Why the Railroad Effort on the Amnesty Bill?

Jawa Report ^ | June 16, 2007 | Ragnar Danneskjold

[3AngelaD]

We can all understand the push by big business to keep their steady flow of illegal laborers coming in, strengthening their bargaining position against blue-collar working class Americans. Then again, they already have that today in droves. Why the sudden balls-to-the-wall push to get it all "kosher" right now? Mickey Kaus forwards a theory:

Chertoff and Kyl both seem to have answered that question recently, Kyl in his Wall Street Journal interview and Chertoff on Fox News yesterday: because businesses are starting to worry about efforts to enforce immigration laws at the local level. One state in the vanguard of that effort is Kyl's (and McCain's) home state of Arizona, where the legislature has passed numerous laws (usually vetoed) on the issue, and where the public voted for Prop 200 back in 2004.

To me that says something far more ominous than that Congress is being disingenuous or naïve on the matter. Far from simple being empty promises, this amnesty bill is actually a blatant attempt to head off any attempts at enforcement at all.

I think this is probably right. I think big business realizes that voters are going to extract some very explicit and unequivocal promises from their candidates next year. I think they realize at this point that a number of their champions on this bill are not coming back to Washington after the next election.

Big agriculture and big construction realize that they'll be faced with a new Commander-in-Chief, Democrat or Republican, who will likely have made a list of unequivocal promises to the voters during the campaign. Given the opportunity to build up public goodwill with a series of big, high-profile immigration busts in her first six months of office, does anyone think that President Hillary would pass it up? If she's anywhere near as calculating as her reputation suggests, there's not a chance she'll pass up that opportunity.

A Republican President would feel less need for high-profile token efforts, but may bring in a Justice Department that actually cares about national security. (How crazy would that be?) If you're an employer who's been skirting the law for years with a wink and a nod, this change in the winds has to be keeping you up at night--with good reason. Some CEOs looking at public opinion polls and knowing their employment rolls haven't been even close to right with God, have to be dealing with some serious heartburn at the thought of angry villagers at the corporate gates demanding massive fines and/or a few years in federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.

If the employers can just get across the line on this, they've significantly reduced their exposure. This Amnesty Bill represents a sort of "get out of jail free" card for these executives. Whether it'll actually work out that way is another matter. They see the writing on the wall, and they're pulling out the stops to protect their own hides, even if they have to wreck their own country to do it. Of course, jamming this piece of sh*** down our throats only adds to the long list of reasons we're already pissed as hell at the employers and their elected cronies.

This may be your time, fellas. You may have the upper hand now. The men in power are your boys, and you may get them to vote how you like, even against the clear will of the people who sent them there. Enjoy it while it lasts, but don't forget it for a second: our time is coming. You have the cash, but we have the numbers. A whole lot of us have damn long memories. We're gonna remember every bit of this sordid ordeal. And payback, as they say, is a bitch.

[nicmarlo]

WOW, I love it!!

Very cool that someone put your gif on their blog...see, and you said you were "just" a gif guy now. : )

[potlatch]

Thank you nic!

[nicmarlo]

kudos again! That was a very good gif...but, now you know it must be, lol....*star*

[potlatch]

Well, that isn’t one of my animations. It’s a Peanuts cartoon I cropped and made text for so I can’t take credit for the Charlie Shultz Peanuts cartoon, lol.

[nicmarlo]

Still waiting for someone, anyone, from the federal government to address these 20 loopholes.

My turn to say it: don't hold your breath.

[nicmarlo]

Well, duh. lol.

It’s the words you put around it that made it funny-er.

: )

[nicmarlo]

LUCY FOR CONGRESS!

She’ll run the rats outta town.

: )

[potlatch]

And the music!! Did you check out the music?

[nicmarlo]

music?

[theymakemesick]

"NOW is the time to move this bill through". His repeating and emphasizing of the word "now" has stuck in my craw, as the expression goes. I swear by God it sounded like some sort of code word to the Congress and Senate,..."

Newly Ordered World?

[potlatch]

Yes, if you click on the PEANUTS graphic it will play the song!! I should have put a ‘click me’ on it, lol.

[nicmarlo]

oh...I’ll have to try that out, lol

[nicmarlo]

omg....that’s a riot!

[potlatch]

Old song by the Ames Brothers.

[nicmarlo]

totally fuuny!

[Arizona Carolyn]

That is the same thing Glenn Beck said on his TV show a couple of weeks ago.

[Arizona Carolyn]

According to the Rich Lowry article this week it is big business in States like Arizona who are beating this drum. We have hurt them with our propositions the past two election cycles and this abomination of a bill supercedes everything we voters have accomplished — like Voter ID, no freebies for illegals, English Only and more....

[Colorado Buckeye]

It finally crystalized for me last night. If they don't get this through now, before the next election cycle, they can't get their North American Union and Trans-Texas corridor (or whatever that thing is called). They need Bush to lead that movement - because he's a lame duck, and everyone else is afraid for their political head. Above all, the borders MUST remain wide open in order for this plan to come to fruition.

All the talk about the importance of "the Hispanic vote," and even about business wanting a slave class (which indeed may be true), is secondary...it's the NAU promise that is driving this insanity.

JMO...but by George, I think I've got it.

You do have it. The globalists must erase our southern border to move forward with their plans. This bill will do just that. They have to win this battle. If you think back, they haven't lost a major battle yet. I liken them to the Borg in terms of their relentless and single-minded pursuit of their mission.

I think that we may be strong enough now to defeat them, but we shall see. The key battle will most likely be in the House. We have to win this battle to keep our republic.

[ellery]

Ah, I see your point. Ugh.

[PhilDragoo]

20 LOOPHOLES IN THE
SENATE IMMIGRATION BILL

Loophole 1 – Legal Status Before Enforcement:

Loophole 2 – U.S. VISIT Exit Not In Trigger:

Loophole 3 – Trigger Requires No More Agents, Beds, or Fencing Than Current Law:

Loophole 4 — Three Additional Years Worth of Illegal Aliens Granted Status, Treated Preferentially To Legal Filers:

Loophole 5 – Completion of Background Checks Not Required For Probationary Legal Status:

Loophole 6 – Some Child Molesters Are Still Eligible:

Loophole 7 – Terrorism Connections Allowed, Good Moral Character Not Required:

Loophole 8 – Gang Members Are Eligible:

Loophole 9 – Absconders Are Eligible:

Loophole 10 – Learning English Not Required For A Decade:

Loophole 11 – Earned Income Tax Credit Will Cost Taxpayers Billions In Just 10 Years:

Loophole 12 – Affidavits From Friends Accepted As Evidence:

Loophole 13 – Taxpayer Funded Legal Counsel and Arbitration:

Loophole 14 – In-State Tuition and Student Loans:

Loophole 15 – Inadequacy of the Merit System:

Loophole 16 – Visas For Individuals That Plan To Overstay:

Loophole 17 – Chain Migration Tripled Before Being Eliminated:

Loophole 18 – Back Taxes Not Required:

Loophole 19 – Social Security Credits Allowed For Some Illegal Work Histories:

Loophole 20 – Criminal Fines Not Proportional To Conduct: