Thread: "AMNESTY BILL AN OUTRAGE" by MARIE WALDRON

Amnesty bill an outrage

By: MARIE WALDRON - Commentary

Saturday, May 26, 2007 6:45 PM PDT

Government of the People, by the People and for the People has become only an idea whose time apparently has passed. Our elitist, out-of-touch Congress and Senate and president are hell-bent on destroying the United States of America regardless of what the citizens want. We are irrelevant in the plans ---- just a mere annoyance.

The amnesty deal is nothing short of an outright abomination forced on our country by elitist, evil globalists feeding the voracious appetites of huge corporations and multimillionaire politicians who would sell out our heritage, our values, the security of our families and our very children's future for a buck.

We don't need so-called comprehensive immigration reform. We need enforcement of our existing laws and closing the borders! Our national sovereignty trumps all other concerns. President Reagan and our Founding Fathers are spinning in their graves at the treasonous actions of elitists who should have been thrown out of office decades ago.

From a local government perspective, I can't help but feel that all the enduring of boycotts and egging of my business, all the rocks thrown at my vehicle, the "racist" attacks and posters with my photo on them and all our City Council's attempts to combat illegal immigration on the home front have all been in vain because our own government is fighting against us. Our health, economy, security, values, heritage, culture, language, neighborhoods are under full attack. Any hope we have of controlling overcrowding, improving health care and education goes down the drain. The Constitution has been outrightly ignored and our hard-won liberty is under attack.

The United States of America will cease to be a sovereign nation after an affirmative vote. The elitists know their new plan is not enforceable and they don't care. This is one step toward the North American Union and free open borders. It's not about what is good for America, but what is good for them and their big money supporters. What are you called to do on behalf of your children? On behalf of all our veterans who have fought and died for our great nation? On behalf of our brave military in harm's way today? Are we going to wring our hands or are we going to act?

If there was ever a time in our history for every American to stand up and be counted, this is it. If you have never called, faxed or e-mailed your senator or congressman ---- do it now!

No matter what your political party, if your representative has abandoned our American laws and votes for amnesty, we must abandon them and switch to a new or better political party. We have taxation without representation! It is too long to wait until the 2008 elections. They must be removed from office now.

President Lincoln, in dedicating the military cemetery at Gettysburg, said "that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain ---- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom ---- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

Now it's our time to stand and be counted. May God bless America.

Marie Waldron is a member of the Escondido City Council.

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Nick wrote on May 26, 2007 9:32 PM: " Thank You Marie. You have just said exactly how I and Millions of Americans feel. You are not alone, and I will stand with you anywhere or anytime. Consider me counted!

Gary in Murrieta wrote on May 26, 2007 9:35 PM: " This commentary is probably reflective of 80% of the American Citizens and Taxpayers. Bravo Marie "

Syl wrote on May 26, 2007 9:52 PM: " Will wonders never cease ........ Finally an opinion printed in the North County Times that I agree with 100% . "

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Nick wrote on May 26, 2007 9:32 PM:" Thank You Marie. You have just said exactly how I and Millions of Americans feel. You are not alone, and I will stand with you anywhere or anytime. Consider me counted! "

Gary in Murrieta wrote on May 26, 2007 9:35 PM:" This commentary is probably reflective of 80% of the American Citizens and Taxpayers. Bravo Marie "

Syl wrote on May 26, 2007 9:52 PM:" Will wonders never cease ........ Finally an opinion printed in the North County Times that I agree with 100% . "

Skip wrote on May 26, 2007 10:11 PM:" There are Open Borders Groups out there right now, that provide direct toll free access to the California State Senators, Feinstein and Boxer, so as to voice support for the Immigration Reform Bill (AMNESTY). The funny part is, that when I called them, the recordings and prompts were only in Spanish. "

Paul wrote on May 26, 2007 10:56 PM:" Marie is 100% right on target. Viva Marie .... down with the LA RAZA racist group in USA. "

Laura wrote on May 27, 2007 12:21 AM:" Marie, thank you for your bravery and for standing up for American citizens and speaking the truth.It has become a real travesty and our government is systematically destroying this great nation. I no longer feel safe in my own country and feel that anarchy is being commited by the these illegal invaders. "

