Posted on 05/16/2007 10:25:05 PM PDT by Cacique
Many of you who know me from either my pings or past posts and FReeps may know that I do not post that often since I have been here. But recent events and what appears to be a penchant by the elites to ram changes in law and the constitution down our throats, regardless of the fact that most Americans oppose such changes has prompted me to write this about an issue I think is critical to the both the long term and short term future of this country. I am of course speaking of that farce in the senate under the guise of reform, but which is in reality a mass amnesty for people who are here illegally. Many who arguably mean to do harm to this country.
To begin with, I feel I must tell you a bit about myself and my credentials on this subject so that you understand why I urge you to act now.
I am a legal immigrant to this country who arrived here on my 10th birthday with my parents in April of 1962. I was born in Latin America and I am tri-lingual and fluent in all three languages I speak. Spanish is of course one of them. Things were different way back then, at least as far as immigration laws were concerned. My parents and I had to wait several years to be given permission to emigrate here. At that time I had both an Uncle and an Aunt living in the Unites States, a sister and a brother of my mother's. It was her wish to join them that convinced my father to move here although initially he was against it. Since there was no family reunification at the time he had to get someone else to vouch for him (so he wouldn't become a vagrant dependent on the state) and obtain employment before coming here before he would even be allowed to emigrate. My father should have had an edge due to the fact that he had served with US forces during World War II under the command of US officers in what were then known as "Slavonic" Divisions. None of that mattered, he had to stand in line like everyone else.
This picture was taken sometime in 1944, possibly on leave in London. My father is the guy on the right.
I could bore you with more details but I simply bring these things up as a reference point to what follows.
I am a political scientist by training a PhD Candidate at the CUNY graduate Center, otherwise known as an ABD. I have been involved in numerous political campaigns starting with Giuliani's first run for mayor (a race he lost to Dinkins). I have run assembly campaigns, a US Senate campaign and a US Congressional campaign. I have been active in politics for all of my adult life and have traveled the ideological road from being a committed Marxist and Stalinist in my College years to being a staunch conservative republican today. I think I know a thing or two about politics and what makes both people on the left and the right tick.
I am familiar with Latin culture not only from an academic perspective, but also from an interactive one, as I interact with all my fellow Latinos each and very day. I know what they think and I know what their attitudes are as they will tell me things they will not tell outsiders. a couple of years ago I posted a piece by Sam Huntington that I believe is a must read by all here.
Fast forward to the present and I currently live in a section in Brooklyn, New York that is by all accounts a major focus of illegal immigrants. Mostly from Mexico, Ecuador and San Salvador with a sprinkling of Dominicans and even Chinese illegals.
Very briefly I will tell you that if there is an amnesty in this country America as we know will cease to exist in less than a generation. I am totally dismayed that many countries in the West have opted to commit national suicide and we seem to have decided to join them.
The elites in Washington have decided that their short term interests trump the long term interests of the nation. The issue of immigration is NOT a democratic or republican issue. IT IS a national issue. The supporters of amnesty have narrow interests that are either economic or political short term interests without having given any thought whatsoever. The crowd in Washington goes to the same clubs, eats in the same restaurants, live in gated communities and socialize with other members of the financial and political elites. Any negative impacts on the society at large they tend to be immune from. It is clear there is a faction that is hell bent on depressing wages and attract cheap manual labor in order to compete with third world hellholes. At the same time the catholic church is salivating at the prospect of filling the pews and collection baskets in their churches. The activists in the democratic party are salivating at the prospect of another underclass they can control and exploit. All these forces have coalesced to bring about the present situation. Polls have been consistent in that over 68% of american voters oppose amnesty to illegal immigrants. Over 60% of union households oppose amnesty. Yet the elites are in total disconnect with this because they have decided the public can do nothing to stop them and will likely not do anything to penalize them later. What matters to them is the fact that corporate donors who fund their campaigns have made no bones about the fact that they want an amnesty, or more precisely they demand one.
A few myths
The excuses to support amnesty are many and varied. One is that most of these hispanics are family oriented and will become conservative. The real fact is that most illegals come from the poverty stricken lower classes. Many have relationships and children out of wedlock. The catholicism they practice is much closer to the "liberation theology" variant which is nothing more than Marxism with a God. They bring with them a deep class resentment of not only the wealthy but the middle classes and a racist resentment of whites. Latin American Christianity is also a heavy admixture of traditional pre-colombian gods and elements and would be totally unrecognizable to catholics here. The church pretends all these people are catholics so they can claim their numbers.
