"My peons are so stupid, they won't figure it out for years."
Posted on 03/27/2006 9:42:20 AM PST by Dane
Bush: As Senate debates immigration, president rejects amnesty, calls for guest worker program.
From the White House, President Bush's immigration policy proposals.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release March 27, 2006
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Securing Our Border, Enforcing Our Laws, And Upholding Our Values
Today's Presidential Action
Today, President Bush Attended A Naturalization Ceremony And Discussed His Vision For Comprehensive Immigration Reform. The President supports comprehensive immigration reform to secure our border, improve enforcement of our laws, and uphold our values. The President also discussed his proposal for a temporary worker program that rejects amnesty, allows foreign workers to fill jobs no American is willing to do, and reduces smuggling and crime at the border.
Ø America's Immigrant Heritage Continues To Shape Our Society. Our Nation is bound together by liberty and a conviction that all people are created with equal dignity and value. Through the generations, Americans have upheld that vision by welcoming new citizens from across the globe. Immigrants have helped shape our identity and sustain our economy.
Ø The President Strongly Believes America Is Stronger And More Dynamic When New Citizens Are Welcomed. The President has called on Congress to increase the number of green cards that can lead to citizenship. He supports increasing the number of visas available for foreign-born workers in highly skilled fields. The President signed legislation creating a new Office of Citizenship at the Department of Homeland Security to promote knowledge of citizenship rights and procedures; the Office of Citizenship created a new official guide for immigrants, and the Administration is working with faith-based and community groups to offer civics and English-language courses. In July 2002, the President signed an Executive Order making foreign-born members of our military immediately eligible for citizenship. Over the past four years, more than 20,000 men and women in uniform have become citizens.
Ø Every New Citizen Makes A Lifelong Pledge To Support The Values And Laws Of America. New citizens have an obligation to learn the customs and values that define our Nation – including liberty and civic responsibility, equality under God, tolerance for others, and the English language.
The President Welcomes A Civil And Dignified Debate On Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Congress is now considering immigration reform proposals. Immigration is an emotional topic, and we need to maintain our perspective as we conduct this debate.
To Keep The Promise Of America, We Must Enforce The Laws Of America
President Bush's Proposal For Comprehensive Immigration Reform Includes Three Critical Elements – Securing The Border, Strengthening Enforcement Inside The Country, And Creating A Temporary Worker Program. These elements depend on and reinforce one another. Together, they will give America an immigration system that meets 21st century demands.
The First Element Is Securing Our Border. Since President Bush took office, funding for border security has increased by 66 percent. The Border Patrol has been expanded to more than 12,000 agents, an increase of more than 2,700 agents, or nearly 30 percent. The President's FY07 budget funds another 1,500 new agents. Agents are being provided with cutting-edge technology like infrared cameras, advanced motion sensors, and unmanned aerial vehicles. Protective infrastructure, such as vehicle barriers and fencing in urban areas, is being installed. Manpower, technology, and infrastructure are being integrated in more unified ways than ever before.
Ø The Administration's Border Security Strategy Is Getting Results. Since President Bush took office, agents have apprehended and sent home more than 6 million people entering the country illegally – including more than 400,000 with criminal records. Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement are working together. More than 600,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended through the Arizona Border Control Initiative last year – an increase of more than 50 percent increase over the previous year. The men and women of our Border Patrol have made good progress – but we have much more work ahead, and we will not be satisfied until our agents have full control of our border.
Ø The Administration Is Ending The Practice Of "Catch And Release." The President has set a goal to end "catch and release" over the next year. Most illegal immigrants from Mexico can be returned to Mexico within 24 hours. Non-Mexican illegal immigrants present a different challenge. For decades, government detention facilities did not have enough beds for the non-Mexican illegal immigrants caught at the border – so most were released back into society. They were each assigned a court date, but virtually no one showed up. The Administration is ending the practice of "catch and release" by increasing the number of beds in detention facilities by 12 percent this year; the President's FY07 budget proposes increasing that number by another 32 percent. The Administration is expanding the use of "expedited removal," which allows us to send non-Mexican illegal immigrants home more quickly.
· We Are Making Progress In This Effort. Last year, it took an average of 66 days to process a non-Mexican illegal immigrant. Now, the process is taking only 21 days. This has helped us end "catch and release" for illegal immigrants from Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua caught crossing our Southwest border. Since last summer, the total number of non-Mexican illegal immigrants released into society has been cut by more than a third. There is more work ahead, and the Administration will work with Congress to close loopholes that make it difficult to process illegal immigrants from certain countries and will continue pressing foreign governments like China to take back their citizens who enter our country illegally.
