Thread: Long Island rag urges surrender to flood of illegals

Editorial: Immigration a key campaign issue August 29, 2008




Immigration is a word that was seldom heard in Denver this week, as Democrats geared up for their run to Election Day. It was a curious omission.

There are plenty of big issues awaiting the next president: The economy, war, energy, climate change, health care and education have all commanded attention. But immigration needs to be on that list. Borders remain porous. About 12 million people are in the country illegally. Communities on Long Island and elsewhere are struggling with the problem of day laborers who gather on street corners in search of work. The nation's immigration system is broken.

Illegal immigration has roiled the nation and tied Washington in knots. Deaths in detention and aggressive workplace raids - hundreds of people were detained Monday at a factory in Laurel, Miss. - have kept the issue bubbling. And it's of particular interest to Hispanics, a key voting bloc up for grabs in November.

A comprehensive approach has to be found, one that would fortify borders, streamline the naturalization process and provide enough legal temporary workers to meet the needs of employers, such as those on Long Island's East End. And it should lay out a path to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants already in the country. That's just too many people to realistically detain or deport.



Republicans have an opportunity to showcase their views on immigration at their convention next week in Minnesota. It won't be easy to balance the interests of the party's conservative base, which doesn't much like the idea of a route to citizenship, with those of Hispanic voters, many of whom favor a path out of the shadows for the undocumented.

That's an uncomfortable straddle for presumptive Republican nominee John McCain. As a senator, he championed a path to citizenship, an approach that Democratic nominee Barack Obama embraced, but that most of McCain's Republican colleagues rejected. Campaigns are the time for candidates to forge a mandate for action on tough issues. It's an opportunity that shouldn't be missed on immigration.




http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny- ... 5287.story

That's just too many people to realistically detain or deport.

And, of course, the longer enforcement is delayed the more people there will be.
And what would they say if they heard the true figure?

A comprehensive approach has to be found, one that would fortify borders, streamline the naturalization process and provide enough legal temporary workers to meet the needs of employers, such as those on Long Island's East End. And it should lay out a path to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants already in the country. That's just too many people to realistically detain or deport.

There will be NO pathway to citizenship to illegal aliens, we don't reward criminals. Yeah, detaining and deporting them will be a tough job, but it's one we MUST do. So far, it's enforcement is working and we want MORE.

Make me president and see how easy it is. I would detain and deport ALL of them. No problem. yes we can yes we can yes we can.

Yes, we CAN deport all of them. If our idiot government started doing its job, they can deport millions of illegal aliens. It might take a little longer than expected, but it can be done.

Make me president and see how easy it is. I would detain and deport ALL of them. No problem. yes we can yes we can yes we can.

Americans can do everything and anything they set their minds on. Unfortunately these last 7.5 years have proven that this government has no mind-set in that direction since they are hoping for such a tangled world of peoples, languages and commerce, that no one will be able to figure out who belongs where and the heck with any legality of presence or law enforcement. I suppose it would be a pretty ugly thing to say that occasionally I wonder whether these powers that be have any mind amongst that crew to set to anything that would be good for the people of this country.
Correct: yes, we can! Incorrect: Si, se puede.

How un-American is it to say let's "give up" and "we can't do it"! These are some serious Benedict Arnolds. There are lots of groups who say it can be done.

Secure Borders
Round em up
Send em off