Posted on 01/18/2009 12:04:25 PM PST by AJKauf
Liberals and conservatives have different ideas of what “reform” means. Liberals think it means legalizing the undocumented, while conservatives think it means securing the borders. Liberals are reluctant to confront labor unions that oppose guest workers, just as conservatives never miss a chance to weaken employer sanctions opposed by big business. But another problem is that, once in power, both sides have the same tendency to overreach.
The left should concentrate on what it can achieve in immigration reform and be careful not to repeat the mistakes made by those on the right. Otherwise, they might find themselves with the same thing their opponents wound up with after all their bluster: nothing...
(Excerpt) Read more at pajamasmedia.com ...
Fences and nothing else the next few years would be better than amnesty IMO.
“Liberals and conservatives have different ideas of what “reform” means. Liberals think it means legalizing the undocumented, while conservatives think it means securing the borders. Liberals are reluctant to confront labor unions that oppose guest workers, just as conservatives never miss a chance to weaken employer sanctions opposed by big business.”
Um, let’s not confuse “big business” with conservatism. Conservatives want employer sanctions for hiring illegal (read: slave) workers, an E-Verify system and harsh penalties for violations. The Chamber is the one that wants the slaves to come in freely into the U.S.
Immigration rules to be tightened (UK)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2167003/posts
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Officials were said to have calculated that between 60,000 to 80,000 jobs which went to immigrant workers last year could have been filled by British people if such a restriction had been in place.
“We need to be very sure that a job is being actively marketed for a worker who is already here and who needs that job before we assume that migration is the only way we can fill those skill shortages.”
There, fixed it.
In short, voting will be just like the rest of the world - under control of the corrupt politicians in power.
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Ninety nine percent of the time a politician is calling for “reform!” he intends and hopes for “deform”!
ping
concentration : causes democrats to have head aches and swelling of the neck.
Amen and Amen.
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We dont want “immigration reform”
That’s AMNESTY...
We want the illegal aliens deported along with their anchor babies
and a wall built
Libs and RINOs both pretend that they will stop illegal immigration some day, in order to trick us into accepting amnesty.
“Libs and RINOs both pretend that they will stop illegal immigration some day, in order to trick us into accepting amnesty.”
Just like they did with the last one when they promised ‘NO more amnesties!’
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