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05-12-2005, 01:11 PM #1
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Bush Pushes Central American Pact
Great, let's export jobs and import illegals - what a plan!
Bush urges Central American trade pact
JENNIFER LOVEN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - President Bush, faced with stiff opposition to the free-trade pact he wants with Central American and Caribbean nations, on Thursday portrayed its passage as crucial to America's security and commitment to democratic change in the neighborhood.
"By transforming our hemisphere into a powerful free trade area, we will promote democratic governance, human rights and economic liberty for everyone," Bush said, with presidents of the Dominican Republic and the five Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua at his side at the White House. "The United States was built on freedom and the more of it we have in our backyard, the freer and safer and more prosperous all of the Americas will be."
The pact, signed by Bush last May, needs the approval of Congress. But it is in trouble there, especially in the House where Democratic opponents have been joined by Republican lawmakers from sugar- and textile-producing districts.
With opponents claiming they have enough votes to kill the measure, the battle is shaping up as the most ferocious free-trade confrontation in Congress since the debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement more than a decade ago. That 1994 pact links the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The event with Bush in the Rose Garden was an attempt to change the momentum toward the measure. The six presidents spent Wednesday walking the halls of Congress to lobby for the pact.
Critics claim more free-trade pacts are not a good idea in time of soaring trade deficits. Bush also must overcome opposition from U.S. labor unions, sugar farmers and groups upset with more than 3 million lost manufacturing jobs over the past five years.
The president appealed to opponents' economic and patriotic interests as he tried to drum up support.
He said the deal would represent an improvement over the current situation for American workers, businesses and farmers by leveling the playing field on tariffs. Most Central American exports, he said, now already enter the United States duty-free, while American products exported south are subjected to hefty tariffs.
The free-trade pact also would open a market of 44 million consumers for U.S. farm products and manufactured goods, he said. And, Bush argued, it would make it more likely for factories to remain in Central America, where they often use American materials, rather than relocate to Asia.
Bush's most passionate appeal involved the need to support "small nations ... making big and brave commitments" to openness in governmental and economic affairs.
"The Central America and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement presents us with an historic opportunity to advance our common goals in an important part of our neighborhood," he said. "By passing this agreement, we would signal that the world's leading trading nation was committed to closer partnersip with countries in our own backyard, countries which share our vales."When we gonna wake up?
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05-12-2005, 01:53 PM #2"By transforming our hemisphere into a powerful free trade area, we will promote democratic governance, human rights and economic liberty for everyone," Bush said, with presidents of the Dominican Republic and the five Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua at his side at the White House. "The United States was built on freedom and the more of it we have in our backyard, the freer and safer and more prosperous all of the Americas will be."
Democracy? Jorge you don't even know how to spell it so why are you even preaching it when you don't even believe in it for your own people? Even most of the people in Central America don't even want this. Even Chinese people in China are revolting over this not so free trade nonsense.
He said the deal would represent an improvement over the current situation for American workers, businesses and farmers by leveling the playing field on tariffs. Most Central American exports, he said, now already enter the United States duty-free, while American products exported south are subjected to hefty tariffs.
The free-trade pact also would open a market of 44 million consumers for U.S. farm products and manufactured goods, he said. And, Bush argued, it would make it more likely for factories to remain in Central America, where they often use American materials, rather than relocate to Asia.
Bush's most passionate appeal involved the need to support "small nations ... making big and brave commitments" to openness in governmental and economic affairs.
"The Central America and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement presents us with an historic opportunity to advance our common goals in an important part of our neighborhood," he said. "By passing this agreement, we would signal that the world's leading trading nation was committed to closer partnersip with countries in our own backyard, countries which share our vales."Please support our fight against illegal immigration by joining ALIPAC's email alerts here https://eepurl.com/cktGTn
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05-12-2005, 03:00 PM #3
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"Jorge," I guess pronounced Hor-Hey. I like that. Hope you don't mind if I use it Dman. He certainly acts more like a Jorge than a George.
I was a supporter of GWB, but no more. Of course our alternative was likely even worse (if that's possible).
You know, we're selling our souls to the third world so we can buy $29.00 VCR's at Walmart. America is asleep for the most part. Looks like it will take another Pearl Harbor to wake it up. It's coming.When we gonna wake up?
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05-12-2005, 03:51 PM #4"Jorge," I guess pronounced Hor-Hey. I like that. Hope you don't mind if I use it Dman. He certainly acts more like a Jorge than a George.
Oh and when you pronounce Jorge as Hor-Hey do you imply that Hor means that Bush is a whore for illegal alien cheap labor and Hey means that Bush is still milking a male horse (mainly that burro in Mexico)?
I was a supporter of GWB, but no more. Of course our alternative was likely even worse (if that's possible).
You know, we're selling our souls to the third world so we can buy $29.00 VCR's at Walmart. America is asleep for the most part. Looks like it will take another Pearl Harbor to wake it up. It's coming.Please support our fight against illegal immigration by joining ALIPAC's email alerts here https://eepurl.com/cktGTn
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05-12-2005, 03:54 PM #5
dman1200
You smooth talker you. ...I love reading your answers to the articles.
They are always good for a laugh and put into words what I can only think.
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05-12-2005, 04:58 PM #6
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"Jorge" it is then from now on. I guess when he swore his oath to defend the country against all enemies, foreign and domestic, he exempted illegal aliens. I thought he might be the next Reagan. Boy was I wrong.
He would rather spread democracy to Iraq than to defend democracy here. He would rather guard the borders of South Korea, Bosnia, Afghanistan and every other third rate country that we pay to be our friends, than to guard our borders.
I'm a simple guy when it comes to this. I just want this crap (can I say "crap"?) stopped.
What I am finding (since I am new to this game) is that a lot of people will denounce illegal immigration, but precious few will try to do anything about it. I still say it's going to take a suitcase nuke coming across the southern border to wake us up. The mainstream media does everything it can to cover up the problem. Only when something as dramatic as the Minutemen comes along do they really say anything about it. If it wasn't for O'Reilly, talk radio, and the bloggers, very little would be publicized.When we gonna wake up?
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