Posted on 03/24/2005 7:52:05 AM PST by mikemikemikecubed
Edited on 03/24/2005 5:24:25 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
WACO, Texas -- President Bush yesterday said he opposes a civilian project to monitor illegal aliens crossing the border, characterizing them as "vigilantes." He said he would pressure Congress to further loosen immigration law. More than 1,000 people -- including 30 pilots and their private planes -- have volunteered for the Minuteman Project, beginning next month along the Arizona-Mexico border. Civilians will monitor the movement of illegal aliens for the month of April and report them to the Border Patrol. Mr. Bush said after yesterday's continental summit, with Mexican President Vicente Fox and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin at Baylor University, that he finds such actions unacceptable. "I'm against vigilantes in the United States of America," Mr. Bush said at a joint press conference. "I'm for enforcing the law in a rational way." The Minuteman Project was born out of a long-held perception among many residents that more Border Patrol agents are needed to handle the flow of illegal immigrants. Mr. Bush was criticized by both Republicans and Democrats earlier this month for failing to add 2,000 agents to the Border Patrol, as set out in the intelligence overhaul legislation he signed in December. The president's 2006 budget allows enough money to add only 210 agents for the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico. Mr. Bush said he will "continue to push for reasonable, common-sense immigration policy." He has proposed legislation to grant guest-worker status to millions of illegal aliens already in the United States. The legislation has attracted scant support in Congress, where it is widely regarded as another amnesty that will encourage even more illegal immigration.
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Too bad, Mr. President, but you're just plain wrong. You have a nation to protect - not a global economic bloc.
"I'm for enforcing the law in a rational way."
THEN DO IT!
President Bush yesterday said he opposes a civilian project to monitor illegal aliens crossing the border, characterizing them as "vigilantes."
Do your job Mr. President and secure our borders or we'll get somebody who will.
Gotta keep wages artificially suppressed somehow.
this is outrageous PING
Don't blame Fox. He's just doing his job which is to look out for Mexico. Blame Bush. It is his job to put the well being of this country ahead of cheap labor and he's not doing it.
The first terrorist attack we have by individuals coming across the border from Mexico Bush will have hell to pay. He's got blinders on and is ignoring the dangers surrounding his misguided policy. His hardheaded attitude on this issue will be his undoing.
This plays right into Hellary's hands. Just plain stupid..we are being INVADED
Bush could always try to send troops in to stop Americans from protecting their own country, and in the process get impeached post haste. That is if it doesn't start a Revolution. His idiocy in regards to our Borders is beyond appalling.
I have grown tired of Mr Bush on immigration and the rule of law.
Can someone please explain Bush's apparent lack of logic on border control?
If our government enforced the laws on our books, we wouldn't be in this situation.
I wonder what the possibility of victims of illegal aliens' crimes suing personally those responsible to enforce immigration laws might do to change some attitudes.
Between murdering Terry Schiavo and kowtowing to our enemies, I've just about lost interest in the continued government of the United States.
Why not just not build a four lane highway through the fence in Nogales all the way to Tucson with water and taco stands along with a food stamp kiosk and be done with the Border Patrol.
Vigilantes? No Mr. President...the Minutemen are American citizens (your bosses) assisting in the enforcement of our duly enacted immigration laws...our Founders would have called them part of the citizen militia
From Madison's Federalist 46 speaking of the danger of an oppressive federal government backed by its regular military:
"To these would be opposed a militia amounting to near half a million of citizens with arms in their hands, officered by men chosen from among themselves, fighting for their common liberties, and united and conducted by governments possessing their affections and confidence."
I'm with you on this one. This could be the GOP's undoing.
So when it really comes down to it, Bush supports Mexicans instead of American citizens. Why did I vote for the aHole?
I wish just once he would show a little compassion for America's working poor and a little empathy for the problems of America's middle class.
