Finally! President Bush admits…it’s Amnesty! After dancing around the truth and avoiding the obvious terminology to describe the immigration bill, S.1348 (later changed to S. 1639), the President said, “…Amnesty means you’ve got to pay a price for having been here illegally, and this bill does that.”So many people saw the bill for what it was, so yes Mr. President, you might as well tell the truth.
But thank goodness S. 1639, or the “amnesty” bill, is now DEAD in the Senate. Yes we can breathe a sigh of relief for that, but don’t expect that our immigration situation will change for the better. The American people need to keep the pressure on their legislators in Washington and demand that the borders are secured, and to follow our current laws in dealing with illegals.
As a country, we would still be facing uncontrolled, lawless borders (especially to the south), prosecution of Border Agents who do their jobs, and illegals who take advantage of our healthcare system and jobs. The problem doesn’t go away.
Another way, of course, is for the states to take control of the situation. And they have been, through individual state action, and through a group of legislators dubbed State Legislators for Legal Immigration. That’s a sure sign that Americans want a tougher stance on illegal immigration.
I sincerely hope that the reason for the fall of S. 1639 is because senators realized they should not risk the ire of the American people in voting for the bill. In fact, several senators defected from their previous positions supporting it. Perhaps it was from the pressure of “We the People” making noise, but don’t think that this issue will die. In the future, we may expect to see “amnesty for illegals” come up again.
Why? Because granting millions of the undocumented illegals in this country a fast track to citizenship is still the goal of some in Washington. It only further dilutes our nation’s sovereignty and identity as we rush full speed toward a North American Union. American workers, Americans as a whole are being left to the side in favor of cheaper labor and a “shared community” mentality.
President Bush and Mexico’s president Felipe Calderon have been in talks, but not once has President Bush mentioned how important it is that the Mexican people have a stable and prosperous economy of their own. The language that Pres. Bush has used while addressing the Mexican people and president has been along the lines of ”working together” and “shared prosperity.” No doubt there’s an effort by the two presidents to try to implement a North American Union.
It is evidenced when Calderon called the now dead immigration bill “a grave error.” What’s so “grave” about being concerned about our nation’s sovereignty and stability? A more sensible reaction from the Mexican president would be of support as we work to get control of our borders. It would show that Calderon is accepting of our nation’s sovereignty, and wouldn’t want to interfere in the affairs of our country. Security along the border would be best for both countries. All of the lawlessness regarding illegal human and drug smuggling would be under control. But Calderon doesn’t see it that way.
An Alternative
As I’ve mentioned, an alternative would be left up to the individual states to enforce standing immigration laws. But there is also a Federal alternative. The Secure Borders FIRST Act of 2007, unveiled by Rep. Peter King (R-NY) and Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), is an alternative bill proposed in the House. This bill may not get the attention it needs because it’s too conservative in nature (with emphasis on border enforcement and implementation of immigration laws already on the books) but it’s needed. It’s a common sense bill.
I would conclude that these men are thinking of the will of the people and are truly concerned about the security of this nation. What good is a nation with weak borders? If only We the People, could get the attention of our leaders on this alternative bill?
Let’s make some noise and show Washington we are still concerned about illegal immigration, the fight isn’t over.
Related Reading
Bush: It is amnesty:
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56378
State Legislators Call for End to ‘Illegal Alien Invasion’:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200705/NAT20070522c.html
Mexican president says vote ‘a grave error’:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4929095.html
Details of The Secure Borders FIRST Act of 2007:
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ca50_bilbray/morenews/Truereformbill.shtml
*Contact your Representatives in the House and tell them to support The Secure Borders FIRST Act of 2007:
http://www.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
*Felicia (Fee) Benamon is a political columnist who writes for various conservative sites including RenewAmerica.us, Michnews.com, Daley-Times Post, Renaissance Women ( http://www.rwnetwork.net/ ) , Capitolhillcoffeehouse.com, TheConservativeVoice.com, Mensnewsdaily.com, ConservativeCrusader.com, and other news sites like AmericanChronicle.com. She is a columnist and a reporter for the Mid-South Patriot ( www.freewebs.com/midsouth-patriot ) in Memphis, TN. Felicia hails from a military background, and has been politically active since the 2000 elections. She has been a guest peaker on various conservative internet talk radio shows.
You may email Felicia: Feereports@aol.com
THANK GOD we won this battle, but the war has only just begun. Many liberals are again blaming “right-wing talk radio” for the defeat of the amnesty bill. It is no coincidence that their counterattack — the revival of the “fairness doctrine” — has begun just as their beloved amnesty bill was in its death throes. It cracks me up that liberals can refer to the most oppressive form of censorship as a “fairness doctrine.” Yes, let’s put some government bureaucrats (no doubt left-leaning ones) in charge of keeping score on radio commentary to make sure it is “balanced.” Sounds like something Chavez or Castro would love, and possibly imitate. Way to go, John Kerry, you have won the admiration of dictators around the world!
The solution for this whole mess is pretty simple really.
1) Secure the border and shoot to kill anyone who approaches the security fence.
2) Deport promptly, anyone who is in the country illegally. (I would prefer repatriation by trebouchet, but a bus and a kick in the ass will due).
