Posted on 03/13/2002 10:18:46 AM PST by Uncle Bill
Bush: No Amnesty for Immigrants
Associated Press
By SANDRA SOBIERAJ
August 23, 2001
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush on Thursday promised illegal immigrants a worker program of some type to legalize their labor here, but he ruled out any blanket amnesty.
"There's going to be no amnesty," the president said as he took time from his vacation to visit an elementary school near his ranch.
Bush is due to announce proposed immigration changes, which Mexico wants, when Mexican President Vicente Fox makes a state visit to the White House on Sept. 5.
Secretary of State Colin Powell and Attorney General John Ashcroft have recommended to Bush that he grant guest-worker status and - eventually - legal residency to some of the 3 million Mexicans who are in this country illegally.
Asked about his pending decision, Bush told reporters he was consulting with Mexican officials on a worker program ``that will legalize the hard work that's taking place now in America.''
"So long as there's somebody who wants to hire somebody and somebody willing to work, it seems like to me it's in our nation's interests to make sure the two go together," he said, adding that he also wants to talk with Mexico about doing a better a job of enforcing its border.
As for amnesty, Bush was unequivocal:
"There will be no blanket amnesty for illegals. I've said that point blank. I will say it as many times as I need to say it."
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Townhall.com
Don Feder
February 15, 2001
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., thinks illegal immigration is great for America. Philanthropist that he is, the congressman wants to give us more of a good thing. Gutierrez has filed legislation to allow virtually every illegal alien in the country (an estimated 5 million) to stay.
Those who arrived before Feb. 6, 1996, would immediately qualify for a green card. Those who came between that date and Feb. 6, 2001, could apply for legal residency after five years.
"People in this country know they are benefiting from the work of undocumented workers," Gutierrez argues. "Why not grant them the dignity and justice that comes with permanent legal residency?" Dignity and justice are euphemisms for government benefits and the ability to bring in their relatives.
A Gutierrez aide says illegals are doing "essential jobs" and God help the economy if -- spurred by our ingratitude -- they go home. And what do we do with these largely uneducated, untrained workers if the economy heads south, as indicators suggest it might?
Instead of benefits, Americans are more apt to associate illegal immigration with words like crime, disease and loss of national identity.
Contagious diseases like tuberculosis and leprosy are reappearing in this country, thanks to illegal immigration. Peter Brimlow, author of "Alien Nation," reports that several years ago, senior probation officers in Orange County, Calif., estimated that up to 80 percent of their cases involved illegals.
Amnesties tell inhabitants of the impoverished Third World that if they can sneak past the Border Patrol, Uncle Softie will eventually welcome them with open arms.
They also say to the foreigners who are patiently waiting for permission to immigrate (sometimes up to 18 years): "Suckers!"
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 amnestied 2.8 million. According to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, there are more illegals in the country now.
Amnestied aliens can immediately sponsor their spouses and dependent children for residence. If they become citizens, they can sponsor parents and siblings.
It's difficult to get demographics on "undocumented workers." (If someone breaks into your house, is he an "uninvited guest"?) However, in 1992 the INS surveyed those amnestied in 1986. Only 15 percent spoke English, though all had been here for at least a decade; 80 percent used public health services. On average, they had a seventh-grade education.
Democrats support this dubious contribution to the general welfare, with a wink and a nod, because they directly benefit from the support of ethnic lobbies eager to increase their numbers.
Republicans lack the courage to do anything positive about the problem, though most in Congress oppose mass amnesties. They are convinced that by keeping a low profile they can do better with the Hispanic vote.
In the past campaign, President Bush refused to support initiatives to end bilingual education or recognize English as our official language. He ended up with about 35 percent of the Latino vote and congratulated himself for improving the Republican position.
However, as the National Review's John O'Sullivan notes, this still means that for every 100 illegal immigrants who come here (most from South of the border) and become citizens, the GOP will have a net loss of 30 votes.
By not defending our sovereignty, Republicans miss an opportunity to appeal to the majority of Americans who understand that illegal immigration undermines national identity. (Bush took only 54 percent of the white vote in 2000.) It's also a way to court lower-income blacks, the chief victims of cheap illegal-immigrant labor.
On Feb. 16, Bush is scheduled to meet with Mexican President Vicente Fox, who will press him to be lenient with Mexicans who've infiltrated the United States. During the election, Dubya said, "I'm not prepared to embrace amnesty because I don't think the commitment's there yet to do anything on the border." This is Bush-speak for: We have to plug our porous border before we can consider compassion for lawbreakers.
Illegal immigration benefits Americans the way treason enhances national security.
©2001 Creators Syndicate, Inc
Yeah right, they send us their poor to suck up our healthcare dollars. But when it came to raising the price of oil, they were happy to stick it to us.
With friends like this, who needs enemies?
Six Men Face Charges in Drug-Trafficking..
The Daily Oklahoman
| 3-13-02 |
The Daily Oklahoman
Bartlesville,OK:
Bonds were set for six men who were arrested on drug-trafficking complaints.
Bartlesville police confiscated marijuana, methamphetamine, guns and more than $43,000 in cash during three separate raids last week. Officials believe all six men are part of the same narcotics ring.
Librado Gonzalez, 41; Alejandro Perez Matayo Martinez, 32; Salvador Alcazar Martinez, 33; Efrain Alejandro Rios-Ramirez, 21; Angel Gonzales Perez, 20; and Tomas Mendoza Vasquez, 29; were taken into custody.
So instead of having to fear the hammer that the Visa Violation Legislation had over their heads, they can continue to walk among us free as a bird. That is the unforgivable bottom line as well as rewarding those that have flaunted our laws and overstayed their visa's and it does not mean just those violators that have married U.S. citizens.
But thank you for post.
Good to know that Rush has thrown in with the GOP Clinton-speakers.
They're falling fast over this. What an awesome litmus test.
I haven't seen a white guy doing yard work (in other than a supervisory role) since...?
I have noticed that many of the Central Americans in New York and Florida took many of the jobs (domestics, kitchen help, busboys) typically reserved for family members or blacks. As family members have gotten smaller and blacks have stopped working such positions, the Central Americans have taken their place, at least in the areas that I have lived.
Uh, for the past few years Mexico (along with Norway and renegade OPEC member Venezuela) have kept us flush with cheap oil.
I have traveled widely throughout Mexico and have been treated wonderfully by 99% of the people I met. Of course, many on this thread would simply say "get away from my daughter and my trailer you w-tb-ck!"
Nevertheless, I share your opposition to this measure. Lawbreakers should not be awarded. We should instead 1. clean out INS 2. enfore the laws already on the books and 3. end family reunification.
I think the Buchananites are rearing their ugly heads again.
Every other weekend at my place in So. California. Of, course the missus and I have to do it, the kids wouldn't think of it except for the money, and if we went that route, the immigrants would be cheaper. {;~)
Sounds like Dubya is learning to smoke without inhaling.
I remember him. He was one of the Founding Terrorists. An evil, gun-loving, isolatonist, anti-government rebel.
Eventually, the cashier had to go back and deduct these items because the customer did not have the cash to pay for them.
1)Wicke Vouchers
2)Food Stamps
3)Checkbook
4)Can't speak English
5)Can't understand English.
I wonder who wrote the previous checks for her, how much and to whom.
The fact that they haven't been "deemed deportable" isn't the excuse, it's the problem.
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