Posted on 06/21/2010 5:24:13 PM PDT by Kaslin
Immigration: The president tells a border state U.S. senator that if we beef up border protection Democrats will lose the bargaining chip for comprehensive immigration reform. Forget national sovereignty — sue Arizona!
As the Obama administration prepares to sue the state of Arizona to block its copycat enforcement of federal immigration law, Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl reveals that in a private meeting President Obama put his party's agenda above the nation's sovereignty.
Last Friday, Kyl told the audience at a North Tempe Tea Party town hall meeting:
"I met with the president in the Oval Office (regarding securing the southern border with Mexico)," Kyl said, "just the two of us . .. here's what the president said. 'The problem is,' he said, 'If we secure the border, then you all won't have any reason to support comprehensive immigration reform.'"
If we secure the border? The nation's security is a bargaining chip for politically motivated legislation with political consequences?
Every nation has a right to protect its borders, and our commander in chief has a duty to protect ours. Refusal to do so for political reasons is unconscionable. Our border states should not remain exposed to the escalating violence of a Mexican drug war that has already claimed the life of one Arizona rancher.
The murderers of Robert Krentz escaped to a protected pronghorn antelope area that the Interior Department of Secretary Ken Salazar had placed off limits to U.S. border patrol agents in order to protect endangered species.
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“As the Obama administration prepares to sue the state of Arizona to block its copycat enforcement of federal immigration law, Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl reveals that in a private meeting President Obama put his party’s agenda above the nation’s sovereignty.
Last Friday, Kyl told the audience at a North Tempe Tea Party town hall meeting:
“I met with the president in the Oval Office (regarding securing the southern border with Mexico),” Kyl said, “just the two of us . .. here’s what the president said. ‘The problem is,’ he said, ‘If we secure the border, then you all won’t have any reason to support comprehensive immigration reform.’”
Obama finally f’ed up.
Sadly, I don’t trust Kyl to stay with it.
Personally I think it means Amnesty first, then cave in to La Raza on that pesky security thing.
He should. I believe Senator Kyl before I believe the administration
I would believe Charles Manson before this administration ;-)
If I were Kyl I would have told Obama that I don’t trust him enough to make such a deal.
Ping
But, but, but...
Maybe I misread it, but I didn't see any offer of a deal. He merely explained why he won't protect the border.
Cheerleaders aren't allowed to criticize. You know that.
Dennis Miller’s radio show gives out Diamondback tickets to support Arizona.
Miller also does incisive conservative commentary in guest shots on O’Reilly.
Obama is supposed to Protect and Defend. All he does is Deflect and Pretend,
“People in the southern part of the state are not safe in their homes,” Mr. McCain said repeatedly, to the sound of applause.
(Pls don’t believe these idiots that would like you to believe that the security situation hasn’t deteriorated here. They can cite all the statistics they want, they don’t mean a thing. I left in 1998 and returned in 2007. There’s no comparison. Since 2007 things have gotten much worse. Everyone here in the Valley of the Sun knows that you used to be able to get in your car and drive to Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco) and not be afraid. We can’t do that anymore. It’s just not right that Obama is playing with our lives. In fact it’s sinful.)
The problem is...that if we agree to support immigration reform, there's no reason for Obammy to support secure borders.
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