Comprehensive Immigration Reform

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Who wrote Arnold Schwarzenegger's immigration opinion piece? - 9/12/2006

California's Bush- and Kennedy-controlled governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, offers "Keep the Immigration Debate Civil". My summary: "A protest vote for Phil Angelides might wake me, Maria, and my Bush handlers up to the realization that I'm on the wrong path." 1. The title will be read by most as a challenge to those opposed to illegal immigration.

Washington DC illegal immigration march: <5000 show up; Ted Kennedy - 9/08/2006

Senator Edward M. Kennedy ("Teddy", "Ted") was one of the featured speakers at yesterday's illegal immigration rally in Washington D.C.

"Immigration Protests May Not Spur Votes" - 9/05/2006

From this: Immigration protests that drew hundreds of thousands of flag-waving demonstrators to the nation's streets last spring promised a potent political legacy a surge of new Hispanic voters. "Today We March, Tomorrow We Vote," they proclaimed. But an Associated Press review of voter registration figures from Chicago, Denver, Houston, Atlanta and other major urban areas t...

El Salvador president Tony Saca to his citizens: get a green card - 8/25/2006

... they wait for Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Many migrants from El Salvador received the temporary status after a devastating earthquake struck the C

Mike Huckabee: opposition to "comprehensive" immigration reform isn't racist - 8/25/2006

... said he believes opposition to comprehensive immigration reform is 'irrational in many cases.' And he did not discount the causative factor of racism. "If I were to say that some of it is driven by just sheer racism, I think I would be telling you the truth.

A "comprehensive" 1986 amnesty would have prevented pro-grower propaganda - 8/24/2006

... social services without passage of comprehensive immigration reform? ...Had we solved this problem in a truly comprehensive way in 1986 ...

Senate Immigration Bill: $126 billion in spending over 10 years - 8/21/2006

[UPDATE: see below] Friday evening, the Congressional Budget Office released their estimate of just how much the Senate's massive illegal alien amnesty would cost us financially: $126 billion over 10 years: Supporters of the legislation cautioned that the CBO's total needs to be put into context.

More words of advice from Mexican Ambassador Carlos de Icaza - 8/17/2006

Mexican Ambassador Carlos de Icaza visited his forward outpost in Atlanta and proferred words of wisdom for us all: "We need to start talking like neighbors, stop the 'blame game' and start looking at this issue constructively... We need both the United States and Mexico to acknowledge that international cooperation is essential in immigration issue. No country can solve this dilemm...

"Why the DREAM Act Is a Nightmare" - 8/15/2006

... Kobach: It is no secret that the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 (S. 2611), passed by the U.S. SenA

"Mexican ambassador endorses comprehensive immigration reform" [safe, legal and orderly] - 8/14/2006

Speaking at the third annual Border Security Conference at UTEP (University of Texas at El Paso), Mexico's ambassador to the United States, Carlos de Icaza, gave his stamp of approval to "comprehensive" immigration "reform." He not only joins Bush, Fox, Kennedy, McCain, Sheila Jackson Lee, Jack Kemp, and a host of others in supporting the scam, but U.S. ambassador to Mexic...

Darrell Issa, PFAW, Huerta, Catholic leaders, immigration town hall meetings - 8/03/2006

Yesterday yet another town hall meeting on immigration was held, and this time they let in a whopping 200 people. (I foolishly tried to attend the last one they held; I won't make that same mistake again.) The SDUT devotes most of this story to discussing the thoughts of those who favor illegal immigration, but an important comment from Darrell Issa does get mentioned: Meantime, Rep.

El Cucuy es Raza! (Bustamante, Cedillo, NCLR, voting) - 8/02/2006

Popular Spanish-language radio host El Cucuy (real name: Renan Almendarez Coello) is on a 10 city bus tour trying to register members of his audience as voters. He kicked off the campaign in San Jose (California) on Monday, and joining him on his fun bus were Lt. Gov.

Bush gives argument against any sort of illegal alien amnesty scheme - 7/31/2006

Earlier today, president Bush delivered speech #5B in Miami (whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060731-1.html). For those who left their program at home, that speech number designates 10% Cuban-oriented content, and 10% ports-oriented content, with, of course, the remaining 80% being offal, stuffing, straw, lies, and bits and pieces from other speeches. However, near the end, he provides an ar...