He could start by explaining how when we open America's job market to all of the world's 6 billion poor people how we will stop wages from falling from the current prevailing wage as every new job gets advertised at $5.15 per hour.
He could then explain how middle class high tech workers will be protected from well educated Indians willing to work at half the price.
He could then explain who is going to pick up the tab for the impact of importing an unlimited number of new people on schools, hospitals, jails, social programs and highways and other infrastructure.
I'd like a little serving of compassion for Americans mixed in with my conservatism please.
Don't blame me. I threw my vote away.
Mr. President, these are people who are just doing the jobs government doesn't want.
Bump.
He will do exactly what he wants to. No fear of being voted out of office now.
Fox? I'm damned tired of Jorge.
Shut the F up, George, and DO YOUR JOB!
Minuteman Project....just doing the job American politicians won't do.
From the Terry Schiavo Case to this
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/chaosin0
We knew his policy on this issue well before the election. I can't really fathom anyone's surprise. It's not like he lied to the people. He said he wanted amnesty, and that is what he is pursuing.
What did everyone expect? If he's a man of his word, he's a man of his word, and he promised to pursue amnesty.
Its here.
The only reason I can figure is that we have killed so many people via abortion that would have become taxpayers Bush figures we need all the warm bodies we can get and eventually they can pay taxes.
Neuen Weld Ordnung
LOL I think that is actually part of the administrations immigration policy.
President Bush, on the volunteer Minuteman Project, which is spotting illegal aliens entering the US:
"I’m against vigilantes in the United States of America. I’m for enforcing law in a rational way. That’s why you got a Border Patrol, and they ought to be in charge of enforcing the border".
This from a president whose administration refuses to fund the Border Patrol.
This from a president whose Department of “Homeland Security” actively refuses to enforce immigration laws.
This from a president who has proposed a massive amnesty for the millions of illegal aliens who’ve broken our immigration laws.
This from a president who has allowed illegal immigration to increase after the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Spot On!!!
...Don't blame me. I threw my vote away...
Yeah, me too, I voted for this idiot twice!
Absolutely correct. I just lost some respect for President Bush, something I thought would never happen.
And, President Bush, I wanted to ask you about your opinion about those people who are hunting migrant people along the border.
PRESIDENT BUSH: I'm against vigilantes in the United States of America. I'm for enforcing law in a rational way. That's why you got a Border Patrol, and they ought to be in charge of enforcing the border.
No mention of the "The Minuteman Project" project in the Q&A, yet the reporter invents a story linking the two.
I'm just aghast that the Washington Times would be so sloppy/sarcasm.
Yeah, we were given the choice of bad (Bush) or worse (Kerry).
But he acts like we gave him a mandate for this stuff when he only mentioned it twice during the campaign because every time he did, the reaction was so negative. Actually I should correct myself. He only mentioned it twice in English prior to the election. He continued to advertise it in Spanish on his website.
Unbelievable! F'ing unbelievable. America is defending everyone on earth but ourselves-the Government won't protect our nation's soverienty, and forbids any American from doing anything on their own!!!!
Vigilantes?
I am just plain d*mn flabbergasted!!!!!!!!!
Bush said he was going to do this before the election.
Did you not believe him?
Why did you just now lose respect when he proposed this last year?
Latin Vote, that's it and that's all.
ping
My only hope is that Congress won't support his wishes. We need to get on it and stay on it.
NAFTA, the unpublished parts.
"I threw my vote away."
You mean you didn't help "loose to Kerry"?
But he acts like we gave him a mandate for this stuff when he only mentioned it twice during the campaign because every time he did, the reaction was so negative. Actually I should correct myself. He only mentioned it twice in English prior to the election. He continued to advertise it in Spanish on his website.
The "lessor of two evils" things is getting a little thin. I don't think it was the intent of the forefathers to be this wat. Either resign yourself to this kind of silly stuff, or start throwing your votes away from the status-quo party.
If you vote for the guy knowing his policy, it's kinda hard to complain afterward.
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