Posted on 06/14/2014 1:36:56 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
Well if one is going to be a one-trick pony then immigration is a good pony. Immigration affects pretty much every other issue, especially those considered more important (economy, jobs, health care, education, homeland security).
Maybe Tancredo wasn’t as loud on other issues while in Congress, but he had a nearly unassailable conservative voting record.
Then how much ultimately would you allow? We already admit over one million legal immigrants per year. That isn’t enough?
And would you even look at reallocating existing visas before calling for an overall increase? Why not abolish Ted Kennedy’s absurd Diversity Lottery visas? That’s 50,000 a year right there. Why not end extended family chain migration? Why not discontinue the settlement of refugee groups who would be better suited elsewhere? Why not be more strict with asylum seekers so we don’t get garbage like the Boston Marathon bombers?
And finally, how can you reconcile support for even higher amounts of legal immigration with supporting conservative principles? Hispanics and (to a lesser extent) Asians are natural liberals. Going left on immigration will not change that. Your policy would hasten the demographic doomsday of conservatism.
A nation that does not grow its population will eventually be taken over by one which does. A nation that does not have population growth at its core is neither Christian nor conservative.
If 5 million illegals are deported (either by force or self-deported) then that would be 5 million new legal immigrants I would want to replace them as soon as possible, in addition to current levels of legal immigration.
No diversity visas or extended family chain migration.
I want H1-Bs to be non-lottery based - they need to be income based.
American institutions rest solely on good citizenship. They were created by people who had a background of self-government. New arrivals should be limited to our capacity to absorb them into the ranks of good citizenship. America must be kept American. For this purpose it is necessary to continue a policy of restricted immigration. It would be well to make such immigration of a selective nature with some inspection at the source, and based either on a prior census or upon the record of naturalization. Either method would insure the admission of those with the largest capacity and best intention of becoming citizens. Those who do not want to be partakers of the American spirit ought not to settle in America.
I share Tancredo’s stance on immigration. I’ll go a step further and say I want EMMIGRATION of freeloading Marxist leechers and liberal moonbats.
To fix a leaky faucet, you first have to shut off the water.
Immigration is only beneficial when it benefits the benefactor. And I really can’t say that we need any more dual citizens in this country, especially when the same companies sponsoring these people are shipping jobs overseas at the same time. Maybe after the dust settles in 5-10 we can review where we are and open immigration back up. That’s what Tancredo wants. That’s why I voted for him last time. That’s why I’ll vote for him again.
Sure, pal. The BLS is an honest, apolitical agency, whereby millions more can lose their jobs but unemployment is reported even lower.
“Food production is up due to a higher production of tractors production.”
As though you are old enough to even know what that is in reference to.
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