Posted on 05/31/2007 9:20:12 PM PDT by dragnet2
By JEB BUSH AND KEN MEHLMAN
We support the immigration reform compromise worked out in the Senate for a few simple reasons. It strengthens our national defense. It makes our economy more competitive and flexible. It enhances the rule of law and promotes national unity. And it also does these things in a fair, practical way.
The bill provides real border security for the first time, protecting us against the entry of terrorists and stemming the flow of illegal drugs.
The temporary worker program will reduce the number of people trying to sneak past the border patrol, allowing law enforcement to focus on those who pose a threat to the U.S.
immigration reform reinforces the rule of law in a practical and fair way. Today, those in the country illegally live and work without penalty. Doing nothing is the real amnesty.
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We've heard that song and dance before, Jeb and Ken.
No one's buying this time.
Didn’t Jeb marry an illegal?
I guess it all depends on the meaning of "is."
She’s Mexican and he met her in Mexico.
Aaaaah ... pronouncements from the apologist brother-in-chief and his gay sidekick. Boy, that puts me in MY place!!
“It makes our economy more competitive and flexible.”
Flexible,
like “regularized”
like “labor mobility,”
are code words for
wage depression policies
without saying it straight
the honest man would say he wanted wages “equalized between Mexico and the US,”
but these men are not honest.
:-P~~~~~
Ken Mehlman used to be a great spokesman......now alas, just another butt kisser for King....er Pres. Bush..
I would “wholesale” every member of the Bush clan for a buck, and consider it a bargain!
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If anything, this bill does the exact opposite. It says that our laws against entering the country illegally are irrelevant. And that does not enhance the rule of law”
B U M P
“I would “wholesale” every member of the Bush clan for a buck, and consider it a bargain!”
Make that 2 cents.....which is what I sent the GOP 4 times this year alone : )
are code words for
wage depression policies
That’s the whole end game...period...end of story.
Did she enter the US legally?
Which nation?
These people continue to be so insulting!
She seems to be a nice person and I think came here legally. I have no problem with people who obey our laws and enter legally.
That said...do none of them remember that this “one time fix it” has already been tried? I wish I could find some quotes from these guys from the last go round.
J.D. Hayworth has an afternoon talk show on KFYI now days:
26 Reasons To Kill The Bill Now!!!!!!!!!
http://www.jdhayworth.com/26reasons.html
ping
Jeb and Ken are nuts!... just like Dubya, McCain and Rooty Toot!
“Doing nothing is the real amnesty.”
Well, I have to agree with that, that is exactly what the President has been doing NOTHING, except inviting the illegals over with lack of enforcement and talk of “legalization”. People need to keep being be fired until we find someone who will do the job they took a oath to do.
Just do these things, and NO non-compassionent mass deportation needs to take place....The problem will gradually reverse itself. Once this has been accomplished I would support enough worker programs to supplement American workers only as needed along with normal legal immigration. American Workers would come first.
This ‘Donor rebellion’ is the greatest thing since the ‘Boston Tea Party’........
“Jeb and Ken are nuts!... just like Dubya, McCain and Rooty Toot!”
JEB you were a great Governor, you should have quit while you were ahead. Perhaps this will assist you in seeing where the PEOPLE stand.
The Washington Times reports the RNC has fired all 65 of its telephonic fund raisers because the majority of the “contributors” they contact tell then solicitors (sic. GOP) they will contribute NADA. As is evident, the statements are based on the illegal immigrant situation. http://washingtontimes.com/national/20070531-050131-2781r.htm
(Since the GOP lost both houses, the GOP and DIMs are posturing to claim it was over IRAQ, none mentioned the illegal alien situation.)
Also, I think it is MinutemanHQ (?) that is forming PACs to defeat incumbent GOP senators who vote FOR in their next re-election primary! Hopefully the PACs expand to the DIM senators as well. I love it when a plan comes together.
I’ll donate a quarter.
“...immigration reform reinforces the rule of law in a practical and fair way. Today, those in the country illegally live and work without penalty. Doing nothing is the real amnesty.”
No it doesn’t...Immigration reform complicates the problem...
The solution is NOT reform...The solution is enforcement! Right now! Not tomorrow, right this second...
We already have the law(s)...Having the conviction to instruct aggressive enforcement of these laws is the solution...And having an agressive deportation follow through is icing on the cake!
