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Texas Governor Faces Unexpected Moment of Truth On Immigration
BigPeace ^ | 6-1-2011 | Ben Barrack - Commentary

Posted on 06/01/2011 10:08:34 PM PDT by smoothsailing

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To: smoothsailing

I want them to get in, pass the minimum, and get out.


61 posted on 06/02/2011 4:47:02 PM PDT by hocndoc (http://www.LifeEthics.org (I've got a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it.) (RIAing)
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To: af_vet_rr
Very much sarcasm. I still can't believe Perry tried to sell Texans on webcams protecting the border.

Whew, you had me worried. FReepRegards!

62 posted on 06/02/2011 5:04:37 PM PDT by gunsequalfreedom (Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
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To: ansel12

America filled up 40 years ago, no more shipping of foreigners to America period.


Just for clarification, are you opposed to any new legal immigrants, or just the illegal kind?


63 posted on 06/02/2011 8:38:13 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Beware of the Socialist Government-Academia Grant Junkie-Rich "non-profit"-Liberal Media Complex)
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To: Eric Blair 2084

All mass immigration, except for a few thousand or tens of thousand, administrative type deals.

America was in a very good place 40 years ago as far as population, this last 100 million people has destroyed our national identity and community, and culture, and ability to unite in common goals, the next 500 million will make America a living hell.

We have become nothing more than a place to work and do business, a big work site for the world, many of whom will even retire back to their home countries with their dual citizenship.


64 posted on 06/02/2011 8:53:37 PM PDT by ansel12 ( JIM DEMINT "I believe [Palins] done more for the Republican Party than anyone since Ronald Reagan")
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To: ansel12

Thanks. I’m glad I made the 40 year cutoff and I’m grandfathered in.

My parents came here legally 42 years ago when I was a baby.

I guess I can stay then? Don’t send me back to Kazakhstan with Borat.

Please. Is not niiice!


65 posted on 06/02/2011 9:12:39 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Beware of the Socialist Government-Academia Grant Junkie-Rich "non-profit"-Liberal Media Complex)
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To: Eric Blair 2084

There it is, now our nation and it’s future is all about not offending your immigration group identity, you sound militant.

Like I pointed out, this last 100 million new people has doomed us, and it is too late to stop what the future is bringing, because the immigrant wave since 1965 is large enough to turn America into something that we were never meant to be.


66 posted on 06/02/2011 9:30:40 PM PDT by ansel12 ( JIM DEMINT "I believe [Palins] done more for the Republican Party than anyone since Ronald Reagan")
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To: ansel12

When the liberal media refers to border control advocates as “anti-immigration” conservatives cringe. We are talking about ILLEGAL immigration. Not legal immigration.

I hope they never read these last few comments from you. It’s the kind of ammo they love to make their argument.


67 posted on 06/02/2011 9:56:24 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Beware of the Socialist Government-Academia Grant Junkie-Rich "non-profit"-Liberal Media Complex)
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To: Eric Blair 2084
We can't preserve America, or ever return to it, if we continue mass immigration of people that are totally different from us in every way. Gain a restaraunt, lose a nation, besides crowded nations suck.
68 posted on 06/02/2011 10:08:35 PM PDT by ansel12 ( JIM DEMINT "I believe [Palins] done more for the Republican Party than anyone since Ronald Reagan")
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To: ansel12

You are right. Legal immigrants need to assimilate and embrace the American ideals of freedom.

If they don’t like it, they can go back to the shithole they came from.

Good night my FRiend.


69 posted on 06/02/2011 10:18:53 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Beware of the Socialist Government-Academia Grant Junkie-Rich "non-profit"-Liberal Media Complex)
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To: Ro_Thunder

THANKS FOR THE NEW TAGLINE


70 posted on 06/02/2011 10:43:05 PM PDT by bitt (I donÂ’t want illegal aliens persecuted. I want them PROSECUTED)
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To: Eaker
Ron Paul Is Head Of Monetary Policy Subcommittee and has been for six months and as far as I know he hasn’t done a damn thing he promised.

Well, then, he'd better crank it up, before all this QE n + 1 stuff puts our bond rating on its butt and the dollar in the sink and we start getting slapped around by the international bond markets. That will get expensive, quick.

Wonder if Boehner is sitting on his face, or Paul's just sitting on his hands?

Boehner's redirected the House from repealing Obamacare to writing a budget and "doing something" about Social Security and Medicare that is doing a great job of providing the demagogues with ranting points.

But now the bond rating agencies are already climbing into the driver's seat and forcing the House to concentrate on the debt limit. Don't know if Paul can get anything going on QE and Fed operations while that is going on.

71 posted on 06/03/2011 3:33:39 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus (Concealed carry is a pro-life position.)
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To: Eric Blair 2084
Assuming that a thing is desirable simply because it's legal is mindless and inconsistent with a multitude of conservative positions. Conservatives don't conclude that abortion is good, nor TARP commendable, nor affirmative action desirable simply because the state sanctions these things.

The legal immigration status quo favors illiterate, uneducated foreigners who are related to lawful residents over skilled foreigners who have no such relatives, it imports 1 million persons per year when one out of ten Americans can't find work, and it overburdens law enforcement with a superabundance of potential criminals and terrorists.

It does all these things, in addition to inflicting other outrages, while being perfectly legal. Hence, legality is no guarantee of harmlessness, let alone benefit.

72 posted on 06/03/2011 8:56:41 AM PDT by mcosta79 (As with all things state-sanctioned, immigration's legality doesn't ensure its virtue.)
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To: Orange1998; SatinDoll
Texas, despite all the tough talk, is a key part of Aztlán. If the Mexicans are not now in the majority, they soon will be.

Let's see if Perry has the cojones to stand his ground. In the popular Mexican games of "¿Quién es más macho? and ¿Quién es el pendejo?," Perry, doe not look like a convincing winner for our team. He is Perry the Panderer.

How hard is it to say, "No licenses, no tuition, no citizenship for the kids of illegals, no job, no welfare, no medical care at the ER, and GTF home?"

73 posted on 06/03/2011 12:20:01 PM PDT by Kenny Bunk (We live in America's "Awkward" Era. Too late to fix the country. To early to start shooting.)
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To: mcosta79

I certainly agree that what is “legal” and “illegal” is subject to whims of humans at the moment. From a philosophical standpoint. The difference between an award and a hanging depends on who is in charge at the time.

You might be interested in this...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303745304576359711036958154.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_AboveLEFTTop


74 posted on 06/03/2011 8:01:19 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Beware of the Socialist Government-Academia Grant Junkie-Rich "non-profit"-Liberal Media Complex)
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To: smoothsailing

This is a perfect storm for Governor Perry. And for those of us who think he’s a RINO.

I’m LOVIN’ it!


75 posted on 06/03/2011 8:09:28 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle
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