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Charlie Daniels: Time to shut down on illegal immigrants
The Sidney Herald ^ | Wednesday February 8, 2006 | Charlie Daniels

Posted on 02/08/2006 6:47:52 PM PST by Willie Green

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use.

It seems that the U.S.A. has a history of waiting until the horse is gone before securing the proverbial barn door. In some cases it´s simply expensive or inconvenient, but in some cases it is downright dangerous.

Although few on the left are willing to admit, it´s pretty well known that Bill Clinton had at least three chances to take bin Ladin into custody and refused. We all know that we brought Saddam to his knees during the first Gulf War and sailed away without finishing the job, necessitating the second Gulf War.

We all know that our Congress usually takes so long in passing meaningful legislation that by the time it becomes law it is, many times, toothless and obsolete.

But one of the most dangerous things happening in our nation right now is the situation at our southern borders. Everyday illegals cross the international border of Mexico with impunity. Our cities are inundated with unpapered, non-English speaking aliens.

I have no problem with honest people coming to this country seeking a better life for them and their families, but when they come in illegally I am dead set against it. We don´t even know they´re here and we have no way of knowing what kind of people they are.

Are they Islamic sympathizers bent on destroying us and our way of life? Are they violent gang members who hire out to do murder and mayhem? Are they drug traffickers, fugitives from the law, disease carriers or political malcontents?

The fact is that when they simply walk across our borders we have no way of knowing who or what they are. Is this not insanity?

It has been proven that most politicians have not got the guts to deal with the situation. It´s not a Democratic or Republican thing, nor a left or right thing, it´s simply a political hot potato that will continue to grow bigger and hotter until it eventually explodes in one way or another.

These illegals are straining the budgets of every border state and now some politicians want to give them what´s tantamount to having undocumented American citizenship, allowing them to participate in social programs and entitlements.

There is no way that this situation is ever going to resolve itself. This is a festering sore that becomes bigger and more infected every passing day and, at sometime in the future, will manifest itself in some catastrophic result in this nation. Whether it comes in the form of a nuclear attack or some contagious, out-of-control disease, when it hits I hope that people in this nation will remember how our state and federal politicians left us vulnerable and defenseless, all in the cause of trying to buy themselves a few more votes.

In my book they´re all culpable - the president, Congress, Senate, governors and legislatures. It´s way past time to shut the barn door.

Charlie Daniels is a successful country music artist and enjoys writing a weekly column.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico
KEYWORDS: aliens; charliedaniels; countrymusic; hispandering; hollyweird; illegalimmigration; monica
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To: Dane
Uh Charlie Daniels sold his soul back in 1972 to hollyweird with his song "Uneasy Rider" as posted back in reply #98 of this thread.

Okay. You've already posted this. What about what he said in 2006?

You posted that we should be supporting the Kyl/Cornyn bill, but with the speed from which you're running from it, I would suspect that you recently found out some of it's less than desirable provisions, such as the lack of enforcement for violators.

121 posted on 02/09/2006 10:37:13 AM PST by Ol' Dan Tucker (Karen Ryan reporting...)
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To: Dane
OH BTW Danny, the local AOR(album oriented rock) station(WDVE 102.5 FM Pittsburgh) plays the Charlie Daniels anti-southern song "Uneasy Rider" all the time.:

Get real, it's not an anti-anything song, he's just poking fun, big deal. You're going to have to do better than that, attacking the messenger is your modus operandi, whether it's FAIR or Tom Tancredo or anybody who dares to question your open borders agenda.

Why don't you answer the questions, who's going to make all these people leave when their time is up if the government won't enforce the laws now?

122 posted on 02/09/2006 10:38:09 AM PST by Reaganwuzthebest
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To: Dane
OH BTW Danny, the local AOR(album oriented rock) station(WDVE 102.5 FM Pittsburgh) plays the Charlie Daniels anti-southern song "Uneasy Rider" all the time.

What does this have to do with the Kyl/Cornyn proposal and it's lack of enforcement for violators who overstay their visas?

