California Fights For Federal Funds for Immigrant Incarceration

Copley News Service ^ | July 31, 2002 | Joe Cantlupe

[heleny]

Thanks for the tip about NUMBERSUSA.com.

[heleny]

Prop 187 had a problem in its wording if I remember correctly. The benefits should have been rolled back at the State level without voting into place such a flawed proposition. I would have voted for it, but I would have known that it was going to be seriously challenged as discriminatory.

Gray Davis and his administration failed even to try to defend the will of Californians, just as they did not bother to defend our desire to keep the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance case.

Even though Prop. 187 (or part of it?) was overturned in a district court, the case could have been appealed. Davis was too busy raising campaign money for himself and neglecting his duties as governor. He increased benefits to illegal aliens, even though those costs contribute to the huge $24 billion budget deficit expected this year.

[skeeter]

I would furthermore, vote out of office every politico that even dreams about more welfare programs.

California does the exact opposite.

Right. And the problem gets worse every year.

Can you imagine why?

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Can you imagine why?"

The Hollywood crowd?

The Gays?

The New Agers?

The commune types?

The old hippies?

I know...you wanted me to blame it on immigrants.

[skeeter]

I know...you wanted me to blame it on immigrants.

Was it too much to ask for you to be logical?

[FITZ]

Bring down the welfare State, and you eliminate the problem.

That's true. It's going to get harder and harder since there are more people who feel they depend on those programs.