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04-14-2005, 05:16 PM #1
Texan pushes reform of immigration system
http://washingtontimes.com/national/200 ... -2344r.htm
Texan pushes reform of immigration system
By Stephen Dinan and Charles Hurt
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The federal government must prove it can protect the nation's borders before Congress can pass a guest-worker program, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said yesterday, vowing that the House will insist that the emergency war-spending bill contain the immigration security provisions that passed in the chamber.
"Ultimately, we need to enforce our laws. The American people need to see us protect our borders and enforce our laws," Mr. DeLay said. "Then, they'll be willing to talk about a guest-worker program."
In an extensive interview with editors and reporters from The Washington Times in his office in the Capitol, the Texas Republican said the House will produce a broad immigration bill this Congress. He also defended his chamber's record on spending and passing the Medicare prescription drug bill, said he is driving a project to "redesign" government around Republican principles and added that in the wake of the Terri Schiavo case he has asked the House Judiciary Committee to oversee judges.
"The reason the judiciary has been able to impose a separation of church and state that's nowhere in the Constitution is that Congress didn't stop them. The reason we had judicial review is because Congress didn't stop them. The reason we had a right to privacy is because Congress didn't stop them," he said. "We're having to change a whole culture in this â€â€
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04-14-2005, 07:42 PM #2
Well the House seems to be willing to do something about the problem, the thing is the Senate and Bush seem to only want to make it worse!
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04-14-2005, 07:44 PM #3
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"Ultimately, we need to enforce our laws. The American people need to see us protect our borders and enforce our laws," Mr. DeLay said. "Then, they'll be willing to talk about a guest-worker program."
Maybe a LIMITED guestworker program.http://www.alipac.us Enforce immigration laws!
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04-14-2005, 07:57 PM #4
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HOORAY FOR DeLAY!! FINALLY SOMEONE PROPOSES SOME COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS!!
RRThe men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. " - Lloyd Jones
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