Thread: President Bush Controlled by Special Interset Groups

President Bush Controlled by Special Interset Groups? You decide.

In December 2005 the US House of Representatives passed HR4437 the much awaited and necessary Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act. At first this bill was a welcoming sign for those individuals and politicians that understood the importance of national security and the need for effective law enforcement.

Unfortunately, the unity and celebration was short lived because a small number of special interest groups launched a complaint campaign designed to abolish America’s security efforts. These groups did not have America’s best interest at heart, only their own agenda. The most damaging fact is that they persuaded the President of the United States to change his mind.

Yes, President George W. Bush chose the special interest lobby over the safety and will of the American people.


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(Seal - Ex. Ofc. of President of the United States)


December 15, 2005

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503

STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY
H.R. 4437 – Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (Rep. Sensenbrenner (R) Wisconsin and 35 cosponsors)

The Administration strongly supports House passage of H.R. 4437 and appreciates the efforts of the House Judiciary Committee and the Homeland Security Committee in bringing this important legislation to the floor. The Administration looks forward to working with Congress to improve certain provisions in the bill and to implement the many necessary reforms that this legislation provides.

The Administration is committed to securing the border to prevent illegal crossings, improving our ability to apprehend illegal immigrants, and ensuring that those who are caught are returned to their home countries as soon as possible. H.R. 4437 authorizes additional resources for these efforts.

The Administration appreciates that the bill supports the Administration’s goal to end the decades-old practice of “catch and release” in which illegal aliens from countries other than Mexico are assigned court dates for immigration hearings and then never show up. The provisions included in this bill will facilitate the Administration’s strategy to return these aliens quickly to their home countries and deter other aliens for attempting to enter the country illegally.

The Administration supports provisions in the bill enhancing the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to bar criminals and terrorists from obtaining immigration benefits. These provisions will significantly improve the Secretary’s ability to consider national security in determining eligibility for citizenship and other benefits.

The Administration will work closely with the House on provisions that leverage State and local law enforcement efforts while meeting Federal law enforcement objectives and using our homeland security resources most effectively.

The Administration strongly supports provisions in the bill that would crack down on alien smuggling and unlawful entry into the United States.

The Administration will work with the House to ensure that any enhanced sentences the bill may impose with respect to unlawful entry and reentry after removal are structured so as not to hinder the efficient prosecution of immigration offenses.

The Administration supports the provisions that will keep our Nation safe by preventing criminals and terrorists from entering the country and by providing new authority to remove criminal aliens once they have entered the country. A key component of immigration reform is addressing the cycle of needless litigation that clogs immigration courts, rewards illegal behavior, and delays justice for immigrants with legitimate claims. This bill contains much-needed provisions to ensure that lawsuits and red tape
do not stand in the way of securing our borders and protecting the American people.

The Administration appreciates the provisions ensuring that the Federal government has the authority it needs to detain dangerous criminal aliens and aliens who present national security risks until they can be removed, and will work with the House to ensure that the language of these provisions will accomplish their important purpose. Worksite enforcement is critical to immigration reform, and the Administration supports expanding the existing employment eligibility verification system.

The Administration will work with Congress to design a system that helps employers hire only authorized workers and facilitates the prosecution of unscrupulous employers that would knowingly hire undocumented aliens.

The Administration has concerns regarding a number of provisions in the bill that attempt to direct the management of components or programs of the Department of Homeland Security. These provisions impose requirements that interfere with existing operations, mandate allocation of funding and resources within the Department, and impose duplicative reporting requirements. These provisions interfere with the Secretary’s discretion to manage Department resources and direct Departmental operations according to strategic needs.

The Administration also has concerns with provisions of the bill requiring the reimbursement of private property owners for damage to their property along the international border if the damages are the result of entry of illegal aliens. Such provisions would be difficult to administer, would divert resources away from mission needs, and would establish a precedent where the Federal government assumes financial responsibility for damages caused by non-Federal actions on private property.

The Administration strongly urges the House to pass this important legislation, and we look forward to working with Congress to ensure that certain provisions of the bill do not inadvertently affect operations designed to gain control of the border.

The Administration remains committed to comprehensive immigration reform, including a temporary worker program that avoids amnesty, and believes this bill is a positive step toward that goal.

