In Mexico, Daschle, Gephardt give strongest support yet to more open borders, immigration reform

Associated Press ^ | 11/17/2001 | Associated Press

[JD86]

You just don't get it do you? Since you bring up racism every time, it must be intentional. I am against ILLEGALS. And I don't care what color they are or what language they speak. There is a front door to the US called legal immigration. I have NO RESPECT for those who sneak in the back door.

[ken21]

if you'd r-e-a-d what i said, you'd see that the u.s. economy needs a slightly-higher than replacement birth rate.

and, that the american birthrate fell below replacement in the 1970s.

thus, the defacto american policy is illegal immigration. it's supported by both american political parties, democrat and republican.

it's reality. that's the way the things are.

[lowbridge]

How many more innocent American lives are going to have to die before Daschle and Gephardt get it?

They already got it. They just don't give a damn. Getting more illegal votes is more important to them than National Security. Power is the thing at any cost.

Friggin traitors.

[ken21]

no one is going to deport 8,300,000 or 11,000,000 immigrants!

get a life.

[ken21]

if you're truly against illegals, then you're going to have to speak to the matter of illegal brits, russians, israelis, south africans, irish, aussies, canadians and on and on and on that are in this country.

i've seen people from 90 countries in california.

don't just speak to the mexicans. or, it looks like you are a racist.

[JD86]

the problem is they know it....and as Ken has pointed out they plan to breed us out of our own country.....

[janetgreen]

u.s. economy needs a slightly-higher than replacement birth rate.

We'll chance it. I've seen the replacements that Mexico has illegally sent to California already. Again, let them apply legally.

[JD86]

Did you read the article on this thread? It is about MEXICANS.

[ken21]

no, no, no!

white americans did not breed in the 1960s, and 70s.

why blame other people for what we americans did--not do?

look at japan. they are not breeding or allowing immigration. and look at their economy--down the tubes. look at italy, same thing.

[sarcasm]

Recent studies show the percentage of illegal aliens in Los Angeles County jails has more than doubled from 11 percent in 1990 to 25 percent this year, and the annual cost to incarcerate them has grown from $75 million in 1990 to $150 million in 2000.

At any time, more than 4,000 county jail inmates are illegal criminal aliens, Sheriff Lee Baca said, noting that 60-70 percent of those inmates have been re-arrested in the last four to five years.

Of the county's 150,000 gang members, 27,000 are illegal criminal aliens, officials estimate.

[LADY J]

I saw the same program. It is really frightening to see everyone just streaming into our country without being stopped.

These politicians are our Taliban. We wonder why the muslims don't speak out against Islam - yet we are letting the same thing happen to us.

They will sell their souls for a vote and put our souls in peril - if we let them.

[ken21]

well apparently the decision makers in washington differ with you and they opted for illegal immigration.

believe me, you would not like your economic circumstances if there were no immigration.

who would work in and manage the many fast food restaurants?

look at japan's economy, and many of the economies in europe. they disallow immigration and their birth rates are low. the japanese economy is down the tubes, and has been for 10 years.

[lowbridge]

bump

[JD86]

so now you are defending ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION and saying it is a good thing? for us?

[healey22]

Obviously, ken21 is using a tactic of the left - race baiting. Instead of giving a straight forward answer to why we should tolerate Mexicans breaking down our back door and ripping off taxpayers - he screams racism. If you are pissed off - bombard your congressman and the President with phone calls next week and tell them they are insane if they think we are going to sit by while they push this insane idea especially after the terrorist attacks of 9-11 or go to numbersusa.com and get the faxes going.

[JD86]

That brings up a good point, other that subsidizing his dentist in Mexico, I wonder how much more money Ken sends home?

[ken21]

the real issue should be converting immigrants to the republican party.

gov wilson and prop 187 drove the immigrants into the dems' hands.

asians are natural entreprenuers and republicans.

mexicans are naturally conservative and family oriented.

why use free republic to scare potential conservatives away?