Gen. Peter Pace cries for illegal aliens - 7/11/2006

Alfonso Chardy of Knight Ridder offers the disgusting story "Senate hearing in Miami touts immigrants' contributions": "My dad came here, sometimes worked three jobs, but the jobs were there for him and the opportunities were there for him," Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said as he choked back tears during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing...

"Comprehensive Moral Squalor" - 7/01/2006

... bit... strong: The Hagel-Martinez Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 is a swindle wrapped in a deception inside a lie. Although marketed as immigration reform, the bill provides corporate welfare on an unprecedented scale. Hagel-Martinez is a historically significant bait and switch that will diminish the prosperity of the average citizen. The goal of this malignant legislation is t...

Immigration laws squeeze cherry, grape farmers; Mike Johanns - 7/01/2006

Various newspapers have printed an infinite series of propaganda featuring various growers complaining about how their crops are rotting in the fields because of a lack of cheap foreign serf labor.

Senate amnesty bill is for employers too - 5/22/2006

One point that I haven't made as often as I should is that an illegal alien amnesty would also be an amnesty for those who've employed those workers: Among those who will be cleared of past crimes under the Senate's proposed immigration-reform bill would be the businesses that have employed the estimated 10 million illegal aliens eligible for citizenship and that provided the very ...

Bush touts "guest" workers at National Restaurant Association meeting - 5/22/2006

Earlier today, president Bush spoke at the National Restaurant Association meeting in Chicago. In addition to discussing Iraq, he also apparently - yet again - promoted his "guest" worker scheme. The restaurant industry makes heavy use of "immigrant" workers, the (other) NRA has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to politicians, and most of our politicians refuse to m...

Immigration "reform" would be a disaster - 5/17/2006

... "reform" - offers this: ...Comprehensive immigration reform promises that people already in the United States illegally can apply for citizenship, but requires them to "go to the back of the line." But a key question is, the back of which line?

The GOP needs your help to damage the U.S. - 5/16/2006

Chairman Mehlman has issued an urgent plea: Dear ______, Our immigration system is broken. And we need your help to fix it. In his address to the nation last night, President Bush showed the way to getting real results on this difficult issue. We need your help today to stand up in support of the President's bold plan.

New York Times goes nuts over immigration - 5/15/2006

... night was not a blueprint for comprehensive immigration reform. It was a victory for the fear-stricken fringe of the debate. Because, we know that anyone who supports the sovereignty of this nation is simply driven by fear. Rather than standing up for truth, Mr.

"Dobbs to President: Do you take us for fools?" - 5/11/2006

... nothing less than what he calls comprehensive immigration reform is acceptable. And the lies keep coming from both political parties.

What is "comprehensive immigration reform"? - 4/12/2006

John Derbyshire provides this handy-dandy cut-out-and-clip glossary to terms used in the immigration "debate": "legalization" ----- amnesty "guest worker plan" ----- amnesty "temporary worker plan" ----- amnesty "path to citizenship" ----- amnesty "out of the shadows" ----- amnesty "comprehensive reform" ----- amnesty

Flashback to 1993, when Harry Reid was an American - 4/05/2006

Nowadays, Harry Reid supports illegal immigration, even when he ends up greatly harming American citizens and assisting Bush, connected contractors, and the government of Mexico in the process.

Whatever will we do without child labor? - 3/29/2006

... on the Judiciary about "Comprehensive Immigration Reform II". As their recent actions show, they weren't paying attention: Lobbyists for business will disagree of course, but their claims of doom and gloom are nothing new. Forty years ago, for instance, California tomato farmers said that their industry would cease to exist if the foreign-labor program of the time a

Will Bill Frist monkeywrench Arlen Specter's disastrous amnesty scheme? - 3/16/2006

Bill Frist might introduce an "enforcement-only" bill in the Senate, which might then overshadow Arlen Specter's - dare I say it - un-American massive amnesty scheme: Judiciary members on both sides, however, cautioned Mr. Frist not to bypass them. "The majority leader is wrong," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat. "It's impossible to build a pol...

