Posted on 03/08/2002 1:24:33 PM PST by sarcasm
Friday, March 08, 2002 - WASHINGTON - Rep. Tom Tancredo takes credit for thwarting the Bush administration's last effort to offer partial amnesty to thousands of illegal residents, but Thursday the outspoken immigration foe said he may have been outmaneuvered by the White House.
President Bush has struck a deal with the House leadership to place legislation that offers an extension of amnesty on its consent calendar before Bush heads to Mexico for a state visit next week, the Colorado Republican said. That action should ensure quick House passage of legislation that Bush has repeatedly sought from Congress. It would allow an undocumented person to receive legal standing, such as a valid green card, by filing a declaration with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. It presumably also would require the person to have been in the United States by a certain date and have filed a declaration with the INS from an appropriate sponsor, such as a relative or employer, and pay a $1,000 penalty. "The terms are still up in the air," said Dan Stein, executive director of the Federation for American Immigration, a group that has been allied with Tancredo. "We've heard to the effect that the president wants something to bring down to Mexico." The initial Bush proposal, designed exclusively for Mexicans, once was high on the president's legislative wish list, but it was delayed after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. However, as the president noted Wednesday in a speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, he now is pushing for the extension of the amnesty program known by the section of immigration law that covers it, Section 245I. The president hailed it as a way to reunite family, separated by the border. "If you believe in family values, if you understand the worth of family and the importance of family, let's get 245I out of the United States Congress and give me a chance to sign it," Bush told the chamber members. Tancredo, the head of a congressional caucus on immigration issues and proponent of halting virtually all immigration, said he had blocked a previous attempt by Bush to push an extension of the amnesty program through the House. But this time, he said House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., had agreed to place the issue on the suspension, or consent, calendar, making it difficult to defeat the proposal. The Senate might be more favorable to the bill than the House, expanding the numbers of individuals who can apply, Tancredo said.
Now I know why Bush has been so kissy kissy with Ted Kennedy. The swimmer chairs the immigration subcommittee in the Senate where Bush hopes he can get more legislation for his mass immigration schemes. And as we all know Teddy is the granddaddy of the immigration scam being shoved down our throats.
That's the irony of this. Even with 245(i) getting bumped today nothing is going to change. It will only continue to get worse. Business as usual!!
SEAL THE SOUTHERN BORDER IMMEDIATELY!!
A common sense bump.
Why would I want to "last" 48 hours in the Sonoran desert? Hey, jarhead, you try to "last" 25 minutes at the bottom of Lake Michigan, ok? "Last" 30 seconds with a naked Janet Reno sporting wood.
Marine Inspector is your hero? Why? If ANY active duty Marine logged into FR and actively participated in threads criticizing the mission he was ordered to pursue, I'd question his motive and judgement too. It smells.
You know what I think? I think there are a lot of agent provacateurs around here. A lot of morons too.
You are truly an "Army of One." Sounds like there's lots of shooting folks and breaking things up your way. If only you were around 57 years ago - those wannabes in "Easy" Company would have been transferred to artillery. Nobody like you. Ever.
I have nightmares about seeing Dan Rather’s smirk on the evening news when the Republicans lose the House, in addition to the Senate.
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