Bush official slammed for stopping illegals sweeps

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Tuesday, July 13, 2004 | Ron Strom

[grania]

The truth is that mass sweeps could have immediate and significant negative effects on the economy of S. Cal.

It's hard to believe that the economy in any part of the country would be negatively impacted for very long by enforcing border law, and also doing everything possible to not use foreign labor, illegal or illegal, and sending everyone possible home.

For starters, think of all of the money being wasted on education, health, and other social services for this "cheap labor" (it's not cheap labor, it's government-subsidized labor). What about the negative impact on the environment? What about the destruction of our language and culture?

If cheap labor is so necessary, employers should look to busing in from indian reservations and inner cities. Another great source of workers for years to come is retiring baby boomers...you'd be amazed at how many of us love doing things like cooking, housework, gardening, laundry, walking pets...no benefits needed, no language barrier, able to multi-task.

Fact is, the Dems want the votes and the 'pubs want the business and "cheap" labor for the economy. And the voters want, well, screw the voters, heck, maybe we just won't have an election.

I know I'm preaching to the faithful here, but those of us who are disgusted need to put in our two cents every now and then so the major parties don't think we're mellowing on this issue.

[novacation]

ping

[novacation]

Ahahahahaha!

[MarcoPolo]

Hopefully one who puts principle above his own political gain. Oh wait, there aren't many of those people in politics. Sigh.

[swampfox98]

This is a bad time for this to happen. Its about three years too late. Bush should have made an effort to stem the tide of illegals the minute he took office. Instead he has himself and the entire country in a terrible mess.

Kerry is using 3 million dollars to pander to the illegals, so they will vote for him.

For years, I have said this day is coming, where illegals will take over the vote. I am the enemy here for posting it, and nobody speaks to me because of it. Amazing.

[junta]

I want to know why they started with the average mopes at the Home Depots? So they could get plenty of sob stories of poor Manuel working for pennies to feed his 12 children and two "wives" or what? They need to take after those bald head gangbangers and then watch the popularity of sweeps soar, but then again the boys at the CFR would get nervous about watching the NWO crumble.

[zanarchist]

And just what will Kerry do about this? Last time he said anything about this issue he was for giving them all citizenship. Sounds like you do have a choice. Bush who is trying to do something, even if you don't agree with it, or Kerry who is going to give them all a free pass and a couple years later give all the new ones citizenship too. Don't vote and let Kerry win then see what you get. Willing to take that chance?

[MissAmericanPie]

Maybe the activists should be grabbed first and deported?

[George W. Bush]

We may as well put up a sign at the border:

Come one, come all.
Bring on the felons.
Bring on the terrorists.
Bring on the welfare cheats.
We'll take 'em all.

At a certain point, you realize that your elected officials just talk about the rule of law. They don't actually enforce it even on the most basic security issues.

Al-Qaeda could walk across the 'border' carrying a couple of nukes in broad daylight. What would stop them? Nothing.

[George W. Bush]

Maybe the activists should be grabbed first and deported?

I'm beginning to think it's more likely they'll start grabbing any natural citizen who complains about the crime and tax costs and just deport them instead of the illegals.

[Leatherneck_MT]

"And just what will Kerry do about this? Last time he said anything about this issue he was for giving them all citizenship. Sounds like you do have a choice. Bush who is trying to do something, even if you don't agree with it, or Kerry who is going to give them all a free pass and a couple years later give all the new ones citizenship too. Don't vote and let Kerry win then see what you get. Willing to take that chance?"

Umm, just "what" exactly, is Bush doing?

I see zero difference between what he's doing and what Kerry says HE will do.

Note that I said I SEE no difference. I don't want to hear about what Bush says he will do, I want to see what he HAS done.

[MissAmericanPie]

Given that no agency, law, or government entity has not eventually been used to abuse native born citizens, I cannot argue with you.

[ZULU]

"The official, a former congressman who works under Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, attempted to defend the Bush administration record on immigration enforcement, but was repeatedly pressured by Kobylt to justify the canceling of the sweeps."

IF we had a sane alternative party running against Bush, they would kill him on this issue. But we don't. The Dems are as bad or even worse.

Somebody should bring a class action suti against the Bush Administration for failure to carry out one of its primary Constitutional responsibilities - protection of our borders.

Bush's record on illegal invaders is as bad as a Democrat's. So is his genuflecting to the Mexicans and their commander in chief Vicente Fox.

[George W. Bush]

Somebody should bring a class action suti against the Bush Administration for failure to carry out one of its primary Constitutional responsibilities - protection of our borders.

That whole 'Homeland Security' thing doesn't mean much if the word 'borders' has been redefined to mean nothing.

Bush's record on illegal invaders is as bad as a Democrat's.

Well, pretty comparable anyway. Given the supposed GOP focus on security issues, I'd say it is more important to GOP voters and swing voters and those in the Southwest and CA than most anything you might name. Not to mention legal Hispanic immigrant citizens like some of those that I know personally.

There's nothing at all to stop Castro or Al-Qaeda from sending a veritable terrorist army over that border over the course of a few weeks. Who would even know until it was too late?

Congress has the laws on the books. But the executive branch is the one who chooses to enforce or not to enfore "the sacred rule of law". Whatever that phrase means these days...

[lewislynn]

Joe Baca is the person who got the ball rolling tp stop the sweeps

Joe Baca doesn't have the authority. The Bush administration does.

[Servant of the 9]

Asa Hutchinson is a weenie from Arkansas.
Why won't the Bush administration give us a strong manager from a BORDER STATE that actually understands the issue instead of a clown operating on theory?

Because George W. Bush, much as I like him, has always been soft on illegal immigration.

So9

[lewislynn]

Don't vote and let Kerry win then see what you get. Willing to take that chance?

Sure, I'm willing because my life will change way less drastic than the ones voted out of office...

The question should be, are THEY willing to take that chance. Their lives will have a drastic change AND they'll have to live with a Kerry win.

[PersonalLiberties]

George W. Bush I am shocked to see you say such a thing :-)

[PersonalLiberties]

"I have said this day is coming, where illegals will take over the vote. I am the enemy here for posting it, and nobody speaks to me because of it." swampfox

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