Right on: Conservative Senate Republicans get serious about immigration enforcement; Update: Meet the Senate Border Security Caucus
I heard from a Senate source a few days ago about two very promising initiatives from conservative Senate Republicans committed to comprehensive immigration enforcement.
Not shamnesty.
I repeat: Comprehensive immigration enforcement reform.
This is good policy. Smart politics. And it’s about damned time.
The first initiative involves one of my favorite GOP Senate members, Jeff Sessions of Alabama. He is rolling out nearly a dozen different bills addressing specific border security and enforcement issues. The plan is to announce the campaign tomorrow.
Some details of the get-tough measures on the table:
Senate Republicans are set to announce Wednesday the hardest-hitting package of immigration enforcement measures seen yet — one that would require jail time for illegal immigrants caught crossing the border, make it harder for them to open bank accounts and compel them to communicate in English when dealing with federal agencies.
Most of the bills stand little chance of being debated in the Democrat-controlled Congress, but the move by some of the Senate’s leading Republicans underscores how potent the issue of immigration remains, particularly during a presidential election year.
The bills give Republicans a way to put pressure on the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates to take a tougher stance on immigration. They also reflect a shift toward harsher immigration rhetoric and legislative proposals from both parties since Congress failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul in 2007.
The package, an enforcement smorgasbord assembled by at least eight lawmakers, consists of 11 bills, but could expand to include as many as 14. Some elements echo House bills, but others go beyond House proposals.
One would discourage states from issuing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants by docking 10 percent of highway funding from states that continue to do so. Another would extend the presence of National Guard on the border and a third would end language assistance at federal agencies and the voting booth for people with limited English ability.
A bill by Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., who is leading the effort, would impose a maximum two-year jail sentence on someone caught crossing the border for a second time.
…Other bills in the package would:
• Block federal funding from cities that bar their police from asking about immigration status.
Give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to use information from the Social Security Administration to target illegal immigrants.
• Require construction of 700 miles of fencing along the Southern border, not including vehicle barriers.
• Impose sanctions on countries that refuse to repatriate their citizens.
• Deport any immigrant, legal or illegal, for one drunken-driving conviction.
• Enable local and state police to enforce federal immigration laws
Ready for a snort? Here’s the Dems’ lame response:
Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said the Republican proposal “falls far short of what is needed.” Democrats want to combine enforcement with a guest-worker program and a way to deal with the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. Reid “continues to support legislation that is tough on people who break the law, fair to taxpayers and practical to implement,” Manley said.
But Democrats also have begun embracing a tougher stance on immigration as well. A confidential study assembled for the Democratic leadership earlier this year urged them to start using tougher language. Democrats have focused on offering opportunity to immigrants, but the study by two think tanks urged them to begin speaking in terms of “requiring” illegal immigrants to become legal and about what’s best for the United States.
Many House Democrats have gone a step further, endorsing an enforcement-only bill by freshman Democratic Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina that would bolster border security and require employers to verify their workers’ legal status with an electronic verification system.
The SAVE Act has drawn 140 co-sponsors, 48 of whom are Democrats, many of them vulnerable freshman who won seats from Republicans.
The Democratic leadership dislikes Shuler’s bill and has refused to schedule a debate.
The other major initiative is led by GOP Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana, who is forming a Border Security & Enforcement First Immigration Caucus–sort of an analog of the House Immigration Caucus led by Tom Tancredo.
Conservatives in the Senate have played defense for too long. These measures will push the presidential candidates in both parties to go on record and will ensure that mass, uncontrolled immigration chaos remains on the Beltway radar screen. Stay tuned and be sure to keep tabs on where your Senators stand. I will, too.
And don’t forget to pressure them on the Fence to Nowhere and the $1.4 billion Mexican border security plan.
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Update 11:33am Eastern. Meet the Senate Border Security Caucus…
Today, U.S. Sens. David Vitter (R- Louisiana), Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama), James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Elizabeth Dole (R-North Carolina), Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia), Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia), Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) and Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) announced the formation of the Border Security and Enforcement First Caucus.
The U.S. illegal immigrant population is the highest it has ever been. One in 25 residents currently living in the United States is here illegally. Over the last seven years, immigration has been the highest in history – 10.9 million immigrants arrived, over half of them (five million plus) without legal status.
