Thread: Immigration still a minefield

Immigration still a minefield
By Phil Kent

For the Journal-Constitution

Friday, January 23, 2009

Illegal immigration again emerges as a major issue now that Barack Obama is president. The new administration is veering toward a more-open borders policy as underscored by Obama’s choices of Janet Napolitano as Department of Homeland Security chief and Hilda Solis as U.S. Labor secretary.

Napolitano seeks amnesty for the 15 million illegal aliens here, and opposes the almost-completed 650-mile U.S.-Mexico border fence. As Arizona governor, she slashed funding to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s task force fighting drug, weapons and human smuggling from Mexico. Her positions did little to make the homeland more secure —- especially since Mexico is engulfed in a civil war where well-organized gangs are killing police, judges and soldiers. This growing Mexican warfare is spilling over into the U.S. Southwest —- and poses a mounting problem for Obama.

As a California congresswoman, Solis opposed workplace raids to deport illegal workers and prosecute greedy employers. She also sought to force all federally funded entities to provide “meaningful accessâ€

We have to keep building our numbers.... Pure and simple...

A major battle will emerge in March over the E-verify homeland security program, which comes up for re-authorization in Congress.

They better not try to screw us out of this one.

[quote][b]Napolitano seeks amnesty for the 15 million illegal aliens here, and opposes the almost-completed 650-mile U.S.-Mexico border fence. As Arizona governor, she slashed funding to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s task force fighting drug, weapons and human smuggling from Mexico. Her positions did little to make the homeland more secure —- especially since Mexico is engulfed in a civil war where well-organized gangs are killing police, judges and soldiers. This growing Mexican warfare is spilling over into the U.S. Southwest —- and poses a mounting problem for Obama.

As a California congresswoman, Solis opposed workplace raids to deport illegal workers and prosecute greedy employers. She also sought to force all federally funded entities to provide “meaningful accessâ€

The "Census" issue for representation need to be on our list, too. The more illegals the more representation.

Politics of Illegal Immigration - Census, E-Verify, and I9s: http://tinyurl.com/3ru8w5

Non-citizens and illegal aliens will be counted in the April 2010 United States census which will be the basis for congressional apportionment. The resulting movement of congressional seats will in effect dilute the principle that every citizen voter has an equal voice in this nation's political life. The result of the 2010 congressional apportionment will be yet another unfortunate example of the politics of illegal immigration.