Posted on 08/07/2007 7:43:37 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff today joined Senator Lindsey Graham, Graham a leading proponent of amnesty, to promote a new crackdown on illegal workers.
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CASEY WIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff traveled to South Carolina, home to Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham. The visit was disguised as a demonstration of an upgrade to the nation's eligibility employment verification system, which checks social security numbers.
CHERTOFF: I came here because we have a senator who I had the privilege of working with who I think is about as clear eyed and farsighted an observer and a legislator on this problem as there is. I think he really understands it.
WIAN (voice over): Grahams' approval rating in South Carolina plunged to 31 percent after he supported a failed effort to give amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. He also spoke to the National Council of La Raza and suggested only bigots would oppose so-called comprehensive immigration reform.
(Excerpt) Read more at transcripts.cnn.com ...
DOBBS: This is just transparent political theater carried out about by this administration. In this case, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, to support Senator Graham in something that this administration, Senator Graham, agreed upon. That is comprehensive immigration reform which the congressional budget office had said, some said, would only deal with 25 percent of the illegal immigration fish facing this country.
WIAN: You know, you're right, Lou. And I'm not expert on body language but it sure looked to me like Michael Chertoff wanted to be anywhere else but there today with Lindsey Graham.
DOBBS: Well, I have a place where he might do better. How about the border? What do you think?
So the salient points are:
1) After getting scathing attacks from the S. C. GOP, Graham wants to save his sinking political career (at least as a Republican). Chertoff and Graham, after saying that only amnesty would solve the nation's illegal alien problem, now are "talking tough."
2) The technology. I am all for improving employer verification to stop illegals, but I suspect these two snakes would like to convince the public that this technology works very well in a voluntary employer verification program, but they need comprehensive immigration reform to make it manadatory.
We’re going to do what you folks wanted. We’ll stop the illegal immigration for five minutes. To do it you’ll be required to carry a foolproof ID we can track you with from here on out.
Bastards...
There is no way Graham or Chertoff can ‘make good’ with me.
They both can got to heck!!!!
Well...neat....but if I hire illegal workers I want to pay them in cash and not have any record they ever worked for me.
I want just ONE of these idiots to explain their reasoning to let illegals into this country without penalty to them and their employers. NO GUSHY FEEL GOOD PLATATUDES. NO AMERICANS WON’T DO THE WORK C**p. Just tell us your long term plan....A..holes.
These people have ZERO credibility on this issue. Just a publicity stunt to save what is left of their reputations on this issue—which isn’t much.
Does anyone else think Chertoff looks like a big giant sickly Rat?
“2) The technology. I am all for improving employer verification to stop illegals, but I suspect these two snakes would like to convince the public that this technology works very well in a voluntary employer verification program, but they need comprehensive immigration reform to make it manadatory.”
Man, you nailed it!
and cherty was the guy who just had a feeling
that something bad was going to happen to the u.s.?
I hope South Carolina voters 'toast' his butt.
LOL, very accurate IMO.
“Chertoff’s gushing praise of Graham”
Let let the system cover another useless politicans butt.
The GOP censured Graham in his state. Lets hope, no GOP votes for that useless lawyer.
LOL, for being a senator, member GOP, or the lawyer part?
Three strikes!
Yep. They’ll make a big show but stall the actual works, waiting for us to change the channel...then shiv of amnesty will be thrust into the common citizen’s back.
“and cherty was the guy who just had a feeling
that something bad was going to happen to the u.s.?”
Yup, the next thing out of Skelators mouth was his whining that securing the borders was “too hard”...and “not practical”.
I’ll let my tagline do the talking.....
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