The Caucus members recognize that Congress has presented the American people with a false choice in solving the illegal immigration problem – give illegal aliens amnesty or round them up and deport them en masse. The principle mission of the Caucus is to promote a true, achievable alternative: attrition through enforcement and border security. Living illegally in the United States will become more difficult and less satisfying over time when the government – at ALL LEVELS – enforces all of the laws already on the books.
The Caucus will be a platform to let Americans know that some in the U.S. Senate are continuing to make sure that the laws already on the books will be enforced, act as the voice of those concerned citizens who have expressed their opinions time and time again for interior enforcement and border security, push for stronger border security and interior enforcement legislation, and work together in the U.S. Senate to defeat future legislation that offers amnesty.
Vitter: “Last year, the American people spoke loud and clear that amnesty is an unacceptable means of addressing the ever-growing illegal immigration problem in this country. Members of this caucus were listening, and we plan to make it our objective to push for interior enforcement measures that will address the illegal immigration problem without granting a free pass to millions of illegal aliens. As Chairman of the caucus I plan to look for any legislative vehicle available to pressure government on all levels to enforce the immigration laws currently on the books, as well as strengthen enforcement measures,” said Vitter.
DeMint: “It’s time for Congress to keep its promise to the American people to secure our borders and stop illegal immigration. Amnesty is unacceptable, but there are some commonsense solutions that will help us create a rational legal immigration system that works. I’m proud to join with my colleagues on the Border Caucus to fight for a secure border, enforcement of our immigration laws, and steps to encourage legal immigration.’
Sessions: “The American people have a fundamental understanding that our immigration system should be effective and lawful, and they recognize that past reform efforts have fallen short. The public’s frustration with Congressional inaction regarding illegal immigration is one reason we now see historically low approval ratings. I am convinced that our system can be fixed, and this caucus is an opportunity to keep the Senate focused on taking the steps necessary to secure our borders and restore law and order to America’s immigration system.”
Inhofe: “I am proud to join together with my fellow Republican Senators as part of the Border Security Caucus to work toward real and achievable immigration reform. Americans across the political spectrum weighed in on this issue during last summer’s immigration debate, sending a clear message that the American public demands immigration reform without a path to amnesty. What they want and deserve is for the federal government to take existing laws seriously and secure the borders.”
Dole: “The number one lesson learned from the Senate’s failed immigration bill is that Americans simply don’t have confidence that their government is serious about securing our borders and enforcing our laws. Real action and results on this front are long overdue, and I am proud to work with my colleagues who are committed to responsibly and effectively tackling the problems of our broken immigration system,” said Dole.
Chambliss: “Illegal immigration has taken a tremendous toll on our local communities, schools, hospitals, and our law enforcement community,” said U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga. “We must secure the borders of this country, because that is where the problem of illegal immigration begins and where it must be stopped. This is one of the most critical challenges facing our nation, and the formation of this caucus will ensure that supporters of border security have a strong voice in the halls of Congress.”
Isakson: “There’s no greater domestic issue in this country than the problems on our southern border with Mexico, and it is time that Congress makes a commitment to make border security a reality. The members of this caucus understand that there is no way you can reform legal immigration unless you first secure the porous borders and stop the flow of illegal immigrants. It is time we stop making promises. It is time we start delivering solutions. America is too important, and this issue is too critical to the American people.”
Burr: “The United States must strengthen security at its borders so that those who are considering entering our nation illegally are deterred, and those who attempt to enter our nation illegally are caught. As a nation, we have welcomed generations of legal immigrants over the course of our history - immigrants who respect the law and contribute a great deal to our country and we should only permit those into our country who respect our laws, our system of government, and our way of life.”
Wicker: “Immigration reform needs to begin with strong enforcement of our laws and increased border security,” Senator Wicker said. “We are a nation built upon the rule of law. Mississippians understand that, and they expect this Congress to enforce those laws to the fullest. I look forward to working with my colleagues in this border security caucus to advance policies that will help achieve that goal.”
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This is just posturing as Tweedleda, Tweedledum and Tweedledee are bona fide members of the Open Borders/North American Union cabal,
not to mention the Democratic leadership of both houses of Congress are unlikely to allow any immigration-enforcement bill with real teeth to ever come to a vote.