The Second Element Is Strengthening Enforcement Of Our Laws In The Interior Of Our Country. Since President Bush took office, funding for immigration enforcement has increased by 42 percent. These resources have helped agents bring to justice smugglers, terrorists, gang members, and human traffickers. For example, through Operation Community Shield, Federal agents have arrested nearly 2,300 gang members who were in America illegally, including violent criminals like the members of the "MS-13" gang.
Ø Better Interior Enforcement Requires Better Worksite Enforcement. Last year, President Bush signed legislation to more than double the resources dedicated to worksite enforcement. Next month, the Administration will launch new law enforcement task forces in 11 cities to dismantle document fraud rings.
The Third Element Is Creating A New Temporary Worker Program That Would Not Provide Amnesty. A temporary worker program would make the system more rational, orderly, and secure by providing a legal way to match willing foreign workers with willing American employers to fill jobs that no American is willing to do. Workers would be able to register for legal status on a temporary basis. If workers decided to apply for citizenship, they would have to get in line. This program would help meet the demands of our growing economy and allow honest workers to provide for their families while respecting the law.
Ø A Temporary Worker Program Is Vital To Securing The Border. Creating a separate, legal channel for those entering America to do an honest day's labor would dramatically reduce the number of people attempting to sneak back and forth across the border. That would help take pressure off the border and free up law enforcement to focus on the greatest threats to our security – terrorists, drug dealers, and other criminals. The program would also improve security by creating tamper-proof identification cards that would allow authorities to keep track of every temporary worker who is in America on a legal basis and help authorities identify those who are here illegally.
Ø A Temporary Worker Program Should Not Provide Amnesty. Granting amnesty unfairly allows those who break the law to jump ahead of people who play by the rules and wait in the citizenship line. Amnesty would also encourage future waves of illegal immigration, increase pressure on the border, and make it more difficult for law enforcement to focus on those who mean us harm. For the sake of justice and the sake of border security, the President firmly opposes amnesty.
It is an amnesty program, when all the BS clears.
That nutjob should be Impeach for Treason!
Was the Bracero program from 1942 to 1964 also considered "amnesty"?
As long as we get a bill that is heavy on enforcement, I am not opposed to a guest worker program. I don't want a bill that gives legal status to millions and does nothing to stem the tide of more illegals. We must to have a mechanism to keep out and eject illegals. Ronald Reagan gave amnesty in the 80's that was coupled to employers sanctions and other enforcement plans that obviously didn't work. Kinda like when he gave us a huge tax cut, but congress didn't folow thru on their promise to cut spending.
What specific "act" are you basing that charge on?
Whatever michael weiner(savage).
Let the Bush Lies begin - sure Bush this isnt an amnesty program. Sure Bush these immigrants arent illegal. Sure Bush law abiding Americans are second class compared to non-citizens. Sure Bush you care about security and the homeland but allow illegals to pass without any hamper.
Anybody else really starting to doubt Bush's sincerity to anything he says? For me it started when he called us vigilantes.
I still can't figure this out. Does he support a plan like Kyl/Cornyn (with no path to citizenship) or McKennedy (amnesty)? I'm not against a guestworker plan, but it must truly be temporary.
So then we make them "legal" and they still get free healthcare, pay no taxes and send the bulk of their earnings out of the US.
" I'm not against a guestworker plan, but it must truly be temporary."
Any guestworker plan will be modified later. Do you really trust the politicians to enforce a guest worker plan? You gotta be crazy to think that they will force these people to leave at some later date. We need a strong hand here to send the right message. Otherwise you will get nothing - absolutely nothing but more illegals.
And you know that how?
"My peons are so stupid, they won't figure it out for years."
And you don't know that how? C'mon. Free healthcare was one of the things they were protesting for in LA.
They'll be here, still working under the table and scurrying in and out of the emergency room.
They'll be here, still working under the table and scurrying in and out of the emergency room
JMO, you should actually do some research, rather than rely solely on tom tancredo press releases.
How about actually discussing the President's proposals.
I know that's very hard for you to do.
Fine ..deport them all first...then bring home our troops to
protect our borders...then with the borders sealed and the scum back on the other side...then
Let the highly selective LEGAL immigration begin..but only after screening for anti American politics,crime, drugs, and disease...
Arbusto Akbar!
The very best way to protect America from it's real enemies
TERM LIMITS.....
TERM LIMITS....
Tell that to tom tancredo(who reneged on such a promise).
I am. In addition to writing my congressfolks.
How much in taxes do you think those workers hanging out in front of 7-11 or Home Depot pay? How do you explain the hospitals in the SW going out of business? How much research do you want before it falls out of the sky and knocks you upside the head?
Ask your friendly neighborhood trial lawyer that advertises during the jerry springer show.
in other words...
...president rejects pork sandwich, calls for ham sandwich."
Sorry, they're not going out of business in my neck of the woods. But they are in droves in the SW.
Gee, I wonder why?
HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH !
