Thread: Kennedy: Immigration central to challenge of civil rights

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Kennedy makes push for immigration bill
Friday, June 22, 2007
By JO-ANN MORIARTY
Jo-ann.moriarty@ newhouse. com

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., told farm workers yesterday that the immigration reform bill will be brought back to the Senate floor for deliberation within days, and that the Senate is determined to vote on it, even if it means working weekends and during the July 4th weekend.
Once the energy bill clears the Senate floor, the bipartisan but controversial immigration bill, written by Kennedy and Sen. Arlen J. Specter, R-Pa., will be back before the Senate, he said.
"Dealing with immigration is central to the challenge of civil rights," Kennedy said. "We have come a long way."


Kennedy, the second longest-serving member of the Senate, said that America was a segregated nation until only 40 years ago when Congress began passing civil rights laws and much progress has been made since that time. For Kennedy, immigration is a civil rights issue as well.
Finding middle ground between citizens who want to deport the 12 million immigrants living here illegally and the majority of the population, which supports keeping families together through earned citizenship, is not going to happen by "bumper sticker solutions," Kennedy said.
"I think we should work over the weekend and through the Fourth of July recess," Kennedy said.
The Massachusetts Democrat met with farm workers and labor leaders in the wake of a new poll conducted by pollster Sergio Bendixen for New America Media. The poll found that 83 percent of illegal immigrants from Latin American are willing to comply with new provisions in the comprehensive immigration bill.
To reach legal status, the pending legislation would require illegal immigrants to pay their back taxes, pay fines for each individual within a household, keep a clean criminal record and learn English.
The poll found that by a large margin illegal immigrants are willing to undergo criminal background checks, pay fines and fees and return to their countries of origin - if they are guaranteed re-entry - to put themselves on the track for legalization, Bendixen said.
"This poll today demonstrates that this bipartisan reform bill would work," Kennedy said. "It would work because the 12 million undocumented immigrants who are here today will pay the high price to become an American citizen."

The poll found that 83 percent of illegal immigrants from Latin American are willing to comply with new provisions in the comprehensive immigration bill.

Yep, they are all so honest. I bet if they were asked to learn French, English, and German, they would all say, Si, Si!

Rates a solid 10 on the "puke meter."

I am handing out barf bags

He doesn't seem concerned much about US Citizens civil rights does he ??? Like upholding our laws for instance !! I think they are ALL smoking something they got from their illegal friends !

I wonder how many illegal aliens live in Kennedy's neighborhood in Massachusetts.

Kennedy makes me so damn mad! Immigration is NOT a civil rights issue! I want somebody from his home state to tell me how in the hell does this fat drunk murdering loser keep getting elected?
This is plain and simple a matter of legal vs. illegal.
He is really getting desperate in trying to sell his renewed snake oil from 86.

Listen up teddy, you passed this amnesty not only once, but SEVEN different times. Worst of all, not once did you EVER ENFORCE THE LAW. So why should we trust you now? We don't want amnesty this time! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! You work for us you stupid drunk!

Redbadger I need one of those barf bags please!

"Dealing with immigration is central to the challenge of civil rights," Kennedy said. "We have come a long way."

How does his twisted, sick, muderous, drunken mind come up with a statement like this one. Certified idiots make more sense than Kennedy's babbling.

open mouth insert foot. or insert both feet

Is there any doubt in anyones mind that Kennedy has a bad case of dementia?

Kennedy's liver is so inflamed from booze it must glow in the dark.