And honestly, what’s the odds “W” would ever allow a real enforcement bill to become law?
Sessions is the real deal.
Si se puede.
We don’t really need all this new proposed legislation, we just need them to start enforcing the laws that are on the books.
If they aren’t following the laws we already have what makes anyone think they would enforce any new ones?
There’s a joke going around down here in Arizona. They asked people what they thought of the new supposedly tougher stance on illegal aliens.
4% supported it
96% said “Que?”
AMEN!
Has anyone else noticed that illegal immigration has not been a Democratic primary topic nor Republican either. The Republican mouse that would not roar has not made it an issue, I wonder why he did not use his enforcement first boiler plate, since the departure of Mitt Romney. I think it safe to say all three remaining candidates are pro-amnesty and as the mouse would like it will not be a talking point issues in the campaigns (one does not speak of such things among friends).
Took the words right out of my mouth. We have a unitary executive and coyote-in-chief who simply does not believe in rule of law, whether it is the Constitution or immigration law. A signing statement will vacate any new legislation.
Open Borders McCain will sell us out again. I swear this idiot will sell out the Nation for anyone who buys him a drink and tells him he really wasn’t last in his class.
DM Michelle I trust you but I am not confident sorry.
Good to get people talking about it more, but politicians will keep selling our sovereignty and I don’t see how we can get them to stop before it is too late.
MM, you are correct - It’s about damned time.
Let’s see, the Reagan amnesty was in, what, 1987? And it’s been six and a half years since we got into this war after the 9/11 attacks?
Yeah, I’d say it’s about time, too. Those Congress guys and gals have been right on top of this one.
And let’s not forget the CIC, who really does not want any of this to happen. Should be interesting.
Thank you, MM, for all you do.
Just spent a week in L.A. - I rang a taxi company and the message was in Spanish, then said press 1 for English. LOL. I almost felt like I was in a foreign country there.
Nice gesture, but I don’t think much will happen with it. However, if we did start enforcing the laws, we wouldn’t have to deport millions. Start deporting a few…the rest will follow, on their own accord. Once, life gets tough here for them, they’ll go home.
This will never happen. Too few principled elected officials in Washington to get common sense legislation that respects the Constitution passed.
Sessions may be the real deal, but so is the North American Union, Trans-Texax Corridor, military agreements between US and Canada for dealing with each countries civilian population, etc. America will cease to exist in our lifetimes unless arms are taken up and our current elected officials returned to whatever rock they crawled out from under and new citizen-patriots placed in power.
What is sad is that we have laws on the books now. Why are they not enforced is the question.
Sessions bills are right on target except for the max of two years for some one caught crossing the boarder for a second time. That should be for the first offense. Then if caught a second time, hows about 10 years of hard labor.
Then some stiff penalties for those who aid the invaders from another country. Also how about less aid to those countries that promote crossing our boarders ILLEGALY.
Here is a boost to the American economy … a 100% tax on all wire transfers that leave the country. This would bail out the banks that are crying right now because they made bad loans to people.
Well I should put my crack pipe down and gop to bed because all this reform is just a pipe dream.
Good idea carp.Michelle go to bed.
Enforcement is the key. I remember when my cousin and I were surprised on my grandfathers ranch about 25 years ago. We were in a tin shed and turned around and 2 or 3 illegals were standing there. This was in so. Texas. About 110 miles from Eagle Pass.
I’m grateful they were just hungry. Imagine our surprise to hear our second generation German grandfather speaking Spanish. Granddads are cool.
Enforce what we have on the books now.
Kevlaur
Opus (#4) is exactly right. While all the rhetoric is going on, which as you say, will not amount to anything, we are losing our country.
I’m very skeptical as well. Our so-called representatives couldn’t care less about addressing the will of the people who voted them into office in the first place. Once elected, these bastards serve the interest of the very rich. If things continue as they are now, it won’t be long before we become a feudal society.
Two years too late, although those behind it were also among our strongest allies against the McCain shamnesty bill. Now it’s just electioneering, unless they get enough grass roots support to scare the Dems into bringing the bills up for debate. That’s our job, but I have my doubts there will be the outpouring of sentiment there was two years ago. That sort of mass reaction is rare.