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December 16, 2005

President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20500


Dear Mr. President:

The undersigned national Latino organizations write to express our extreme disappointment with
the Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) issued yesterday supporting the Border
Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (H.R. 4437). This bill
defies any attempt at serious or effective immigration reform, which you yourself acknowledged
is urgently needed. Your SAP is baffling in light of recent statements made by RNC Chairman
Ken Mehlman, which correctly point out that the House Republican proposal overreaches in
ways which are harmful to the country and which will alienate the Latino community. Your
support of H.R. 4437 is inconsistent with the very principles for immigration reform that you
have put forward.

The impact of H.R. 4437 on the Latino community would be devastating. This bill is
excessively harmful to American families, businesses, and communities as well as immigrants.
Among its many appalling provisions: it criminalizes 11 million undocumented workers; it
subjects family members, employers, religious institutions, and others to criminal penalties under
broadened definitions of smuggling, harboring, and transporting; it expands expedited removal
and mandatory detention; and it creates an unworkable employer verification system that will
displace millions of workers and disrupt the economy. All of these provisions will have a far-
reaching impact on the entire Latino community, yet none would solve our very real immigration
problems. H.R. 4437 does not put us on a path toward comprehensive immigration reform;
rather it stymies constructive debate and is an affront to those who are truly interested in
solutions.

As you know, leaders from both political parties have acknowledged the need to address our
immigration problems in a comprehensive manner and are working on realistic, rational
immigration reform legislation. However, House Republicans have provided this shortsighted
and mean-spirited bill which is intended to appear tough on immigration without resolving our
nation s immigration problems. Only a comprehensive approach that provides a path to
citizenship for current undocumented immigrants, creates new legal channels for future flows of

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needed immigrants, reduces family immigration backlogs, and protects worker rights will reduce
undocumented immigration and bring order to our immigration system.

We are shocked and saddened by your Administration s statement of strong support for H.R.
4437. It is difficult to understand how you will explain your posture on this legislation to the
Latino community, which is following this debate very closely. We urge you to withdraw your
support for H.R. 4437 and get back on the path toward comprehensive immigration reform.

Sincerely,

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund
National Council of La Raza (NCLR)

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American Immigration Lawyers Association
http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=18692

Dear Mr. President:

We, the undersigned Latino organizations, write to urge your strong leadership on the issue of comprehensive immigration reform. In your State of the Union address you highlighted the contributions that immigrants make to the U.S. and emphasized the need for reform. Now it is time to take actions that complement your words.

In December 2005, you came out in strong support of the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (H.R. 4437) one of the worst immigration bills to be voted on in decades. As organizations that advocate on behalf of and provide assistance to millions of Latinos, we are astonished that the White House supported such a bill. This proposal would be extremely harmful to Americans while doing absolutely nothing to solve our real immigration problems. The women, men, and children who attend our English classes, work at our schools, care for the sick, or offer training to workers for improving their job skills would all become criminals under this proposal. As social service providers, we would also be criminalized. Furthermore, many provisions of the bill would have harmful effects on all American communities, families, and businesses.

We are perplexed and disappointed by your support of H.R. 4437, which is inconsistent with the very principles of immigration reform that you have put forward.

The Latino voice on the need for a comprehensive immigration reform bill has been constant and loud. Like all Americans we want to be safe from terrorist attacks and have a well-functioning legal immigration system. Moreover, leaders from both political parties have acknowledged the need to address our immigration problems in a comprehensive manner and are working on realistic, rational immigration reform legislation. We hope you will join them and support a comprehensive approach that provides a path to citizenship for those who are undocumented, reduces the backlog in family visas, protects all workers, and provides a safe, legal way for workers to enter the country in the future. As the Senate begins to consider this important legislation, the Administration s actions or failure to act will be pivotal to the outcome. We urge you to work with Congress to pass real, comprehensive solutions not mean- spirited proposals that alienate and harm the Latino community.

