San Francisco values: Pelosi says enforcing immigration laws is “un-American”

By Michelle Malkin  •  March 18, 2009 11:18 AM

As I noted yesterday, the next big shamnesty push is underway at the White House. And Nancy Pelosi is performing her own open-borders sideshow in the House circus tent. If her rhetoric trashing federal ICE agents sounds familiar, well, it’s because Barack Obama engaged in the same smearing during the campaign — when he accused ICE agents of “terrorizing” families.

Pelosi the Patriot goes one step further and asserts that enforcement actions by ICE are “un-American.”

These are San Francisco values at work:

Texas Rep. Lamar Smith gives Pelosi a well-deserved tongue-lashing:

Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for recent remarks that insulted federal law enforcement officers.

Congressman Smith’s comments came on the House Floor in response to Pelosi’s remarks at a weekend immigration rally in San Francisco, at which Pelosi said enforcement actions by ICE were “un-American.”

A longtime supporter of efforts to uphold the rule of law, Smith said the comments were particularly regrettable since more than 12 million U.S. citizens and legal immigrant workers are jobless. According to the most recent Pew estimates, more than seven million illegal immigrants are working in the U.S.

Smith commented on the House floor:

“The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Speaker Pelosi called worksite arrests and deportation of illegal workers ‘un-American.’ That’s quite a powerful word – ‘un-American.’ And it’s quite a spectacle to have the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives call the actions of our law enforcement men and women ‘un-American.’

“We should praise them, not insult them, for enforcing our immigration laws.

“Twelve million Americans are out of work. Seven million illegal workers hold jobs that should go to citizens and legal immigrant workers. Let’s let the American people decide what is ‘un-American.’ We should not criticize law enforcement personnel; instead, we should be grateful for the job they do.”

You know what’s un-American?

This. And this. And this. And this.

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  1. #652449
    On March 18th, 2009 at 1:54 pm, rambler said:

    Then Nancy can get the illegals to put up the tax money to pay off the debt created by this administration!

  2. #652459
    On March 18th, 2009 at 2:02 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    I kind of knew Roger Ebert, while a decent film critic, was a raging loony lefty, but check this out from a movie review.

    It is hard to immigrate to this country legally and potentially fatal to do it illegally. That’s why I speculate we get some of the best and the brightest; it takes determination, ambition and skill to get into the United States either way. Many of those who arrive want to improve themselves, and in the process, they will improve us. I’ve been taking a lot of cabs the last couple of years, and I’ve noticed most of the drivers are obviously immigrants, from India, Pakistan, Africa, the Philippines, the Middle East and the Americas. Without a single exception, they all have their car radios tuned to the same station, the best station we have, National Public Radio. It tells you something.

  3. #652480
    On March 18th, 2009 at 2:19 pm, Gorebot said:

    This is the kind of person we need more of in Congress!!!

  4. #652496
    On March 18th, 2009 at 2:30 pm, Chief RZ said:

    North America is a continent.
    South America is a continent.
    Central America is a continent.

    So what?

    Are certain people Asian-Americans? Tell that continent stuff to the communists in Russia.

    The US Constitution is sovereign. No terrorist takeovers of the United States of America.

  5. #652530
    On March 18th, 2009 at 2:56 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    We must make America–Mexico del Norte–safe for the Ching a Lings, La eMe, 13/14/15/16/17/18 st Gangs, los Hermanos, La Raza, los Aztecas and a whole host of such youth organizations. Rather like Bill Clinton’s Mid Night basket ball isn’t it?

    With Acorn set to do the census: America, we have a problem.

    A coup accomplished with a smiley face. The camps come later for we unrepentant capitalist, patriots, Christians and such Counter Revolutionaries. Madam Speaker is right on schedule isn’t she? William Ayres must be proud.


    Keep the change-I’ll keep my guns

  6. #652551
    On March 18th, 2009 at 3:14 pm, wighttrasch said:

    The fear of ICE showing up at her Napa Valley fiefdom must be causing her to have many sleepless nights.

    No, her sleepless nights are a result of not being able to close her eyes.

  7. #652555
    On March 18th, 2009 at 3:15 pm, conservative in europe said:

    When they start posting ole Blue Lips’ picture on every street corner like every other Soviet backed third world dictator, someone may take notice. By then it will be too late.

    Pelosi is a traitor. She (as well as most elected Democrats) should be prosecuted for sedition. That, along with her encouragement of the Enemy during a time of war (which doubtlessly resulted in Americans being killed) should be enough to get her convicted.