First of all, Jeff Sessions is from my home state of Alabama and I’m very proud of him. Wish he was in the state in which I now live. That said, we need to stop whining and complaining that these efforts will never work. Negativity is truly a waste of time and energy. I applaud and welcome any effort to stem the tide of illegals streaming into my country. Things may not turn out in the end EXACTLY as we would like, but they can certainly come close. The reality of the situation is that we and like thinkers are not the only people in this country with opinions. We can however, refuse to let up on our elected leaders and encourage our friends and families to do likewise. We CAN make a difference and we can turn it around if we stay the course. Remember, the squeaky wheel gets the most grease!
After Teddy Kennedy and the rest of the half-witted democraps Borked his nomination to the Federal Court, our entire office mobilized to support his run for the Senate. He is a fine southern gentleman of the first order.
If any of our elected officials could get this issue out front, it’s Sen. Sessions.
uh Huh, right after the virtual fence is completed.
When’s McCain going to announce his opposition?
Lilycat:
Thank you for being a voice of reason.
Oh, yeah right, sure. (yawn) I’ll believe it when I see it.
I’ve had enuff talk.
Keep your ammo dry folks, there’s blood coming.
IF - this bills sees some daylight, I want the priorities in the right order:
1. Secure the border so no one crosses without permission. (Allowing our under-appreciated Border Patrol to shoot back with greater firepower).
2. Build a freaking fence.
3. Catapult 30% of our federal prisoners back over the fence.
4. Start taking business licenses from employers of illegals.
5. Stop federal funds to sanctuary cities.
Etc. Simple.
arclight #26 said :
No worries, my oven is full.
Harry “Tommy” Reid is a Burr in the United States Butt. Kick him out.
Schuler better watch himself or he’s going to get kicked out of the “party of the people.”
Not sure how this will prevent illegals from entering the country. I’d rather illegals have bank accounts than rely on untraceable cash or money orders. An illegal with an ATM card leaves an electronic footprint that can be tracked and used against him.
Better yet, leave 55 gallon drums of GPS-enabled pay-as-you-go cell phones along the border. We wouldn’t have to rely on Boeing to execute this plan.
Start sending the RNC personal letters with emphasis on no more money until we (USA) start enforcing our laws.
I sent $1 to the NRCC in lieu of my $50 annual membership fee and was sent a reply accepting me for membership.
Next I will start sending a peso with every letter I send. Not sure where I will get pesos here in the middle of Mississippi……oh yeah, I’ll just go to any construction site, or Home Depot, or landscaping service, or Mexican restaraunt, or chamber of commerce and ask one of the illegals for a couple pesos.
They (RINO’s)will start to get the message when us common folk stop giving any and all contributions.
I do believe that Sessions has all great intentions, but I do NOT trust the other Republicans.
Lip service so that the gullible will fall in line to support McClain.
Odd that this has suddenly become a major issue when it should have been long ago.
We are NOT stupid.
Talk is cheap. We want action and NOW.
Because the Mexican economy benefits from the repatriated earnings of guest workers, we need to get their government in the game.
I propose that all foreign governments be required to post a $100,000 bond for every guest worker allowed into the U.S. If the guest worker fails to leave the U.S. as scheduled, his home nation forfeits the bond and we allow bounty hunters into the game.
Don’t you know, the majority of bounty hunters would be U.S. citizens with a “z” at the end of their last name. Brings a smile to my face.
Sessions is from my home state and Vitter from my adopted one.
For the first time in my adult life, I’m so proud of Alabama and Louisiana.
(wipes tears from her eyes)
I love the idea of donations in pesos! Tell ‘em they might as well get used to the currency if they don’t tighten their stance.
Do you think the volunteers soliciting donations will know the conversion rate or will I have to look it up ahead of time? /sarc
Maybe in ‘12 we can get a Sessions/Zel Miller ticket. That would be something to get excited about.
I think the real power on this issue lies with the people and with projects like Deportthemnow.com. Are there any updates for that project? Many of your readers here Michelle, would love to jump on board and start bangin some drums and further influencing our represenatives in Congress.
Power to the people.
