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There is no middle ground. Illegal aliens should go home and apply like the rest of the PLANET. Walking across the border gives them no more rights than the millions who are waiting to LEGALLY enter America.
Thank God there are strong principled men like Rep. Steve King.
Frum hits a home run on illegal aliens. The Pence plan is "shamnesty lite" with some provisions that are worse the Senate's version. Pathetic!
Thanks for the article. Good read. Most Americans according to the polls also want a middle ground, but do want security of the border first.
Only things in the middle of the road are yellow stripes and dead animals.
"But few border crossers are terrorists or criminals.">>>>>>>>>
Yeah right..../sarc
Here's 52,000 Americans & their families that *might* disagree with you
Keep in mind these are only the top three crimes, & the stats for *only* the last 5 1/2 years.
Read it & weep........
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Check out the following to see who is the bigger threat to American Citizens today, terrorists or illegals. Feel free to share it.
Over 19,000 Americans have died a violent death at the hands of murderous illegal aliens since 9/11 (12 a day).*
Over 20,000 Americans have died at the hands of uninsured drunk driving illegal aliens since 9/11 (13 a day).*
Over 13,000 American children are the victim of a sex crime at the hands of illegal aliens since 9/11 (8 a day).*
Less than 7,000 Americans have died on 9/11 and after due to terrorism, including those who died fighting terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan.
What is the bigger threat to Americans today, terrorist thugs or illegal aliens?
*Source – “Biting the hand that feeds you”. Written by Congressman Steve King (R, IA) on April 25, 2006. Source link: http://www.kingforcongress.com/clippings/desk-immigration4-06.htm
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Congressman Pence's plan is an idea that has been shopped around by the Krieble Foundation. In mid-2005, the Krieble Foundation came to FAIR asking our support for its solution to the nation's illegal immigration crisis—a privatized guest worker program that allows illegal aliens to participate. As a core principle, FAIR is opposed to amnesties and mass guest worker programs. FAIR stayed true to its principles and refused to sign on to the Krieble Foundation proposal. Unfortunately, in a well-intentioned but misguided effort to break the ongoing stalemate between the House and Senate, Mr. Pence signed on.
Now called the "Pence plan" and "a compromise" by some, this guest worker program exceeds even the Senate's guest worker plan because there are NO NUMERICAL LIMITS for at least three years. Everyone in the world, including illegal aliens in the United States, is invited to get a guest worker visa, called a "W" visa. Guest workers are immediately allowed to apply for a green card and as long as a guest worker's green card application is pending, his W visa is indefinitely renewable. Thus, this plan is nothing more than a back door amnesty.
The Pence plan is not about finding a legislative means to end our immigration crisis; it is about importing unlimited cheap labor and yet again compromising the future of the American worker. It is no wonder that President Bush and Vice President Cheney were willing to spend so much time learning about this plan. The plan is a gift to those in big business who are willing to sell out the American worker in order to profit off of cheap foreign labor.
Uh, actually, they're ALL criminals. By definition.
Pence is an idiot.
Middle ground on immigration is like "little bit pregnant"
no such animal.
Middle ground is just code for slow motion amnesty.
Taking the middle ground on rape
Taking the middle ground on genocide
Taking the middle ground on burglary
Taking the middle ground on arson
Taking the middle ground on famine
Taking the middle ground on lynching
>Taking the middle ground on slavery.
Compromise is not a virtue!
TOM TANCREDO SUPPORTED A GUEST-WORKER PLAN BACK IN 2003. WHERE WAS YOUR GRIPING THEN?