123 posted on 02/09/2006 10:38:32 AM PST by Ol' Dan Tucker (Karen Ryan reporting...)
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To: Dane; All
Get back to me when Charlie Daniels renounces all royalties from his 1972 song "Uneasy Rider".

OK Dane..if that's the standard...

Get back to me over the fact GWB was an alcoholic (With a DWI!!!), and "allegedly" snorted Coke!

Now let's wait for the inevitable "That's Different!" and "He's paid his dues" crap! Oh, and GWB's King Air airplane Number "Zero-Eight-Foxtrot" was owned by barry Seal! Yes, the very Barry Seal of mena Arkansas fame! My, what an INTERESTING coinkidink!

Want proof? Try This.

See Dane, your demi-G_d is now up on the petard next to Charlie Daniels...the same rules apply.

Do you retract your specious argument against Charlie...or do you take off the "Cult of Bush" kneepads?

124 posted on 02/09/2006 10:39:52 AM PST by Itzlzha ("The avalanche has already started...it is too late for the pebbles to vote")
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To: Tammy8
There was a similiar program under the Bracero plan. As I understand it, money was with held from their check for retirement. The US Gov't sent those funds to Mexico, and yet when the Mexicans who participated were ready to retire, the money was not available. I don't know if it was the equivalent of Mexico Social Security or what it was. I am foggy on the facts and hope someone else knows more about this. I did see an article recently that said the participants of the Bracero program want the US Gov't to pay their money back to them, but the US gave that money to Mexico.

And the corrupt Mexican government officials kept it.

Care to hazard a guess what they'll do with the funds we send them in response to the Social Security Totalization Agreement with Mexico?

125 posted on 02/09/2006 10:39:59 AM PST by Ol' Dan Tucker (Karen Ryan reporting...)
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To: Dane
Kinda of interesting that Charlie Daniels got his career stareted by trashing the South with hollyweird steroetypes.

Yes, Charlie----illegal immigration apologists can even throw YOU under the bus.

126 posted on 02/09/2006 10:41:01 AM PST by Junior_G
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker
Okay. You've already posted this. What about what he said in 2006?

Huh it's okay with you that Charlie Daniels receives royalties from his pro-liberal, hollyweird stereotype song "Uneasy Rider".

What's next from you danny, that barbara streisand's rantings are off limits?

127 posted on 02/09/2006 10:41:32 AM PST by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: Junior_G
Yes, Charlie----illegal immigration apologists can even throw YOU under the bus

Uh junior, Charlie Daniels is still making money from trashing the South(i.e his song "Uneasy Rider")

128 posted on 02/09/2006 10:44:52 AM PST by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker; Dane
When they refuse to go back as they agreed to do, what then? How will the terms of the visa be enforced?

The hundreds of thousands of central americans who came here "temporarily" after their floods, won't leave. There are 3.6 million visa overstays, that can't be found. There are 100,000 leftovers from the last amnesty that did not come forward by the deadline (probably in jail)

Answer Dan's question, Dane. You hiding from it is very telling.

Another good conservative, Jim Inhofe has introduced S 2117. Why don't you get behind that bill?

YOU know they won't go back, don't you?

129 posted on 02/09/2006 10:45:20 AM PST by WatchingInAmazement ("Nothing is more expensive than cheap labor," prof. Vernon Briggs, labor economist Cornell Un.)
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To: Dane
Huh it's okay with you that Charlie Daniels receives royalties from his pro-liberal, hollyweird stereotype song "Uneasy Rider".

What does this have to do with Mexican illegal aliens?

Anything to distract the reader from the fact that the Kyl/Cornyn proposal contains no enforcement provisions that will ensure compliance with the guest worker program it contains.

What's next from you danny, that barbara streisand's rantings are off limits?

Nope. Unlike you, I can stay on topic.

The Kyl/Cornyn proposal needs constant opposition, just like Bush's Guest Worker non-amnesty amnesty and Bush's Socal Security Totalization Agreement with Mexico.

130 posted on 02/09/2006 10:49:27 AM PST by Ol' Dan Tucker (Karen Ryan reporting...)
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To: Dane
Why should he renounce his royalties?

