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GOP must call Obama’s bluff on immigration (and grant AMNESTY before he does)
Houston Chronile ^ | 3/29/09 | Jacob F. Monty

Posted on 03/30/2009 11:09:46 AM PDT by pissant

For Republicans searching to find a way out of the political wilderness, the 2008 election provides some clear guideposts — and a flashing yellow sign about the road they’re on.

Even in a year when total voter turnout increased dramatically, Hispanics managed to boost their share of the vote from 8 percent to 9 percent, giving Barack Obama a lopsided margin of 68 percent to 31 percent, the most for a Democrat since 1996. The numbers represented a sharp dropoff in Hispanic support for Republicans since the Bush-Cheney high water mark of 40 percent just 4 years ago.

What’s received less attention is the impact Hispanics had on down-ticket races. Latinos supported Democrats in races for the Senate and House by even slightly higher margins than they gave Obama. The Pew Hispanic Center, using exit polls published by CNN, has estimated that Hispanics’ share of the vote increased most significantly in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico, where they helped elect two new Democratic senators and four new Democrats to the House. All four states were carried by Bush in 2004.

(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: 111th; aliens; amnesty; bho44; bhoillegals; gop; larrysinclairslover; lindseygraham; mccain; obama; rino; rinoalert; rinopurge; rinos
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To: lakertaker
This is what has happened with the two party system. Their decisions are based more on what’s best for their parties and to hell with the country.

Bingo, the posters here who defend the stupid conduct of the republicans of the last few years are as sick as they are.

21 posted on 03/30/2009 11:54:05 AM PDT by org.whodat (Auto unions bad: Machinists union good=Hypocrisy)
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To: pissant; 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; ...

Ping!


22 posted on 03/30/2009 12:01:15 PM PDT by HiJinx (~ Support Our Troops ~ www.AmericaSupportsYou.mil ~)
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To: pissant

The laws are being ignored. Might as well propose open borders and let them try to make an argument as to “why not”. Perhaps this would clarify the arguments by taking it to the absurd.


23 posted on 03/30/2009 12:07:03 PM PDT by Anima Mundi
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To: pissant
Monty Partners, LLP, is an employment, labor and immigration law firm focused on representing companies with large Hispanic workforces.
Monty Partners, LLP ranked no. 857 in Inc. Magazine Top 5000 list. (read more)
Monty Partners, LLP named 24th fastest growing Hispanic-owned company in the United States by Hispanic Business Magazine (see the list)


Jacob M. Monty, Managing Partner, Monty Partners, LLP, was presented an Emerging Ten (E-10) Award in November 2007 by the Houston Minority Business Council (HMBC). This award recognizes minority business enterprises making significant contributions to their industry and community.

Any reason to wonder why he wrote this?

24 posted on 03/30/2009 12:17:02 PM PDT by raybbr (It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
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To: raybbr

It could have been written by the RNC or the Mccain/Palin campaign.


25 posted on 03/30/2009 12:19:07 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: pissant

NO, the GOP should NOT!!!

What part of CLOSE THE BORDER do they NOT understand???


26 posted on 03/30/2009 12:25:33 PM PDT by FrogMom (No such thing as an honest democrat!)
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To: rabscuttle385; pissant
RE :”GOP must call Obama’s bluff on immigration (and grant AMNESTY before he does)

Great idea, Not only that but we can offer to give them credit for paying social security taxes during the time that they were working under the table, and give them the Obama tax credit retro-actively. We can out-bid the democrats on illegals. Oh, yes, and we can tax the rich to pay for it, anyone making over 250K can pay 95% tax, called the “The immigration stability fairness tax”. This tax would only apply to American citizens , not those legalized under amnesty(say they made 300K in drug sales, we ignore that.) . If we follow this advice we can get Acorn and La-Raza on our side.

McCain would be in a tough position if Obama brought this up.

27 posted on 03/30/2009 12:25:41 PM PDT by sickoflibs (RNC Party Theme : "We stand for nothing but we're not as bad as Pelosi !")
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To: pissant

The GOP should start pushing for deportation. The biggest danger to this country comes not from Iraq but from the open borders and the hordes of illegal aliens and immigrants from enemy nations who roam across the country. An invasion.


28 posted on 03/30/2009 12:33:27 PM PDT by Dante3
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To: lakertaker
Look how much good all the pandering did for Juan McCain. There is no way to outpander the Oba Mao crowd because they don't live in a world of reality. At some point the people who pay the taxes and pull the engine of the economy are going to say "to hell with it" and go John Galt.

Then you'll see race wars between all the little subgroups because the socialist overlords can't even come close to delivering what they promised.

29 posted on 03/30/2009 12:47:19 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Are there any men left in Washington? Or, are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
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To: pissant
The scale and spread of violence caused by the Mexican drug cartels make it more important than ever that we not only secure the border but learn the identities and backgrounds of the 20 million undocumented workers living throughout our country.

How does the author get from A to B? Is he saying that the 20 million undocumented workers are cartel members? Or, if they can do background checks on all 20 million and put them in a massive database and determine that they aren't cartel members, that they'll be model citizens and should be granted amnesty? What information will they gather? How many people will be required to establish and maintain it? How many dollars will be spent without doing a thing to fix the problem?

And if the government succeeds in pushing this massive intrusion on privacy onto illegal aliens (and/or newly minted citizens), how long before they will require it of all citizens?

"Pathetic little crap weasel" is right.

30 posted on 03/30/2009 1:11:18 PM PDT by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: Edit35
People instinctively don't support a 72-year old frumpy guy with recurring cancer, especially one with such an irritating nasal voice as McCain. I truly believe it had very little to do with amnesty one way or another.

Amnesty probably didn't effect those who actually voted, but we have no idea how many conservatives just sat home because really why bother. McLame was just Bob Dole (ver 2.0) and he appealed to nobody. I think the majority of those who voted for him (myself included) were petrified of the alternative, and its IMPOSSIBLE to win an election that way.

31 posted on 03/30/2009 1:44:44 PM PDT by YankeeReb
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To: rabscuttle385

I’m a bigot? I was unaware of that.

Wait actually I am one, towards liberals and democraps.


32 posted on 03/30/2009 2:40:13 PM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: pissant

He’s right. Without the Hispanic vote, the GOP is toast. This may be a hail-mary, but it’s our only shot.


33 posted on 03/30/2009 3:18:36 PM PDT by gtsamson (Antiwar moonbats are the domestic enemy. Ron Paul is an antiwar moonbat. You figure it out. -Jim Rob)
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To: gtsamson
He’s right. Without the Hispanic vote, the GOP is toast.

Just look at all the Hispanic votes the 1986 amnesty got us! Are you out of your mind? Did you sign up on FR to urge surrender?

34 posted on 03/30/2009 9:27:35 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Obama's multi- trillion dollar agenda would be a "man caused disaster")
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To: pissant; All

somehow the warped logic on this is lost on me! the GOP is supposed to do something STUPID before the President does, so they can claim they WIN?! and..this will accomplish what?!


35 posted on 03/30/2009 9:35:51 PM PDT by MountainFlower (There but by the grace of God go I.)
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To: pissant

“GOP must call Obama’s bluff on immigration (and grant AMNESTY before he does)”

We are so screwed.


36 posted on 03/31/2009 6:34:32 AM PDT by Grunthor (All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.)
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To: pissant

Man who did this last time was a US President Ronald Reagan and he was a Republican and was reelected!


37 posted on 03/31/2009 10:30:43 PM PDT by BellStar (Buy Gold/lead and head for the hills please God give us another chance!)
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