Bush's Ridiculous Speech About Immigration Reform

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[Happy2BMe]

Bush's Ridiculous Speech About Immigration Reform

I just want to comment on a few of the things that jumped out at me as I read the text of Bush's speech about the horrendous new immigration legislation he is going to propose.

To begin with, this line just chaps me...

"As a nation that values immigration and depends on immigration, we should have immigration laws that work and make us proud. Yet today we do not."

No, our immigration laws don't work or make us proud. You know why? Because we don't make an effort to enforce them. It's like telling your kid to clean his room, having him watch TV instead, and then having him look you in the eye and say, "you know the system we're using to get my room cleaned up just isn't working".

Here's more from Bush...

"Many undocumented workers have walked mile after mile, through the heat of the day and the cold of the night. Some have risked their lives in dangerous desert border crossings or entrusted their lives to the brutal rings of heartless human smugglers.

BUSH: Workers who seek only to earn a living end up in the shadows of American life, fearful, often abused and exploited.

When they're victimized by crimes they're afraid to call the police or seek recourse in the legal system. They are cut off from their families far away, fearing if they leave our country to visit relatives back home they might never be able to return to their jobs."

Yes, that's pretty much what happens to criminals everywhere isn't it? I mean even though a drug dealer works hard and does dangerous work, he can't very well call the police and tell them someone stole his crack can he? Of course, if he were in an honest profession or if the illegal aliens obeyed our laws, they wouldn't have this problem would they?

Then Bush tosses off this whopper about the border...

"First, America must control its borders. Following the attacks of September the 11th, 2001, this duty of the federal government has become even more urgent, and we're fulfilling that duty."

No, the government isn't "fulfilling that duty". We still have illegals, drug dealers, and probably terrorists pouring across our border because the Bush administration even after 9/11, will not commit the necessary resources and manpower to get the job done.

Then this paragraph begs an obvious question...

"Employers must not hire undocumented aliens or temporary workers whose legal status has expired. They must report to the government the temporary workers they hire and who leave their employ so that we can keep track of people in the program and better enforce our immigration laws. There must be strong workplace enforcement with tough penalties for anyone -- for any employer violating these laws."

...and that question is, "why can't we go ahead and do that NOW"? If we did this today, most of the people who are here illegally would go home because they couldn't find jobs. So why do we have to wait until after we've made all these illegals who don't respect our laws into citizens to do this?

Then there's this...

"The citizenship line, however, is too long, and our current limits on legal immigration are too low.

My administration will work with the Congress to increase the annual number of green cards that can lead to citizenship."

Our population is growing as it is and isn't unemployment higher than we'd like as it is? So why do we want to INCREASE the number of people flooding into our country legally?

Last but not least, Bush hit this theme several times...

"Reform must begin by confronting a basic fact of life and economics: Some of the jobs being generated in America's growing economy are jobs American citizens are not filling."

As Mark Krikorian explained in yesterday's National Review, those jobs would be filled by Americans if the illegals weren't driving down wages.

Does that not make perfect sense? I mean people get all up in arms about companies going overseas to get cheap labor, but when the cheap labor COMES HERE, those same people just assume that Americans "won't do those jobs". Sure they will, just not at the same price.

I can only hope that Congress fights Bush all the way on this bill and stops it cold. Giving illegal aliens legal status is only going to cause even more of them to flood across our borders to fill up our prisons, our schools, and leech off of our social services. Our government should be doing everything in its power to stop them instead of rewarding them for breaking our laws.

[CIBGUY]

It's not enforceable. We can enforce the current laws any time we want and do it very simply. Put those employers who hire these people in jail, and fine them out of business. You'll only need to do a few. They are aiding and abetting the violation of federal laws and should be charged as co-defendats.

[CIBGUY]

Let's not forget the unions that are opposed to the mechanization of harvesting foods. Tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce etc. can all be harvested by machine! In fact there is no vegetable that can't be harvested by machine.

[MissAmericanPie]

Yeah, double tapping housewives is a hard job to fill here in the USofA, or use to be.

[Itzlzha]

This is absurd, this turning to the government to solve problems. Why not contact employers who are inviolation directly? If you have evidence of the violation, submit it to the Immigration service or your Congressman.

LOL!

Have you read the posts about Police catching a truckload of Mexican Illegal Infiltrators, and were told by INS "Let them go, we aren't interested in Mexicans"?!

If the POLICIA can't get the INS to do it's job, what makes you think they'll snap-to for Joe Sixpack?!

Um...in case you hadn't read...the FEDERAL Gub'mint is DIRECTLY responsible for the Security of the Nation, and it's Borders! This is the ONE TIME that we NEED the Gub'mint to do it's DAMN JOB!

[Itzlzha]

I slipped my 9mm out of my purse and took the safety off, laying my plans. When the passenger widow comes down take out the shotgun rider then the driver, double tap, leaves 5 bullets for the three in the back.

BRAVO!!! (spontaneous standing "o")!!!

Three cheers for FReeper-style GUN-CONTROL!!!!

My compliments to your clear assessment skills!

Critical Thinking...it's What's for Breakfast!!!!

On the down-side, prepare to have to carry out your plan if the Kool-Aid Crowd and GWB get their way on Illegal Infiltrators...but then you would be guilty of profiling....racism....and harming a protected race/species!

[singsong]

FACT: Illegal aliens who currently live and work here are required to self-identify and qualify for temporary worker status. What part of this do you not understand?

I don't get what this has to do with my post? I think you are confusing posts from different people.

[MissAmericanPie]

I cannot believe this, I just returned home from filling out accident reports. Six lane highway, busy intersection, an illegal comes from the middle lane and makes a left right in front of me.

There was an off duty cop in the car behind me, a tow truck driver, and the family in the lane next to me, that stayed to testify as to whose fault it was.

She doesn't speak english, so they had to wait for her husband to show up. No drivers license, no insurance, no business being in the country. I'm so flustrated I can't see straight. This has got to end.

[singsong]

Funny cartoon! But really this is not the only issue on which Bush speaks from both sides of his mouth. From energy to Medicare to NASA, this guy declares some lofty goals and in the very same speech puts out measures that do the exact opposite. It's all in the script it seems. Bush went to Iraq, got some points and then rushed to do the dirty work for Gray Davis and the pimping for Hillary. Why did California voters bothered with a recall? Bush did more than Davis ever could.

[MissAmericanPie]

Actally I'm a little sore and have a headache. No they did not arrest her for being illegal, they have no way to do that because I inquired.

The off duty cop and the tow truck driver and a family in the next car did stay to testify for me. As we were waiting for her husband to arrive, who speaks a little english, the off duty cop and tow truck driver were telling me their experiences with illegal drivers. When I got home my neighbors were telling me about their three wrecks involving illegals.

I got her plate number and we have to exchange address's and information, so I am calling the INS tomorrow and threatening to sue them if they don't pick them up and deport them.

[The_Eaglet]

As usual, the rich have a campaign finance loophole-Campaign Finance Reform thread-day 32

[BSunday]

It's time for some kind of grass roots effort, maybe in the form of a write in campaign, to get a true conservative and not some Dem pretender in the White House.

[The_Eaglet]

Please join me in supporting Michael Peroutka. In some states there may need to be a write-in campaign, but in others he will be on the ballot; in the latter case he will also need the pro-active campaign support of his allies to overcome the left-wing media bias or exclusion.