Thread: Governors Fret Over Immigration

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Posted on Mon, Feb. 27, 2006

Governors fret over immigration
By Robert TannerASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON -

A growing number of governors, along the border and beyond, are sharpening their complaints about the flood of immigrants pouring into their states, pushing the Bush administration and Congress for action.

Republicans and Democrats alike on Sunday said they planned to bring the concerns to President Bush and his Cabinet in private meetings this week, bringing a front-line security worry of a different order than the latest Washington obsessions on ports and eavesdropping.

"This is a national issue," said Democrat Janet Napolitano of Arizona, where 500,000 attempts to illegally cross the border were turned back last year -- and an untold number got through.

Nationally there are an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants draining government resources. "We're absorbing through taxpayer dollars the incarceration costs, health care costs, education costs," she said.
Immigration was one contentious issue among many as more than 40 top state leaders gathered for the winter meeting of the National Governors Association.

Governors also hope to get attention on the National Guard, where they fear cuts, and on Medicaid and welfare.
Bush hosted the governors at a formal White House dinner Sunday evening.

In states as far from the southern border as Utah, Missouri, Tennessee and Vermont, governors said immigrants are costing states dollars and spurring state legislation.
All agree the answer lies in Washington and hope to provide a push as Congress weighs several competing bills.

"It's important to come together as governors with a single voice to give some direction," said Republican Jon Huntsman Jr. of Utah. "We deal with these issues day in and day out."

Western governors have put together a multipoint plan that asks for tougher border enforcement that makes better use of technology, improvements in the visa system, adoption of a guest worker program and working with Mexico and other Latin America countries to tackle the root economic causes that send millions north looking for work.
"The notion of being opposed to it, but turning a blind eye to it, doesn't make sense," said Democrat Phil Bredesen of Tennessee.

At the same time, governors warn that harsh measures alone would cause severe damage to many states, especially where agriculture depends on immigrant labor.

Governors also spoke as one on their worries about a Pentagon plan to restructure the Army National Guard that many warn will leave the states with ability to respond to homegrown disaster and emergencies, whether they are floods in the Midwest, forest fires out West or hurricanes along the Gulf Coast.

All 50 governors signed a letter earlier this month to Bush opposing the plan. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld scheduled a private lunch with the governors today to discuss their concerns.

You know? Government and business cannot have it both ways


They want tighter border control, yet at the same time say their business' (sitting along the borders), will be ruined.....

They want tighter border control, yet at the same time yell for more "cherry pickers".

If they can't decide on one thing, nothing will ever be done.

There's going to be ONE governor missing from this list. His initials are JEB.

Never mind that OUR state, which he only happens to be governor of is OVER-RUN by illegal aliens. That doesn't matter !! That's okay !! In fact, it's quite good in HIS opinion, and HIS FATHER'S opinion, and HIS BROTHER'S opinion.

There's one problem. They don't OWN Florida, and they don't OWN Texas, and they don't OWN the United States of America.

And somebody or somebodies need to tell them.....and it's going to have to be U.S.

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Nationally there are an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants draining government resources.

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Bush hosted the governors at a formal White House dinner Sunday evening.

There now. Don't you feel better, Governors ? You got invited to dinner by Jorge.

Now, don't you owe it to him to AGREE with him on EVERYTHING !!??

Why of course you do. You wouldn't want to seem IMPOLITE would you ?!
And you certainly don't want to REALLY work hard and actually EARN your pay from the American people......so....I think we can all know well in advance WHAT to expect.

Tell President Bush he can invite you to dinner as much as he'd like but that you're STILL sending the National Guard to the borders. Stand up for once......for U.S.

Or is that asking too much ?

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