Fellow commenters, let’s share some ideas to pitch to Michelle for deportthemnow.com, besides what she already has in the hopper.
Opus, said it first, and many agree. Follow the current freakin’ law, for crying out loud.
What sense does it make to have additional laws that might not be enforced? It is sort of like new gun laws. We already have plenty of gun laws. Just enforce them.
My belief is that legislators want to do ’something.’ And, they interpret that to mean pass more legislation. Note to legislators, doing ’something’ also means making sure the laws you passed are enforced and followed.
I don’t know of others but as soon as I see the word Comprehensive, I cringe. Makes me wonder what is the entirety under the umbrella.
Another law!
The Republican Party is STILL acting like Democrats. Just throw laws and money at a problem until it goes away!
A couple years ago they passed a law to build a fence. We were told that showed they had heard us and were listening. Where’s the @#$%& fence?!
After the 2006 Congressional election John McAmnesty said the Republicans lost because they abandoned their principles and that they needed to return to them, but he said he would still sign his McCain-Kennedy Amnesty bill.
I’m sorry, but I disagree with you this time, Michelle. Talk is cheap, and I ain’t buying. Show me some action.
Their bill is leaving out 1 major enforcement…….Change the 14th amendment which really doesn’t need to be changed because it is clear that it doesn’t apply to foreign nationals STOP THE ANCHOR BABY CLAUSE!
Enforce existing laws and NO SOCIAL SERVICES for illegals and one of two things will happen: The illegals will go home, or they will turn to crime in which case we put their sorry asses in JAIL!!!
There was a vote this week in the MN State House - the bill was introduced by Marty Seifert, the House Minority Leader (R), and representative for the area still mourning four kids killed in the school bus crash.
The bill called for cutting off state aid to cities that act as “sanctuary cities” and do not allow their law enforcement to inquire about immigration status. The bill failed by one vote. Which means all (R)’s voted in favor and some Dems crossed over to also vote in favor; however the Democratic leadership kept the vote open past time so they could bully their members into voting against it.
Some legislators don’t learn.
(#36 LOL on the Michelle Obama impersonation!)
I told the person from the RNC who was soliciting money from me: no wall, no money.
I remarked that Juan Hernandez as McCain’s hispanic outreach director has an unmistakable pro illegal philosophy, and if they had any questions, to go to MichelleMalkin.com!!
Minnesota is another state I can cross of my list of ever visiting or spending a dime there.
Enforce our laws!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the words of the Republican candidate (but not in his meaning when he said it), “build the g-ddamn fence!”
Then I can happily go pick lettuce for $50/hour which he said no Americans would do…
I wonder if he will ever apologize or “clarify” his remark when he said the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth are “dishonest and dishonorable”.
May God help our country.
Jim Demint is not too shabby either. The only way to advance this is to elect a Republican majority in the Senate.
Sessions is up for re-election. We can send money even if he isn’t from our state.
I don’t see these proposals as a bad thing. Sure we should enforce current laws, but I’m glad this has been introduced in the Senate.
What scares me is the defeatist atttitude of many of those who helped in the successful fight against McAmnesty.
Not giving up is very important.
None of them deserve one cent, or uno peso until they demonstrate with actions that they are serious about enforcing our laws.
It is an election year, so many will posture so people will donate money.
We must all pledge, “No more money” to any candidates, or the RNC, or the NRCC.
When they start feeling the pain, we might see something. Do not be fooled by high and lofty promises.
No more money! Tell them to get it from their illegal constituents!
xler8bmw:
You raised an important point. We absolutely need to eliminate the anchor baby enticement. We know that many of the illegals coming in are counting that very thing as an opportunity to permanently remain in this country. I really do believe the removal of that incentive would disuade many from coming here.
lilycat: It’s so bad that they come across the border call an ambulance to take them to the hospital to have the baby then go back to Mexico and apply for assistance because the baby is now a US citizen. All at the cost of the taxpayer.
Brownsville TX is the busiest Post Office in the country. They come back a cross get their checks then go back.
Question of Texas voters here? I can’t find how the questions on ID and dealing with the illegals, fence came out over the state. Can someone answer for me? Thanks.