Democrats have a delusion that they will be able to manipulate them and garner their votes. Activists in their community are very much aware of this. Most latin american marxists are much closer to the stalinist type than the fashionista left in this country who is leftist because it's the fashion of their peers. Latinos who are marxists, are committed doctrinaire marxists much closer to the Cuban or North Korean model. They have little use for rich white kids who want to be weekend revolutionaries. They also understand that they have a greater chance of projecting power and influence if they keep their communities in control and separate. I had expected them to demand schools exclusively in spanish but they were beaten by the muslims by a hair here in brooklyn. The Madrasa in brooklyn may have been delayed but it is only a matter of time before the demands will surface again. Accusations of cultural imperialism and racism will be lodged against those that demand they assimilate. The "community leaders" know full well that any assimilation is a dilution of their power, therefore they will promote the opposite.
Any comparisons between immigrants of today and those of yesteryear are irrelevant. They were different times and the world was quite different. In 1900 an immigrant to America came on a one way trip, he knew he was not going back. Entire villages collected money for the trip to send one of their own. Passage meant at least a year's wages even in steerage. Today's immigrant is a cheap plane ticked and a few hours away from home. He arrives to a country where he can feel at home in an insular community where his language is spoken. There are radio and television stations available in his own language as well as newspapers and magazines. Mass communications means he is just a phone call away from speaking to his friends back home. The economies of scale make all of this possible in today's world. Today's immigrant is helped by modern technology to feel like he is home in any community of his compatriots abroad. And should he feel homesick it takes only a couple of week's wages and a plane ticket to return home for a visit. None of these things were available to the immigrant a century ago. Another difference is that the immigrant of a century ago came mostly from Western countries to another western country the main difference being the food and language from where he came from.
Latin America is nominally Western. The western portion resides in the main cities and among the educated. In most countries with the possible exception of Argentina and Brazil the indigenous cultures that were found by the conquistadores still exist in stark contrast to what one finds in the cities. It is those who are predominantly the "mojados" that one finds in this country, not the country club upper class that Bush hob nobs with.
Two things happened in Spain in 1492. One was the trip by Cristobal Colon. The other was the final conquest of Andalus. The inquisition was organized mainly to reconvert all those souls who were under islam for 700 years. The result is that many of the conquistadores who came here were a generation away from being muslims. They brought with them a world view much closer to islam than the view of a sophisticated catholic from Italy. The concepts of machismo, guerra sin cuarto, Caudillismo etc. are elements from the islamic period that remained a part of spanish culture in Latin America. There are a lot of parallels between Latin American culture in it's conservatism and what one would find in the middle east. This is something that needs to be kept in mind.
Assimilation is not a guaranteed phenomenon. We have currently numerous groups that have as yet not assimilated even though they have been here for over a century. I can think of the Hasidic jews for starters, or the Amish, or perhaps the Hutterites. The only difference is that their theology has nothing in it that compels them to try to conquer our lands and convert us.
Demographics
I don't think I need to write much on the birth rate factor. One can search all over the net to see the statistics. Muslims and illegals are the fastest reproducing segment of the population. As the population shifts and new groups become more numerous the power center will shift. The losers? Indigenous american indians, caucasians and blacks.
There is the lie that there are only 12 million illegals in this country. That number keeps getting thrown around as if is gospel. The fact is that we have no clue how many are here. If one takes the estimate that ten years ago there were 10,000 crossings a day at the border and extrapolates 3.5 million illegals a year then we can rest assured the 12 million figure is totally wrong. It could be as high as 35 million or even as high as 70 million. Do a search on the web and you will see that all the claims could be valid. remember the last amnesty in 1984? I do. We were promised that they would secure the borders, that the amnesty would mean that fewer people would come and that we would enforce immigration laws. Of course it was all naive and a pipe dream. Think this amnesty will stop more people coming? You haven't seen anything yet. Once people all over the world get wind of what a bunch of chumps we are they will come over in droves like we have never seen. You can't feed a crocodile and expect it to be satisfied with a morsel.
