Tancredo doubts he can block amnesty-extension bill

Denver Post ^ | March 8, 2002 | Bill McAllister

[HennepinPrisoner]

I'll call his bet and raise him.

And I'll see yours and raise it again!

[MissAmericanPie]

I'm gonna email a few anti-immigration sites and how they feel about organizing.

[MissAmericanPie]

Amen and amen.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

That is the key - advertising. If we could get the message out things could get moving. I believe eventually something is going to give on this, I just don't know when or how.

[Brownie74]

Sometimes I wonder what would happen if, in 2004, a Democrat like FDR came along and promised to stop the invasion.

Hell, I'd vote for Barbra Streisand if she said she would stop the invasion.

[Oregon Coast Conservative]

I don't think to Bush it is. Remember Bush is a decent human being that really does, "feel their pain". He really thinks this is a good thing, "compassionate conservatism". Thats the problem. He doesn't care what polls say, because he thinks this is the right thing to do.

[HennepinPrisoner]

Wow you all are outraged

What did you expect? That we would all get in cheerleading uniforms, don our tin foil hats, and yell "Gimme a B..Gimme a U....Gimme an S....Gimme and H! Goooooo Bush! We agree with everything you do!"

We are talking about a serious alteration of the lifestyles of future generations of Americans...economic and social.

Yes, your grandchildren's lives.

And yes, I am outraged about this. Most Americans do not want this and Bush is clearly ignoring the public's opinion on this issue....I suspect his pocketbook stands to benefit from this.

[Dane]

Count me in for a march on D.C. How about shooting for cinqo de mayo.

Actually Columbus Day would be more appropriate for your alls protest, IMHO.

[Dane]

Remember it was Columbus who started the immigration invasion.

[Brownie74]

And I'll see yours and raise it again!

No pot limit on this one!!

[Joe Hadenuf]

I'm convinced Mr. Bush will donate his property. Especially since he seems so determined to donate mine.

Maybe we should start putting out some information within the criminal illegal alien crowd that Texas has real cheap, housing, unlimited handouts, easy access to Mexico, open spaces near Crawford Texas, and they absolutely welcomes illegal aliens with open arms. And don't forget to tell them that all the business in Texas welcome cheap labor and they have lots of openings for millions of labor jobs and that the beer is real cheap.

Can we think of any else that will attract illegal aliens to Texas. Maybe if they get another 4 or 5 million illegals some of Bushs neighbors may send him a nice message.

[Marine Inspector]

American trucks aren't allowed in Mexico. But we are discriminating against Mexico because we let Canadian trucks in? And I guess Mexico isn't discriminating against American trucks because they don't let Guatemalan trucks into Mexico. Is that how it is?

No it's not. The argument has always been a safety issue.

The US anti-Mexican truck contingent (the trucking unions and it's drivers), contend that the Mexican trucks are unsafe, when in fact they are worried about lost wages.

My point was that, if the DOT inspects the Canadian trucks, why can't they inspect the Mexican trucks? And if they do inspect them, hold them to the same standards as we hold the Canadians.

Guatemalan trucks don't enter into the equation.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Bush will take in all the illegal aliens Mexico can spare, as long as he and his friends like Bill Bennett and Jack Kemp don't have to live near them. They have their Ivory Towers surrounded by walls to protect theirs.

[Paulus Invictus]

So why aren't we all calling and faxing the WH and the Congresscritters and Senators to stop this amnesty scam? I don't care a whit if Bush wants this as a "gift" to Fox during his visit to Mexico next week! What can Bush be thinking, that we are not paying attention, perhaps? The disastrous amnesty bill must not be passed into law! My Pubbie vote is being undermined here, and I'm mad as hell and won't take it anymore! (sound familiar?)

[Brownie74]

That is the key - advertising.

You can forget about TV. I tried that here locally and drew a blank. Talk radio isn't to keen about it either because they don't know the whole story. I had to help one of our locals out yesterday concerning the Matriculas Consulares.

He didn't realize that these illegals could get a drivers license with them and then become registered to vote under Motor Voter. And he had no idea about using them to opening checking accounts so they could send money home.

Good luck hitting the anti-immigration sites.