L
IMHGO, I’d rather see the Anchor Baby BS eliminated rather than the fence if I had to chose between the two. But both would be good. Enforce the Law on the books NOW!
IMHO, lol, big fingers…
The entire US government is complicit in this treason! You can’t tell me 30MM Mexicans wandered into the US without there being a deliberate under-the-table political policy in place. Why? - 40MM babies aborted since 1973 and no tax-payers to replace them for the self-serving baby boomers who now want to live the life of Riley. They need the Mexicans legalized and on the tax rolls ASAP! That’s why!
How do you make the kettle boil?
You keep the fire lit.
Oh yeah, good stuff!
Take the fight to the enemy.
Timing couldn’t be better.
Ill believe it only when I see it.
Too bad the people don’t get to vote on this ..instead of only those Corrupt “Representavies”. Unfortunately, they only represent the Sugar Daddies paying them in The Open Borders Lobby Groups”. The American people are just Loud Bigots according to the Closet Rainbow flag waving Lindsey Graham.
md1964: funny you say that “Too bad the people don’t get to vote on this”
I receive something called MegaVote
http://www3.capwiz.com/y/megavote/
this enables you to see what your state politicians are voting on and how they vote. They just passed a bill that I bet no one here even heard of “Indian Healthcare” Which passed and Indians receive free healthcare on our tax dollar.
You’d be suprised by the crap that gets voted in and we pay and don’t know what we’re paying for.
Wow. And it only took twenty years to get to here. They may have this wrapped up by 2028.
I agree Lilycat. They turn out enough anchor babies
that they feel firmly entrenched. Ran across another
illegal family, (10 children..4 of whom are anchors) on
welfare, last week. Priest wanted free counseling for
Mother because of recent miscarriage. No. Go to the
priest for counseling..no me.
Letget..I can’t find anything on ids or illegals yet. There has to be something out there. Will keep looking.
Correction…..not me instead of no me… I’m not an
illegal.
Why can’t we just enforce the danged laws we already have in place? One lawyer for every three hundred people last time I saw stats. Lawyers making our laws?
I vote for a New Federalist Party — Heading to the future by getting back to the basics!
Please call your reps for this bill regarding 14th amendment.
Alert! Bill would eliminate automatic birthright citizenship for anchor babies!
Ask your representative to support this bill.
HR 1940 would end the practice of granting automatic citizenship to the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens. Nearly every other country, including all members of the European Union, requires that at least one parent be a citizen or permanent resident for a child to automatically become a citizen.
The Birthright Citizenship Act of 2007, by Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA), would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate birthright citizenship.
Our current policy results in over 300,000 additional citizens from anchor babies each year. The demographic impact is far greater because their families stay and bring in additional relatives. Anchor babies are eligible to sponsor their illegal alien parents and other relatives when they turn 21. Moreover, taxpayers pick up the tab for the medical costs and subsequent welfare outlays because of the child’s citizenship status.
The 14th Amendment, passed to guarantee the citizenship of freed slaves, grants citizenship to anyone born here and “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States. HR 1940 acknowledges the right of birthright citizenship established by the 14th amendment to the Constitution, but says a person born in the United States is considered “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States only if one of the parents is a citizen, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent, or an alien performing active service in the armed forces.
ACTION NEEDED
Please ask your Congressional representative to co-sponsor HR 1940.
Letget….I did finally get the Tarrant Country results on the 3 referendums. They all passed so handily that
I think they probably passed across the state but can’t prove it as yet. Right now, all I have found is county
by county and as we know, in TX that’s a lot of territory! The votes against were single digit and up
but never very high. The votes for were overwhelming.
Good news on a gloomy day!
It’s actions like this that restore my pride in the Republican party and its ability get things!
It’s also actions like this that encourage me to canvass my community on Republican candidates’ behalf and to financially contribute to their campaigns.
This all sounds good. But, what good are new laws, if we don’t enforce what we already have on the books?
#68 xler8bmw,
Just wait until those anchor babies can vote. We’ll be a minority and it will be Rwanda all over again.
TXRose, thanks, I looked on line for the news stations and no mention anyplace.I DO hope they passed big time and we don’t get some lib judge to say they are illegal like the judge did in Calif.
