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The Ag Jobs bill gives amnesty to illegal aliens who work as migrant farm workers. The Democrats sneaked it into the defense appropriations bill today.

Fight On!

Erick

Was there a Republican version of the bill that did not include amnesty provisions on offer?

Ag jobs are big money, as are the crops, and it takes lots of labor (mostly from South of the Border) to pick those crops. I haven't heard of any Republican proposals to deal with those facts.

While I think this action just plain stinks, understanding the power of any big business labor needs and the refusal of Republicans to deal with the issue when they held the majority pretty much sums up how this happened.

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Proud member of the Barry Goldwater wing of the party !

we stop subsidising agriculture, and stop letting 5% of the economy stick it to the rest of us. Then let inefficient farmers either mechanize, plant different crops, or go out of business.

Gee, I wish I had an unprofitable business that the government shipped people to work for below minimum wage for me so I could then let all my neighbors pay the social costs.

"Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty"
Kyle

kyle8

I do not look forward to one of the last pieces of legislation proposed by what used to be the Republican party to do what you suggest. After all, the path you promote would just about doom this party to the dust bin of history.

The point that I made, which I see you choose to ignore; if Republicans will not lead, will not propose alternates to stupid actions by Donks, will not do anything of substance, then the g*&*(&*( Democrats will lead this country right off the cliff.

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Proud member of the Barry Goldwater wing of the party !

we have been headed off the cliff for seven years, with the republicans you just get there a little more slowly.

You see, it is because there has been no difference in KIND between the parties, only a difference in degree. A perfect example is the support from people like you and McCain for illegal immigration even though 70% plus of the electorate want it stopped.

Well, if the difference between Republicans and democrats is only more or slightly more subsidies, more or slightly more taxes, more or slightly more regulations. Then the public will always pick the Democrats, because, well, you can't out pander them ever.

"Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty"
Kyle

kyle8

The argument in specific in this thread is about how the Donks slipped some lousy provisions in the Ag bill to allow "Blue Cards" and a path to legal status for illegals. Rather than argue the merits of a Republican proposal against the one promoted by the Donks, you go off into some other territory, a bit telling.

But here's the thing, get used to it.

If Republicans continue their path of not being FOR anything just being AGAINST a long litany of issues, in short not proposing alternatives to DONK stupidity, then all I can see is more losses of seats and power for Republicans and more bad DONK legislation that goes unchecked and unchallenged by good Republican legislation proposals.

But hey back to the topic of this thread, maybe the surviving Republican leadership can have another "listening tour" on the immigration problem this summer, that'll do the trick, the heck with proposing doing anything about the problem with legislation.

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Proud member of the Barry Goldwater wing of the party !

Tim Schieferecke

it is the Democrats getting the blame. What I really cannot accept is horrible liberal policies and the Republicans get stuck with all the blame because they were too weak, greedy or cowardly to oppose it.

"Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty"
Kyle