The losers
So who will lose if there's amnesty? Oddly enough most of the big losers are part of the grand democratic coalition. Union workers, their leaders only see more members, the rank and file will fall to depressed wages and downward pressures in their standard of living. Blacks will lose influence as a group and will be played off against the emerging mexican hispanic power block. Their population which reached a peak of 14% of the population is in decline and will continue to decline as illegals have more children. Women will find that the male dominated culture of machismo and the misogynist muslim outlook will make for interesting times in the future. Gays will find much less tolerance among Latinos and Muslims for their lifestyle, even from the left. They ought to get an idea at how gays are treated in Cuba to get a hint. The middle class as always will face increasing taxation to pay for all the programs and services that will be demanded by the new majorities. The elderly will find that most of the new workers brought in to prop up the welfare state will have little tolerance to pay for those on the retirement dole. That will have implications in the near future. Other hispanics, in particular Puerto Ricans and Dominicans who will find themselves elbowed out by the Mexicans. This phenomenon is already happening in the hispanic caucus and other national hispanic organizations where the divisions among hispanics are coming into the open. For many hispanics who are second and third generation americans the honeymoon is begriming to come to an end. Jews will find perhaps a rise in anti semitism. Latin America is home to a particularly virulent form that rears it's ugly head quite often. Ingrained in Spanish catholicism and fed by marxist solidarity for arabs it will always be there under the surface. Republicans and Conservatives we will be the biggest losers in this game. Most of the activists among the Mecha and Aztlan types are already forging alliances with radicals in the muslim community. We may get a few new republicans from these new immigrants, but the reality is that the class and race hatred that many of them bring with them will likely be passed on to new generations as they are in most groups.
The next stage
I could go on and write a dissertation on the subject, but that is not my purpose nor is there time for that. One side argues that we can;'t get rid of all illegals in this country. I believe they are wrong. They don't want to get rid of the illegals here. There was a time not long ago, about 15 years ago that New York was home to one of the largest communities of illegal Irish immigrants. It was estimated at the time there were upwards of half a million illegal irish immigrants in New York. An interesting thing happened though. It was the Irish miracle, the economy took a turn North and opportunities were everywhere. The result is that almost all of those half million illegals returned home. It was a matter of incentive. If you make it difficult for illegals to work in this country and punish those who hire them I guarantee you will see the phenomenon repeated again.
What is to be done?
In 1902 V.I. Lenin published a pamphlet entitled "What is To Be Done?" it was a blueprint for his political ideas on taking power. In a way, we need our own approach to this problem. The issue of immigration is an issue that affects all of us in a very likely negative way far beyond our political ideologies if we are Americans. We need to reach out and awaken all those groups that do not currently see the urgency but who will be adversely affected by the coming changes. We need a coalition of the unlikely.
We need to reach out to rank and file workers, both union and outside. This has to be a grassroots mobilization made up of individuals rather than a national organization. American Hispanics born here must understand that they are about to be elbowed out and will lose bug time. Gays must understand that if they think Jerry Falwell was bad for them, they haven't seen intolerance yet. Women must understand that any gains they may have had with regards to the workplace and society can be swept away just as easily as they have been put in place. Jews must understand that the rising anti semitism will get worse, not better.
A postage stamp an envelope and e-mail
In politics as in economics, perception is reality. The level of commitment by an opponent is gauged by his determination and how much he is willing to invest in opposing something. The anti-amnesty crowd has not been very successful because they have been disorganized and have been painted as racists and bigots as the Minutemen have. You cannot give them a target to latch onto. Responding to such attacks gives only credence to the attacker. This has to be totally a citizen to citizen uprising. If you know other Hispanics who oppose amnesty contact the. Have Black friends? Explain to them how they stand to lose out (they know already) start networking. Call all your acquaintances and friends and send them e-mails. Fear is a great motivator, it is the one thing that moves people to action and motivates them to show up at the polls.
DO NOT JUST SEND EMAILS TO YOUR CONGRESSMAN OR SENATOR. For the most part they get deleted as spam and don't have much impact. It also shows a lack of commitment and that you are lazy. INSTEAD INVEST IN POSTAGE STAMPS. There is nothing more impressive than postal service trucks showing up at congress with bags full of envelopes with paper mail.