L
#72 We won’t be the minority. There are only 41.3 million hispanics in the US out of 300 million people 7% are under 5. Just do the math. The MSM makes the hispanic population larger than it is. They’re voting power isn’t as strong as people think. Remember they’re concentrated in certain states only. But, if we don’t put a cobosh on the 14th we will be introuble.
It is way past time to enforce the laws on the books, withhold Federal funding to sanctuary communities, and punish employers that continue to provide a jobs magnet for the illegal invader. Like many other posters on this thread the time for talk is coming to a close it is time for action. If not by the government then it may be necessary for the American militia to assist the illegal invader in finding their way back to their country of origin.
I’ll lump those words in with “Bipartisan.” Meaning grab your wallets and bend over. I get tired of the Blame Boosh crowd but in this case I think he is the one to hold responsible for NOT enforcing our laws and for NOT building the fence. We built a road through Canada to Alaska in about 9 months, we should be able to build a fence in arid country in less time. I throw the BS flag on the Boosh Administration and current congress. Build the damn fence.
I love this idea if only to make the presidential candidates pick a side.It will be interesting watching McCain squirm on the issue.Funny last night during FOX NEWS election coverage on Humes panel Barnes,Kristol,Williams and Easton said the immigration issue is a non issue and if anything McCains comprehensive position helped him especially in Flordia.I agree it helped him in Flordia as for the rest of the country I just don’t see it happening getting some reliable republican Cuban voters is one thing getting other Latinos is something else entirely especially since the democrats are promising a end to I.C.E. workplace enforcement on illegals and Obama is promising drivers licsenses for illegals.
Since they all plan to march again this May the candidates will have to deal with the issue.Remember all the enforcement we were promised if we’d only go along with comprehensive reform we all knew that bill was all about amnesty and there would be no enforcement and as were seeing now little or no enforcement is happening on the federal level security wise. I.C.E has stepped up there enforcement a little but the border is still open for the most part.The states are the only ones being pro-active in enforcement in dealing with this problem.
I remember seeing/hearing part of that. I can’t remember the woman’s nameon the panel that really harped on it being a “non-issue” this campaign season but she wanted to play it off.
But, if that were the case, the Democrats wouldn’t have been catering so hard for the Hispanic vote on their amnesty positions and the Republicans wouldn’t have gotten grilled on it in their debates, as much as they did, I wouldn’t think.
Write, call, email, telegraph, send smoke signals to the republican party chiefs and all repubs in your state….”NO MORE MONEY”
You will see how fast it will be a issue when the elites realize they are not getting any pesos from us peons!!!!!!!!!
Thinking inside the box.
Needed: 700 miles of fence.
Needed: 12 to 30 Million cells for the twice deported. Well, maybe fewer, but one can hope.
Needed: active policing of those same 700 miles as well as the cells.
So let’s build 700 miles of fence with 100 yards cell space. Then a second line of 700 mile fence. Put the Border Patrol on the US side of the second fence.
Voila, Border Patrol aka prison guards. Fence hoppers aka new prison volunteers.
Time off for good behavior aka pick up the litter.
Not needed: American Express to send cash back.
No mention of the Texas Senators. What’s up with that?
This is the non-binding immigration related resolution for Texas. It was on the Republican ballot only:
“BALLOT REFERENDUM NO. 1 — PASSED: Federal, state and local officials should be required to enforce U.S. immigration laws.
I believe it passed by over 90%
Referendum no. 2 passed handily also. It’s a non-binding resolution for photo voter ID. I guess it’s sort of immigration-related, but I see it more a as a way to keep dead people from voting. That’s been a problem for decades in the Texas Dem party.
#82, OMG, only on the Republican ballot? The dems would never vote for these. Wonder if it will be on the November ballot for both parties?
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#84. Yeah, I have no idea if these will be on Nov. ballot, or in the next legislative session. I think the Republicans passed a photo ID resolution a couple of years ago (I remember voting for it), and it’s not law yet.
For tabulation of constituent sentiment purposes, I used the contact forms to tell Arizona Senators Kyl and McCain that they need to join the Senate Border Security and Enforcement First Caucus and fully support the Caucus agenda.
If enough of us complain, maybe Senator Kyl will pay attention.