Sure, you will not get everyone... But the trickledown effect will be tremendous...
If this “reform/compramise” deal gets passed, I believe it will be up to all of us to make sure every single elected official pro or against this bill be tossed out of D.C.
The pro supporters for obvious reasons, and the naysayers for failing to pull every possible procedure to stop it...
Maybe then we’ll get the kind of people in office who will provide the principled representation we’ve been trying to get in there for years...They probably won’t want to stay in there for long, so we better have a good bullpen of folks waiting to fill the gaps...
This is just too serious not to have the conviction to be prepared to do what is required to protect this country, even from the tyranny of good intentions!
Ken Mehlman and Karl Rove are the geniuses who turned a sure landslide victory against an utter moron loser like John Kerry into a near defeat.
I don’t think we have to listen to these clowns’ opinions on amnesty.
Why do “conservatives” sound more anti-business and pro-minimum wage than Rats when it comes to Mexican labor? Where are labor intensive businesses going to find workers if all the Mexicans are deported??
Not every business is like Rush’s who can get interns to work for free.
Pray for W and Our Troops
Conservatives seek to “conserve” something. In the American political lexicon, it means conserving the United States of America at the very least.
You, on the other hand, stand with the enemies of the Republic.
That’s the part these guys don’t get - no one has any confidence that regardless what border enforcement is provided by the bill that it will be enforced any more than the laws that are in the books now are enforced.
That’s why anyone that wants border control must insist that they prove they will do that by actually doing it. Then and only then should we talk about the other aspects of the immigration problem.
The way the bill is written now sounds more like a benefit package for the illegals than an enforcement bill. They’re going to get rights and benefits that citizens don’t get!
check this video out from 1997 and you will see we can get as many low paid immigrants as we want, we should be picking and choosing and pick those that at least speak English IMO.
http://www.numbersusa.com/video/
A Bush is a Bush. This is the reason our founders didn't institute a monarchy. When a ruling class forms, it looks out for itself.
What makes you think all the Mexicans are coming the US to "work"??
Many come because they know they can take advantage of welfare programs, get free healthcare, use our public schools, etc., etc. Over 100,000 illegal aliens get welfare checks in LA county alone.
The so-called "cheap labor" ain't so cheap when add up true costs of hosting these illegal aliens.
If our ecomony truly does need more people we should be accepting people from all over the world. We could draw the best, brighest and most capable from every continent.
Why should the vast majority of new immigrants come from Mexico and other Latin American countries?
Not ALL Mexicans will be deported; just the ones who are here ILLEGALLY. Would THAT be OK with you?
“Why do “conservatives” sound more anti-business and pro-minimum wage than Rats when it comes to Mexican labor? Where are labor intensive businesses going to find workers if all the Mexicans are deported??”
Probably because conservatives want our laws enforced and have some loyalty to this country.
There’s no reason we should have to subsidize your Mexican labor force, and pay all the social costs you dump on the rest of us. Raise your wages if you need to attract American workers. If you can’t, or won’t, then the market is telling you your business isn’t competitive.
Why should we subsidize you any more than the thousands of other businesses that have gone under? Where is it written that you deserve to stay in business, and to do so you should be allowed to bend any laws you find inconvenient?
FRiend, I can't let you do that. You'd be getting taken to the cleaners. You must invest your money wisely. LOL!
Pound Sand!
Jeb Bush = No answer.
WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! TILL YOU RUN OUT OF INK IN YOUR PEN!
Bombard the Democrats as well, especially the ones that ran on an anti illegal immigration plank and the ones in marginal districts who could be vulnerable. keep pounding on them. This is a bipartisan issue not a Conservative or Liberal issue BUT AN AMERICAN issue.
Jeb has a son who is Half Mexicano. He is the nephew of Jorge Bush. A dynasty in the making. Once the illegal aliens get the vote they will vote for the Bush nephew and son. So the theory goes. Americanos be dammed.
Ken Mehlman, is that the guy that used to be on Letterman? Nah, he was probably smarter than that.
Good point, they justed busted an illegal here in Minnesota transporting millions in marijuana.
Pound Burritos!
Hey Jeb, you were a fine governor. Now S.T.F.U. or forever look like a stupid buttboy for your brother.
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