USE THE PHONES, CALL AND CLOG THEIR LINES. ONA CELLPHONE A CALL TO WASHINGTON IS A LOCAL CALL. Faxes are a waste of time. There is a physical limit to how many faxes a fax machine can receive.
FReerepublic is the right place to start this. But we must reach out from beyond our narrow confines. Beyond conservatives, beyond republicans, beyond democrats.
Do this as if your future depends on it, because it does.
Do this as if your children's future depends on it, because it does.
Do this as if the nation's future depends on it, because it does.
SEND AN ENVELOPE WITH A PERSONAL LETTER TO YOUR CONGRESSMAN, YOUR SENATOR. CALL THE LOCAL COUNTY LEADERS. DON'T LIMIT IT TO WASHINGTON, CALL THE LOCAL POLITICIANS AS WELL. THE GOVERNOR OF YOUR STATE ETC.
YOU MUST RAISE HELL!! THE ONLY WAY TO BE HEARD IS TO YELL.
Thank you so much for this post!!
B T T T
Why would anyone beat you up for saying that? Filibusters are intended EXACTLY for such bad bills.
Hmmm... if a few Republicans do attempt to mount a filibuster against the amnesty bill, and if it looks like it's going to "hold" .... might the 'rats try to use some kind of "nuclear option" this time, themselves, to break the filibuster and force the bill through?
Food for thought.
- John
comparing "sending mail" as a sledgehammer? ....uh.....ok....yeah sure. Your plan is SURE to work!
Ok, so maybe it’s an exaggerated metaphor. Sue me.
BTTT
Muchas Gracias!
[Two stories here. The only way to stop this might be for people to fax the following Senators tonight and tomorrow at the fax numbers listed at the end of this message. Especially use the district offices because those lines are less likely to be busy.]
Immigration Deal Would Grant Amnesty to Parents, Spouses and Children Kennedy Wins Major Concessions From Republicans By Bluey Posted in Featured Stories | Immigration — Comments (63) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
UPDATE: Six conservative senators are demanding that Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R.-Ky.) negotiate a “full and open debate” on the immigration legislation.
Senate Democrats and Republicans are working feverishly with the White House to put the finishing touches on an immigration proposal that could be announced later today or tomorrow. The deal would give illegal aliens living in the United States amnesty, according to confidential sources. It would also allow illegal aliens to bring their parents, spouses and children into the United States.
Multiple sources on Capitol Hill with knowledge of the proposal said Sen. Teddy Kennedy (D.-Mass.) has been able to extract significant concessions from Republicans. The critical part of the deal is a lengthy section that spells out the provisions related to “Z” visas — or what my sources described as the “Amnesty Title” of the bill. The “Z” visas would be broken down into three categories as follows:
Z-1 — Illegal alien present and working in the United States up to January 1, 2007
Z-2 — Parents and spouses of illegal aliens qualifying under the Z-1 category
Z-3 — Children of illegal aliens qualifying under the Z-1 category
Read on ...
One section of the proposal grants these “Z” non-immigrants four-year visas for an indefinite period of time. These visas would be given to people not currently in the United States if they are related to a current illegal worker.
Sources indicate that these aliens, along with their dependents, would be allowed to legally remain in the United States under certain conditions for an indefinite period of time, even if they chose not to pursue the so called “pathway to citizenship.”
The burden of proof would be low for illegal aliens to prove that they were continually illegally present in United States. This provision would reward the illegal alien for proving continual illegal presence and illegal employment in the United States with a “Z” visa. This provision in the Kennedy deal, approved by some Republicans, is clearly amnesty under any definition, according to immigration experts whom I consulted.
The proposal would require illegal immigrants to pay a fine to apply for the “Z” visa, but despite that penalty, conservatives are likely characterize this deal as a major sell out to Kennedy and his pro-amnesty allies.
http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/g/b432ed1e-5d9d-450a-a000-ee8cf732427d
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
A Disaster: The GOP Caves On Border Security Posted by Hugh Hewitt | 6:32 PM
Word is leaking that the GOP in the Senate are on the verge of agreeing to an immigration bill that has —as a concession to the GOP— less than half of the fencing promised by law last year.
White flag time on the border, and a national security and thus a political disaster.
The GOP are sending around talking points attempting to make this “compromise” defensible, but it won’t and shouldn’t fly. Agreeing to it takes the party down the tubes on the issue of border security —because it doesn’t provide what the public understands to be border security, a very long, very high fence with a very wide gate.
