Game, set, match against America.
Posted on 01/28/2013 6:17:14 AM PST by jimbo123
A group of eight Democratic and Republicans senators, including Florida’s Marco Rubio, will officially release a wide-ranging immigration plan Monday that could give a pathway to citizenship, tighten border security and increase guest-worker permits.
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Most controversially, the proposal would give a pathway to residency — and even citizenship — to many of the estimated 11 million immigrants unlawfully in the United States.
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This however is no surprise. He made noises about this all along. I don’t see this as a betrayal but rather as doing what he’s hinted at all along.
This is why i never approved of him at all.
Doubling H-1b visas in an economic recession/depression is treasonous.
The big question: WHO will be the 18 House RINOS to vote with the 200 House RATS to pass this Amnesty bill?
1. Boner
2. Ryan
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Its no surprise to me, either, and I’m hoping many conservatives will now stop crowing about Rubio as if he’s one of them. He’s not.
Game, set, match against America.
Yep. 4 republican democrats and 4 democrats.
Good cop/bad cop. Both parties want the same thing - power for themselves, wealth for themselves, and a luxurious tax payer paid lifestyle for themselves. (The republicans just work a little slower hoping no one notices)
The new Washington motto: "A government of the government, by the government, and for the government."
So, how do we “address their needs” without acting like Democrats, eh?
I don't hear anyone concerned about closing the damn gate as part of their deal.
The first act of an enlightened being is to call things by their correct names. It helps one to see reality.
(If the government is here to protect us, then why are so many people afraid of it?)
I believe more Republicans are jumping on the amnesty bandwagon because they mostly just want to get rid of the issue. A cowardly strategy designed to benefit them in the long run: pass the amnesty just after an election, take the temporary heat from conservatives, but then they will all get over before the next election.
No.
How many times has the border been strengthened? Every single time amnesty comes up the cheap vote Dems and cheap labor Republicans promise to gladly guard the border Tuesday for an amnesty today.
Even if this passes I hope that it can be made less bad. First, none of the pre-amnesty time in the country should count towards citizenship. The clock starts when amnesty was granted and not some conveniently backdated utility bill says you came here.
Second, deportation for crimes should still be available so murder, assault, drunk driving or tax evasion (working under the table) will get you tossed back over the Rio Grande.
Third, no chain immigration. Just because you sneaked across the border doesn't mean you now get to bring your wife, kids, crippled grandparents and drunken uncle with you. If you want to see your family drive back to see them and if you want to come here they need to get into the line which you cut to the front of.
Fourth, every illegal amnestied counts against legal immigration quotas. If that means no legal immigration at all for a few years then so be it. Yes, that will punish those who have tried to do it legally but I really don't care, and I want to increase hostility between the cheaters and those who have or want to come here legally.
Fifth, no welfare. You wanted to come here to work? Well then work.
Sixth, no credit for any SS or Medicare taxes paid on other SS numbers or working under the table. You just lost than money because you were committing a crime by working.
I could probably add another dozen more, but this seems like enough for Congress to ignore now.
why do we need republicans like this, exactly?
I hope so.
Torajiro Sato may have been on to something.
OK - if they agree to the following:
1) They forfeit the right to ever become a citizen.
2) Any attempt to register or vote illegally in a US election will result in loss of permanent resident status and immediate deportation.
3) They forfeit the right to receive any unsubsidized benefits from any level of government. SS/Medicare OK if they make contributions through their work - public education OK if they pay property taxes. They remain permanently ineligible for EBT and other "giveaway" programs.
4) Their children do not automatically gain citizenship, but may apply at age 18. Service by such children in the US armed forces for a minimum period of two years will allow them to obtain citizenship directly.
5) Permanent resident status offers no advantage to relatives in other countries - they must apply through the normal process.
6) This "amnesty" is a one-time offer with a deadline of one year from the date is it passed into law. Miss the cutoff and you get sent home.
This is a far more lenient policy than any other country in the world offers. It still won't be enough for the Democrats because of the voting ban, but the public would approve of it and political pressure might force their hands.
I would say we’ve had a government of the elite, by the elite, for the elite for a long, long time. I knew this back in the eighties...
“The word “bipartisan” means that some larger-than-usual deception is being carried out.” - George Carlin
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