Thread: Morris: The Politics of CAFTA (Those who oppose illegal immi

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Dick Morris, political consultant and former top advisor to President Clinton, writes that Democrats distance themselves from CAFTA at their own peril:

Those who oppose illegal immigration cannot have it both ways. Either you alleviate poverty in Central America and encourage would-be immigrants to stay home and share in the increasing wealth or you keep them in poverty and watch as they flock over our borders.

With 2 million people who were born in Central America now living in the United States, the Democrats oppose CAFTA at their peril. These voters will not take kindly to nativist sentiment in the party that says it offers them opportunity and compassion....

If the Democratic Party wants to have an all-out battle with the Republicans over compassion for Central America, it would be a serious mistake.

And if Democrat opposition continues, there may be a big opening for Republicans:

Bill Clinton’s stalwart advocacy of NAFTA likely loomed large in the more than 3-1 margin he racked up among Hispanic voters in 1996. Bush has an opportunity to realize similar gains if the Democrats hand him the issue on a silver platter....

The Democratic Party would have little basis for opposing CAFTA, having already extended free trade in textiles to the nations of Africa....

So why won’t the Democrats do for Central America what they did for Africa?

Or, put another way, why won’t they do for their Hispanic constituents what they did for their African-American voters? Watching them try will make an interesting spectacle for us all.

It seems like all of the stories on the heritage foundations web site are pro CAFTA.

Why should we have to improve their economies, that is their governments job.

Those who oppose illegal immigration cannot have it both ways. Either you alleviate poverty in Central America and encourage would-be immigrants to stay home and share in the increasing wealth or you keep them in poverty and watch as they flock over our borders.

With 2 million people who were born in Central America now living in the United States, the Democrats oppose CAFTA at their peril. These voters will not take kindly to nativist sentiment in the party that says it offers them opportunity and compassion....

THIS is all about LEVELING OUT THE INCOME BETWEEN AMERICANS & THE OTHER COUNTRIES!!!
In other words............AMERICANS must decrease their wages while the "poor" countries raise their wages! Fox was very frank about this "PLAN." In his blundering he told the truth!!

JP...that's why I wanted you to look at Heritage. Interesting eh? Need to check out CATO and a few others also.

I was very surprised that this group seems to be pro-CAFTA. CAFTA and the FTAA is what will end our Sovereignty and open our borders.

I'm not! GLOBALISTS, JP, GLOBALISTS down to the bone!!

Free Trade my tush

I dont care what they are. Along wiht the CFR proposing a trinational union between the US, Mexico and Canada, these groups are traitors.

Funny you should mention the ................CFR.
Quite a few of the "members" of these THINK TANKS are involved in the CFR. Oh, and BTW, many are out of our Ivy League schools.

Dicky should go suck on someone's toes.