. Then they should be deported with a set of papers to properly apply for citizenship.
LOL. If you are a felon you don't gain re-entry into this country either as an immigrant or a tourist. As someone who has actually issued visas, I have no idea what you mean by a "set of papers to properly apply for citizenship." If you apply for immigration to the US, you get the applications at our embassy or consulates.
In February 2007, Perry issued an executive order mandating that Texas girls receive the HPV vaccine, which protects against some strains of the human papilloma virus, a contributing factor to some forms of cervical cancer.[59] Following the move, news outlets reported various apparent financial connections between Perry and the vaccine's manufacturer, Merck.[59][60] Merck's political action committee has contributed $28,500 since 2001 to Perry's campaigns.[61] The order was criticized by some parents and social conservatives, and a lawsuit was filed later that month.[62] In May 2007, the Texas Legislature passed a bill undoing the order; Perry did not veto the bill, saying the veto would have been overruled, but blamed lawmakers who supported the bill for the deaths of future cancer victims.[63]
I won't call you a liar, just woefully ignorant.
Yep. I admire strong, accomplished women.
I can see you're another one of the jealous harpies. Most unbecoming.
You've given us three presidents...two who were utter failures and one who might have been had Dick Cheney not been there watching him.
You sound like a Muslim defending CAIR.
Yer wasting yer time responding to the kill the illegals crowd...I understand the notion to explain reality to them, but they have itchy trigger fingers...
You seem to have a spot in your heart for the invaders.
Rephrase: Being a conservative is more than wanting to kill illegal immigrants.
Why? Because I don’t want to shoot them on sight like a number of people of here do?
“Yep. I admire strong, accomplished women.
I can see you’re another one of the jealous harpies. Most unbecoming.”
Sure. I get it. Glad to hear it, Buc!
You came to the wrong conclusion though, Buc. We love Sarah and have always supported her. As per my constant tagline, I had hoped for a merger of the two governors. I wasn’t looking forward to a Romney/Cain ticket. Sarah endeared herself to us even more when she came to Texas during our primary and endorsed Perry in his
re-election bid. We appreciated her. So you see, Buc, if you keep
jumping to conclusions as to why people like certain candidates, you could trip and get zapped by an electric fence.
Just a side note. My daughter works for one of the largest recruiting firms in the country. Due to the flaws in e-verify, it takes eight weeks from application to offer. It’s as frustrating as it can be. It has nothing to do with Perry. You’re right about misuse of social security numbers though. How many did Obama’s uncle have?
Really? You sound like a jackass, if that is how you defend YOUR position.
Illegal "immigrants?"
That's all I need to know about your stance.
I call ‘em as I see ‘em. I can’t help it if you’re too dense to recognize a front group.
And, naturally you would have been happy with a Perry/Palin ticket, with Sarah on the bottom.
Yes, I know, but that doesn’t mean they should go unchallenged. It’s the American way :)
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