Posted on 04/10/2006 5:52:04 AM PDT by IrishMike
When the Minutemen set up shop at the Arizona border last year to call attention to the illegal alien loophole in US Homeland Security, President Bush foolishly chided these brave patriots by calling them vigilantes. Although chagrined at being deserted by the man who has the constitutional responsibility and authority to defend our borders, the Minutemen dug in their heels and persisted. And persisted.
Their Yankee determination to do the right thing was rewarded when President Bush finally sent additional border patrol agents to Arizona. Even the Mexican government was motivated to pay greater attention, at least temporarily, because of the due diligence of heroic Minutemen.
Before the Minuteman took their courageous stand, open border advocates and anti-American liberals insisted it was “impossible” to stop illegal immigration. Best to just accept reality, learn Spanish, and switch to rice and beans as food stables, according to the leftists and Hispanic racists.
Thank God, the Minutemen PROVED illegal aliens CAN be stopped, thereby delivering a great victory on behalf of all American citizens.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbyus.com ...
Well gee .. nothing like totally distorting what I said
Well .. I tend to like to stick to facts
Did you even read any my posts?
I'm not ignoring it. I was and am well aware of it. However, you're ignoring the fact that it was NOT that small story that the President was referring to. I suspect he didn't even know about the suspect infiltration. I also know that you're a blithering fool and should quit while you're ahead.
It would pay you to do a quick google search before posting that statement again.
>>I'd post the links .. but Jim doesn't want those links here
Then FReepmail them to everyone pinged in my #67.
Put up.
They were "migrants" when all they did was to pick fruit and vegetables.
Now they are doing construction work and many other jobs that don't require them to "migrate" all over the country.
Many fruit and vegetable picking jobs are now done by machine. We don't need nearly as many "migrants" to pick crops anymore.
So why are so many more of them here now?
What part of that don't you understand?
So, now the other Bush apologist moron checks in.
No, the Minuteman Project was NOT hunting migrant people along the border. However, this IS how they were be portrayed in the national media. Thus, that is how the question about them was formed and asked of the President.
Get a clue!!
You've been called on your B.S.
Put up.
I don't expect to see another post from you on the subject, until we have FReepmail.
Facts? It seems to me that just about everyone on this thread has quoted the facts over and over. You just don't want to see them.
There are none so blind, as those who would not see.
That says it for me.
You've said that posters were incorrect when they've said Bush called the Minutemen vigilantes. You're now saying that Bush was actually referring to those from Storm front. By claiming that, aren't you now doing what you've accusing others of, i.e., putting words into the President's mouth?
I still believe that the reporter was inquiring about the Minutemen and that Bush was also thinking of the Minutemen when he responded.
Here was the exchange:
Q. 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.
Then how do you KNOW that the Minuteman Project was what Bush was referring to?
Employers:
What Part of Illegal in Illegal Alien do YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?
Federal Immigration and Nationality Act
Section 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii)
"Any person who . . . encourages or induces an alien to . . . reside . . . knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such . . . residence is . . . in violation of law, shall be punished as provided . . . for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs . . . fined under title 18 . . . imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both."
IT'S AGAINST THE LAW!!!
http://www.americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/AidAbetUnlawfulSec8USC1324.html
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
John F. Kennedy
Do you think the Minuteman Project WAS (or is) hunting migrant people along the border?!
Well thank you for not ignoring what that group was trying to do
. I suspect he didn't even know about the suspect infiltration
I agree .. I don't think he knew the details like we on the internet did
Though I am sure he knew there were some people who only wanted to start trouble on the boarder .. aka .. the vigilantes .. because the papers at the time were reporting on people who wanted to start trouble
With that all said .. From what I've read .. the leaders of the minutemen project did they right thing in distancing themselves from groups like SF and to make it a legit border watch
No he didn't mention the group by name .. he was talking about the trouble makers .. and that is why he called them vigilantes
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