    I never thought I would say it but secession seems a bit more attractive every day.

  8. #652565
    On March 18th, 2009 at 3:18 pm, conservative in europe said:

    On second thought, let’s kick them out. They can have the west coast – not all of it, just everything 75 miles inland of the Pacific. They don’t consider anywhere else worthy of their platitudes anyway. We take the rest and remain the US of A.

  9. #652573
    On March 18th, 2009 at 3:26 pm, WestCoastCoconut said:

    On March 18th, 2009 at 11:25 am, bradley said:

    Botox should be declared illegal, since it obviously causes brain damage. Pelosi is proof.

    I agree but I believe she has no brain! Since liberals do not have brains, only bleeding hearts for illegals and not for the American citizens they are suppose to represent.

  10. #652574
    On March 18th, 2009 at 3:26 pm, bjc said:

    *That is why I call her Nazi Pelosi; She is so detached from reality when it comes to the constitution and that we are a nation of laws that she is supposed to uphold; What a poor exuse for representation her district continues to send to D.C..
    *Illegal aliens have interwoven themselves into all manner of ills that afflict this nation currently; Statistics don’t lie, and amnesty in any shape, form, or fashion will not change that fact; Enforce the laws, wash out all the illegals and backfill with people of our choosing, or an uprising will surely ensue.

  11. #652578
    On March 18th, 2009 at 3:28 pm, Senator Phillip Buster said:

    it may be “un-American”, because I don’t know what Vespucci thinks about it

    but it’s NOT “un-United States”, and THAT is what is important.

    we are a nation of laws, or at least we USED TO BE until leftist wackos took control of our republic.

    Pelosi, another disgrace to the human race in a position of power

  12. #652579
    On March 18th, 2009 at 3:28 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    On March 18th, 2009 at 3:15 pm, conservative in europe said:

    Pelosi is a traitor. She (as well as most elected Democrats) should be prosecuted for sedition. That, along with her encouragement of the Enemy during a time of war (which doubtlessly resulted in Americans being killed) should be enough to get her convicted.

    Agreed.

    Treason: n The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of one’s country or of assisting its enemies in war

    Article II, section 4:

    The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

    Article III, section 3:

    Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

  13. #652583
    On March 18th, 2009 at 3:31 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    At the VERY MINIMUM we need to enforce
    Section 3 of the 14th Amendment:

    No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

  14. #652595
    On March 18th, 2009 at 3:36 pm, cpodug said:

    I’m sorry – I couldn’t help myself. I sent this to Pelosi this morning. I’m not holding my breath waiting for an answer:

    I am absolutely outraged and incensed that Madame Speaker would ever, under any circumstances, tell ANYBODY that enforcing the laws of the United States, laws that were passed by the congress of the United States, and signed by the president of the United States, was acting un-American.

    If the laws were important enough to be passed in the first place, they are certainly important enough to be enforced. Instead of criticizing the enforcers, they should be praised for doing their job.

    Madame Speaker, you are absolutely wrong in ever saying that the workplace raids, AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, which targets ILLEGAL ALIENS(not legal immigrants) who are breaking the law, not only by entering this country illegally, but also by using a stolen Social Security card(a felony) and engaging in identity theft(another felony). At the time when millions of American citizens are being forced out of work, how can you defend the millions of ILLEGAL ALIENS who have taken jobs from them?

    HOW DARE YOU violate your own oath of office which states, in part, “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same … ”

    You are certainly NOT supporting and defending the Constitution by your words and actions.

  15. #652599
    On March 18th, 2009 at 3:39 pm, kayfromcarroll said:

    On March 18th, 2009 at 1:14 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Pelosi is stupid beyond repair, but Napolitano is un-American.

    Pelosi, Napolitano…sheesh, I feel like I should apologize to everyone on behalf of conservative Italians everywhere.

    Married names I hope.

    With apologies to Italian immigrants all over the USA, San Fran Nan’s maiden name is D’Allessandro, courtesy of her ward-heeled father in Baltimore.

  16. #652606
    On March 18th, 2009 at 3:41 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    In that video, they go into a church and preach “The Social[ist] Gospel”…

    That’s been part of the Communist agenda for over forty (40) years!

    This is from the Communist Goals of the early 60’s:

    #27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with “social” religion.

