Thread: Bloomberg: New York City Will Collapse Without Illegal Immig

Story is a bit dated not sure if its on the site didn't see it but interesting none the less...

Bloomberg: New York City Will Collapse Without Illegal Immigrants

Wednesday, July 05, 2006


PHILADELPHIA — The economy of the country's largest city and the entire nation would collapse if illegal immigrants were deported en masse, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told a Senate committee hearing Wednesday.

New York City is home to more than 3 million immigrants, and a half-million of them came to this country illegally, Bloomberg testified.

"Although they broke the law by illegally crossing our borders ... our city's economy would be a shell of itself had they not, and it would collapse if they were deported," he said. "The same holds true for the nation."

The hearing, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, in Philadelphia, was one of several held nationwide as congressional Republicans take to the road to discuss overhauling immigration laws.

House Republican leaders called for the hearings last month in a blow to President George W. Bush's ambitious election-year plan that includes a guest worker program and path to citizenship for millions in this country illegally.

At a House subcommittee meeting at a Border Patrol station in San Diego, Republicans tried to focus on the potential for terrorists to enter the United States through Mexico.

"Immigration reform must be national security reform," said Rep. Ed Royce, the subcommittee chairman.

Democrats at the hearing sought to portray Republican immigration and border policies as failures.

"This is a charade," said Rep. Bob Filner, whose district includes the patrol station. "It's a cover-up for the fact that they can't produce a bill and they can't secure our borders."

Specter and fellow senators are trying to build support for a Senate bill that would allow a majority of the illegal immigrants to eventually become legal permanent residents and citizens after paying at least $3,250 (euro2,540) in fines, fees and back taxes and learning English.

The competing bill passed by the House focuses on enforcement and has no provisions for future guest workers or a citizenship path for illegal immigrants.

President George W. Bush, visiting a Dunkin' Donuts shop in Alexandria, Virginia, promoted his view that immigration legislation should provide some means for illegal immigrants who have been in the U.S. for a long time to stay.

"We cannot kick people out who have been here for awhile," Bush said, adding that they should be "treated with respect and dignity."

At the hearing in Philadelphia, a Pennsylvania mayor who has pushed for local ordinances cracking down on illegal immigrants asked for federal government assistance.

"We must dig deep into the city's accounts to pay for illegal immigrants, while illegal immigrants do not pay their fair share of taxes, either to the city, the county, the state or the country," said Louis J. Barletta, the mayor of Hazelton.

The panel that met in San Diego was set to meet again Friday in the border city of Laredo, Texas.

Send them all to New York then. They can have them just like California has them. It won't be long before the citizens of New York are crying like babies.

Originally Posted by Paige

Send them all to New York then. They can have them just like California has them. It won't be long before the citizens of New York are crying like babies.

I don't want them here!!!!!! But New York is the equivalent of Los Angles on the east coast!!! We have Hillary and Schumer though as Senators so we know there record and stance on immigration, right?
I have to work in NYC and everyday I have to be in a crowded subway car with them!!! Man do I get heated!!! I'd like to push them all into a star-gate and then they can fend for them selfs on another planet!!!

They plague all the deli's, pizzerias, fast food joints, grocer markets, everywhere!!! They are at job sites where they are building new offices and apartments too!!! More jobs Americans won't do!!!!

I am sick bucket please......

- BorderLegionnaire

You poor thing. I get sick everytime I walk outside. My illegals brought in two truckloads of metal stuff last night late and marched right on into their back yard. We are not sure what they are up to now. These people are pack rats. They sell and trade like crazy.
I need a bucket too.

Originally Posted by Paige

You poor thing. I get sick everytime I walk outside. My illegals brought in two truckloads of metal stuff last night late and marched right on into their back yard. We are not sure what they are up to now. These people are pack rats. They sell and trade like crazy.
I need a bucket too.

Even better they steal copper pipe/wiring from old abandoned buildings on state property and private and they also steal aluminum and wood and other material from there own work sites they work at!!! The scrap metal business must be doing great!!!

For Bloomberg to say,"New York City Will Collapse Without Illegal
Immigrants," is an insult to all of the hard working citizens that built the city.
What's more, statements such as this lead the the rhetoric spewed by Illegal Aliens disrespecting Americans throughout our country.

Since Bloomberg is so proud of his Illegal Aliens, I respectfully suggest he take his billions and run for office in Mexico.

That's like saying the building will collapse if the "termites stop holding hands."!

"We cannot kick people out who have been here for awhile," Bush said, adding that they should be "treated with respect and dignity."

Can anybody remember the last time Jorge Bush treated the American people with respect and dignity?

PHILADELPHIA — The economy of the country's largest city and the entire nation would collapse if illegal immigrants were deported en masse, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told a Senate committee hearing Wednesday.