That could have been taken straight out of the Democrats talking points. "We're a nation of immigrants" my ass. 85% of the population of the Unites States was BORN HERE, you idiot! And the noble immigrants that are so often used as an exampled came here LEGALLY and assimilated. Get it!!? No, I didn't think so.
Ø The President Strongly Believes America Is Stronger And More Dynamic When New Citizens Are Welcomed.
Multicultural, diversity first garbage. I can't believe this came from the White House with a sitting Republican President!! How embarassing.
Ø Every New Citizen Makes A Lifelong Pledge To Support The Values And Laws Of America.
Yeah, like you swore to uphold the Constitution which includes Article IV, Section 4 which outlines your duty to protect the states from invasion. Instead of protecting from invasion, you're enabling the invasion.
Also, I find it hard to believe that the million or so criminal invaders who had their temper tantrum in the streets this past week while waving Mexican flags and demanding their Mexican homeland stolen by the United States be returned to them are going to support the values and laws of the United States. In fact, their very first act upon entering the United States was to violate our laws and every minute that they continue their infestation here violates our laws and values.
The President Welcomes A Civil And Dignified Debate On Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
That's why you called the big neighborhood watch on the border called the Minuteman Project a bunch of "vigilantes" and you just today said that border security advocates were "anti-immigrant". Civil, my ass. And those million or so criminal invaders in the streets didn't look too civil either. By telling border security advocates to be "civil" you basically telling us to sit down and shut the f*** up. No, sir. That's not going to happen.
Ø A Temporary Worker Program Should Not Provide Amnesty. Granting amnesty unfairly allows those who break the law to jump ahead of people who play by the rules and wait in the citizenship line. Amnesty would also encourage future waves of illegal immigration, increase pressure on the border, and make it more difficult for law enforcement to focus on those who mean us harm. For the sake of justice and the sake of border security, the President firmly opposes amnesty.
You contradict yourself on amnesty in this very paragraph. First, you say that a guest worker program "should" not provide amnesty - clearly leaving the way open for some sort of amnesty. Also, Border security advocates and anyone else with a triple digit IQ can understand that the guest worker program that you some in Congress are proposing IS, in fact, a form of amnesty.
Then you mention "granting amnesty unfairly". Again, leaving the way open to grant an amnesty that you somehow deem is "fair". But, whether it meets YOUR definition of fair or not, it is still an amnesty.
And it doesn't much matter if they intend to do us harm when they violate our border. The fact of the matter, proven again and again, is that they are doing us harm nevertheless.
Then you say that you oppose amnesty even after, in this paragraph, saying that some forms of amnesty may be "fair" and allowable. Pretending that the guest worker program being discussed in Congress and likely to be passed is not a form of amnesty is dishonest and it takes us for fools.
I'm not against a guest working program - secure the borders first, then see what happens to the labor market. If necessary implement a guest worker program.
But contrary to Pres. Bush's opinions there are no jobs that Americans won't do.
Gee, I wonder why?
What a trial lawyer like answer, I wonder why.
Brilliant riposte. Sometimes your demonstrated intellect is simply amazing.
I'm sure he doesn't hate you. hillary's opinion about you, that's another matter.
Uh spiffy, I am not President Bush.
I will forego any comments about "happy hour" starting early.
I don't care what Hillary! thinks of me - I didn't vote for her. I do care about Pres. Bush - I voted for him twice and if it weren't for Algore and Kerry, I'd really regret those votes.
Bump for later.
OK, I'll twitch my nose. There, perfect political Earth for you, happy?(/sarcasm).
Again, your intelligence is simply stunning. It is obvious to all but the most dense reader of my post that I was addressing the President as this was his Press Release.
President rejects theft, calls for burglary program.
So, they can apply for citizenship after coming here illegally, regestering here, not going back, and work here with most all the advantages of citizenship under 6 years worth of "guest worker program", waiting for the "streamlined" approval process.
What part of this is not amnesty???
Yes it was, and you decided to address a reply to me in the second person(as if I was the White House Spokesman or President Bush), instead of the third person.
Ya know, maybe before you get all bent out of shape about people not speaking English, you should write it properly.
Note the Che flags, moveon.org assistance and commie talking points.
They don't just want to work. They want a socialist paradise.
Dane, Dane, Dane...
How long have you been on Free Republic? The person who posts the thread is the one to which the replies, reponses, and comments about the content they posted are directed. It is a common Free Republic convention. I actually thought about putting something at the end of my post which said that my comments were directed at the President, not you. But then I figured your weren't that stupid. I was wrong. You obviously are.
Well of course. Leftists bring those out to rile up the Pubbie base, to inflame sterotypes that all people named Hernandez(etc.) are che supporters.
Nah, the stupid one is you, who didn't put the above addenum in his(third person) reply, IMO.
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