Hey, you! Good to see you!
I really shouldn’t be here...too much to do.
But couldn’t pass up an opportunity to speak to the White House.
Hope someone is listening.
I posted this on the other thread.
I’m so hopping mad that I think I will c/p it here.
I don’t have time to retype it.
To: nthompsonwhitehouse; devolve; wardaddy
Thanks for the ping, and the graphic, devolve. It is absolutely perfect!
Thank you, too, Mr. Thompson for engaging those of us who are in the process of being sold down the river by your boss, whom I voted for twice, and who is the beneficiary of many of my $$$. You are a brave man. ;o)
I take issue with this.
“I would like to point out that the Secretary is authorized to reduce or mitigate penalities against employers who in good faith are trying to comply with the law. “
I don’t know where you all got the idea that it’s hard to verify a person’s standing in this country. My husband hires people every day, and he has no problems weeding out the illegals.
And, he does NOT hire illegals...period. It’s against the law. Unlike many employers, he loves and respects this country, and it’s laws.
I’ve pinged one of those folks who conducts business as my husband does...wardaddy. Those who comply with the law in their business practices pay dearly to do so, but wouldn’t do business in any other manner.
This bill is a slap in the face to those employers who do everything they can to comply with the laws on the books.
Speaking of which, why don’t you folks in the DC bubble enforce the laws we have now? Should you do so, there would be no need to spend this time debating one of the most perverse, and treasonous, bills I’ve ever seen in my life.
And, tell those amnesty supporters in the Senate that we don’t appreciate backroom deals, and their attempts to thwart the committee process, to ram this down our throats.
Remind them that THEY work for US. And, they can be fired by the same people who sent them to DC.
One more thing...please tell Trent Lott, Lindsey Graham and those who believe this amnesty bill (Z visas ARE amnesty) will somehow help John McCain win the Republican nomination, that they are smoking dope. There is absolutely NO way John McCain will win the nomination, especially now, not that I ever thought he had a chance.
123 posted on 06/14/2007 12:23:16 PM PDT by dixiechick2000 (There ought to be one day— just one— when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
I have to run, now.
Maybe I’ll see you later!
Have a great day! ;o)
Dixie, I agree with your post. My husband’s company employs over 100 people. It doesn’t take a whole lot of effort to verify a job applicant’s legal status and background.
If any employer hires illegal immigrants it is because he/she is either lazy or CHOOSES to hire illegals. (probably the latter, because it is less costly)
We have no Hispanics (legal or otherwise) working at our plant. Not because we don’t want them, but here in the Black Hills, there are so few of them. Perhaps the snow and cold has influenced that. If this shameful bill passes, that will, I fear, probably change.
Even though we live in a small pocket of America that is relatively free of the problems associated with illegal immigrants, I am certainly aware of the situation. We travel alot throughout the country and we have most of our family in Texas. Everytime we go there to visit, we feel we are in a different country. Two of my cousins in Texas recently took early retirement because they refused to teach in Spanish. We just returned last night from a 10-day trip to California and Nevada. I felt like we were coming back to America when we landed in South Dakota. Sad, isn’t it?