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Top Democrat Warns Others Not to Use Term “Illegal Immigrants”, Calls Them “Citizens” (Conyers)
Stand With Arizona ^ | 02-05-2013 | John Hill

Posted on 02/05/2013 2:25:25 PM PST by montag813

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by John Hill
Stand With Arizona

Perhaps the most visible argument in favor of term limits in Congress, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) - who has served in Congress since 1965 - and known for uttering bizarre and offensive statements, has done it yet again.

The Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Immigration subcommittee, Conyers before today's hearing on potential "reform" legislation scolded other members in advance for calling illegal aliens "illegal immigrants" - calling them "out of  status". Perhaps even more bizarrely, Conyers - twice - refers to illegals as "citizens":

I hope no one uses the term ‘illegal immigrants’ here today, Conyers said.  Our citizens are not–” he said, breaking off to correct himself.  “Our, the people in this country are not illegal.  They are out of status.  They are new Americans that are immigrants, and I think that we can forge a path to citizenship that will be able to pass muster.”
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; conyers; house; immigration
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1 posted on 02/05/2013 2:25:32 PM PST by montag813
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To: Springman; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; madison10; ...
You call it corn, we call it maize.

Personally I prefer the more accurate "Criminal Alien".

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2 posted on 02/05/2013 2:29:52 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: montag813

Mr. Conyers must not realize that the Dixiecrats mocked black people years ago by calling them ‘citizens’.


3 posted on 02/05/2013 2:30:48 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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To: montag813

Conyers is a man with criminals for constituents.


4 posted on 02/05/2013 2:33:18 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Actually, they lie when it suits them! The crooked MS media must be defeated any way it can be done!)
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To: montag813

I totally agree Mr. Conyers. They are citizens. Citizens of whatever country they came from. They are here illegally and they need to be returned to their own country immediately.


5 posted on 02/05/2013 2:33:33 PM PST by Waryone
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To: montag813

They’re not citizens. Why is Conyers still in Congress?


6 posted on 02/05/2013 2:34:07 PM PST by popdonnelly (The right to self-defense is older than the Constitution.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Meanwhile mexican gangs are ethnically cleansing blacks from southern California.


7 posted on 02/05/2013 2:34:30 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

Yep.


8 posted on 02/05/2013 2:40:36 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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To: cripplecreek
Conyers knows what "illegal" means.

His wife Monica Conyers, former City Councilwoman, served time in federal prison.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GilnPpH02j4

9 posted on 02/05/2013 2:42:48 PM PST by research99
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To: montag813

“Immigrant” implies legality.

The correct term is “alien”. They’re illegal aliens.


10 posted on 02/05/2013 2:50:04 PM PST by Bratch
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

I doubt CONyers would be quite so friendly to Canadians if they were invading Detroit and driving blacks out by force and intimidation.


11 posted on 02/05/2013 2:52:14 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: research99

Time for a focused ousting of Conyers. Get a small team of people giving him the deep scrutiny until enough dirt is gathered to jail him. No wishy-washy congressional committee, just a good old fashioned crime trial.


12 posted on 02/05/2013 2:54:31 PM PST by Dutch Boy
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To: research99

You beat me to it. Parasites all. sd


13 posted on 02/05/2013 2:54:45 PM PST by shotdog (I love my country. It's our government I'm afraid of.)
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To: montag813
John Conyers, who has served in Congress since 1965

Too bad Americans refuse to wake up to the government corruption.

The great generation stood by and watch these people spend their entire lives in government, as they became more and more corrupt and controlling. We now have GD dynasties with the country turning into an oligarchy.

A Constitutional amendment should have been passed 80 GD years ago declaring no one could hold elected office more than 8 years...Period!

That's it! No more bull shit!

The longer these people are in power, the worse, the more corrupt, the more controlling and arrogant they become!

Just look at our country!

This country better get it right real fast, or it's f'n over and won't even be salvageable. This should have been done decades ago for cripes sake...

14 posted on 02/05/2013 3:09:39 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Dutch Boy
The Michigan GOP chairman is asking to reopen the investigation of the fake tea party scam of 2010. It appears that one of those convicted is now naming the former Michigan Democratic party chair as the ringleader.

Oakland dem links Brewer to tea party scheme

This really needs some attention.
15 posted on 02/05/2013 3:11:26 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: montag813

I prefer Criminal Invader Parasites.


16 posted on 02/05/2013 3:11:59 PM PST by VRWCarea51
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To: dragnet2

See post 15. Not Conyers exactly but we need to play hardball with these clowns.


17 posted on 02/05/2013 3:13:31 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: montag813

I won’t call them illegal immigrants. I prefer illegal aliens.


18 posted on 02/05/2013 3:19:09 PM PST by luvbach1 (We are finished.)
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To: montag813

Hey! Conyers!

they’re illegal aliens...and a few more words I’m not allowed to say.


19 posted on 02/05/2013 3:31:20 PM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: montag813

John Conyers calls for border laws to be broken AND this long in the tooth politician is getting away with it. How can any elected American call for lawlessness...Illegal Aliens are law breakers. Mr. Conyers must know what crime is...his wife is a criminal.


20 posted on 02/05/2013 3:32:42 PM PST by yoe
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