[Shermy]

Craig telling the little people what jobs they won't do.

[My2Cents]

Civility in public debate remains dead and buried.

[Pyro7480]

The natives are restless....

[madison10]

Craig asked people to listen to the proposal, but some said they wanted illegal immigrants deported immediately. Others said Craig wasn't doing his job.

At least Craig, and other Republicans, have heard first-hand how Americans REALLY feel about illegal immigrants. The fact that we don't want illegal immigrants here doesn't seem to penetrate the politicians' thick skulls.

[ASOC]

Does Sen Craig not know that denial is *not* a river in Idaho. Illegals are tearing the state apart.

Maybe *if* he listened a little closer.

[RodgerD]

Surprise. People don't like it when their country is destroyed.

[randog]

"The reality is that there are 2.5 million jobs here that Americans won't do," Craig told the 60 people...

The reality is that Craig is out of touch, otherwise he would have know that saying that to a crowd of middle class Americans would have produced the exact result he got.

[ElkGroveDan]

The reality is that there are 2.5 million jobs here that Americans won't do,"

Let's assume that's true - that there are some jobs so low that only illegals will do them. Does anyone think that these people will stay in those jobs once they get legal residency? Or will they maybe head on down to Home Depot and apply to work in the warehouse?

[RikaStrom]

"I am sick of listening to these lies," one woman said, interrupting Craig as she left the Tuesday meeting, the Coeur d'Alene Press reported.

And where were you on the night in question? ;-)

[mkjessup]

The answer that Senator Craig and his ilk need to understand is quite simple:

#1 - America is at war.

#2 - Our current border situation constitutes a threat to our national security.

#3 - Begin deporting illegals TODAY. The sooner we start, the sooner we'll be finished.

#4 - Militarize the borders.

As an attention getter, announce that any individual or group attempting to smuggle drugs across our borders will be shot. Why?

See #1.

[RegulatorCountry]

"The reality is that there are 2.5 million jobs here that Americans won't do"

Mr. Craig surely mislaid the memo from National, stating that this phrase tested poorly, and is to be replaced with "jobs that Americans aren't doing."

[gubamyster]

ping

[Noumenon]

Craig is an f'ing sellout. He's finished in this state.

[gaijin]

Vote his a$$ out.

This kind of guy is the problem.

[HEY4QDEMS]

You'd be surprised what jobs people are willing to do, especially if they don't have to pay taxes.

[Little Bill]

I grew up in Idaho in the 50's, great place. Craig is a RINO.

[x1stcav]

The good Senator should revel in democracy at work.

[rottndog]

"The reality is that there are 2.5 million jobs here that Americans won't do,"

This is a vicious and damnable lie, which makes those who tell it LIARS!

[Prince Charles]

Craig should talk to the Texas border sheriffs who see first-hand what kind of scum is entering the country from south of the border.

[GovernmentShrinker]

"The reality is that there are 2.5 million jobs here that Americans won't do,"

BS. We have plenty of able-bodied people on welfare, living off street-crime, and in taxpayer-funded worthless educational programs, to do all those jobs. End the hand-outs, and end the tolerance of career criminals. When people have no food to eat, and no shelter, and will be arrested and imprisoned if they commit crimes, nearly all of the will magically become willing to the jobs that they're currently refusing to do. Why does this guy think the Mexicans are willing to do these jobs? Special genes?

And the other part of the equation is ended all the disincentives to employers to hire legal workers. The minimum wages, workers' comp, unemployment, discrimination/harassment suits anytime they try to fire a lousy worker, the health insurance mandates -- all of it. When employers can hire legal workers for what the employer thinks they're worth, and fire them whenever they are no longer wanted or needed, many employers will eagerly do so. Government meddling has made it so expensive to hire legal workers, that some businesses simply can't afford to do it -- they have to use illegals or go out of business.