Why is it that I suspect that you have no source for such a fantasized quote?
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Posted on 03/29/2006 7:15:28 AM PST by surely_you_jest
House Majority Leader John A. Boehner refused yesterday to rule out compromising with the Senate to expand the House border security bill to include a guest-worker program or provisions that opponents call "amnesty." "Let's wait and see what the Senate can produce," he told reporters yesterday when asked whether House Republicans would reject the Senate Judiciary Committee's proposal to allow the estimated 12 million illegal aliens now in the U.S. to seek citizenship after paying a fine.
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I think your take is right on the money, except for prediction of change in the label of the political party nominally in charge. That could be either party, DEM or GOP. That is, the Republicans may preside over the demographic shift caused by too-loose immigration, reduction in standard of living, and related effects.
All's well on the plantation.
Why is it that I suspect that you have no source for such a fantasized quote?
Actually car companies are building new plants in the US(Kia, etc.), they aren't American though. the unions(your heroes) through their micromanagement have put the American car companies in the ground.
I got some lame definition of Amnesty but no answer on what the President signed.
It's called spamming. When other FReepers keep posting the same information over and over, they get warned to stop it.
All of those Islamist fanatics in Cologne and Salafi lunatics in Hamburg-plotting Sept. 11th Part II as we speak-are the progeny of people who were "invited" into Germany as "guest"-workers.
Why does our government insist upon repeating the same failed experiment again and again?
Well, that or comrade Bush.
Understood....I'm still huntin' and peckin....
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On Monday, I will attend a naturalization ceremony here in Washington. It's always inspiring to watch a group of immigrants raise their hands and swear an oath to become citizens of the United States of America. These men and women follow in the footsteps of millions who've come to our shores seeking liberty and opportunity, and America is better off for their hard work and love of freedom.
America is a nation of immigrants, and we're also a nation of laws. And our immigration laws are in need of reform. So at Monday's ceremony, I will discuss my vision for comprehensive immigration reform that will secure our borders, improve enforcement of our immigration laws, and uphold our values.
Comprehensive immigration reform begins with securing our borders. Since I took office, we've increased funding for border security by 66 percent, and the Department of Homeland Security has caught and sent home nearly 6 million illegal immigrants. To improve security at the border, we're hiring thousands more Border Patrol agents. We're deploying new technology, like infrared cameras and unmanned aerial vehicles, to help our agents do their job. And we're installing physical barriers to entry, like fences in urban areas.
We're also working to end the unwise practice of catch-and-release. For decades, many illegal immigrants were released back into society soon after they were caught, because we did not have enough detention space. So we're adding more beds so we can hold the people we catch, and we're reducing the time it takes to send them back home. When illegal immigrants know they will be caught and sent home, they will be less likely to break the rules, and our immigration system will be more orderly and secure. We're making good progress, but we have much more work ahead, and we will not be satisfied until we have control of our border.
Comprehensive immigration reform also includes strengthening the enforcement of our laws in America's interior. Since I took office, we've increased funding for immigration enforcement by 42 percent. We're increasing the number of immigration enforcement agents and criminal investigators, enhancing work site enforcement, and going after smugglers and gang members and human traffickers.
Finally, comprehensive immigration reform requires a temporary worker program that will relieve pressure on our borders. This program would create a legal way to match willing foreign workers with willing American employers to fill jobs that Americans will not do. By reducing the number of people trying to sneak across the border, we would free up our law enforcement officers to focus on criminals and drug dealers and terrorists and others who mean us harm.
One thing the temporary worker program would not do is provide amnesty to those who are in our country illegally. I believe that granting amnesty would be unfair, because it would allow those who break the law to jump ahead of people who play by the rules and wait in the citizenship line. Amnesty would also be unwise, because it would encourage 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 for the sake of border security, I firmly oppose amnesty.
In the coming days, the United States Senate plans to consider proposals on immigration reform. This is an emotional debate. America does not have to choose between being a welcoming society and being a lawful society. We can be both at the same time. As we debate the immigration issue, we must remember there are hard-working individuals, doing jobs that Americans will not do, who are contributing to the economic vitality of our country.
To keep the promise of America, we must enforce the laws of America. We must also ensure that immigrants assimilate into our society and learn our customs and values -- including the English language. By working together, we can meet our duty to fix our immigration system and deliver a bill that protects our country, upholds our laws, and makes our Nation proud.
Thank you for listening.
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March 25, 2006, RADIO ADDRESS
Go ask coop, he/she seems to want to be Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Knowitall today.
Your question is fundamentally dishonest and evasive.
YOU DON'T WRITE A BILL TO GRANT DEFACTO AMNESTY. YOU JUST DO IT BY NOT ENFORCING THE LAWS ON THE BOOKS.
Now thats a good one.
It seems like no one wants amnesty for illegals. Most of us agree on that, the problem is what the hell do we do with them.
Which is what he did until a groundswell from the American people forced this issue on him.
Why would I want to do that? I asked you?
If everyone on this site would just send one e-mail,fax or call we might make aa difference.
Evidently not.
If everyone on this site would just send one e-mail,fax or call we might make aa difference.
Sorry, I don't buy the arguments of the cheap foreign labor lobby. There are plenty of countries that are self-sufficient agriculturally without relying on hordes of ill-paid foreigners. Australia and Argentina come to mind, not to mention America before 1965.
Another newb. Typical.
That would be a "no."
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