California Race Highlights Split On Immigration

Wall Street Journal ^ | 10/18/2005 | MIRIAM JORDAN

[Ladycalif]

LAKE FOREST, Calif. -- Last year, retired accountant Jim Gilchrist started a volunteer group that vowed to catch illegal immigrants sneaking across the Mexico-U.S. border. Scarcely a year later, he's vying for the only vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, running an unlikely campaign that is showcasing deep political divisions over the immigration issue.

Mr. Gilchrist is the co-founder of the controversial border-watch group called the Minuteman Project, which has caused a stir by sending citizen patrols to border areas with the goal of stopping illegal crossings. The group has been branded "vigilantes" by President Bush but embraced by some prominent Republicans, including California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Against that backdrop, Mr. Gilchrist this fall entered a special election in Orange County, Calif., to succeed Christopher Cox, the Republican congressman tapped to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Though he had only a fraction of his chief rival's funding and carried the banner of a minor political group, the American Independent Party, Mr. Gilchrist's hard line on immigration resonated enough with voters to force Republican State Sen. John Campbell into a runoff in December. In a field of 17, Mr. Gilchrist got 15% of the vote on Oct. 6, compared with 46% for the millionaire car salesman.

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[Brad’s Gramma]

EXCELLENT article....read it, everyone.

[ncountylee]

Too bad he has zero chance.

[Ladycalif]

ping

[Brad’s Gramma]

I go back and forth on that myself....

BUT, doggone it all, SOMEONE needs to take the bulls by the horn and if nothing else, get the ball rolling!

So THERE! ;)

[Brad’s Gramma]

http://www.jimgilchrist.com/



:)

[DTogo]

Economic conservatives tend to favor a guest-worker program proposed by President Bush that ultimately would legalize many illegal immigrants. They also favor offering certain benefits to immigrants who lack green cards. Mr. Campbell, for one, supports issuing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants in California, as well as allowing high-school graduates who are illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. at a young age to pay in-state fees for college. Meanwhile, cultural conservatives vehemently oppose the Bush proposal, which they deem a veiled amnesty that will encourage more Latin Americans to enter the U.S. illegally.

What a load. I consider myself to be an economic/fiscal Conservative yet I do NOT favor a guest worker program until our borders are secured and those here ILLEGALLY return home and apply for a guest worker visa. I also strongly oppose any benefits to ILLEGAL aliens other than a free bus ride to the border.

Build it here, build it NOW!

[toomanylaws]

I love your Pesos. Would you mind if I used them when I am asked for contributions from the RNC?

[dennisw]

This article has a lot of the usual WSJ open borders trash talking. Those dopes think illegal immigration is a hoot since they get more cheap ethnic restaurants to chow down in

[dennisw]

I love your Pesos. Would you mind if I used them when I am asked for contributions from the RNC?

Freeper "Prime Choice" designed those and people are already mailing them into RNC appeals and other Republican requests for money

[Prime Choice]

I love your Pesos. Would you mind if I used them when I am asked for contributions from the RNC?

Freeper "Prime Choice" designed those and people are already mailing them into RNC appeals and other Republican requests for money

Thanks for the ping, Dennis.

Toomanylaws: yes, feel free to print out the Bush pesos and send 'em in the contribution solicitation envelopes. That's what I made 'em for.   :o)

There's also a larger, printer-friendly version available with additional text. I encourage all interested to print 'em out and send 'em back as their donation to the RNC. We've got to send a message that we're tired of our party coddling lawbreakers and we're willing to stick 'em where it hurts on the issue.

[gubamyster]

ping

[Nea Wood]

Thanks so much for designing that peso! Thanks to you, I now look forward to getting those envelopes from the RNC! :-)

[Uncle Hal]

From the article: The national poll of 800 likely Republican voters, released yesterday, found that only 16% want to stop the flow of illegal immigrants entirely. Nearly 80% would support an enforcement package that increases penalties for employers, registers workers and -- provided those workers pay taxes, learn English and stay on the right side of the law -- offers a path to eventual citizenship."
Where did they find the GOP members that polled this way? I seriously question the authenticity of this poll.

[blackie]

Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!

Support our Minutemen Patriots!

Be Ever Vigilant ~ Bump!

[Prime Choice]

Thanks so much for designing that peso! Thanks to you, I now look forward to getting those envelopes from the RNC! :-)

Thanks much for the kind words, Nea! It's my pleasure to help out where I can.   :o)

[mobyss]

If you don't mind, I'm going to use them too!

I wish I could see the face of the RNC employee on the other end as they open the envelope - and I hope these things get sent up the chain to the j@ckasses in charge of steering the GOP off a cliff.

I've been writing a similar sentiment in large black marker on every piece of GOP mail I've received for about a year, then stuff it all pack into the return envelope (including the original envelope!) and send it back, postage-paid. Somehow, they still don't get the message!

Sending this back, in full color, will be much more fun!

[Prime Choice]

If you don't mind, I'm going to use them too!

Mind? Heck, I encourage it! Like you said, it's time those in charge of trying to steer us over the edge of a cliff need to get the message. So use 'em in good health and feel free to spread the word!   :o)

[janetgreen]

I send the pesos to ALL open borders politicians, no matter which party they're claiming to represent. All I know is that few of them actually represent US!

[Nea Wood]

I send the pesos to ALL open borders politicians, no matter which party they're claiming to represent.

Excellent idea! In fact, I shouldn't wait until they send me those prepaid envelopes. I should just go ahead and type my own envelopes and send 'em.