This is McCain’s continuing gift to the GOP, and the immigration absolutists’ legacy: Lots and lots of promises and no fence worth calling a fence.
Aren’t there 41 GOP senators willing to fight for border security? Apparently not. And they will see the result in their depleted coffers and diminished numbers come November ‘08. All they have to do is fight for border security, but they won’t even do that.
UPDATE: Here are the draft talking points from the GOP. Four pages of crap:
BORDER SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION REFORM
Republicans Standing Together to Fight for Tougher Enforcement and an Immigration System That Better Serves American Interests
As negotiations continue, Republicans are demanding the following from the Democrat majority:
v Beefed-up border security. Republicans are insisting on dramatic and immediate improvements to border security, including 18,000 Border Patrol agents and 370 miles of fencing, as part of a continuous effort to protect the borders.
1. ?? Republicans insist that border security improvements must be completed before other reforms can occur. Democrats blocked any “triggers” in last year’s bill.
v Enforcement at the workplace. Republicans are insisting on a meaningful, effective, and workable electronic employment verification system that will prevent employers from hiring illegal workers and eliminate the “magnet” that attracts so many illegal aliens.
1. ?? This verification system must be fully operational before other reforms occur (another “trigger”), a position Democrats rejected last year and have resisted in negotiations.
v Merit-based future immigration system and end to “chain migration.” Republicans are insisting on eliminating “chain migration” and transforming our immigration system so that all future efforts are focused on attracting those immigrants (and their immediate, nuclear families) who have the combination of job skills, education, and English language proficiency that will make them productive Americans.
1. ?? The Democrat majority has resisted any effort to ensure that our immigration system be rebalanced to serve national needs and still clings to a broken “chain migration” system that does not serve the national interest.
v A truly temporary worker program. Republicans insist that a temporary worker program be for a limited period of time and not serve as a path to citizenship. Temporary workers must truly be temporary.
1. ?? The Democrat majority continues to resist this approach, seeking to let “temporary” workers stay in the United States indefinitely and become permanent residents without going home.
v Strict limits on processing of illegal aliens. Majority-party Democrats made legalization of illegal aliens a non-negotiable priority, but Republicans refused to allow automatic amnesty or a guaranteed path to citizenship for illegal aliens. Republicans insist that all green card applicants must (1) go to the back of the line behind those who have followed the law, (2) pay higher fines than in last year’s bill, (3) pass a criminal background check, (4) show a nearly perfect work history, English proficiency, and familiarity with American civics. If they cannot do so, they will be subject to removal. Republicans also insist that access to permanent status be prioritized based on immigrants’ job skills, education, and English proficiency. Illegal aliens will not gain an automatic right to stay in this country indefinitely.
1. ?? Democrats wanted last year’s permissive Senate bill, which allowed illegal aliens to jump to the front of the line and did not require illegal aliens to continue to work.
DRAFT 5/16/07
Border Security Guaranteed by Republican Efforts
1. • Republicans have championed greater border enforcement in order to better protect us against terrorist, drug smuggling, human trafficking, and illegal immigration.
2. • Republicans insisted on the following enforcement measures in this bill before any other reforms (including a temporary worker program or adjustment of status for illegal aliens) are implemented:
1. ? 18,000 border patrol and immigration enforcement agents must be hired.
2. ? 370 miles of border fencing must be built.
3. ? 200 miles of vehicle barriers must be completed.
4. ? 70 ground-based radar and camera towers on the southern border must be operational.
5. ? 4 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles must be deployed.
6. ? 27,500 detention beds must be available so that apprehended aliens can be detained.
3. • Triggers: Republicans have insisted that all of the above improvements to border security be implemented before any additional reforms can take place. If they do not occur, then there will be no temporary worker program or movement on a path to citizenship for illegal aliens. Democrats vigorously resisted triggers such as these in last year’s bill.
Republicans Bolstered Workplace Enforcement
1. • Republicans know that border security is not enough: we must also eliminate the opportunities for illegal workers to be hired in the United States.
2. • The bill will create an Electronic Employment Verification System (”EEVS”) so only legal workers can get jobs.
3. • Once the EEVS is in place (the administration predicts 18 months), illegal aliens without the right to work will find it extremely difficult to gain any legitimate employment.
