Posted on 05/26/2007 5:02:52 AM PDT by Hadean
Get help.
“I do. I think he is one of the greatest presidents we have had. With me freedom is top priority I judge everything on how it will affect my freedom.”
Obviously the Mexican invasion hasn’t reached Wyoming yet.
Bush is worse than Carter, just treasonus in a different way.
Bush is worse than Carter, just treasonus in a different way.
Lets not get carried away here!!!
As an industry that relies almost entirely on third-party payment (whether that be government or insurance plans), health care is doomed to collapse in any case, so this isn't a good example to use.
I think Bush is terrible on immigration for a number of reasons, and I think family connections probably is one of them. It is not an attack on Jeb’s wife and children to say so, but merely a reflection on human nature. And it would go a long way in explaining Bush on this issue. I mean, Bush isn’t just bad on this issue, he is atrocious. From his refusal to listen to the conservative position on immigration, to the leftwing rhetoric he uses, to the new leftwing policies he pursues, and to his refusal to enforce existing laws, the man has made other bad-on-immigration Presidents (like Clinton, Bush the Elder, Reagan, Carter, Ford, and Nixon) look stellar by comparison. So maybe it is love for family that helps explain such baffling behavior from an alleged conservative.
And it does raise an interesting ‘what-if’ about Jeb Bush. I happen to agree with most of the talk of how he would have made a better President than W, and that he would have been the nominee (and clear winner) in 2000 had he not lost the 1994 gubernatorial race. But had all of this happened, then its probably safe to say that Jeb would have been at least as bad on immigration as W has been.
I just don't trust them to not take advantage of this and slip some other equally devastating piece of garbage under the radar while this is going on.
“No, cheap labor is not a logical explanation. In fact, it’s counterintuitive.”
I agree with you, and so without enforcement of the borders and immigration laws the NEXT wave of illegals will begin shortly after all the ones here are “regularized” and are no longer cheap.
But I think you give Congress entirely too much credit for being logical.
They are five dollar whores.
It's worth noting that illegal immigration was never a "problem" in this country until we had a massive government in place that introduced major distortions in the marketplace for labor and other services.
You didn't hear so many complaints about illegal immigration back in the latter half of the 19th century (the term "illegal immigrant" may have even been completely meaningless back then) -- mainly because the immigrant from Europe who filed a homestead claim out on the Great Plains had no financial advantage over the American citizen who owned the farm across the road. They both worked from dawn to dusk, and neither of them had the ability to use the power of government to force the other to do anything. All transactions were voluntary, and the system worked very well from a purely economic standpoint.
“Lets not get carried away here!!!”
Carter was so bad that he caused a conservative resurgance.
Bush is so bad that he will cause the end of the GOP.
no
sarcasm?
It is, in reality, a VERY slick form of corporate welfare benefiting those who are able to use this taxpayer subsidized labor force as "casual labor", "day labor" or some other such label without them actually being "employees". They can directly expense the costs involved and get their work done at very reasonable rates.
The guys who recieve this "corporate welfare" also just happen to be the largest donors there are to republican party coffers.
I understand that. Bush doesn't. McCain doesn't. Yet, that doesn't change the fact that so many republicans were involved with this bill and Bush has been pushing for this since 2000.
There's a very good article you need to read. I think it is dead on the money, and it's not about cheap labor.
Immigration and Usurpation - Real reason why your Senator wants this immigration amnesty bill
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