Hopefully as President, McCain won’t veto immigration enforcement legislation. Although he will probably keep Chertoff and Julie Myers to talk the talk and do nothing.
YEA, ZORRO! WAY TO GO! I hope your whole office is equally offended at McCain.
I heard Rush a while ago for just a few minutes, but it was when he was addressing the issue that MSM, Fox and the GOP LEADERSHIP were all crowing about how Conservative Radio hadn’t stopped McCain from becoming the NOMINEE, acting like that meant he’d won the OFFICE.
And Rush pointed out that McCain lost a mighty big chunk of yesterday’s votes for a man with no “SERIOUS” competition.
Rush was right - we have no use for Huckleberry, but other Texas state candidates won their nomination with 100% - 74% of the vote of their party.
McCain had about 52 - 54% of the support of his party, and all the other candidates besides Huckleberry still got a smattering of votes, too. They garnered somewhere close to 15% of the vote, in Texas, as well!
Worse than that, if the top four candidates of both parties had been on ONE TICKET instead of TWO, then McCain would have been THIRD, and usually with half the votes of the Dim #2 slot.
Now, some claim the GOP didn’t turn out like the Dims because we didn’t have a horserace like the Dims.
Maybe.
Maybe it is a bellweather sign for the turnout in November - and if it is…
It will be a shame to see McCain get what he deserves at the nation’s expense of having to have a Dim President as badly as Conservatives would have given “ALMOST” EVERYTHING to see the Dims defeated, this fall.
That great desire to fight the Dims harder than ever, this Election cycle seems to have been the crux of what the Leadership decided to play on to manipulate the Primaries with OPEN primaries to get him nominated, “BECAUSE HE HAS WANTED IT FOR SO LONG AND HAS “EARNED IT” ” - because the GOP Leadership decided they could blackmail us with the “Lesser of two evils” strategy to make us vote for him this Fall.
I really LOATHE the idea of a Dim President. But on the other hand, which of the Dim candidates has a history of accomplishing the DIM AGENDA like McCAIN does!
NEITHER of them has accomplished as much of THEIR AGENDA in their entire CAREERS as McCAIN has for them IN ONE of his many bills.
No way I can any more vote for McCain in November, any more than I could either of the Dims. It just ain’t gonna happen. And I bet a few of those who endorsed him against all t heir own principles, because they have to for their careers in the GOP, I bet they cannot pull that switch for him, either! When it comes right down to it!
A photograph of a peso would be much more to the point! Don’t you really think?
SURE he will - right after he puts Johnny Sutton on the Supreme Court!
http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/
http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/mar04_135_state.htm
EARLY VOTES PERCENT TOTAL VOTES PERCENT
Prop 2. Require photo ID to cast ballot in elections.
IN FAVOR 502,866 94.14% 1,237,776 93.90%
AGAINST 31,258 5.85% 80,314 6.09%
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Race Total 534,124 1,318,090
Oops, that didn’t print like it cut and paste - sorry.
When you go to the link, this prop is almost half way down the page.
That link was hard to read. Click2Houston has the results.
Republican only, but a whopping 96% in favor.
This in a border state. But then, we know what it’s doing to our cities and state.
Now is the time to call your Senators and get them involved!!!
Let’s go on offense instead of always being on defense (pun intended!).
I have been pestering my Rep. for months about the SAVE Act, and he just became a co-sponsor last week.
Get ‘er done!!
Ramos and Compean have been unjustly imprisoned for 14 months now for the heinous crime of enforcing our border and anti-drug laws.
*crickets* from MSM and conservative bloggers/talkers. The latter should be defending them vigorously, but can’t seem to be bothered. Gets in the way of Limbaugh talking about himself, I suppose.
Et tu, Michelle? When we going to see some outrage about this?
16 Congressional seats represent our imbalance in Congress. It is up to the voters to seat representatives who will support existing immigration law and buld the fence. Since we have no opportunity to vote for a conservative Presidential candidate Congress is the only potential available to influence the outcome of this important issue.Vote Early Vote Often
Grassfire and Numbers USA are our best hope to influence the thinking of our representatives. Grassfire has an online petition to support the Secure Fence act caucus http://www.grassfire.org/242/petition.asp?PID=15839592&NID=1
Feel free to review and petition is you so desire