Posted on 04/08/2005 1:57:23 PM PDT by backhoe
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| Divide is too deep for immigration reform |
It's Not Xenophobia, It's Xenonausea--It is not Xenophobia. It is Xenonausea. People are sick of having the whole world shoved down their throats at once and being told it tastes like ice cream. They are sick of every street corner and parking lot being filled with criminal aliens waiting to work off the books and outside the laws that are applied so enthusiastically to actual Americans. They are sick of pressing “1” for English. They are sick of being at war with foreign terrorists and simultaneously being economically and demographically bound more tightly to the nations producing these terrorists. They are sick of being told that the world is global or flat or smaller or at their doorstep or all coming for dinner on Tuesday
Nicholas von Hoffman argues against immigrant driven population growth. Comments ( 21 )
Hispanics Plan Boycott (Georgia Lawmakers Pass Illegal Immigration Law) --I have many Hispanic friends from Latin America, have traveled extensively in many Spanish speaking countries, and love the Spanish language and the diverse cultures throughout Spain, South and Central America. It has me fumed therefore when people are labeled as racist that want to stop illegal immigration. I would love to have more Hispanics in this country, as long as they are here legally.
Sherriffs from 24 counties on Mexican border unite as border force hat tip tOm p, GM
I'VE GENERALLY FAVORED OPEN IMMIGRATION, but I find myself feeling less and less that way in the face of mass rallies by illegal immigrants like this one.
Illegal immigrants as individuals just trying to make a better life are sympathetic. Illegal immigrants as a mass movement making demands on the polity are considerably less so.
I'm not the only one to get this impression, as Mickey Kaus's report on the rallies in Los Angeles indicates. I think that these marches just made passage of strict immigration laws much more likely.
Bush shifts emphasis to safe borders--The illegal aliens and the criminals who hire them and the criminals who harbor them are getting out in the street making their desires known. It is way past time those of us who support the rule of law and secure borders did the same.
The Immigration Debate: GOP COMMITS SUICIDE!
I grew up in the Los Angeles area, and while I enjoyed the area for its diversity and its many fine choices for living, working, and entertainment, it has always had an aura on unreality. Angelenos literally demonstrated this yesterday by rallying a half-million people in favor of unsecured national borders in a time of war: --I have some sympathy for the idea of guest-worker plans, but those only work once the borders have been secured. In truth, the marchers in LA don't believe in borders at all; the leaders of the "immigrant" community still believe that the southern border is illegitimate and that the Southwest was stolen from Mexico, and that they have an entitlement to cross them at will. That's what lies behind the march yesterday and the activism in Southern California that fights every effort to enforce border control. I have no sympathy for people who refuse to respect our borders and our laws, regardless if they march in the hundreds of thousands or not. Comments (17) ...here, read this petition and do something instead of yapping…http://www.weneedafence.com/
Katrina Vanden Heuvel: Tancredo a 'White Supremacist'--The Left loves illegal aliens because they want the country to disappear beneath the flotsam of history. If they can't get their power back, for the types like Katrina vanden Heuvel, its the best thing.
The Illegal Immigration Reform Scam
Immigration protest erupts in fisticuffs (Emboldened goons attack Minuteman Rick Basaida
http://michellemalkin.com/ In Indiana. Freedom Folks has the scoop on open-borders zealots who attacked pro-immigration enforcement activists this weekend outside a bank that offers home loans to illegal immigrants. Rick Biesada, head of The Chicago Minuteman Project, under attack by open-borders thugs. Biesada taken to an ambulance by police. Source: Freedom Folks See also FF's update dissecting the local media spin on the story. An excerpt: The good news is that their take on immigration is backfiring. I've read several polls indicating that a majority of Democrats are in favor of the house bill criminalizing illegal aliens. Their leadership is a mile behind the rank and file on this issue. I think the demonstrations this weekend got under a lot of peoples' skin and produced the exact opposite effect of what they were going for. I'm also suspicious of this circumstantial evidence of post 9/11 potential terrorist infiltration reported here:
Are they carrying biological agents? We have no idea. They could be the worst terrorists and thugs. If that sounds alarmist, consider that some ranchers have found Muslim prayer rugs and Arabic dictionaries on their property. And the feds confirm that the ultraviolent Mara Salvatrucha street gang is using Arizona as a gateway into this country
As London recovers from the latest deadly al-Qaida attack that killed at least 50, top U.S. government officials are contemplating what they consider to be an inevitable and much bigger assault on America – one likely to kill millions, destroy the economy and fundamentally alter the course of history, reports Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin. According to captured al-Qaida leaders and documents, the plan is called the "American Hiroshima" and involves the multiple detonation of nuclear weapons already smuggled into the U.S. over the Mexican border with the help of the MS-13 street gang and other organized crime groups.