Western Governors Association wants "guest" worker program - 2/28/2006

... Tuesday called on Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform including a temporary guest worker program. The group that represents 18 western states passed the policy resolution unanimously while meeting at the National Governors Association annual conference... UPDATE: As you might expect, it's even worse than the blurb suggests.

Colorado Democrats kinda getting serious about illegal immigration - 2/13/2006

From this: [Colorado] Democrats are wading into traditionally Republican territory - the issue of illegal immigration. House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, D-Denver, said Democrats are drafting six bills that will be introduced next week.

"Cardinal Mahoney initiates immigrant rights campaign" - 2/08/2006

... participating in the Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, which includes hundred of labor, civil rights, faith, c

Los Angeles City Council opposes Minuteman Project, supports illegal immigration - 2/06/2006

Lead by Eric Garcetti, the Los Angeles City Council has approved a resolution opposing "anti-migrant vigilantes" and supporting "immigration reform", i.e., a massive amnesty: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, with the concurrence of the Mayor, that by the adoption of this Resolution, the City of Los Angeles hereby includes in its 2005-2006 State and Federal Legislative Program su...

Coalition vows to defeat harsh immigration bill [HR 4437] - 1/20/2006

... Congress, signaling their support for comprehensive immigration reform... [the groups were:] *Business: American Health Care Association; American Hotel and Lodging Association; American Nursery and Landscape Association; International Franchise Association; National Council of Chain Restaurants; National Restaurant Association; and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. *Labor: American Federation ...

The Washington Post's cozy little fantasy world - 12/29/2005

They offer "Bad Border Bill" about HR 4437: ...it would do nothing to rationalize U.S. immigration policy.

Fred Barnes supports "comprehensive immigration reform" - 11/25/2005

From the Tamar Jacoby file comes Fred Barnes with El Grande Old Party?. Summary: Bush should capitulate to corruption and embrace a massive illegal alien amnesty.

Bush promotes immigration "reform", "temporary" worker scheme - 10/20/2005

... unless it is part of a larger comprehensive immigration reform program.

Chertoff promotes "Temporary Worker Program" at Senate meeting - 10/18/2005

Don't believe everything you read about DHS head Michael Chertoff's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. First, from Drudge, come these headlines in red: HOMELAND SECURITY CHIEF: EXPEL ALL ILLEGALS... 'Our goal is to return every single illegal entrant, no exceptions'... Those headlines and the first two paragraphs of the AFP article Drudge references are wron...

Pro-American church leaders needed - 8/27/2005

The following religious leaders will be in Nogales on Monday, August 29 to push for immigration "reform": - Dr. David Elcott, U.S. Director of Interreligious Affairs of the American Jewish Committee; - Dr. Bob Edgar, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches; - Elder Rick Ufford-Chase, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, USA; - Gideon Aronoff, Vice President of the Hebrew I...

Poll: 58% favor tighter immigration controls to strengthen national security - 8/18/2005

The article "Democrats gain edge on border security" directs our attention to this recent poll: One national tracking survey by the nonpartisan Public Agenda Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index ranks stemming the flow of illegal immigration as a top international relations concern for the American public. Asked by the survey to rank proposals to improve U.S.

However could we pay for a California Border Patrol? - 7/06/2005

The bill that would have created a California Border Patrol didn't make it out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Apparently the members of that committee simply ignored the arguments that the federal government would allow California to create such a force, instead relying on outdated laws and cases. From "Curbs on illegal immigration fail": Opponents said both measures ra...

FAIR to completely discredit Kennedy-McCain - 6/20/2005

In a move he will probably long regret, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) challenged FAIR to a debate on immigration. FAIR immediately accepted. No date has been scheduled, but at least one debate will occur this summer. McCain also said that immigration is the most important issue facing America today. Somehow I don't expect this to go very well for the Kennedy-McCain camp. In fact, if it receives any...

Immigration reform versus the scare-quoted variety - 6/15/2005

... offers "7 Principles of True Comprehensive Immigration Reform": ...Recently the political winds have shifted.

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