Posted on 08/24/2002 7:56:02 PM PDT by sweetliberty
"The National Republican Congressional Committee has been advising its candidates NOT to mention border security and immigration issues in their speeches or campaign literature," stated Janine Hansen Independent American candidate for Congress Dist. 2 in Nevada. "The shyness of the Republican Party and the Bush Administration about immigration explains why they manifest a deafening silence about Rep. George Gekass (R-PA) bill (H.R. 5013) called Securing Americas Future through Enforcement Reform (SAFER)," stated Janine Hansen.
"As an Independent American I support Rep. George Gekass bill. Represenative Gekas is the Chairman of the Immigration Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee. He will start hearings on his bill next month. This legislation is completely in accord with public opinion polls showing that the big majority of the American people want government to reduce the number of legal immigrants, to stop the irresponsible issuance of visas, to deport illegal aliens, and to use U.S. troops to guard our borders," stated Hansen.
Hansen also stated that House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-MO) announced a Democratic Party plan to introduce legislation to grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. Nothing is more unpopular with the voters than amnesty (which Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) called "sheer lunacy"). She accused both Republicans and Democrats of being out of touch with the grass roots on the immigration issues
"Americas doors have always been open to legal immigrants. Had our immigration laws simply been enforced the tragedy of 9/11 may have been avoided. We cannot afford to pretend that immigration is not an issue. We must secure our boarders and protect the American people whether it is politically correct or not," stated Janine Hansen.
Title I of Rep. Gekass Immigration bil called Securing the Border, would increase the number of INS investigators and enforcement personnel, lengthen criminal sentences for alien smuggling, beef up the Border Patrol, and use U.S. military troops until the Border Patrol reaches full strength. It would stop granting visas in countries that refuse to cooperate in combating alien smuggling.
Title II, called Screening Aliens Seeking Admission, would tighten up the visa program in order to reduce the risk of aliens using fraudulent passports, require in-person interviews before issuing all visas, and bar any alien who is a member of a terrorist group or supports terrorism. Most people don't understand why this isn't already the law.
Title III, called Tracking Aliens Present in the United States, would establish a comprehensive entry-exit control system with registration and fingerprinting (which INS has promised for years but never implemented). At least 40 percent of illegal aliens (including several 9/11 terrorists) are visa overstayers.
Title IV, called Removing Alien Terrorists, Criminals, and Human Rights Violators , would authorize INS to deport any alien who was inadmissible in the first place or who we have grounds to believe may be a terrorist. This title would reverse several court decisions that accord unreasonable "rights" to terrorists claiming asylum, and would prevent the courts from releasing criminal aliens into the community.
Title V, called Enhancing Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act in the Interior , would protect Social Security cards against counterfeiting and fraudulent use. This title would increase the number of INS investigators, as repeatedly requested by INS, and double the number of INS detention beds.
Title VI would eliminate excessive review and dilatory and abusive tactics by aliens in deportation proceedings. It would also exclude aliens who knowingly make a false asylum application.
Title VII would clean up the problem of voting by illegal aliens. It would require verification of citizenship for voters and applicants.
Title VIII, called Reforming Legal Immigration, would repeal the infamous Diversity Immigrant Program which admits 50,000 immigrants a year, mostly from the Third World including countries that sponsor terrorism, and which helped the Fourth of July LAX murderer win U.S. residency. It would reform the abuses in the refugee program and in the extended-family visa program, and reduce the number of legal immigrants by 20 percent. This would still leave immigration nearly double the traditional level. INS is unable to cope with its current backlog of five million applications.
LOL! See my post #15.
If you translate that statement, I'll respond to it.
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There's no sense in suffering from multiple party paralysis when you can continue with single party and single doctrine paralysis as in our last presidential election where we had two half-wits offered to us.
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The average clown who is a graduate of the established Republican leadership selection process is too intellectually debilitated to do anything.
Forget for a moment the Mexican illegals invading our country with every intent of reclaiming a significant portion of our land as their own and focus on the more immediate and ever present problem of people getting here whose only agenda is they want us dead, as many as possible by any means possible, and yet we are still letting people of those countries in in record numbers legally, and of course we now know that for the tidy sum of $10,000 they can (and do) get a coyote escort and blend with the Mexicans. Since 9/11 we have plenty to justify the tightening of the borders to whatever extent deemed necessary, yet it seems that nobody in Congress has any heart for it....or backbone. And I think that is the bottom line. There is a time for diplomacy and a time for security. It is a matter of priorities and our priority right now should be keeping Americans safe, and imposing a police state on the citizenry is not the answer.
It is stupid and vain. It changes no mind or presents no arguement. It advances no conservative opinion or cause.
In short, It does nothing!
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The problem here is a bit like radio transmission. It is not only necessary to have a functioning transmitter, the receiver must also be working.
Well said, point taken.
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Please revise that last statement to a more hionest one of saying it does nothing to please you. Having said that, let me say I was not put on this earth to please you or people like you. My allegiance is to my own perception and integrity, not to George Bush or his father..
A nice catch phrase we hear a lot. What has it gotten done for you exactly?
So is mine! And so be it!
Weak. Garbage out, garbage in.
So would I, as long as those hard working immigrants came to the United States legally.
Very telling admission! What has government done for me lately?
No concern for the welfare of posterity. No big picture view. It is all about me!
Fine! Be that way!
Excellent idea!
This is why it is not a good political issue.
More must be done to educate the others.
Actually, I am in somewhat of a agreement with you here. I recall making the statement, " What is wrong with President Bush! It appears that he does'nt want to win the election!"
I don't really know what happened to him. He did appear to give up near the end of the campaign.
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