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Posted on 05/19/2007 6:12:26 PM PDT by Reaganwuzthebest
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made these statements on comprehensive immigration reform plan.
General Thoughts:
"Over the last few months, I have spoken with President Bush almost every week and met with him twice about immigration reform. Secretary Chertoff and Secretary Gutierrez have been there every step of the way. There would be no bill without their hard work.
"Today we charted a new path for our nation's immigration policies.
"We break the cycle of chain migration by placing a premium on the education and job skills of new immigrants coming to the United States. This new merit-based system is a major change in our nation's immigration policies and allows us to attract the best and brightest in the world.
"We reclaim control of our nation's borders by adding new Border Patrol agents and technology to stop illegal border crossings.
"We establish a new comprehensive employee verification system - for all workers including Americans -- to ensure people are in the country legally and eligible to work.
"We establish a temporary guest worker system to meet our nation's future labor needs. Temporary workers can come here and work for a defined period of time, but they must return to their home country.
"And we establish procedures to deal with the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants, allowing them to stay under our rules - not theirs. They will be placed on probation and pay fines, learn English, and assimilate into American society. If they want to become citizens -- a minimum 13 year process -- they will be forced to leave the United States and return to their country of origin. Only from there will they be allowed to apply for citizenship.
Is the Legislation Amnesty?
"Amnesty is a pardon and means all is forgiven. This legislation is not amnesty. President Bush made clear today he does not view it as amnesty and I agree with him.
"I hope all Senators, particularly those who were not part of the negotiations, will become more informed about the details of the bill before making incorrect statements.
"Here are the facts. Illegal aliens will have the opportunity to come forward and be fined, punished and placed on years of probation. Illegal aliens will not be allowed to jump in line for citizenship ahead of those currently waiting. If they want to become citizens they must pay fines, learn English, pass a civics exam, undergo background checks and leave the United States and return to their country of origin. The punishment is fair and just.
"The public expects Members of Congress to speak their minds, but be informed in their opinions. I would ask for everyone to take time to understand how the bill works."
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“The [immigration] bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the standards of admission. It will not cause American workers to lose their jobs.”
—Ted Kennedy, 1965
“This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this.”
—Ted Kennedy, 1986
“Now it is time for action. 2007 is the year we must fix our broken system.”
—Ted Kennedy, 2007
Total Bull Shit.
If Ted Kennedy, or any other Democrat for that matter, has anything to do with it you can rest assured the end result is a disaster for the United States.
No matter how much you polish a turd, it;s still a turd!
>>”Amnesty is a pardon and means all is forgiven. This legislation is not amnesty. President Bush made clear today he does not view it as amnesty and I agree with him
If you repeat it often enough....perhaps some will start to believe it, you might even convince yourself, Lindsey<<
“The lady doth protest too much”
A line from the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, spoken by Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother. She is watching a play, and a character in it swears never to remarry if her husband dies. The play is making Hamlet’s mother uncomfortable, because she herself remarried almost immediately after the murder of her first husband.
All these guys who keep repeating the “It’s not amnesty” mantra over and over and over.... indirectly confess that it is really is amnesty.
That is the rub; we know how it will work.
You are as bad as Gram-cracker.
I heard one of his constituents call in about him on a talk show and said he will lie, cheat and steal to be re-elected.... seems not all are not fond of dear Senator Graham....
If you read some of Alexander's stances on issues, you will see that he puts more emphasis on allowing the better educated illegals into our country. He says little about securing our borders.
Frankly, I don't trust him thus far on this issue. He had better remember that he is up for reelection soon.
These illegals need to GO HOME, and allow the people who have been waiting to do it legally to come in. People from ALL parts of the world, not just the socialist hellhole to the south. How about a big infusion of skilled immigrants from former Soviet countries, people who will APPRECIATE what they will be able to obtain here, not DEMAND things and march in the streets, beating policemen.
Thanks for the welcome! :)
So, where do we stand with a primary challenge for this little Lindsay? Is anyone stepping up to the plate?
Lindsey PingDe nada (that's a joke!)
So, where do we stand with a primary challenge for this little Lindsay? Is anyone stepping up to the plate?
Not that I know of. We need a strong conservative.
Illegals will go home if they can’t get a job.
In addition to a fence on the whole border, hiring an illegal needs to be a federal felony with more than a year of prison time. Then someone will think twice about hiring an illegal. And with far less jobs for illegals then they will go back to Mexico and we can help them go back.
lol
Probably not a good sign if nobody’s on the scene now. In fact, that’s a really bad sign...far better for people to take their anger out on him in a primary than in the general.
You Dopes! You can’t find them now. What makes you (think) (?) you can find the illegal scumbags then!
Oh, I forgot. The Illegals will just automatically come out of hiding and say “let me pay the $5,000, and learn English and all that ....
After this latest idiocy, anybody that says, “I won’t be a fool like Graham and embarrass the state” could probably be elected in a landslide :)
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