  17. #652666
    On March 18th, 2009 at 4:20 pm, LarryD said:

    Political pragmatists take note: Americans want their laws enforced

    Seventy-three percent (73%) of U.S. voters believe that a police officer should automatically check to see if someone is in this country legally when the officer pulls that person over for a traffic violation. Only 21% disagree, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

    Sixty-seven percent (67%) of voters also say that if law enforcement officers know of places where immigrants gather to find work, they should sometimes conduct surprise raids to identify and deport illegal immigrants. Twenty-four percent (24%) oppose surprise raids.

    H/T The Inductivist, via The Corner

  18. #652685
    On March 18th, 2009 at 4:32 pm, JDinTX said:

    Will the goofy lady feel this way when one of these illegals kills her like they do so many other people?

  19. #652693
    On March 18th, 2009 at 4:36 pm, Weary Citizen said:

    On March 18th, 2009 at 4:20 pm, LarryD said:

    Yes, but unfortunately, what the majority wants is irrelevant. Like all good lawyers, they twist and bend the spirit of our founder’s intent (no tyranny of the majority, all men created equal, etc) against us. Anybody with common sense knows the constitution does not protect illegal aliens while they exploit the American public (for $ or citizenship or criminal activity). Just as the anchor baby provision/loophole is being exploited by the illegals to gain a foothold in the US. The problem with the US justice system, and lawmakers in general, today is common sense is no longer applied to the situation. Anyone beleiving the founding fathers meant to protect these invaders or bestow rights upon them is insane.

  20. #652698
    On March 18th, 2009 at 4:43 pm, crashemt said:

    I was just told by my employer that I may lose my job, because E-Verify cannot clearly identify me against my SSN.

    It now appears that we can add identity theft to the list of fraud, drug smuggling, sexual slavery, prostitution, murder, rape, kidnapping, illegal possession of a weapon, forgery, counterfeiting, money-laundering, and theft as activities that are un-American to enforce on illegal immigrants.

    Hell, I might even have committed a crime just now by appearing ungrateful that an illegal alien would use your SSN, and possibly ruin my employment and credit rating. I should be honored that my name and reputation are being tarnished.

    I mean, if it were illegal, obviously the FTC, Secret Service, Social Security Administration, FBI, Justice Department Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, and state and local jurisdictions such as the Illinois State Police and Chicago Police Department would have taken the information I provided about his home and work addresses and his fraudulently obtained Hazardous Materials Commercial Driver’s License, and arrested him, right?

    But it’s all Obama. He’s gonna come on primetime and tell us why we need to ignore these past discretions, and embrace those who have ignored our laws and customs simply to ship a buck back to the mobsters in their home countries, and how their continued support of their corrupt and fascist governments is really support of the Change that he’ll bring America.

    God help us all.

  21. #652702
    On March 18th, 2009 at 4:45 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Between Nancy Pelosi talking about “un-American”, and Barney Frank asking private citizens to name names, it looks like HUAC is back, except this time the Communists are running the inquisition.

    (By the way, Senator Joe McCarthy was proven right, not wrong)

  22. #652721
    On March 18th, 2009 at 5:08 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    On March 18th, 2009 at 4:45 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    True.
    But, the HOUSE Un-American Activites Committee had nothing to do with SENATOR McCarthy. That’s a common misconception.

  23. #652728
    On March 18th, 2009 at 5:15 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

    AMERICA IS A CONTINENT NOT A COUNTRY

    This is incorrect by custom and common usage. People worldwide refer to the United States of America as America. They refer to the citizens of the United States of America as Americans. In contrast, Mexico and Canada are not referred to as America nor their citizens as Americans.

    As for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, there is nothing more American than enforcing the laws of the Unites States of America. There is nothing more un-American than a failure to honor the oath that she swore to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.

    “Come da Revolution, t’ings vill be different!”

    Hope is not a plan; not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST!!!!!!!!!!!

    ECS

  24. #652809
    On March 18th, 2009 at 6:47 pm, Leatherneck said:

    It reads like the vinyard owner is a supporter of the North American Union.

    We are at war on many fronts. Please bring back the firing squad at dawn for treason.

    Thank you.

  25. #652866
    On March 18th, 2009 at 7:41 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    With apologies to Italian immigrants all over the USA, San Fran Nan’s maiden name is D’Allessandro, courtesy of her ward-heeled father in Baltimore.

    Please tell me she was adopted…

  26. #652873
    On March 18th, 2009 at 7:46 pm, MNUSMCDavid said:

    Leatherneck

    I will lock and load beside you, and I won’t miss.

