Thread: Immigration in Congress

Wednesday, March 05, 2008
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Immigration in Congress [Mark Krikorian]

A group of GOP senators led by the steadfast Jeff Sessions is announcing a package of immigration enforcement bills today. They are targeted measures, designed to address specific problems, rather than the McCain-Bush-Kennedy "comprehensive" approach of piggy-backing amnesty on grand promises of future enforcement. The L.A. Times piece lists most of the specifics; the name that surprised me most was Arlen Specter, who I've been told will introduce a bill to sanction countries that refuse to take their citizens back when we want to deport them. I eagerly anticipate John McCain's endorsement of these measures, since he has, after all, "gotten the message" that enforcement has to come first.

Some Democrats, meanwhile, are promoting new terminology to make McCain's amnesty more palatable to the public. The Center for American Progress and the Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (the umbrella group for all the leftie amnesty advocates) has prepared a study arguing that Democrats need to toughen their language and talk about "requiring immigrants to become legal." This sounds absurd, of course, like "requiring" pickpockets to keep the wallets they steal, but apparently polling by Peter Hart shows that it moves some survey respondents.

Meanwhile, Rep. Dan Boren (D., Ola.) jumps the gun and says Congress will pass an amnesty next year, rendering state enforcement measures moot: "I think it'll pass the House and Senate and be signed by the president." Boren added, in the reporter's words, that "Who that president is probably won't matter much."

You can say that again.

03/05 04:56 AM

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so Dan Boren (D., Ola.) is telling us that no matter what states and local communities decide that it will be moot because he's going to shove amnesty down our throats? How imperious. So in essence, you stupid American populace, we in Congress we will make sure we tell you what is.

Time to let Dan Boren (D., Ola.) what we think of his remark and where our boot is going to kick his backside!

I called Rep. Dan Boren (D., Ola.)'s office in and yes the guy who picked up the phone did say that there would be another amnesty bill next year but that Dan Boren hasn't said he would support it.

Another Amnesty bill, next year?

Rep. Dan Boren contact details:
http://www.house.gov/boren/contact.shtm ... tact.shtml

I've written him a nice polite e-mail asking him "Why" he is for Mexico and or Illegals on the taxpayers nut .
e-mail contact http://www.house.gov/boren/emailsignup.shtml

Yes,its true,we are no longer a free people.We will continue the fight but the US as we know it and love it does not exist any longer. I would like to know how John Mccain got the nomination when I know of no republican who supports him.I am ussually not a conspirisy nut but something dosent smell right here.I see Mexicans take to our streets but never Americans,we have become weak and unwilling to defend ourselves,and the powers that be know it.Our liberties will be taken away at a much faster rate now because they know they can.And they know the American people will sit back and do nothing.

By the way, I also called this idiots office and gave him a piece of my frustrated mind.

Thanks for contacting Boren's office & that's a good idea. We're aware and warned the OBL will likely try another amnesty (although they won't call it that) and the American people will not be fooled and will be ready to fight this again.

The answer remains NO Amnesty in any form -- the American people demand that our borders are finally secured and existing laws enforced.

Does this Dan Boren have a crystal ball or something, what a nut there is NO way this idiot can possibly know that, he has know idea what is going to happen in the elections when it comes to congress.

I think the immigration issue is going to be much bigger when replacing congressmen.....lets just hope the idiots don't get rid of the good guys up there