Posted on 03/26/2006 7:02:07 AM PST by Ladycalif
Immigrant Rights Advocates Converge In Los Angeles
Do You Support A Congressional Bill That Would Make Illegal Immigrants Felons?
(Excerpt) Read more at cbs2.com ...
YES!
"Not registering when required (and illegals are required) is punishable with a $250,000 fine and 5 years in a Federal Can."
I did not know that, thanks for the info. Obvious question, why isn't this law enforced?? Or is it selectively enforced? No pun intended. Statistics on enforcement would be interesting, including demographics.
If they put half this much pressure on the oligarchy running old meh-hee-co, they wouldn't have to demand that American tax payers support them (schools, hospitals etc.).
Oh, that's right - in meh-hee-co, they would be shot for what they did yesterday in Phoenix, LA etc.
They should feel shame for not straightening out their old country before they tell another country how to run itself, shame for breaking the laws of their host country and shame for biting the hand that feeds them.
They're already felons if they make a second illegal entry into the US, as I understand it.
No, we don't have 11 million plus jail cells or judges or police officers to handle it all. How about a bill that makes anyone employing an illegal alien a felon instead? Or better yet, the President or CEO of any company employing illegal aliens. Hit the powers that be over the hiring of illegals and you'll see a sudden interest on their part in enforcing current laws. Dry up the jobs and crack down on welfare and then there's no reason to cross the border in the first place.
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If the illegals have to stay...maybe the draft should be reinstituted. I understand where you are going with this; but are you actually suggesting that we should train an army of illegals and give them access to the most sophisticated weaponry on the planet? |
So... is there a specific law I can just ignore? Or do I get to choose one?
Sure. Felons first, then deportees. Then, if they come back again - prisoners.
The concept of "illegal" isn't that hard to understand for those of us who believe in obeying the law.
"I understand where you are going with this; but are you actually suggesting that we should train an army of illegals and give them access to the most sophisticated weaponry on the planet?"
No, they can peel potatos. Sigh, I guess it didn't work when the Romans tried to do it either. They conscripted their slaves to serve in the military so they (wealthy Romans) wouldn't have to. I understand there were some problems, lol.
66% yes, 34% no. Sunday morning 3/26/2006
Last week Sen. Hillary Clinton picked up the cardinal's theme, saying the Sensenbrenner-King bill would "literally criminalize the Good Samaritan and probably even Jesus himself."
King fired back on Sunday, telling WABC: "I'd actually be curious to know what Jesus's position - how close that would be to Hillary's on abortion. But that's another story."
King blamed Democrats for another explosive aspect of the bill - a measure that would ratchet up the crime of illegal immigration from misdemeanor to felony status. "There is a provision in the bill that makes it a felony to overstay your visa. But the reason for that is, 191 [House] Democrats voted to keep it that way.
Jim Sensenbrenner and I introduced an amendment on the House floor to make it a misdemeanor," King explained. "And the Democrats - I assume for political reasons, so they could claim later on that we wanted call these people to be felons - they voted to keep it a felony."
King said that only 60 House Republicans voted with the nearly 200 Democrats to keep the felony provision. Just 20 Democrats voted with 165 Republicans to reduce the crime to misdemeanor status.
Uhhh. Whats a roit???
an aussie ute???
"If these people are so wanting to be real Americans"
I don't think they want to be Americans. I think they want to reclaim what they think is theirs.
This is what President Bush said yesterday, March 25, 2006
"Comprehensive immigration reform begins with securing our borders."
"To keep the promise of America, we must enforce the laws of America."
"One thing the temporary worker program would not do is provide
amnesty to those who are in our country illegally."
Excellent post ..I'll have to save that quote .
Mexicans, Canadians, even Nicaraguans are Americans. They aren't US citizens.
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