Is it coincidental that Arizona is the state reporting some factors that agree with others? MINUTEMEN ATTACKED
Source: NWTimes.com "What would Jesus do about immigration tact."
18 posted on 03/27/2006 1:22:32 AM EST by capt. norm
Worldnetdaily reported this:
And what do we make of all this? I happen to know where we are headed, but for the sake of those troubled by what I might say concerning events I believe will occur soon, I will resist and just post some unverifed circumstantial evidence that protends to what I may know.
Michelle Malkin: WELCOME TO RECONQUISTA!
These sentiments, as I've noted before, are not limited to ethnic fringe groups--but also mainstream Democrat politicians and campus chapters of the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, or MEChA.
Most of the members of the open-borders media won't dare breathe a word about this militant phenomenon, lest they be accused of...racism. Oh, the irony.
It looks like illegal immigration is shaping up to be the issue of the week, in the wake of mass rallies opposing new immigration legislation in Los Angeles, Chicago, and elsewhere.
Mickey Kaus has been paying a lot of attention to this subject and thinks it will be bad for Democrats. I think it may well be bad for everyone.
At least 14,000 LA students walk out in immigration law protest
Minutemen alerted lawmakers to border issues
Students Still Protesting Immigration Crackdown
Polls: Illegals a Serious Problem in U.S.
Condemnation of border rapes pushed
Is Europe's Dhimmification and Reconquista in America the same?
Insipid open-borders platitude of the day (via WaPo):
"Nobody benefits when the illegal immigrants live in the shadows of society," [President] Bush said after the ceremony at the Daughters of the American Revolution Building.
Living in the shadows??? Message to White House:
20,000 out of the shadows in Phoenix.
50,000 out of the shadows in Denver. (hat tip: Slapstick Politics)
75,000 out of the shadows in Chicago.
Between 500,000 to 2 Million out of the shadows in L.A.
Could someone please rewrite the president's talking points to reflect reality?
Insipid open-borders platitude of the day (via WaPo):
"Nobody benefits when the illegal immigrants live in the shadows of society," [President] Bush said after the ceremony at the Daughters of the American Revolution Building.
Living in the shadows??? Message to White House:
20,000 out of the shadows in Phoenix.
50,000 out of the shadows in Denver. (hat tip: Slapstick Politics)
75,000 out of the shadows in Chicago.
Between 500,000 to 2 Million out of the shadows in L.A.
Could someone please rewrite the president's talking points to reflect reality?
When was the last time the right got all up in arms and flooded the streets with chanting protesters? I mean beside the 4th of July, seriously, why is this such a staple of the left? --Continue reading "The mythical power of protest marches"
Liberal Ingrid Converted By Rush (Yes, THAT Liberal Ingrid!)--RUSH: We've gone at it tooth and nail. I mean, it's been fun; I've enjoyed it. I've always looked forward to your call, but I'm a little disappointed because it says up there that you agree with me. She's a big lib, proud to be so, is not offended when I call her that like some libs are. Well, they say, "No! I'm a progressive," or, "I'm a moderate," but you say you agree with me on this issue. I assume you mean immigration?
CALLER: Well, actually what upsets me about this whole thing, the illegals going out in the street to protest against US laws, and then at the same time they're flying their own country's flag. You know, it's like waving the red flag in front of a bull. It's just infuriates me -- and then we're catering to their language, ESL?
My Wife Confronts Illegal Alien Teenagers Waving Mexican Flags
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