4. • Illegal workers not only will be subject to removal from the country but will be permanently barred from any U.S. immigration program.
5. • Employers who knowingly hire illegal workers will face stiff penalties.
6. • Another Trigger: Republicans also insisted that this new EEVS be fully operational before reforms such as the temporary worker program or status adjustment for illegal aliens occur. Democrats vigorously resisted any effort to make an operational EEVS a precondition for other reforms.
DRAFT 5/16/07 3
Republicans Successfully Demanded an Immigration System Based on Merit
1. • Republicans are insisting on eliminating “chain migration” and transforming our immigration system into one based on qualification and merit.
2. • Due to Republican demands and over Democrat objections, the bill will require all future immigrants to qualify based on merit through a “point system.”
3. • The main components of the merit-based “point system” will be
1. ? job skills deemed helpful to the U.S. economy;
2. ? level of educational attainment (with added points for science/math); and
3. ? degree of English language proficiency.
4. • The impact of this new merit-based “point system” will be to ensure entry and permanent residence to those with higher levels of education and professional qualifications.
1. ? Currently, only 20 percent of immigrants are admitted based on merit; the remainder gain permanent residence due to some form of familial relation.
2. ? All new immigrants will still be able to bring their immediate families (spouses and minor children), but other relatives will need to qualify under the point system.
5. • This end to “chain migration,” which allows migration of extended family members who cannot show they will benefit to America, is a significant Republican victory.
Republicans Guaranteed a Truly Temporary Worker Program
1. • Republicans know that American businesses have labor needs that the American workforce does not always satisfy, so they support a temporary worker program that will ensure that ample workers exist to fill those jobs.
2. • But Republicans have insisted that a temporary worker program should be temporary, and that it should not provide a direct path to citizenship.
3. • Workers will be able to enter the country for two years, working for an employer who has demonstrated that no American is available to fill the position.
1. ? The worker must leave after two years and cannot renew for at least one year.
2. ? A temporary worker can work for a total of three separate two-year terms, with one year out of the country between each term. (The rationale is to prevent temporary workers from establishing roots and refuse to leave when their term is completed.)
3. ? All temporary workers will be able to travel freely to and from their home countries.
4. • Temporary workers must return home after their work period expires. Failure to depart on time will result in criminal penalties and a permanent bar on participating in any U.S. immigration programs, i.e., the worker could never gain an American green card.
5. • Republicans’ insistence on “temporary means temporary” will protect American workers and maintain the integrity of the U.S. immigration system.
DRAFT 5/16/07 4
Republicans Ensured Limits on Legalization of Existing Illegal Population
1. • Democrats made clear that no bill would pass without a provision to allow illegal aliens to gain citizenship, and pledged to hold hostage all border security and interior enforcement improvements.
2. • In response, Republicans united to block automatic amnesty and guarantee that strict limits be imposed on those illegal aliens who wish to become American citizens.
3. • Due solely to Republican efforts, illegal aliens will not gain an automatic right to stay in this country indefinitely.
4. • Republican demands guaranteed the following:
1. o First, Republicans insisted that illegal aliens should not be permitted even to apply for permanent residence unless he or she can demonstrate:
2. ? a nearly uninterrupted work history, i.e., the worker (head of household) must show that he or she has been employed for 90 percent of the previous four years;
3. ? a proven proficiency in English; and
4. ? an education in American civics.
5. ? If an illegal alien cannot demonstrate this work history, proficiency in English, and education in American civics, then he or she will not earn the right to permanent residency and will be subject to deportation and will be permanently barred from the U.S.A.
6. o Second, Republicans insisted that all illegal aliens seeking permanent residence must get in line behind the legal applicants for permanent residence who did not enter the country illegally. And they must return home to make the formal application.
7. o Third, Republicans insisted on higher penalties and fees that illegal aliens must pay in order to remain in the country, and also demanded that illegal aliens pay all back taxes they may owe.
5. • Many illegal aliens will never clear these tough hurdles and will be subject to removal. And because of the tough new workplace enforcement mechanisms, they will not be able to be employed in any legitimate business enterprise.
6. • If Republicans had not fought for these limits, Democrats would have passed an automatic amnesty bill without any of the restrictions that Republicans have now guaranteed.
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Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator from Kentucky. A Republican, he is the Senate Minority Leader.