Bo wrote on May 27, 2007 1:16 AM:" You go girl. We The People don't need new failure immigration laws. Enforce our current laws. Put our military on our borders for a change with orders to engage when necessary. Attrition through enforcement. End illegal alien birhtright citizenship. "

Escondodo wrote on May 27, 2007 3:41 AM:" I agree with Marie but I need a reason to believe that we aren't just spitting in the wind. From everything I read, it would seem that the decision to sell out the US has already been decided. Congress reminds me of Judas. Money always trumps more noble objectives. If you have a plan Marie, put it out there now. What I see happening makes me sick. "

pjr40 wrote on May 27, 2007 4:55 AM:" This is one patriotic lady and serves as a shining example for all of us. "

John wrote on May 27, 2007 5:58 AM:" Marie Waldron is an elitist, out-of-touch member of the council majority that is hell-bent on destroying Escondido regardless of what the citizens want. We are irrelevant in their plans ---- just a mere annoyance. "

Mark wrote on May 27, 2007 6:03 AM:" Waldron's commentary is devoid of civility, humility, or the milk of human kindness. She "spins" quotes on their heads, like the abominable Bush administration. She knows nothing of public service. She would be right at home in pre WWII Germany. "

Luke wrote on May 27, 2007 6:13 AM:" I mistakenly thought that commentaries were restricted to local issues. Since when does a national immigration policy become a local issue meriting a commentary? "

Bumber Sticker Mentality. wrote on May 27, 2007 6:34 AM:" How can someone write nine paragraphs and say absolutely nothing? This is the same bumper sticker mentality that got us into Iraq. Plus, why does she identify the only politician that has given "amnesty" in the past - Reagan - but fails to identify the "treasonous" elected officials who "should have been thrown out of office decades ago."? I know why...because most of them are Republicans. By the way, the Founding Fathers would not be spinning in their graves. When they were creating this country the dirt upon which Ms/ Waldron's house sits was part of Mexico. "

John wrote on May 27, 2007 7:42 AM:" For the opposite opinion, see 05/27 LA Times, "The next Americans" by Tomas R. Jimenez. "Immigrants don't destroy our national identity, they renew it." "

Beth Anderson wrote on May 27, 2007 7:46 AM:" God bless you Marie! Am I still allowed to use God or will I be blasted for that? Feels like we Americans have to be so careful now a days not to offend anyone! Kind of like walking on eggshells! Oh well, too bad! Anyway, keep up the fight Marie! We legal American voters are behind you 200%!!! "

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I was reading the few negative comments on this commentary, by JOHN, MARK, AND LUKE, and then I realized that they forgot MATTHEW. LOL Is it just me or is anyone else here offended at the Catholic Church Support of Illegal Aliens. I believe that the Catholic Church should loose their Tax Exempt Status.

R/ Skip

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Long-time N.C. Resident wrote on May 27, 2007 8:12 AM:" Marie, I will stand with you anytime. And I mean that with all my heart.---- So many of us cannot believe that we are actually having to BEG our senators to save this country. Didn’t we elect them to do what is right for AMERICA, not Mexico?----Unfortunately, the more you dig, the more you find out this president’s (someone I changed parties to vote for, no less) ties to Mexico and his dogged determination to stick to his “globalâ€

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Fran wrote on May 27, 2007 9:46 AM:" Very good letter. If Bush would just allow the law enforcement officers to uphold the law. We have two Border Patrol Agents, Ramos and Compean still in prison for trying to catch an illegal alien drug smuggler, and Bush will not free them. As for Reagan, he is the one who started this mess by giving amnesty to three million illegal aliens but did not close the border. Bush has allowed the invasion to escalate because he wants open borders to feed his wealthy corporate donors with low wage workers. Our elected officials are elected to uphold the law, to work for American Citizens, to protect our Country from invasion from foreign Countries, to work for the Citizens who elected them, to protect the jobs of American workers, to provide schools that provide the best education for American children where classes are taught in English, and to not let hospitals go under because of illegal aliens getting free medical care. Legal immigrants are welcome and make better Citizens than Illegal alien lawbreakers. "

Why? wrote on May 27, 2007 9:49 AM:" Is Reagan spinning in his grave? He is the one who started this. "

Also to luke, wrote on May 27, 2007 9:54 AM:" You must be kidding! Right? "

