Thread: King denounces immigration reform deal

King denounces immigration reform deal

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Thursday, May 17, 2007, 6:13 PM
By O.Kay Henderson

President Bush and a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators announced yesterday they've come up with a compromise package of immigration reforms, but Congressman Steve King says it's an outrage.

"They're making everybody that's in the country illegal legal. they're doing it with one stroke, potentially, of the president's pen -- which I believe he'll sign," King says. "The rest of the stuff is bells and whistles."

King also objects to the provision which he says will "race through" the backlog of reunification requests on the part of people who're living here now and have filed the paperwork to bring their family to the U.S.

"This is a broad stroke, massive amnesty and it's going to bring in more people than they tried to legalize last year with the Senate bill," King says. The U.S. Senate passed an immigration-related measure last year which stalled in the House.

King says the senators who crafted this latest attempt at immigration reform need to wear a scarlet "A" on their chests, because it'll provide amnesty for people who King contends should be sent back to their home country because they entered the U.S. illegally. "We'll do everything we can to stop it," King says.

King predicts the Senate "will be scrambling" to try to pass the bill before Memorial Day so they can "run for the hills" and toss the issue over to the House for debate.

King, a Republican from Kiron, has long criticized any attempt to allow illegal immigrants a faster "path" to citizenship than is given those who come into the country legally.

The House better stop this crap

Lets pray our House of Representatives stops this travesty.

Originally Posted by Judy

Lets pray our House of Representatives stops this travesty.

Hey Girl!!! GREAT TO SEE YA

Knock the tar out of em, Judy

The house is controlled by democrats.......and democrats want amnesty.

King predicts the Senate "will be scrambling" to try to pass the bill before Memorial Day so they can "run for the hills" and toss the issue over to the House for debate.

Cowards! The Senate obviously works for special interests, period!

They are like an elitist group that acts like they are above everyone else and so far removed from the every day citizen it's unbelievable.

We so need term limits on these professional two-faced sneaky lying bozos.

Don't know how they sleep at night but probably they don't have much of a conscience.

Sad times in this country when so few legislators are respected, a word that use to matter to people - RESPECT!

Hey 2ndamendsis!!

It looks like we're down to the wire ... again .. huh?

Jean says:
"They are like an elitist group that acts like they are above everyone else and so far removed from the every day citizen it's unbelievable. "

Thank you! That's exactly what's wrong with our U.S. Senate. Is it possible to put amendments on the state ballots to force term limits on the Senate? Does anyone know any other way to keep these career Senators from giving our country away? How does America go about getting term limits put on Congress? They certainly aren't going to do it themselves. There must be a way. Help!!!

The problem with the Senate, is that they make laws then exempt themselves and the govt. from those same rules. Therefore, they have no rules to live by. Then the Constitution set it up, that 1/3 of the Senate is elected every 2 years. That's why we have problems like we have today. Ted Kennedy was just re-elected in November. He doesn't have to answer to his constituents for another 6 years. One of our Senators was just elected, so I'm waiting to see if he votes for the illegals or as an American.

Hope you all have a good night!

Hi Ardent, welcome aboard!

I am glad to see there are a few politicians that have the peoples best interest in mind.

Most can only think up to the next election, not beyond. These clowns have no idea the consequences, or worst they don't care!!