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Thanks for starting this thread. I think we can beat this!
We have to stop this. We have no other choice. Besides, I don’t have parking for tanks outside my house. Not this time.
Well, I just sent faxes to my congresscritters. We’ll see.
I’m delighted that you’ve noticed this pet issue of Ours. I’m sorry to hear that New Orleans is facing an increased Slumlord problem, atop the Katrina thing.
Ain’t it a shame that neither the Media, nor Politicians will even mention SLUMLORDS, and their part in the “Border Issue”?
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They’ll just get bigger shedders from the highest bidder in China. Massive protests is the only thing that might get their attention now.
I can tell you from experience that they do listen if you bother to make noise pick up the phone and call them to show displeasure. It works more often on the local level. But it does work in DC as well. It was calls and citizen action that shelved amnesty the last time. We have to try, there is no other choice.
Excellent post!
Thanks for the inspiration !!! I just wrote my Congressman .. and he’s not gonna like what he reads. Well, HE won’t read it, but his staff will.
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"WASHINGTON (AP) -- An immigration deal reached between key senators and White House negotiators is expected to get President Bush's endorsement ahead of what could be a bruising battle next week in the Senate." [Emphasis Mine] -Associated Press
Dear Frank: UPDATE: As we predicted, a group of Senators led by Ted Kennedy have crafted so-called "compromise legislation" that -- in reality -- will grant amnesty to 12-20 million illegal aliens . And these Senators want to move quickly and vote on this so-called "compromise legislation" in a matter of days before you have a chance to make your voice heard.
Because of your actions... because of your willingness to fight... we have stopped Amnesty for over a year now. But this vote that will take place in a matter of days is the most crucial vote to date.
And make no mistake, the Administration and pro-Amnesty forces in the Senate will be twisting arms this weekend... hoping and praying that they can secure at least 61 votes in the Senate and make Amnesty the law of the land!
The Associated Press writes that it will be a "bruising battle in the Senate." Let's make sure that the American people are on the winning side. It's crunch time! It's now or never! This may be the FINAL battle in the war against granting Amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. Please make your voice heard RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW! Use the hyperlink below to go to our secure server and send your urgent and personalized 51 Blast Fax messages Majority Leader Reid, President Bush and the remaining 49 Republican Members of the United States Senate. Tell them that when it comes to giving Amnesty to 12-20 million illegal aliens there can be NO COMPROMISE. Remind them that it only takes 40 United States Senators to stop any bill from becoming law and patriotic Americans expect conservative Senators to step up to the plate and do whatever it takes to protect this country. https://www.grasstopsusa.com/amnestyxxx.html AOL Members Use This Hyperlink If the above hyperlink does not function, please copy and paste it into the address bar of your browser. If you are a Web-TV user, you can still participate by going to our homepage at grasstopsusa.com. Funny Isn't It? You have successfully fought this battle to stop Amnesty for two years now. Some of what has transpired during that time is noteworthy.
But most important, have you noticed that each and every time that pro-Amnesty forces have tried to push an Amnesty bill through Congress, the media has told us that Amnesty was a juggernaut that COULD NOT BE STOPPED and yet, each and every time, YOU have stopped Amnesty?
The American people do NOT want "compromise." The American people want secure borders! The American people want to stop terrorists, who wish to bomb military installations, from coming into this country illegally! And the American people want that border fence built today! We need to send our elected leaders a clear message: THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL NOT BE SHUT UP AND SHUT OUT! Use the hyperlink below to go to our secure server and send your urgent and personalized 51 Blast Fax messages Majority Leader Reid, President Bush and the remaining 49 Republican Members of the United States Senate. Tell them that when it comes to giving Amnesty to 12-20 million illegal aliens there can be NO COMPROMISE. Remind them that it only takes 40 United States Senators to stop any bill from becoming law and patriotic Americans expect conservative Senators to step up to the plate and do whatever it takes to protect this country. https://www.grasstopsusa.com/amnestyxxx.html AOL Members Use This Hyperlink If the above hyperlink does not function, please copy and paste it into the address bar of your browser. If you are a Web-TV user, you can still participate by going to our homepage at grasstopsusa.com.
