Pretending immigration isn't an issue

Townhall.com ^ | August 20, 2002 | Phyllis Schlafly

[gubamyster]

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[Sabertooth]

The Republican National Committee's mail-order fund-raisers often contain a comprehensive multiple-choice survey so that prospective donors can give their opinions on topics of national importance. One issue, however, is conspicuously missing from the list: immigration.

The omission isn't an oversight; it's a deliberate policy. The National Republican Congressional Committee has been advising its candidates not to mention this issue in their speeches or campaign literature.

"Well, I am shocked! Shocked!"

not.

[Sabertooth]

The shyness of the Republican Party and the Bush administration about immigration explains why they manifest a deafening silence about Rep. George Gekas's bill called Securing America's Future through Enforcement Reform. The Pennsylvania Republican's bill is completely in accord with public opinion polls, showing that the majority of the American people want government to reduce the number of legal immigrants, to stop the irresponsible issuance of visas, to deport illegal aliens and to use U.S. troops to guard our borders (instead of the borders of Eastern Europe).

While I don't support troops at the border, the rest of Gekas' bill merits close consideration.

With the resignation of INS Commissioner James Ziglar, President Bush has a golden moment to silence many his critics and nominate a new INS Commissioner whose views on immigration, Illegal Aliens, and border security more accurately reflect that of the American People. There is no weeping in the Heartland now that the Ziglar the Buffoon is making his belated exit.

The next INS Commissioner needs to understand the best of what immigration brings to America, placing a high value on citizenship, assimilation to our culture, and a love of the English language. At the same time, the new Commissioner's patriotism must place America's security and sovereignty ahead of the trendy ideological and economic infatuations of the Washington Beltway.

There are Middle Eastern terror cels in our country. There are hundreds of thousands of Arab Moslem non-citizens amongst whom they hide. There are eight to thirteen million Illegal Aliens whose presence provides a black market infrastructrue for border crossing, infiltration into the American interior, and forged documents and identification. Millions are draining resources and taxpayer money in unearned subsidies from all levels of government. They fill our schools, our emergency wards, and our prisons. They cost our country billions even as the degrade our neighborhoods.

They engender an atmosphere of lawlessness. Many vote illegally, the worst trampling of our precious citizenship.

Current INS Commissioner James Ziglar, boyhood chum of Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), cared not a whit for any of this. His malfeasance in office reflected poorly on President Bush and the Republican Party. The best thing he will ever do in his career is... leave.

But who now? Who can turn the INS around and make it function in the capacities that it was intended?

Michelle Malkin, the daughter of legal Philippino immigrants, has been tireless in writing of the problems highlighted above. She has documented the failings of the INS from terrorism to Illegal Aliens, knows who the entrenched, open-border bureaucrats are, and would hit the ground running as President Bush's next INS Commissioner.

Articulate and telegenic, Mrs. Malkin would be a refreshing new face in the Bush Administration and the Republican Party, on the same path blazed by National Security Advisor Condileeza Rice.

Information on INVASION here

[4Freedom]

Pennsylvania Republican, George Gekas is on the right track.

Can we add people with AIDS/HIV to the list of those we would exclude?

Wait'll I get ahold of a copy of this Republican questionnaire. Where's my black, magic marker? ;^)

[SAMWolf]

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[Re-electNobody]

This was very evident in the questionaire I received. They wanted your opinion on issues not nearly as important to the future of this country as the question of illegal immigration. That is the major reason I will not donate to the party as a whole.

[Sabertooth]

This was very evident in the questionaire I received. They wanted your opinion on issues not nearly as important to the future of this country as the question of illegal immigration. That is the major reason I will not donate to the party as a whole.

It's a very calculated and self-destructive omission. It would be nice to root out the triangulating whiz kids that have rammed this "strategy" down Republican throats.

[glc1173@aol.com]

To borrow Ross Perot's 1992 campaign phraseology, immigration is the "crazy aunt in the basement" of GOP politics.

Ignoring it won't make it go away. Place after place - even far from the border - has overstuffed schools with ever-more trailer classrooms no matter what tax referendum the sheeple pass because of it. This is the point where it affects middle-class families most in quality of life - not just in high taxes. It puts a huge quasi-tax on families in some areas by forcing near-universal middle-class flight to private schools.

However, place after place is also seeing immigration take over local welfare caseloads - even far from the border. Place after place - even far from borders - is also seeing immigration put ruinous burdens on hospitals.

The GOP elites ignore this issue at their own peril - as social conservatives no longer will support a party that doesn't support us; we will vote Buchanan or just not vote for president at all in 2004 if the party doesn't stand by us.

Get the sticker!

[Sabertooth]

FYI

[lds23]

I'll bump to that!

[tenderstone jr.]

The Republican National Committee's mail-order fund-raisers often contain a comprehensive multiple-choice survey so that prospective donors can give their opinions on topics of national importance. One issue, however, is conspicuously missing from the list: immigration.

Even on Free Republic, immigration isn't listed under any of the General Interest discussion topics. Almost every issue imaginable is listed, but immigration is not.

[lds23]

Wasn't that a song by Santana?

"Got a Black Magic Marker...."

[Sabertooth]

Wasn't that a song by Santana?

"You Got to Change Your Evil Ways"

[Sabertooth]

Even on Free Republic, immigration isn't listed under any of the General Interest discussion topics. Almost every issue imaginable is listed, but immigration is not.

It's not under "Hot Topics," either... though it's certainly hotter than anthrax.

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[madfly]

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[4Freedom]

"Got a black magic marker..."

Gonna make a devil outta me.

[gubamyster]

What feedback have gotten from Michelle on your campaign to draft her? Other than being "floored" is she up for the task?

[Joe Hadenuf]

Even on Free Republic, immigration isn't listed under any of the General Interest discussion topics. Almost every issue imaginable is listed, but immigration is not.

I've got news for you. The owner of this web site told me several weeks ago that, "immigration is no big concern of mine".