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You Can't Stay on the Fence About Immigration
Human Events ^ | 5-29-06 | Donald Lambro

Posted on 05/28/2006 7:16:03 PM PDT by JustPiper

YOU CAN'T STAY ON THE FENCE ABOUT IMMIGRATION

The bitter battle over the immigration bill has become a legislative minefield in this election year, though it's still unclear whether November will see any heavy political fallout as a result.

To put it mildly, this issue is a thorny wilderness, festering intra-party divisions and brewing voter backlashes. It could inflict additional wounds on George W. Bush's battle-scarred presidency, shrink the GOP's congressional Republican majority and, possibly, hurt some vulnerable Democrats.

Let's slice up some of these pitfalls.

Stand Up For America !

"We have room for but one flag, the American flag...
We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...
And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."


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Important and Forgotten Words:

Theodore Roosevelt on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN

"In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the man's becoming in very fact an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag, and this excludes the red flag, which symbolizes all wars against liberty and civilization, just as much as it excludes any foreign flag of a nation to which we are hostile...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
~Theodore Roosevelt 1907

CIRC

61 posted on 05/28/2006 8:07:09 PM PDT by JustPiper ("I have one voice, one vote to make a difference.")
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To: JustPiper

That is a great cartoon! Very apt!


62 posted on 05/28/2006 8:07:50 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: bannie

~Hugs Bannie, only when the disruptors have to feed their ego's do I get down


63 posted on 05/28/2006 8:07:52 PM PDT by JustPiper ("I have one voice, one vote to make a difference.")
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To: Smartass

OK buddy your causing a riot LOL


64 posted on 05/28/2006 8:08:36 PM PDT by JustPiper ("I have one voice, one vote to make a difference.")
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To: nicmarlo; Lurker
JP, might I suggest he be enlisted in some way in the creation of necessary prose? He seems to be quite talented in that regard. : )

Of course have at it, when, how~any time ;)

65 posted on 05/28/2006 8:10:17 PM PDT by JustPiper ("I have one voice, one vote to make a difference.")
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To: All

Illegal immigration opponents rally in Vegas, plot strategy

ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Hundreds of illegal immigration opponents rallied in Las Vegas and pledged to fight a Senate plan that legalizes undocumented Mexicans in the U.S.

The two-day Unite to Fight Summit II, which ended Sunday, drew about 350 activists from across the nation.

"This is aimed at getting everyone on the same page," said organizer Mark Edwards, a local radio show host and founder of the Wake Up America Foundation. "You have to try new tactics and see what works."

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/may/28/052810721.html


66 posted on 05/28/2006 8:10:29 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: JustPiper
We have rules about wearing the American flag. That woman should remove anything resembling the flag!


"We built a fence. It works great! You should build one too!"

67 posted on 05/28/2006 8:10:49 PM PDT by Sender (Error 404: Tagline Server Not Found)
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To: Cobra64

68 posted on 05/28/2006 8:11:20 PM PDT by JustPiper ("I have one voice, one vote to make a difference.")
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To: All

Sensenbrenner: 'Citizenship' Talk Equals Amnesty


House sponsor of immigration reform bill says he will not accept a final bill that allows illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S. and become American citizens.

Source: FOXNews.com

Link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,197312,00.html


69 posted on 05/28/2006 8:12:26 PM PDT by SeaBiscuit (God Bless America and All who protect and preserve this Great Nation.)
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To: Altura Ct.

I added GianLucca to this thread, he sang there and is a desert MM too ;)
He took his citizenship very serious
~Smiles


70 posted on 05/28/2006 8:15:05 PM PDT by JustPiper ("I have one voice, one vote to make a difference.")
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To: JustPiper
Hey, disruptors are just those who want others to feel as badly as they do. It's nothing against YOU: It's aimed at you because they're miserable, and too chicken**** to aim it at themselves where it belongs.

;-)
71 posted on 05/28/2006 8:16:00 PM PDT by bannie (The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
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To: Altura Ct.
BTTT for the "Genuine" Patriot's


72 posted on 05/28/2006 8:17:11 PM PDT by JustPiper ("I have one voice, one vote to make a difference.")
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To: Sender

she's not real


74 posted on 05/28/2006 8:17:44 PM PDT by JustPiper ("I have one voice, one vote to make a difference.")
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To: jk4hc4
My guess is that your guess is wrong

Don't remember asking for your opinion, it doesn't matter a twit to me, have a nice life

75 posted on 05/28/2006 8:19:34 PM PDT by JustPiper ("I have one voice, one vote to make a difference.")
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To: JustPiper

As always, your posts are heartening. It had often seemed we were but voices crying in the wilderness -- but now "We The People" are finely being heard!


