Thread: TX: Immigration worries Hispanic delegates

Immigration worries Hispanic delegates

Web Posted: 06/13/2008 10:15 PM CDT

By Janet Elliott
Houston Chronicle

HOUSTON — As a son and grandson of men who came to the United States without documents, Joe Martinez has cringed at some of the red-hot talk about unauthorized immigration he has heard this week at the Republican State Convention.

“I'd love to see the rhetoric softened,â€

But Martinez can't forget a scene he witnessed when he was 12: a frightened, hungry family of four hiding in a cemetery on his family's ranch. Just as his father took food to the man, woman and children, he is looking for compassion and compromise by his party on the emotional issue



While his sentiments are warm and fuzzy this is not 14 years ago when he was 12 and some terrified, hungry family was huddled behind headstones on his family ranch, okay?

We've gone well beyond the point where compassion is to be shown for those who have displayed nothing but a blantant disregard and disrespect for this country, our flag, our laws, our sovereignty, the rights of Americans to work and support our own families, and made one unreasonable demand after another out of a sense of entitlement and some misguided notion that this country owes them everything.

We are talking about millions of illegal aliens who are destroying this country from the inside out, shredding American lives to tatters, collapsing our once great nation around our ears.

Compassion is in short supply these days.

Originally Posted by azwreath

But Martinez can't forget a scene he witnessed when he was 12: a frightened, hungry family of four hiding in a cemetery on his family's ranch. Just as his father took food to the man, woman and children, he is looking for compassion and compromise by his party on the emotional issue



While his sentiments are warm and fuzzy this is not 14 years ago when he was 12 and some terrified, hungry family was huddled behind headstones on his family ranch, okay?

We've gone well beyond the point where compassion is to be shown for those who have displayed nothing but a blantant disregard and disrespect for this country, our flag, our laws, our sovereignty, the rights of Americans to work and support our own families, and made one unreasonable demand after another out of a sense of entitlement and some misguided notion that this country owes them everything.

We are talking about millions of illegal aliens who are destroying this country from the inside out, shredding American lives to tatters, collapsing our once great nation around our ears.

Compassion is in short supply these days.

Amen to that.

Does this mean that people who enter the United States "without documents" (illegally) are allowed to apply for and obtain legal permanent residence (green card) status while still illegal aliens here without having to return to their home countries to apply? I keep reading stories about people who are now U.S. legal residents, and, indeed, U.S. citizens, in which it is reported that these people first entered the country as illegal aliens.

Aint buying it... the debate is over; the American People have spoken... not only are the Illegal Immigrants breaking the law... the Politicians are as well

The Illegal Aliens need to go home or be arrested and placed in internment camps.

The Politicians need to be booted out of office and put on trial for fraud, waste and abuse of tax payer funds and or Treason / Sedition

Originally Posted by azwreath

But Martinez can't forget a scene he witnessed when he was 12: a frightened, hungry family of four hiding in a cemetery on his family's ranch. Just as his father took food to the man, woman and children, he is looking for compassion and compromise by his party on the emotional issue



While his sentiments are warm and fuzzy this is not 14 years ago when he was 12 and some terrified, hungry family was huddled behind headstones on his family ranch, okay?

We've gone well beyond the point where compassion is to be shown for those who have displayed nothing but a blantant disregard and disrespect for this country, our flag, our laws, our sovereignty, the rights of Americans to work and support our own families, and made one unreasonable demand after another out of a sense of entitlement and some misguided notion that this country owes them everything.

We are talking about millions of illegal aliens who are destroying this country from the inside out, shredding American lives to tatters, collapsing our once great nation around our ears.

Compassion is in short supply these days.

AZwreath, you are right on the money. Our 'compassion' has gotten us nothing but 20 million illegals. It is long past time to lower the boom.

As an anchor baby, Joe Martinez has enjoyed the American dream his entire life. Because more than half the legal Mexican immigrants first came here illegally, he represents the pinnacle of immigration law violations. Historically, Mexicans break the law, lie, commit fraud for years and then become legal residents. Ultimately, they achieve citizenship. Seems they've proven that crime pays in this nation of laws. They can spin this awful state of our union any way they want, but those 20 million illegal aliens soon will become 100 million citizens, all who gained a share of the dream by breaking the law. Whenever a Republican suggests compassion and compromise, I'm reminded of what might happen if I burglarized my neighbor's home and then asked the arresting officer if he'd be compassionate and consider a compromise. IMO, our enemies are our socialized government schools, our judicial system (particularly the SCOTUS), an administration that refuses to enforce the laws and a Congress that refuses to do make laws that are good for our sovereignty.

Originally Posted by camilleinchicago

Originally Posted by azwreath

But Martinez can't forget a scene he witnessed when he was 12: a frightened, hungry family of four hiding in a cemetery on his family's ranch. Just as his father took food to the man, woman and children, he is looking for compassion and compromise by his party on the emotional issue



While his sentiments are warm and fuzzy this is not 14 years ago when he was 12 and some terrified, hungry family was huddled behind headstones on his family ranch, okay?

We've gone well beyond the point where compassion is to be shown for those who have displayed nothing but a blantant disregard and disrespect for this country, our flag, our laws, our sovereignty, the rights of Americans to work and support our own families, and made one unreasonable demand after another out of a sense of entitlement and some misguided notion that this country owes them everything.

We are talking about millions of illegal aliens who are destroying this country from the inside out, shredding American lives to tatters, collapsing our once great nation around our ears.

Compassion is in short supply these days.

AZwreath, you are right on the money. Our 'compassion' has gotten us nothing but 20 million illegals. It is long past time to lower the boom.

Exactly!

Our prospertiy, freedoms, our status as the greatest country in the world placed us in the position of becoming babysitter and salvation for the rest of the world and we gladly complied. After all, we were so fortunate we were obligated to give something back.

And we became a doormat in the process. But, did we say anything? Heck no......we didn't want to be seen as arrogant and selfish, now did we?

And now here we are, the epitome of the adage "Nice guys finish last"

So yes, as you say it's time to lower the boom. Unfortunately, there are those who are not going to like it but that's their problem, same as their problems have always been THEIR problem.

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But it can be difficult to recruit candidates to run as Republicans in heavily Hispanic areas when the GOP affiliation is often a “death warrant,â€