Bren wrote on May 27, 2007 9:58 AM:" Don't forget to visit all of your elected officials while they are at their home offices for their "vacation" this week!!!! Make your voices heard!!! Also, there is a nationwide movement. At first everyone was going to send tea bags to all elected officials to represent the Boston Tea Party. However, it was determined that they would probably not make it due to postal regulations after the anthrax scare. Therefore, rip off the tags from the tea bags and send those. Be sure to write----"No amnesty, enforce our laws" on all tags before mailing them!!! "

To SADFORUS, wrote on May 27, 2007 10:10 AM:" We have been contacting our clueless leaders. We are writing letters, emailing, calling again and again. It's going to take thousands, millions of our Citizens to get through to them. We need everyone to join the campaign, and if they don't listen then we must protest and march. "

To Syl : wrote on May 27, 2007 10:16 AM:" You must mean : I was reading the few negative comments on this commentary, by JOHN, MARK, AND LUKE, and then I realized that they forgot MATTHEW. LOL "

This is why I voted for you wrote on May 27, 2007 10:25 AM:" Marie and why I will continue to support you! You are the bomb!!!!! "

2 Bren wrote on May 27, 2007 10:25 AM:" Did Lipton's marketing dept. start the tea party gimmick? The fact that you can't send actual tea bags is a pretty good clue that the protest will be impotent. Our officials are insulated. "

Syl I agree with you 100%! wrote on May 27, 2007 10:27 AM:" I was born and raised Catholic and attended St. Mary's school here in Escondido for 6 long painful years. I think the Catholic church should lose it's tax free status IMMEDIATELY in the US and the Cardinal in LA should be put in jail for encouraging people to not follow the spirit or the letter of the law. ENOUGH! "

Long-time N.C. Resident wrote on May 27, 2007 10:35 AM:" Ron, you make excellent and thoughtful points. However, the open-borders groups refuse to engage in the same manner of thoughtful discussion. All they come back with is that anyone who wants our borders and laws enforced are racist xenophobes. To them, I ask one question: Why is it OK that Mexico zealously protects ITS southern borders? "

BurningAtlanta wrote on May 27, 2007 10:39 AM:" It's time to stand up for this nation. I've heard every lie, myth and distotion imaginable swirling around this issue. The most common lies directed at those that oppose amnesties are "you're a racist" or "you're anti-immigrant." Would someone tell me, what race is an illegal alien? And could you explain how a nation that allows more legal immigration than the rest of the world combined is "anti-immigrant?" Look at the number of Americans of Hispanic descent that voted for anti-illegal laws in Arizona. There are plenty of people of whatever descent that are Americans, FIRST. They don't believe in rewarding those that have shown a contempt for our laws, a contempt of our borders and, many of them, have shown an open contempt for our nation. The "One Time" amnesty of 1986 solved nothing and was a total failure. Now, 21 years later, they're trying to sell the American people the same pig in a new dress. The reason the IRCA failed was because of a total lack of enforcement, but we're supposed to believe they're REALLY serious, this time? Ahh, not me. Were it not for republicans in the House an amnesty would have passed last year. I'm hoping that there are enough democrats and republicans that have some regard for this nation that the House will be able to squash it, again, this year. And EVERY politician of any party that supported this treachery should be voted out of office. In 1986 Senator Kennedy said, 'This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this.' Is there anyone stupid enough to believe these lies, this time? "

Reardon wrote on May 27, 2007 10:54 AM:" Some seem to believe that since this state was putatively 'part of Mexico that illegals who cross the southern border get special dispensation. By that reasoning, since most of the East Cost was once part of Great Britain, the Brits should be able to occupy their previous territory without the benefit of visas or any US governmental notice. I guess that since most of the Southwest was "discovered" by Asians across the land bridge 20,000 years ago, Asians can come at will. The Europeans first here were not Mexican, but Spaniards, so Spaniards can also come and go at will. There seems to be a flaw in this argument. "

jimbaugh wrote on May 27, 2007 11:15 AM:" Marie is telling the truth. We are at war not with the illegal aliens but with OUR government who will not enforce OUR laws. The GOVERMENT is out of control. You don't get to choose which laws you are going to enforce. Bush should be impeached for failing to protect this country and its borders. "