Why Not Encourage Legal Immigration? America is the greatest country in the world and we have always opened our doors to those around the world who desire to live free! And the liberals and business interests that are working behind closed doors would love for you to believe that they simply want others to share in the American dream. They point self-righteous fingers at people like you and make shallow and false accusations of bigotry! But if that were the case... if these liberals are right... ask yourself one simple question:
Because granting Amnesty to 12-20 million ILLEGAL aliens HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH GIVING OTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE FREE! Moreover, one simple fact that our political leaders blatantly choose to IGNORE is that while many of those who come into the United States illegally may be decent people looking for a better way of life, far too many who violate our laws by coming across the border are all too willing to violate others as well. Consider the following stats from Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa):
And that isn't all:
But there's more:
So why are our elected officials ignoring those who are trying to come to this country legally, while at the same time pushing Amnesty for the 12-20 million who have broken our laws and who refuse to assimilate into our culture? Use the hyperlink below to go to our secure server and send your urgent and personalized 51 Blast Fax messages Majority Leader Reid, President Bush and the remaining 49 Republican Members of the United States Senate. Tell them that when it comes to giving Amnesty to 12-20 million illegal aliens there can be NO COMPROMISE. Remind them that it only takes 40 United States Senators to stop any bill from becoming law and patriotic Americans expect conservative Senators to step up to the plate and do whatever it takes to protect this country. https://www.grasstopsusa.com/amnestyxxx.html AOL Members Use This Hyperlink If the above hyperlink does not function, please copy and paste it into the address bar of your browser. If you are a Web-TV user, you can still participate by going to our homepage at grasstopsusa.com.
There's Still More... According to ESR Research Economic Consultants, by the end of 2003, approximately 267,000 illegal aliens were incarcerated in all U.S. jails and prisons.
And who do you think foots the bill? You, the American taxpayer. And our politicians tell you they can't find the money to build a border fence. In April of 2005, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study of 55,322 illegal aliens incarcerated at the federal, state and local levels during 2003.
Author Peter Wagner, who writes on immigration issues, has said that a disproportionate number of those who enter the country illegally are murderers, sex offenders, and other types of criminals. "That is part of the dark side of illegal immigration... . The question is, how much 'bad' is acceptable and at what price?" One that at least 40 Senators had better answer the right way and in a big fat hurry. Use the hyperlink below to go to our secure server and send your urgent and personalized 51 Blast Fax messages Majority Leader Reid, President Bush and the remaining 49 Republican Members of the United States Senate. Tell them that when it comes to giving Amnesty to 12-20 million illegal aliens there can be NO COMPROMISE. Remind them that it only takes 40 United States Senators to stop any bill from becoming law and patriotic Americans expect conservative Senators to step up to the plate and do whatever it takes to protect this country. https://www.grasstopsusa.com/amnestyxxx.html AOL Members Use This Hyperlink If the above hyperlink does not function, please copy and paste it into the address bar of your browser. If you are a Web-TV user, you can still participate by going to our homepage at grasstopsusa.com.
One Final Question... What do you say to the self-righteous, the holier-than-thou liberals who say that we have always welcomed immigrants to our shores?
On that same website, wives post personal messages to their spouses begging them to return to their children. Here is a typical example, written to an absent husband named Pedro:
The advocates of Amnesty claim to be sympathetic to the plight of Mexican families. Yet they appear to be taking the position that money is more important than children... that the family is worthless!
That's not exactly a family friendly policy... So let's tell the liberals that if they really want to help people they can help us secure our borders and put a stop to Amnesty! Use the hyperlink below to go to our secure server and send your urgent and personalized 51 Blast Fax messages Majority Leader Reid, President Bush and the remaining 49 Republican Members of the United States Senate. Tell them that when it comes to giving Amnesty to 12-20 million illegal aliens there can be NO COMPROMISE. Remind them that it only takes 40 United States Senators to stop any bill from becoming law and patriotic Americans expect conservative Senators to step up to the plate and do whatever it takes to protect this country. https://www.grasstopsusa.com/amnestyxxx.html AOL Members Use This Hyperlink If the above hyperlink does not function, please copy and paste it into the address bar of your browser. If you are a Web-TV user, you can still participate by going to our homepage at grasstopsusa.com. Chris Carmouche
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Thanks, we can only eat an elephant one bite at a time. to build a beach you need granules of sand.
One last bump before going to sleep. Instead of sheep I will count illegals jumping over the border.
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