Senate OKs Border Fence, Backs Citizenship

AP ^ | 05/17/2006 | By DAVID ESPO

[F.J. Mitchell]

Huh? How about the many years longer that those wishing to immigrate legally spend waiting their turn, while illegals jump ahead of them and establish longevity, property ownership, a dozen anchor children, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in wages?

A criminal can never be rewarded for their crime without screwing an honest law abiding citizen and making a complete mockery,of both letter and intent of the law that was scorned.

[sarasmom]

Cheer up Popman!
Do you have any idea how long and how hard many people have worked to force our federal elected government to start seriously addressing to this particular problem?
Many good FReepers have been banned, and/or labeled racists by demanding everyone pay attention and resolve this very serious problem that affects every single citizen in this country.
It is possible to step over the posting guidelines when one feels passionate about any issue, but it happens.
I have had a time out or two myself, on various topics.
President Bush made his position clear prior to his election in 2000, and has never varied from his stance on this issue.
I disagree with his stated position vehemently, but I also wholeheartedly applaud him for having the integrity and guts to not only maintain his oft stated position, but also to force other politicians, and this entire country, to finally fully address this pervasive problem, and resolve it.
He has had one or two very high priority, and unanticipated, crisis issues to deal with since his first election...

[Revel]

We were so lucky to be here back in the old days when it was proper to discuss such matters. It gives us a lot more in-site as to what is going on.

[Windsong]

"What we've got here is...a failure to communicate.."

[Jorge]

A criminal can never be rewarded for their crime without screwing an honest law abiding citizen ...

Nonsense.

Giving a speeder a warning instead of a ticket doesn't screw those who obey the speed limit one bit.

Nor does the fact a speeder might arrive at his destination a few minutes earlier than those who obey the speed limit.

If I agree to work all day for a certain wage, and my boss hires somebody who works half a day and gives him the same pay, that has not cost me a thing.

According to your argument nobody should ever be given a break for anthing.

Frankly it's childish.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Immigration Reform Bill of 1986 2006

Hey! Look! A shiny new immigration law to ignore! Hurray!

Famous one liners:

"Take my wife.. please!"

"To qualify as legal residents the 'undocumented workers' will have to obey the law, learn English, stay employed, pay a big fine, and pay back taxes."

[Zeon Cowboy]

I really want to be happy about the fence, but how can I be? This sucks...

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Bush is a War President with a mandate. As Patriotic Americans, we must trust him in his role as the Decider. Questioning him in a time of war only gives aid and comfort to our enemies.

Bush is giving aid and comfort to an invading force that will do more potential harm to America than all the terrorists in the middle east!

A once great nation is selling out it's culture and traditions to a swarm of locusts.

I'm afraid Bush will rank right up there with Jimmy Carter when the dust settles senor.

[lone star annie]

Bush is becoming Jimmy Carter the second. Never have a seen a President that is totally working against America's interests. Ronald Reagan would be rolling over in his grave. If he were alive, he would certainly see what a mistake his 86 bill was try to change it.

[F.J. Mitchell]

Thanks for the laughs, Jorge,but such inane comparisons is indicative of over exposure to the brain eating fungus of liberalism.

[La Enchiladita]

The good provisions of the 1986 bill, including enforcing employer penalties, were never enacted...only the amnesty part. And who was VP at the time, and became president 2 years later... ? And son is president now, with the drastically lower scores on employer sanctions than Clinton...

[Cyropaedia]

>>"King said Rove told lawmakers Bush is sincere about enforcement. But, he added, "The president doesn't want to enforce immigration law because he's afraid he'll inconvenience someone who wants to come into the country for a better life."

This is a joke, right? Somebody please tell me it's really 1975 and Chevy Chase is reading this line off the teleprompter.

Please?

Sadly, no.

Depressing isn't it? Why can't anyone talk some common sense into Dubya? Hello, Laura....?

[Cyropaedia]

It really makes you wonder doesn't it? It's disgraceful the way he'll try to stand up to anyone else on a varitey of issues but he capitulates again and again to Fox on this critical front....

[La Enchiladita]

At one time, I believed he was our cowboy on a white horse. Our John Wayne. And ol' Wayne was tough on illegals, way back when....

*sigh*

[mikrofon]

"The best defense is a good $1,000,000,000-fence."

[Jorge]

Posting juvenile insults tells me you are unable to articulate a coherant rebutal to my arguments.

I'm not surprised.

[F.J. Mitchell]

I really was laughing at your argument, I didn't mean it as an insult, juvenile or otherwise.

[F.J. Mitchell]

BUMP!

[heights]

Iam glad my Father didn't live long enough to see this day.