  27. #652888
    On March 18th, 2009 at 8:00 pm, 24Klady said:

    She has taken an sworn oath, she has failed to perform that duty. She should be brought up for sedition (encouragement to break Fed law), but failing that – we need hearings, we need the MSM to become outraged and demand she resign for the good of the country, we need for others to witness this and decide it’s time for them to either lead, follow or get out of the da#ned way! Most of all, we need term limits and accountibility from our electorates. Failing that, how about them sharing the same retirement benefits and medical plans as the rest of us….social security and medicare.

  28. #652903
    On March 18th, 2009 at 8:22 pm, Hulka said:

    As stated on another forum, a forum populated by Border Patrol Agents:

    “I’m so tired of hearing how families are being torn apart. Parents are litterally being pulled away from their children. Who ever said their kids can’t go with them? Am I way off on this one? Who ever said their children will be forced to stay here? ”

    “If this isn’t the biggest slap in the face to every CBP & ICE Agent/Officer I don’t know what is.”

    As a parent of a Border Patrol Agent that daily protects this great nation, I am angered beyond words over stretch-face and her idiocy. . .idiocy that insults my son’s service to this great nation.

    The CBP officers risk all for us, they protect us, they deserve our respect, not some mindless democrat drivel that marginalizes their efforts and emboldens the criminal.

    A vast majority coming across the border illegally are not just average people looking for work, they are, at best, economic scabs that are here for greed (they send most of their earning back to Mexico). Further, they are drug addicts, drug smugglers, disease-ridden carriers of third-world health hazards. Oh yeah, they are not Americans or even wanna-be Americans.

    Oh, and how about this gem:

    “How about Ms. Napaolitano’s refusal to use the word “Terrorism”, instead choosing the phrase “Man-caused disasters”?

    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/24/napolitano-avoids-mentioning-terrorism-remarks-congress/

    Sheesh. . .

    I am so angered

  29. #652928
    On March 18th, 2009 at 9:20 pm, JusDreamin said:

    The CBP officers risk all for us, they protect us, they deserve our respect, not some mindless democrat drivel that marginalizes their efforts and emboldens the criminal.

    Hulka, you nailed it, and please pass on our thanks for serving the citizens of our country. As was said earlier, it may not count for much, but I sent a to the point, polite but scathing email to Fancy Nancy. I hope everyone does. I will hit my local reps on the subject tomorrow in hopes they can lay on the pressure. The witch owes an apology to say the least.

  30. #652966
    On March 18th, 2009 at 11:33 pm, Bhishma said:

    Americans have voted in traitors like Clinton, Bush, Obama and Nancy. Too late to do anything about it.

  31. #652989
    On March 19th, 2009 at 2:21 am, emjem24 said:

    Nancy Peloozi just thinks that these “poor, unfortunate, undocumented workers” are this country’s new “indentured servants.” How are she and her liberal pals going to find their new nannies, maids, poolboys, housekeepers, gardeners, etc. if they can’t legalize these slave wage workers?

    This woman is a disgrace. She is the biggest hypocrite (like Frank) on the face of the planet. She’s using these low wage slaves to work her precious vineyards and gets away with it. And she can because CA is up to its eyeballs in debt because they actively encourage downgrading American labor so that the corporate interests they so villify can find more competitive labor.

    This woman is a walking, talking bumper sticker for narcissist stupidity.

  32. #653322
    On March 19th, 2009 at 11:27 am, lottadawg said:

    It is not futile to resist.

    From deep within the chattering class.

  33. #655655
    On March 21st, 2009 at 7:00 pm, Bhishma said:

    Pelosi the Patriot goes one step further and asserts that enforcement actions by ICE are “un-American.”

    What Americans do not realize that Nancy and all politicians pandering to illegal-immigrants, are in reality, selling out the country for votes. Bush did this by selling lies like ‘Family values’, ‘Jobs Americans do not take’.. and whatever he had to, to please his campaign donors. So, while Bush’s campaign was financed by pro-illegal businesses, Bush thought he got votes from the same illegal-immigrants. Well, he probably did.
    Bottom line, all politicians are selling out a little of America for votes, by pandering to illegal immigrants, and politicians know it. just American fools who vote for theme traitors, do not.

  34. #700696
    On May 14th, 2009 at 1:34 pm, GraniteMan said:

    Tell that to the Canadiens when all of us Gringos try to cross their border in the near future.

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