76 posted on 05/28/2006 8:21:12 PM PDT by siznartuf (If I Hear "Jobs Americans Won't Do" One More ^%&^%^%# Time)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
If you let the camel get his nose in the tent, soon his entire body will be there

The classic slippery slope argument in defense of all or nothing extremism. Let's raise the penalty for not wearing a seat belt to life imprisonment.

77 posted on 05/28/2006 8:21:48 PM PDT by staytrue (Moonbat conservatives-those who would rather have the democrats win.)
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http://tancredo.house.gov/irc/members.html

http://grades.betterimmigration.com/names.php3
Grades Re-Posted: May 23, 2006

Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) A+
http://aderholt.house.gov/
My Record on Immigration Reform
“Amnesty should not be granted to those who are here illegally”
“We are a nation of laws and we would send the wrong message if we were to give blanket amnesty to illegal immigrants.”
http://aderholt.house.gov/ImmigrationRecord06.html

Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO) A+
http://www.house.gov/akin/
Congressman Akin Lauds House Passage of Legislation to Reduce Spending, Bolster National Defense and Control Illegal Immigration
http://www.house.gov/akin/release/20051219.html

Congressman Rodney Alexander (R-LA) A-
http://www.house.gov/alexander/
It is shameful when a member of CIRC has no info on his stance for Immigration http://www.house.gov/alexander/contact.html

Congressman Spencer Bachus (R-AL) B-
http://bachus.house.gov/HoR/AL06/Home.htm
I am an original co-sponsor and supporter of H.R. 4437, the immigration bill that passed the House of Representatives in December.
http://bachus.house.gov/HoR/AL06/Issues/Immigration/Immigration+06.htm
Congressman Richard Baker (R-LA) B+
http://www.baker.house.gov/
Congressman Baker Weighs in on the Immigration Debate: Control Borders, Enforce the Law
Op-ed column on illegal immigration By Congressman Richard Baker http://www.baker.house.gov/html/content.cfm?id=571
Congressman J. Gresham Barrett (R-SC) A+
http://www.house.gov/barrett/
Barrett Comments on Senate Immigration Legislation
"The House got it right when we passed legislation that put border security first"
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/sc03_barrett/Senate_Immigration.html

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) A-
http://www.bartlett.house.gov/
Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett MD http://www.bartlett.house.gov/
Statement on Immigration http://www.bartlett.house.gov/SupportingFiles/documents/IMMIGRATION.pdf


Congressman Joe Barton (R-TN) B
http://joebarton.house.gov/
Barton Statement on President Bush's Immigration Speech http://www.joebarton.house.gov/news.asp?FormMode=Detail&ID=344

Congressman Bob Beauprez (R-CO) B
http://www.house.gov/beauprez/
Immigration http://www.house.gov/beauprez/issues/immigration.htm

Congressman John Boozman (R-AR) A
http://www.boozman.house.gov/
Rep. Boozman Says He Cannot Support Senate’s Amnesty Bill
http://boozman.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=44361

Congressman Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) B
http://brown-waite.house.gov/
SECURING OUR BORDERS – CONGRESS MUST PROVIDE THE MANPOWER NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE JOB
http://brown-waite.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=44036

Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX) B+
http://burgess.house.gov/
BORDER SECURITY, IMMIGRATION & CUSTOMS http://burgess.house.gov/Issues/Issue/?IssueID=624


Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN) B+
http://www.house.gov/burton/
Question of the Week How do you think Congress should address the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants already in the United States?
deport 1464 66.9 grant 225 10.3 wogrant 57 2.6 require 419 19.1 unsure 24 1.1 Total 2189 - http://www.house.gov/burton/


78 posted on 05/28/2006 8:23:30 PM PDT by JustPiper ("I have one voice, one vote to make a difference.")
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To: siznartuf

Thank you SO much!


