Four More Years!... And, Four Million More Illegal Aliens for Each of those Years!
... the new Bush bumper sticker for Bush 2004.
Posted on 01/12/2004 7:33:52 PM PST by Happy2BMe
Send them all back.
We are full up.
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Clinton’s Subtle, but Historic, Redefinition of U.S. Immigration Policy
January 10, 2001
Commentary by Ira Mehlman Federation for American Immigration Reform Spokesman
The Clinton Administration is now a part of history, and historians are just getting started assessing the Clinton legacy. There will be plenty to keep them busy. area of health care reform and personal integrity.
Among the records set during the Clinton years was the largest sustained wave of immigration in America’s history. Some 10 million new immigrants arrived in the U.S. during his presidency, and by the time he left offices there were nearly 30 million foreign born residents, accounting for more than 10 percent of the population.
But perhaps more significant than the sheer numbers of people who settled here during the Clinton years, was the dramatic redefinition of the purpose of immigration policy and the relationship between immigrants and their adopted country.
After losing control of both houses of Congress in the 1994 election to the Republicans, Clinton embarked on a program to reshape the electorate in a way that was more to his liking. In addition to using his considerable powers of persuasion to win back public support, he set about creating a new American public. The administration directed the Immigration and Naturalization Service to mint new citizens in time to vote in the 1996 elections. Under the direct control of Vice President Gore, the Citizenship USA program was tasked with naturalizing as many noncitizens as they could possibly find in time to participate in the next election.
The plan succeeded. Democrats have eliminated the Republicans’ majority in the Senate and have significantly eroded their advantage in the House. An analysis of voting patterns across the country shows that voting by new citizens has been the deciding factor in numerous elections, and in nearly every case, has broken to the Democrats’ advantage.
In much the same way as employers have used immigrants to change labor market conditions to their advantage, the Clinton Administration used them to create an electorate more to their liking.
In the past, immigration was seen as policy designed to serve the interests of the nation. As such, there was a general belief that it was the responsibility of the immigrants to go the extra mile to accommodate themselves to the social, cultural and linguistic norms of the country. As customers, that relationship is reversed. It is the nation that must bend over backwards to accommodate the “customers,” and provide whatever services and programs they need.
Under the customer model, if immigration creates overcrowded schools, or exceeds the capacity of public health care system, you don’t reduce immigration. Instead you build as many schools and emergency rooms as the “customers” require. Under the customer model, it doesn’t matter whether immigrants have marketable skills, or that more than one-third have less than a high school education. It becomes the nation’s obligation to deal with the needs of the immigrants.
Very often it is the subtle policy changes of a presidential administration that define its legacy. Clinton’s subtle manipulation of immigration policy could prove to be among the most long lasting imprints he leaves on America.
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I believe we will have an uphill battle in the future just to keep our Constitutional Republic alive. Why import more democrats?
Four More Years! ... the new Bush bumper sticker for Bush 2004.
We are an immigrant nation, melded into one.
The US ideals must come first. We have much work that needs to be done. The US ideals must come first.
You hit the nail on the head. In the past, the US WAS a "melting pot," and by combining the strengths of the immigrant cultures with our own, we became stronger. Although many immigrants kept their own cultures and languages alive at home, they believed that it was important to become "Americans," and share a common culture and language with everyone else here.
That's no longer the case. Balkanization of America is going on, with "cultural diversity" being the ultimate goal... To divide us. Different cultures and languages make for a North American Europe... And they've been fighting with each off and on for over a thousands of years.
Mark
I would ask the American Indians---- who allowed their borders to be completely open, didn't limit immigration in any way, what it completely unrestricted immigration can do to a society.
We've got a giant welfare society now --- which is even worse, we're inviting in the would-be welfare classes of Mexico --- if they can't survive on their own skills here --- no problem --- the taxpayers will pay to make them very comfy here.
The situation is more insidious than the political leanings of the immigrants themselves.
The more you crowd people, the more likely they will think like Democrats and vote for Democrats.
Just take a look at the map of the 2000 elections: the more densely populated areas voted for Gore.
The more dense the population, the more artificially they live.
Certain ways of doing things become habitual.
It's bad enough that the urban population is growing from the migration of people from rural areas to cities for jobs, but to add even more people from immigration is putting the political sanity of the people at great risk.
If we always need more and more people in our country for the economy to be good, then at some point in the future, the economy and the country will fail. There's only so many people that can fit....
...before the ponzi scheme breaks.
Interesting, your one of the first to arrive on this thread doing your best to mock and minimize the threat of millions entering our country illegally.
You juvenile attempts to diminish this nationwide crisis are revealing and very transparent, and most of all, not funny.
Of course when there is no defense to the Bush plan, I can understand why some come on here and start making nervous little quips and jokes. Trust me, it isn't working as most can see this for what it is. Putting your beltway political party or candidate before the best interest of our country is not something that you should flaunt.
It's already breaking.
Those who continue to foist immigration upon you are seeking to profit from it, that they may be able to continue to scramble to the top of the human heap, where they can at least glimpse some sky and breathe fresh air, while the vast majority squirm for position in the tangled pile below.
Yeah, well, Mexicans don't meld so well because the homeland is just a road trip away. The ties to the Old Country remain.
How much loyalty will a person born of Mexican parents in the United States have toward our country when he holds dual citizenship and his first language is Spanish?
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