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At the time of his approach to Red China, Richard Nixon (a REPUBLICAN for those of you from Rio Linda) was approached by an internationalist businessman who was literally salivating over the prospect of access to the BILLIONS of potential Chinese slave laborers and “customers” (although this rocket scientist had apparently not yet concluded that the Chinese people would be hard pressed to buy his stuff without MONEY!!!!).

This businessman was concerned that Nixon had been SAYING that he was cooling to the idea of an opening to Red China to quell the uprising within the then very much more America-First rank and file Republican Party.

As reported years later, Nixon told the businessman
“DON’T LISTEN TO WHAT WE SAY: WATCH WHAT WE DO!"

It is my strong memory of THAT event which prompts me to post this graphic!

AS YOU READ THIS, IT APPEARS THAT BUSH, DASCHLE AND OTHERS ARE WELL DOWN THE ROAD TO USING THIS PAGE FROM THE NIXON PLAYBOOK!

Look, America – the IDEA not the PLACE – can only continue to exist if we heed the advice of the founding fathers (paraphrased here in the current vernacular for residents of Rio Linda), to wit:
“The Founding Fathers have determined that failure to WATCH politicians – ALL POLITICIANS (even those you may worship!) – is dangerous to the security of this nation and to the freedoms we paid such a heavy price to TRY to leave you and your children.”

“Government is not reason. Government is not eloquence. It is FORCE. And, like fire, it is a DANGEROUS SERVANT AND A FEARSOME MASTER.”
That from that notorious tinfoil hat wearing, radical wing-nut, George Washington.

A former Democratic congresswoman, the late Barbara Jordan of Texas (who chaired a presidential immigration commission in the 1990's), put the matter in the proper context: "Immigration is not a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution to everyone and anyone in the world who wishes to come to the United States. It is a PRIVILEGE granted by the people of the United States to those we choose to admit."

Now that's suitable for framing.

Great post, TC. It's hard to believe that Bush is to the left of Barbara Jordan on illegal immigration.

Saying that immigration adds to US woes misses a very important point: that which is "woeful" depends on the perspective of the individual in question.

The CEOs (like Tyson of Tyson Chicken fame) are importing a vast army of third world peasants who will work for peanuts....thereby increasing their profit margins. Thus, immigration doesn't add to his "woes".

The liberals who run DC are getting a vast new army of dependent welfare cases. Better yet, the new folks are not white, so they can be whipped up into a resentful hatred of evil republicans in the suburbs. No "woes" there.

Now...for Joe sixpack, who has to live with rising crime, higher taxes, overcrowded schools, etc.....those are woes. But, alas, this country is not run for the sake of Joe sixpack....so he might as well "put some ice on it".

But a funny thing happened on the way to the latest amnesty. A majority of the president's party balked at the latest move toward balkanization. Republicans voted against the green-card giveaway by 123-92. It passed only with overwhelming Democratic support.

Well you have to give the Democrats credit; at least they KNOW what they are doing. They KNOW that unchecked illegal immigration encouraged on by Amnesties benefits the Democratic Party. A good percentage of Republicans however seem more than willing to help the democrats out in the destruction of their party. This is another case where we see that the "Stupid Party" name for Republicans is well deserved.