3) Anyone who has re-entered the country illegally will face capital charges and be executed post-haste.
4) Anyone employing illegal aliens will have their businesses and homes seized and complete forfeiture of all assets and charge them with labor law violations and tax evasion. Make the business owners destitute and they won’t chance hiring illegals aliens.
WAKE THE F**K UP……The ONLY thing that will prevent illegal aliens from crossing the boarders in droves is FEDERAL action against CORPORATIONS AND BUSINESSES that HIRE them……if you want to control the population of wolves you dont kill wolves….more are born in their place…..you kill rabbits and starve the wolves to death…….Get rid of the REASON they come here and guess what……they will LEAVE.
Ummm . just thinking over here. Maybe a dangerous thing, but
If theyre coming here for jobs then somebody is hiring them, right? Why are they hiring them? Because theyre cheaper than the existing labor force, right? (While I admire the many assertions that they work hard, Americans have a long tradition of working hard too. I do not believe that they are hired because they work harder than the current American labor pool, only that they work cheaper.) Why are they cheaper to hire? Hmm maybe because they arent subject to pesky things like minimum wage, payroll taxes, FICA/Social Security/Medicare tax, workers compensation, OSHA regulations, etc. etc. etc. But . if they *were* made legal, then they *would* be subject to those things, right? Which would remove the primary reason for hiring them in the first place. And they would be replaced by the next cheap labor pool = more illegal immigrants.
So in my final analysis granting amnesty to current illegal immigrants would likely result in the majority loosing their jobs, leading to their poverty and further reliance on taxpaying (i.e. working) Americans to support the social services theyll consume, and more illegal (i.e. cheap) immigrant labor flowing in.
Just my two cents.
Anyone wondering why the controllers of government seek to legalize the 12 Million Enemy Combatants who do not seek either peace nor assimilation will need to read artfldgr’s post #47 at http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/06/27/the-need-for-male-authority/
It was shocking to see Art’s words and over all thesis. Not just how he crushed Tom of CG with the intellectual equvilent of a 70 Ton M1a1 Tank, but how the facts of the societal disentigration of the subject nation spotlighted seemed to roll over and over Tom pulverizng him to be part of the roadbed. But the fact that I had just yesterday watched the documentary Zeitgeist (http://www.livevideo.com/video/ConspiracyCentral/172050C0330840F092E32CFACA241790/zeitgeist-blockbuster-docume.aspx).
The religion part of the Docu. seemed off point, but the part about how to take over a place, by getting the People of the Local to kill each other, well that was the aweful point.
So certainly do not legalize the insurgents in America, do not make a Union with their Home Land, do not embrace their language. The thing that will have to be done is sending these people back over the border, or the controllers will still win as there will be War in our streets as is rising now.
No folks it is not about Azatlan. For the Mexicans have ample populations in Knoxville TN, Monroe NC, Washington D.C. I am sure Atlanta is deluged. Chicago has plenty I hear.
Funny how Bush says let us not fight the terrorists Here in America, and allows 12 Million in from the South, then wants to legaize them.
What this is, is the Congress has decided that they desire Culture Change, for they do not anyone capable of causing Regeime Change agaisnt them. That is why they neglected oversight to make certain the Border was protected from invasion
How does this have anything to do with Men’s Rights?
It was important for the Men to be neutered so they will have nothing to fight for.
Neuter the Boys so they fear Fighting and know nothing of it.
Buy Elder George’s Book, buy a Gun, start a Fight Club.
You are going to need a Tribe if you want a chance.
Consequence of Feminist Culture.
“Marriage has slumped to its lowest level since records were first kept more than 150 years ago, official figures have revealed.”
“…the long-term fall in the popularity of marriage was continuing, with millions of couples choosing instead to live together and delay having a family.”
The figures show that 12 people married in 2005 for every 1,000 unmarried individuals. That compares with a figure of 27 in 1851.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23402298-details/Marriage+rate+falls+to+its+lowest+level+since+records+began/article.do
mruffolo – you missed the point.
The Congress is at WAR against the People – http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/29/schneider.angry.voters/index.html
Just like the King of Sweden has allowed his Nation to run amock agaisnt the indigenous population.
He must owe the Bankers so much that they decided to forclose and offered to run his nation into the ground and take everything from the population and we wil keep him in splendor.
It was done before by the ‘the Longshanks’ and British Royalty to the People of Scotland by corrupting the Cheiftans.
In this case, it is an entire naton.
Stop looking at the symptom. Materialism was used as a tool of the Marxists, to make Women their Tools, get the vote, polute the purpose of State, and gain the land and all flesh thereupon.
You know Islamic Feminists have more in common with the Suffragets than what you call Feminsim today. Because Feminism today is Marxism.
If the ends are the same, and one cropped up after the other, are the two plants that share the same fruits possibly from the same root?
Read Steve montgomery’s Blog here before it disappears, read the Speech that is linked there.
All fruits of evil lead to the same root right now. I care not what it is called and what sector of society it is found in. It is all the same entity.
Mexico “WE cannot Make you Leave!”
http://americancomedynetwork.com/animation.html?bit_id=24620