Ken Salazar

Summary (posts follow):

U.S. Senator from Colorado, Democrat. May have tried to pass legislation in order to help Western Union, a company that profits from illegal immigration. In 2006, joined with Bush to support an amnesty, and in 2007 said: "Failure on (comprehensive immigration reform) is not an option...For this Congress and Washington not to deal with immigration reform is an abdication of responsibility." Supported Barack Obama's Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007. On the other hand, in 2005, voted for two pro-borders bills.

Last modified Dec 16, 2008

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NDN admits: Census padding with non-citizens to gain race-based power ("Latinos" meet in DC; redistricting) - 1/19/2009

... Interior secretary designate, Ken Salazar; the Labor secretary designate, Hilda Solis; and the White House's director of intergovernmental affairs, Cecilia Munoz, formerly a vice president of the National Council de la Raza. And: In remarks read by Tina Tchen, who will be the White House director of public liaison, Mr. Obama said to Latinos, "You showed how powerful you are on Nov. 4&qu...

Ken Salazar as Interior Secretary - 12/16/2008

... going to name Colorado Senator Ken Salazar as his secretary of the Department of the Interior. This makes four Hispanic nominees - two to the cabinet - so far, and as we know there are groups keeping score. The Salazar confirmation is subject to him passing a background check; one wonders if that's why Raul Grijalva wasn't selected or whether it has something to do with qualifications o...

NYT almost follows the money on Western Union (U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Ken Salazar) - 11/24/2007

Jason DeParle almost follows the money on Western Union, a company that makes almost a billion dollars per year off legal and illegal immigrants sending money home ("remittances"): link. While it's a much better job than, for instance, Jill Capuzzo of that paper would have done, he doesn't go as far as he could.

Kennedy, Graham, Reid, Kyl, Bush to try to revive Senate illegal immigration amnesty bill - 6/08/2007

Like Jason or Michael Myers, the "Grand Bargainers" behind the Senate's illegal alien amnesty bill are promising to bring it back within a few days or a few weeks. If you want to prevent this from happening, it's within your power to do so. All we need is one well-known amnesty supporter to be roundly discredited and that will send a loud and clear message to the rest. [Sen.

Dr. Richard Land wants to hear from you about immigration matters - 3/29/2007

Dr. Richard Land is the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and earlier today he appeared with Senator Teddy Kennedy and others at a Washington DC press conference to support immigration "reform" (aka a massive amnesty): "...We also have a Biblical mandate to act compassionately for those that are in needm, Matthew 25... To love our neighbors as ourselves. Matthew 22. And ...

Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007 (Barack Obama) - 3/09/2007

... Bob Menendez, Jeff Bingaman and Ken Salazar; Representatives Mike Honda, Neil Abercrombie, Hilda Solis, Ed Pastor and Raul Grijalva. Two other Reps involved are Luis Gutierrez and Jan Schakowsky. From the who-cares department comes this video of NYC Councilmen Hiram Monserrate and Miguel Martinez and NY Assemblyman Jose Peralta urging Hillary Clinton and others to co-sponsor it. Those endorsin...

Bush favors a massive illegal alien amnesty. Should he switch parties? - 4/26/2006

Bush recently held a meeting of pro-illegal immigration Senators ("Bush, senators agree on alien citizenship, shut out critics"). According to Mel Martinez (R-FL): "There was a pretty good consensus that what we have put into the Hagel-Martinez proposal here is the right way to go...

Robbing Peter to pay for OTMs - 7/15/2005

Yesterday the Senate voted against two bills: one would have added 2000 more Border Patrol agents, and the other would have added 8000 more beds to detention centers.

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