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Statement by President Bush on Immigration [12:36 PM, Apr 6 2006]
Sun Times ^ | Apr 6 2006

Posted on 04/06/2006 11:12:34 AM PDT by george wythe

Charlotte, NC

I'm pleased that Republicans and Democrats in the United States Senate are working together to get a bipartisan comprehensive energy bill -- let me start over. I'm pleased that Republicans and Democrats in the United States Senate are working together to get a comprehensive immigration bill.

I want to thank the efforts of those involved in the process. I appreciate their understanding there needs to be a comprehensive immigration bill. I recognize there are still details to be worked out. I would encourage the members to work hard to get the bill done prior to the upcoming break.

Thank you all.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: aliens; bush43; immigrationplan; statement; transcript
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To: HEY4QDEMS
GET OUT!

Your two word comment was more meaningful and to the point than the President's two paragraph comment.

41 posted on 04/06/2006 2:16:10 PM PDT by varon (Allegiance to the constitution, always. Allegiance to a political party, never.)
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To: randog; All
JOBS AMERICAN CITIZENS WON'T DO? According the the Pew Hispanic center, and data from 2005 census reports, the largest percentage of those jobs are done by US CITIZENS.

http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=61

About 7.2 million unauthorized migrants were employed in March 2005, accounting for about 4.9% of the civilian labor force. They made up a large share of all workers in a few more detailed occupational categories, including 24% of all workers employed in farming occupations, 17% in cleaning, 14% in construction and 12% in food preparation.

42 posted on 04/06/2006 2:26:35 PM PDT by WatchingInAmazement ("Nothing is more expensive than cheap labor," prof. Vernon Briggs, labor economist Cornell Un.)
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To: george wythe

"We screwed them again Ted."

43 posted on 04/06/2006 2:27:39 PM PDT by SUSSA
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To: HEY4QDEMS
GET OUT


44 posted on 04/06/2006 2:29:34 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Come to where the flavor is)
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To: SUSSA

HOW DO WE UNITE AND PROTEST? I AM SOOOOOOO MAD.


45 posted on 04/06/2006 2:31:19 PM PDT by Texas4ever (Anything off the dollar menu :))
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To: jpl

I'd like to see you do any better in front of a couple billion people.


46 posted on 04/06/2006 3:18:02 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: clawrence3

lol. True. I thought it was a Freudian Slip by the President. Even the Greenies are screaming about illegals and how we don't have "energy" resources to pay for all the illegals.


47 posted on 04/06/2006 3:22:05 PM PDT by Alia
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To: immigration lady

Agreed. Most of the problems in society boil down to the socialist infestation.


48 posted on 04/07/2006 7:11:43 AM PDT by Killborn (Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
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To: Minus_The_Bear

It can be quite entertaining and insightful. The amount of people not working is stunning.


49 posted on 04/07/2006 7:12:53 AM PDT by Killborn (Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
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To: Cecily

Agreed.


50 posted on 04/07/2006 7:15:18 AM PDT by TAdams8591
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To: CowboyJay

The wages might not be fair, but neither is bankrupting businesses. Even a mega-million company will bankrupt at some point if they keep falling for "minimum wage" and all the other socialist BS being foisted.


51 posted on 04/07/2006 7:15:30 AM PDT by Killborn (Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
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To: RHINO369

But government shouldn't simply decree that companies must pay levels of minimum wage. That's socialistic and anti-Capitalistic. No business can last long if the DEMs keep foisting andincreasing wage bs and all the other machinations of capitalist and liberty destruction they love so much. I'm not saying $1 is fair, but at this point I'll take it.

It is better than workking for free.


52 posted on 04/07/2006 7:18:25 AM PDT by Killborn (Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
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To: Killborn
I didn't say we should have minimum wage. However bringing in wave after wave of cheap labor from Mexico, and thereby breaking our laws and artificially bringing down wages because the government pays for what the illegals don't earn( if you make 5 dollars an hour and have 5 kids, you can't feed them on 5, so Uncle Sam picks up the slack). Its basically big business getting subsidized by the middle class.
53 posted on 04/07/2006 1:12:52 PM PDT by RHINO369
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To: Killborn
2) End socialist wage control and union thuggery BS.

Im afraid were too deep into it for that to do much good. It would be like "waking up" everyone in the Matrix at the same time. BOOM!!!

54 posted on 04/07/2006 1:16:19 PM PDT by Windsong (Jesus Saves, but Buddha makes incremental backups)
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To: Killborn

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55 posted on 04/07/2006 1:20:14 PM PDT by Windsong (Jesus Saves, but Buddha makes incremental backups)
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To: Killborn
"But government shouldn't simply decree that companies must pay levels of minimum wage. That's socialistic and anti-Capitalistic. No business can last long if the DEMs keep foisting andincreasing wage bs and all the other machinations of capitalist and liberty destruction they love so much. I'm not saying $1 is fair, but at this point I'll take it. It is better than workking for free."

If a business cannot survive without subsistence-wage labor subsidized by the taxpayer, then it wins the economic Darwin Award, and needs to go the way of the Dodo. This country does not need to import poverty,

56 posted on 04/07/2006 7:00:05 PM PDT by CowboyJay (Rough Riders! Tancredo '08)
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To: Windsong

Incrementalism will be the trick. Gradually reform/break unions and give out more ax cuts and reduce spendings. Doing everything cold will probably rwesult in your scenario.


57 posted on 04/09/2006 2:07:32 PM PDT by Killborn (Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
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To: CowboyJay

There's nothing capitalistic or free about mandatory minimum wage. IT hurts busineeses and brings government into a lassiez faire economy.


58 posted on 04/09/2006 2:09:56 PM PDT by Killborn (Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
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To: RHINO369

Either out of greed or necessity, what businesses are doing is illegal and dangerous. The circumstances that encourage or provoke them are even more so (unConstitutional taxation and confiscation laws, socilaist intrusion, etc).


59 posted on 04/09/2006 2:26:46 PM PDT by Killborn (Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
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To: Cecily
(for $4.00 an hour and no benefits)

THAT is the KEY phrase everyone keeps leaving out.

60 posted on 04/09/2006 2:28:01 PM PDT by NordP (I've seen enough "24" to know there are many things a President cannot talk about, yet must do.)
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