79 posted on 05/28/2006 8:24:00 PM PDT by JustPiper ("I have one voice, one vote to make a difference.")
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CIRC Members continued

Congressman John Campbell (R-CA) A+
http://campbell.house.gov/
Cosponsored Legislation Related to Immigration and Border Security
http://campbell.house.gov/html/content.cfm?id=220

Congressman John Carter (R-TX) B+
http://www.house.gov/carter/
Carter Defends Minutemen Presses CBP About Reportedly Telling Mexico the Locations of Citizen Patrols http://www.house.gov/list/press/tx31_carter/may17_minutemen.html

Congressman Howard Coble (R-NC) A+
http://coble.house.gov/
"I support common-sense immigration policies that do not reward law-breakers who enter the U.S. without proper documentation or screening. That being said, Congress must still address the needs of agriculture and other industries that must use foreign labor to meet manpower needs while not harming the job prospects of domestic workers."
http://coble.house.gov/Issues/Issue/?IssueID=1218

Congressman Barbara Cubin (R-WY) A
http://www.house.gov/cubin/index.shtml
Cubin Statement on President's Border Security Proposal
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wy00_cubin/BorderstatementMay16.html

Congressman John Culberson (R-TX) A
http://culberson.house.gov/
Culberson Statement on President's Border Security and Immigration Address
“I am deeply concerned that the President is still advocating a guest worker program that puts millions of illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship and does not require workers to return to their home countries before applying for a temporary visa. The House is unwavering in its position that we cannot even discuss a guest worker program until we have secured our borders.”
http://www.culberson.house.gov/news.aspx?A=225

Congressman Geoff Davis (R-KY) A+
http://geoffdavis.house.gov//
“I remain opposed to amnesty. Rewarding lawbreakers sends the wrong message to those who have attained legal citizenship. Additionally, I recognize the need for an adequate labor supply. I believe we must provide employers with a more workable system and hold those accountable who knowingly hire illegals.”
http://geoffdavis.house.gov/read.aspx?ID=297

Congressman JoAnn Davis (R-VA) A+
http://joanndavis.house.gov/hor/va01/
With the start of the Second Session of the 109th Congress, what issue should be the number one priority of Congress in 2006?
Reduce the Federal Deficit

8.57 % (525)
Overhaul the U.S. Tax Code

68.60 % (4202)
Lessen our Dependence on Foreign Oil

5.84 % (358)
Reform our Immigration Laws

9.50 % (582)
Healthcare Reform

4.38 % (268)
National Security

3.10 % (190)
http://joanndavis.house.gov/hor/va01/
Davis Supports Measure Requiring Proof of US Citizenship to Vote
Local lawmaker co-sponsors legislation offered by Rep. Henry Hyde to curb voter fraud by illegal aliens
http://joanndavis.house.gov/HoR/VA01/News/Press+Releases/2004/7-13-04us+citizen+vote.htm


Congressman Lincoln Davis (D-TN) B
http://www.house.gov/lincolndavis/
Constituents bend congressman's ear on immigration, energy costs http://www.house.gov/lincolndavis/newsmay32006.htm
Immigration Frustration over illegal immigration has become a staple in the news and throughout our local communities.
http://www.house.gov/lincolndavis/immigration.htm


Congressman Nathan Deal (R-GA) A
http://www.house.gov/deal/
Amnesty for illegal immigrants, regardless of what the Administration calls it, is wrong for America
http://www.house.gov/deal/press/pr-immigration-reform-04.shtml

Congressman Charles Dent (R-PA) A+
http://dent.house.gov/
Dent touts bill to greatly enhance border security http://dent.house.gov/pr-121705.shtml

Congressman John Doolittle (R-CA) B+
http://www.house.gov/doolittle/
Fight Illegal Immigration http://www.house.gov/doolittle/issues.html#immigration


Congresswoman Thelma Drake (R-VA) A+
http://drake.house.gov/
Immigration Reform member of the Immigration Reform Caucus http://drake.house.gov/Issuestemp

Congressman John Duncan (R-TN) A
http://www.house.gov/duncan/
Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus {Member} Congress Must Address Immigration and Border Security
I am amazed that some people think that rewarding that behavior with amnesty would cause less of a problem.
http://www.house.gov/duncan/en033106.htm


80 posted on 05/28/2006 8:25:11 PM PDT by JustPiper ("I have one voice, one vote to make a difference.")
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