So, how about your beloved illegals who send their money home? All those BILLIONS of dollars every year, sent to Mexico. Shouldn't they renounce their loyalty to another country, while begging to be a citizen of another?

Get off Charlie Daniels back...I thought you were better than that, Dane.

sw

131 posted on 02/09/2006 10:50:03 AM PST by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: WatchingInAmazement
Answer Dan's question, Dane. You hiding from it is very telling

Hiding from what? A so-called good ole boy(Charlie Daniels) who got his start in hollyweird by trashing(with the song "Uneasy Rider") the people who he thinks he represents.

Like I said get back to me when Charlie Daniels renounces all royalties from "Uneasy Rider".

132 posted on 02/09/2006 10:50:42 AM PST by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: Dane
Uh junior, Charlie Daniels is still making money from trashing the South(i.e his song "Uneasy Rider")

You've fabricated a bogus issue and now you're just going to hammer on it like a broken record, aren't you? Rampant illegal immigration is a much bigger concern than somebody earning royalties from their early music (even if you have infused some sort of offensive qualities to that music).

133 posted on 02/09/2006 10:51:44 AM PST by Junior_G
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To: spectre
Why should he(Charlie Daniels) renounce his royalties?

So, how about your beloved illegals who send their money home?

Hmm, take a look at your above reply, maybe the hypocrisy will hit you sometime.

134 posted on 02/09/2006 10:52:58 AM PST by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: WatchingInAmazement; Dane
YOU know they won't go back, don't you?

Of course! That's the idea.

But, that's only the first half. The real bombshell are the terms contained in the Social Security Totalization Agreement with Mexico.

Because of how hard Bush and the Republipuke lickspittles (read: Dane) are pushing the so-called Guest Worker non-amnesty amnesty and how close to the vest the administration is with the terms of the Totalization agreement, I can only conclude that they're even worse than what we saw in the Totalization Agreement proposal.

135 posted on 02/09/2006 10:54:41 AM PST by Ol' Dan Tucker (Karen Ryan reporting...)
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To: Junior_G
You've fabricated a bogus issue and now you're just going to hammer on it like a broken record, aren't you?

Uh junior, I didn't hold a gun up to Charlie Daniels head and make him record "Uneasy Rider".

136 posted on 02/09/2006 10:55:18 AM PST by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: Dane
You see things the way you want.

Attacking a great American icon, like Charlie Daniels, is an act of desperation.

I have an appt...later, sw

137 posted on 02/09/2006 10:57:39 AM PST by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: Dane
Uh junior, I didn't hold a gun up to Charlie Daniels head and make him record "Uneasy Rider".

This non-issue you've fabricated is laughably lame. Good luck rallying the troops on that one.

138 posted on 02/09/2006 10:59:57 AM PST by Junior_G
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To: robowombat
What is offered is a roadmap to citizenship and its benefits but the illegals will have to stay in a lesser status than legal resident aliens for some period of time (3-5 years) and the clock starts running on resident status counting towards citizenship only after this other period passes.

You do realize that if all these illegals are given citizenship closing the border won't matter much since thanks to family chain laws and any guest worker program that's get enacted half that country will be able to immigrate legally. I'm not sure that's in the national interest to allow one country to dominate our immigration system in such a manner. Not to mention it'll no doubt give the democratic party majority rule possibly for decades.

139 posted on 02/09/2006 11:00:34 AM PST by Reaganwuzthebest
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To: Dane
Uh junior, I didn't hold a gun up to Charlie Daniels head and make him record "Uneasy Rider".

What does this have to do with Mexican illegal immigration?

What does this have to do with the Kyl/Cornyn proposal?

What enforcement provisions does the Kyl/Cornyn proposal contain that will ensure that the Mexican 'Guest Worker' goes home when his visa expires?

Or, perhaps it's not as conservative as you, Kyl and Cornyn would have us believe.

140 posted on 02/09/2006 11:01:06 AM PST by Ol' Dan Tucker (Karen Ryan reporting...)
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