Thread: Legislator thinks immigration deal is near

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Legislator thinks immigration deal is near

BY WILLIAM F. WEST, The Herald-Sun
February 20, 2007 11:08 pm

OXFORD -- U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield said that he is taking a centrist approach to the hotly debated issue of immigration reform and hopes for a bipartisan proposal by early July.

"The extremists on both sides of the aisle will be disappointed, but we are working hard to find a consensus position," he said Tuesday. "And I think we are very close to doing that."

Opinions differ on how to deal with the situation involving what Butterfield said are at least 11 million illegal aliens in the U.S.

Some want to erect a giant fence along the porous border with Mexico, while others favor deportation or U.S. pardons.

"If you want to know where I stand on immigration, I don't mind telling you I'm in the middle," he said. "I don't believe that we need to deport 11 million people, nor do I believe there needs to be amnesty or automatic citizenship."

Butterfield said he believes the 11 million need to be documented, with the ones who are not "law-abiding" to be sent back to their native countries. He said he believes the ones who are "law-abiding" need to be put on a path to taxpaying U.S. citizenship.

Butterfield on Tuesday spoke to Oxford and Granville County officials at Oxford City Hall.

City Commissioner Chance Wilkinson expressed concerns about the rapid economic growth of China and the impact in terms of lost jobs locally and throughout the U.S.

Butterfield made clear he supports global trade, provided there is fairness. "And that's where we're falling short," he said.

A big problem is U.S. corporations setting up factories in foreign lands where workers are paid a pittance compared to America's minimum wage and where there is an absence of strict workplace regulations, he said.

"So we're going to have to create a disincentive" for American companies taking jobs to offshore sites, he said.

What the hell is a "law-abiding" ILLEGAL alien?

"If you want to know where I stand on immigration, I don't mind telling you I'm in the middle," he said. "

You are neither hot, nor cold, thus I spit you out..........

Originally Posted by ThomasMoore

"If you want to know where I stand on immigration, I don't mind telling you I'm in the middle," he said. "

You are neither hot, nor cold, thus I spit you out..........

Yes, another politician who is a fence sitter and wants to try to please everyone and yet no one.

S9......COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=F ... ic&t=53595

Let these dipwads know how you feel.
kennedy is heading this travesty and the TEXT is still NOT available to the American public

Okay, Sis. I didn't know we had some sample letters available for people who might be short on time. I will use these letters and send some emails out today. Thanks.

Here is the link for anyone else who would like to use some of these already composed letters.

http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=F ... 906#290906

Originally Posted by LegalUSCitizen

Okay, Sis. I didn't know we had some sample letters available for people who might be short on time. I will use these letters and send some emails out today. Thanks.

Here is the link for anyone else who would like to use some of these already composed letters.

http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=F ... 906#290906

Welcome, LEGAL

FYI: the 'letter' link is inside the S9 Campaign also.
We'll change the title if it helps spotlight it.