Harry wrote on May 27, 2007 11:19 AM:" Marie,Your all AMERICAN,GOD BLESS YOU. "

Brian wrote on May 27, 2007 11:32 AM:" Thank you Marie Waldron! If the Elitist get their way and turn the U.S. over to the Country of Mexico by allowing amnesty for 50 MILLION Mexican Nationals, WE CAN KISS OUR COUNTRY GOODBYE! In Los Angeles with Mexican Mayor Villaragosa Americans must be escorted by police to enter that city with American flags. Why? Because only Mexican Flags are welcomed in Los Angeles! Thank you traitorous Representatives! "

The Silent Majority wrote on May 27, 2007 11:44 AM:" (THIS IS TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTION) Some people dont get it !!!! Go (GOOGLE) The Heritage Foundation !!! See for yourself "

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Waldron often sits in the middle of controversy



By: DAVID FRIED - Staff Writer

Last modified Tuesday, October 17, 2006 12:36 AM PDT

ESCONDIDO -- Councilwoman Marie Waldron is no stranger to controversial issues. Often, she is at the center of them.

During her eight years on the dais, the 46-year-old, who is seeking a third term this fall, has decried nudist activities in the city, filter-free computers at the library and fluoridation of the city's water supply.

She and a council majority resisted plans by Palomar Pomerado Health to build a $690 million medical campus in a high-tech business park, before eventually accepting the district's decision in exchange for additional road improvements.


Then there's illegal immigration.

In May 2005, she cried foul when the Mexican consulate set up services at the city's annual Civic Faire. Four months later, she asked her colleagues to support a state border police initiative that ultimately failed to get enough signatures to make it on the ballot.

And in recent months, her push to crack down on illegal immigration in Escondido has culminated in an ordinance that prohibits landlords from renting to illegal immigrants. The ban, which passed by a 3-2 margin, heads back to the council for final approval this week.

In all these matters, Waldron said she doesn't see what all the fuss is about.

"I stand for values," said Waldron who is among seven candidates for two council seats. "And sometimes, those things are deemed controversial by some people. But to me, that's who I am."

Critics, including outgoing Councilman Ron Newman and many of Waldron's challengers in the council race, have called the rental ban a political ploy that has "hijacked" the election and is "using the city's Latino population as pawns."

Waldron, however, rejects those criticisms and the notion that Nov. 7 will become a referendum on her efforts to tackle illegal immigration. She points out that most of her participation in discussions and votes on the dais have been over more mundane matters, such as road improvements and other development issues. Those types of decisions, along with the council's push to bring in a Marriott hotel, should be what voters base their decision on, she said.

"As I've been on the council, I've been able to really change the direction of the city to be pro-business," said Waldron, who owns a T-shirt printing company downtown with her husband. "Because prior to my sitting in the seat, the city had been driving away business."

Waldron said that, if elected, she intends to continue the city on its current course, working to lure more residential and office development into the downtown area.

In many ways, Waldron has enjoyed the best of both worlds. Her stance on development and efforts to bring residential and office projects downtown has earned her a reputation as being pro-business, and she is endorsed by the Escondido Chamber of Commerce, as well as the city's police and fire departments.

At the same time, her tough-on-immigration stance has brought her considerable support and attention from the San Diego Minutemen, who endorsed her failed bid for State Assembly this summer, including making campaign appearances with her.

The group has continued to support her, organizing demonstrations in support of the rental ban, where they have hoisted pictures of Waldron with captions declaring "We love you, Marie."

Some opponents of the ban have characterized the Minutemen as extreme, even racist ---- something its leaders vehemently deny ---- and say Waldron's embrace of the group should be a cautionary signal for Latinos.

Waldron called such statements ---- often bandied about at recent demonstrations ---- "hogwash."

"I am proud to have the support of citizens who value the sovereignty of our nation," she said.

Councilman Ed Gallo, who has shared the dais with Waldron for six years, has often sided with her on many of the more controversial issues she has championed, including the rental ban.

The two don't always agree, he said. But Waldron has earned his respect, in part, because she never wavers from her stance.

"She's not going to do things just because people want to hear it," Gallo said. "And in her mind, she's going to do what she thinks is right. And most of the time, she is right."

-- Contact staff writer David Fried at (760) 740-5416 or dfried@nctimes.com.

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