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05-20-2007, 02:09 AM #1
Bush Attacks Criticism Of 'Amnesty'
This is news so try and keep your food down.
I'm hoping no immigration bill will be passed while he's in office. This should be a major issue in the 2008 election and I'd bet a candidate strong on border and law enforcement would win by a landslide.
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Bush Attacks Criticism Of 'Amnesty'
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By JAMES GERSTENZANG Los Angeles Times
Published: May 20, 2007
CRAWFORD, TEXAS - President Bush on Saturday tackled a key criticism of the immigration agreement pending before Congress, asserting it would settle the status of illegal immigrants without granting them amnesty.
With the Senate set to debate the measure this week, the clash over what constitutes "amnesty" looms as a major point of contention in a bill that also would toughen border security and establish a guest-worker program.
The legislation would offer probationary legal status to the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants who were in the United States before Jan. 1. Those who then meet a series of requirements - including payment of a $5,000 fine and $2,000 in processing fees - could gain citizenship within an estimated 12 to 13 years.
Bush said the plan "will help us resolve the status of millions of illegal immigrants who are here already, without animosity and without amnesty."
But critics, led by Republican conservatives, dispute that categorization. They contend that any measure that would clear a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants represents amnesty, regardless of penalty provisions. As Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said this year, "My definition of amnesty is when you forgive and reward lawbreakers with the objective of their crimes."
Bush's remarks in his weekly radio address represented his first detailed public comment on the immigration proposal since it was announced Thursday after extensive negotiations among several Democratic and Republican senators and two Cabinet members.
Although the president long has pushed for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, he largely steered clear of the talks that produced the accord. His speech Saturday signaled his willingness to enter the fray.
The immigration issue is politically sensitive for Bush, given the opposition from some of his most ardent supporters to any bill that goes beyond beefed-up border security and a crackdown on the employment of illegal immigrants. But it is a topic he has focused on since he was governor of Texas in the 1990s.
Under the Senate bill, Bush said, those who "come out of the shadows" of illegal immigration would qualify for a special visa if they pass a "strict background check, pay a fine, hold a job, maintain a clean criminal record and eventually learn English."
To become citizens, he said, they would have to pay an additional fine, "go to the back of the line [of applications], pass a citizenship test and return to their country to apply for their green card."
The president recorded his address Friday, before he began a weekend visit to his ranch here.
The legislation reaches far beyond the controversial question of whether those who entered the United States illegally should be allowed to stay under any conditions.
It calls for hiring about 6,000 additional Border Patrol officers, building hundreds of miles of fences and vehicle barriers, and expanding surveillance with radar towers and aerial drones. Also, employers would be required to verify electronically the legal status of new hires and would face stiff penalties for breaking the law.
The plan also would revise rules for future legal immigration, giving less priority to relatives of those in the United States and more to applicants who have certain skills.
That change has drawn criticism from some Democrats and heightened uncertainty about the bill's fate.
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05-20-2007, 02:16 AM #2
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President Bush on Saturday tackled a key criticism of the immigration agreement pending before Congress, asserting it would settle the status of illegal immigrants without granting them amnesty.
SENATORS..............your asses will be a burnt patch of grass by the time this battle is over! You have underestimated your enemy and your enemy is WE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
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05-20-2007, 02:23 AM #3
TELL THAT BUTTWIPE IN THE WHITE HOUSE THEY ARE NOT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, THEY ARE NOT IMMIGRANTS, THEY ARE ILLEGAL ALIENS! EVERYTHING THEY DO IN THIS COUNTRY IS AGIANST THE LAW. ENFORCE OUR EXSISTING LAWS AND THEN TALK ABOUT REFORM JACKASS.
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05-20-2007, 02:30 AM #4
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He's a disgrace! I can't believe that the patriotism after 9-11 has come to this. There is no patriotism left in D.C. Our politicians are prepared to sell us out. The Republicans want cheap labor for their business buddies, the Democrats are salivating over the additional 20 million votes. We in the meantime get screwed.
Check your credit report regularly, an illegal may be using your Social Security number.
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05-20-2007, 02:45 AM #5
Re: Bush Attacks Criticism Of 'Amnesty'
Originally Posted by jean
be careful when you post.
Re-read the posting rules please.
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05-20-2007, 03:24 AM #6
Re: Bush Attacks Criticism Of 'Amnesty'
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The stories about him using cocaine must be true, his brain is fried.Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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05-20-2007, 07:59 AM #7
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05-20-2007, 08:24 AM #8
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Bush gives alcoholics and drug addicts a bad name.
I'm suprised that he can even breathe on his own.Che Guevara wears a picture of ME on his t-shirt.
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05-20-2007, 09:47 AM #9Under the Senate bill, Bush said, those who "come out of the shadows" of illegal immigration would qualify for a special visa if they pass a "strict background check, pay a fine, hold a job, maintain a clean criminal record and eventually learn English."
These idiots think we're as stupid as they are.REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER!
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05-20-2007, 10:06 AM #10
Ya...the illegals are not about to admit they are illegal. They think everywhere they go is their home. They don't care about being American citizens because they are getting everything handed to them.
They are manipulating Bush and the senate big time...cause they know if they admit they are illegals and have to pay a fine, leave, get in line legally become citizens they will get what U.S. citizens get...nothing, but lies and grand theft of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness<div>GOD - FAMILY - COUNTRY</div>
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