Dems take a hit- Immigration Reform


Health Care Fast Tracking Takes its First Casualty: Immigration Reform

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, shot by John Wallace

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, shot by John Wallace

 

Advocates of comprehensive immigration reform will not be happy about a statement just released from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC.  He says because Democrats are about to use a fast track procedure to get health care reform through Congress without a single GOP vote, he will now back away from the negotiating table (if they are successful – and it does appear they have some momentum on their side, at least today).

 

“The first casualty of the Democratic health care bill will be immigration reform. If the health care bill goes through this weekend, that will, in my view, pretty much kill any chance of immigration reform passing the Senate this year.”

 

Graham has been working behind the scenes with Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, to fashion a compromise.  The two were recently at the White House to meet with the President about their efforts.

 

This announcement by Graham Friday afternoon comes just one day after the duo put out a blue print for reform.

 

Under the Schumer-Graham proposal, a biometric I.D. card would be required for employment; border and interior security would be beefed up; illegal immigrants in the country now would have a path to citizenship (remember — opponents call this “amnesty”); and some kind of guest worker program would be implemented.

 

There are enormous forces against this reform effort, particularly Labor and business groups.   A number of Democrats also do not like the idea of bringing this explosive issue up during a key midterm election year, when prospects for Democratic losses at the ballot box are heightened due to national divisions over health care reform.   As such, many in Democratic leadership do not think it has much of a chance of being considered this year.



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Immigration historic battle looming

casca Sunday, March 21st at 4:28PM EST (link)

JUST AMEND THE 1986 IMMIGRATION CONTROL & REFORM ACT? WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER EXPENSIVE BILL.

The administration had better take notice of the American people, specially in border states that have been invaded by illegal trespassers. That is not saying that a hundred percent of illegal alien families that have poured across our sovereignty fence line Millions of other law breakers have either thrown away their return airline tickets, or just let their entry visa expired to take up illegal residents here. None of this should be tolerated? If it was in my power I would implement Mexico’s strict immigration laws, which are–ENFORCED Unlike our country, that has been jettisoned by years of greed. Politicians have remained the lap-dogs of corporate welfare, even as they play lip-service to pacify the people who have urged physical enforcement through many Presidents. Unfortunately if Amnesty gets the votes, E-Verify, local police detainment, ICE raids and everything else in the enforcement arsenal, will become obsolete. Those already here can then bring in their extended family, which mean just calculating the numbers already here and it will at least triple.. And before the CIR is even signed millions more will try to to dodge detection and will become the next layers of illegal immigrants, who will bankrupt every state and county looking for free handouts. We need superior skilled workers, not people that end up in the welfare line or on church doorsteps. IF AMNESTY PASSES, FAMILY UNIFICATION WILL BRING INTO THIS COUNTRY IRREVERSIBLE MILLIONS MORE. SOMEWHERE IN ACCESS OF 60 TO 70 MILLION.

America is in crisis mode, from the unceasing flow of destitute foreigners who have swamped the welfare system. Proponents keep repeating that their-ONLY-here to work, “Jobs Americans wont do..?” It’s proved to be a bitter lie.This has just been pure propaganda by just noting the sudden appearance of US citizens and residents for vacant jobs. Shown after the raids at meat packing plants in the hinterland. It’s been repeated time and again, that Americans cannot survive on the pittances that greedy businesses will pay illegal hiring.

I don’t know how the Amnesty is going to go over should it pass, as out-of-work Americans might turn ugly. For sure all Democrats and Republics will be sacrificed, at the midterm and in November elections Any kind of pardon for people who ignored our laws, could cause unrest and even riots of millions of Americans, before they march on Washington. When 15 million Americans have lost their jobs with no ending in sight and cannot put food on the table for their kids and spouses it might cause massive protests The population are seething with anger over health care, an illegal US census, which enumerates illegal immigrants who should not even be here? Then we have this Amnesty travesty, that will give an absolutely free reward to people who ignored the “Rule of Law”. Those who have a right by birth to be here, or by the generosity of THE PEOPLE are allowed to immigrate here. But illegal immigrants are allowed to give the finger, yet given a golden stipend. For the same violation Americans would be imprisoned for breaking the law in Mexico or other countries

Even industrialized nations have no leniency for people who shun the law. Politicians–our elected civil servants are supposedly acting in the name of the majority of the American people. When in actual fact, they enact laws on behalf wealthy businessmen, who can pay them the most money. It should be remembered that this clump of mostly corrupt legislators were attorneys, before they joined the wolf pack in Washington. They may have had sincere intentions, to originally carry out the publics wishes. But somewhere down the line they were corrupted by the lobbyists, swarming by the cartload on the Capitol buildings like copious flies, their wallets stuffed with money and favors? Only Americans and legal residents should have a right to assemble, not foreign nationals in rallies demanding rights. Its a sure to infuriate the millions who have waited years patiently to receive an entry visa.

They are probably are asking themselves why bother with laws, when you can slip through a non-existing fence in some places. Perhaps they should recognize, that they don’t have to cringe in the shadows, because they didn’t violate the immigration laws. We have become soft as a nation and have let the business community and open border groups intimidate us. Its not these entities that pay for these people that they hire? Its the American taxpayers who carries the the whole and complete financial weight of the extra subsistence for these illegal aliens. Join this historic war against unrestrained illegal immigration, DIMINISHING RESOURCES, CROWDED HIGHWAYS, FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE, OVERPOPULATION GROWTH at numbersusa.dot.com.(millions have?) Discover the corruption in Washington at judicialwatch.dot.org. Make your vote known at the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121