Thread: CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?

Senator Lamar Alexander must be deaf, for he isn't dumb. But after this idea, I sure thinks he must believe that millions of Americans are just that, plain dumb.

His idea of 3 out of 4 border governors signing off on the security of the border has to be one of the dumbest, oh excuse me, I mean , yes I mean this, one of the dumbest ideas I have heard of anyone saying. Now we are going to trust Governor Bill Richardson (running for President, seeking the Hispanic vote, wants AMNESTY) of New Mexico, Governor Janet Napalitano of Arizona, another AMNESTY governor, Rick Perry, may I take your land, build the start of of NAU/SPP highway, I love illegals too, and then our beloved California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, leader of the great sanctuary state along with Secretary Chertoff to sign off on the security of our border. What a group, and Senator Lamar Alexander actually thinks we should trust them, and HIM.

Let's call, email, fax him tonight and remind him of just these facts. Yes, we don't trust you and ENFORCE THE LAW Senor Senator.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Alexander on the Immigration Debate and Tennesseans


By Sen. Lamar Alexander

When I was home in Tennessee during the immigration debate, I spent a lot of time listening and talking to Tennesseans about the immigration bill and some concerns they have.

But of all the concerns, it boiled down to this: "We don't really trust you guys in Washington, D.C. to fix this problem. You don't seem to be willing to do it."

Americans have, in many cases, lost faith that we even have the ability to fix the mess. I used to feel that way myself before I came here. I haven't been here that long, just 4 years.

The Senate has put aside the immigration bill and is now turning to other matters. But we aren't finished, and the bill still needs a lot of work.

The Senate needs to pass a bill that secures our border before it does anything else, and we should keep working on it until we can get it right.

So I have a suggestion that would increase the level of trust the American people would have in the ability of this government to enforce whatever law we pass.

I am not suggesting it would solve everything or that we would regain trust overnight, but I am suggesting it would be a step forward.

I think we should involve the governors of the border states between the United States and Mexico in determining whether the new border control system we put in place is actually working.

The way the bill is written right now, before other provisions of the bill go into effect, the Department of Homeland Security must certify that it has established and demonstrated operational control of the entire U.S. - Mexico border once certain conditions are met.

Those conditions include the hiring and training of 20,000 Border Patrol agents, 300 miles of vehicle barriers, 105 radar and camera towers and 31,500 detention beds.

My amendment says we need sign-off that the border is in fact secure by three of the four governors on the United States-Mexico border, too.

The governors of the border states are not in Washington, DC. They have not been infected with whatever is up here. They haven't even been vaccinated. For that reason more Tennesseans trust the governors.

If the Governors of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas say 'yes, the border is secure, we agree with the certification of the Department of Homeland Security,' I think that would be good enough for most Americans.

That is the point of my amendment.

I say ask the Secretary of Homeland Security, pay attention to him or her, but also trust the leadership of the border states.

Ask the border governors to agree with the Secretary of Homeland Security that the border is secure before we begin programs affecting illegal aliens, and I think the American people might buy it.

We might begin to regain their trust, after 20 years of mismanagement, and that we are willing to take seriously securing the border.

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Alexander thinks we are stupid! This is a classic case of manipulation.

Three out of four will sign off on it. No doubt in my mind. Arizon is the only one that might hold-out because the gov. signed some get tough on illegals legislation.

The willing Scapegoats:
TCC Guestworker-Perry of TX
Arney of Kennedy Family Persuasion of CA
What's his name of NM that never supports anything to stop illegal immigration and they have the most open border of all.

This is not a decision, it's a forgone conclusion. What a load of crap. Bush must have suggested this hair-brained idea.

Dixie

"hair-brained" is right Dixie. or lame brain

Jeremiah 29:11

I just called and gave him a "no confidence" vote on his amendment. ENFORCEMENT FIRST!

Dixie are you speaking of the traitor Bill Richardson??

Yes this is a bumb idea, if they are serious they would let the minutemen sign off of it then the people would know the job was done!! We do not trust any politician to do it!!!

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