Sincerely,


Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School, St. Paul, MN
Asociacion Puertorriquenos En Marcha, Philadelphia, PA
Association House of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Aurora Weier Education Center, Milwaukee, WI
AYUDA, Inc., Washington D.C.
CAAssociation for Bilingual Education, Covina, CA
Camarena Health Centers, Madera, CA
Carlos Rosario Career Center, Washington, DC
CASA of Maryland, Inc., Silver Spring, MD
CASA of Oregon, Newberg, OR
Center for Training and Careers/WorkNET, San Jose, CA
Central American Resource Center, Washington, DC
Centro Campesino Farmworker Center, Inc., Florida City, FL
Centro de Amistad, Incorporado, Guadalupe, AZ
Centro de La Comunidad, Baltimore, MD
Centro de la Familia de Utah, Salt Lake City UT
Centro Hispano of Dane County, Madison, WI
Centro Presente, Cambridge, MA
Chicano Awareness Center, Omaha NE
Chicano Federation of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Chicanos Por La Causa, Phoenix and Tuscon, AZ
Community Child Care Council of Santa Clara County, San Jose, CA
Community Housing Resources of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
Conexión Americas, Nashville, TN
Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Philadelphia, PA
Council of Latino Agencies, Washington, DC
Dalton-Whitfield Community Development Corporation, Dalton, GA
Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, Detroit, MI
Dominican Women's Development Center, New York, NY
DRAW Academy, Houston, TX
East Las Vegas Community Development Corporation, Las Vegas, NV
El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, WA
El Centro, Inc., Kansas City, KS
El Pueblo, Inc., Raleigh, NC
Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc., Phoenix, AZ
Friendly House, Inc., Washington, DC
Gads Hill Center, Chicago, IL
Galaviz Academy, Houston, TX
Hands Across Cultures, Española, NM
Health Centers, Inc., Madera, CA
HELP-New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Hispanic Coalition, Corp, Miami, FL
Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Hispanic Women's Organization of Arkansas, Springdale, AR
Housing For Mesa, Inc, Mesa, AZ
Hyde Square Task Force, Jamaica Plain, MA
Information Referred Resource Assistance Inc., Edinburg, TX
La Casa Heath Network, Little Rock, AR
La Familia Counseling Service, Hayward, CA
La Fuerza Unida, Inc., Glen Cove, NY
Latin American Coalition, Charlotte, NC
Latin American Community Center, Wilmington, DE
Latino Community Development Agency, Oklahoma City, OK
Latino Leadership, Inc., Orlando, FL
Latinos United, Chicago, IL
Latinos United of Carroll County, Inc., Carrollton, GA
Little Village Community Development Corporation, Chicago, IL
Los Angeles Leadership Academy, Los Angeles, CA
Luz Social Services, Inc.,Tucson, AZ
MAAC Project, National City, CA
Mary s Center for Maternal and Child Care, Washington, DC
Mexican American Commission, Lincoln, NE
Montebello Housing Development Corporation, Montebello, CA
Mujeres Latinas en Acción, Chicago, IL
NAF Multicultural Human Development Corporation, North Platte, NE
National Association of Latino Independent Producers, New York, NY
Near Northside Partners Council, Inc., Fort Worth, TX
Nevada Association of Latin Americans, Inc., Las Vegas, NV
North Fork Spanish Apostolate, Riverhead, NY
Parent Institute for Quality Education, San Diego, CA
Redlands Christian Migrant Association, Immokalee, FL
Rio Grande Substance Abuse Treatment Centers, Inc., Embudo, NM
San Diego County SER Jobs for Progress, Inc., Oceanside, CA
SC Hispanic Outreach/ Acercamiento Hispano de Carolina del Sur, Columbia, SC
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Seattle, WA
SER Corporation,Wichita, KS
Servicios de la Raza, Inc., Denver, CO
Siete del Norte CDC, Embudo, NM
Tejano Center for Community Concerns, Inc., Houston, TX
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, Nashville, TN
Texas Migrant Council, Inc., New York, NY
The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Chicago, IL
The Resurrection Project, Fort Wayne, IN
United Hispanic-Americans, Inc. Milwaukee, WI
United Migrant Opportunity Services, Inc. Los Angeles, CA
Watts/Century Latino Organization, Donna, TX

He is such a wimp - idiot wimp boy

Is he incapable of deciding what's best for the American people? Now that was a stupid question if I ever asked one. Never mind.

I'm convinced he did way too many drugs and booze in college and now his brain in fried.

Their version of american families is obviously illegal latino families. Let's see last account I had the majority of american families were not latino and were legal. And they don't want to leave out the path to citizenship because that would mess up their plans to take over the country.

Only a comprehensive approach that provides a path to
citizenship for current undocumented immigrants, creates new legal channels for future flows of

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needed immigrants, reduces family immigration backlogs, and protects worker rights will reduce
undocumented immigration and bring order to our immigration system.

Translation:

Only a total surrender of American sovereignty, the abolishment of the Border Patrol and ICE, the replacement of the American flag with those of foreign nations, the elimination of all English language requirements, the enactment of higher wage laws for all new and existing immigrants, the opening of the border with full automatic citizenship and enrollment into taxpayer funded social service programs for every existing and new undocumented immigrants and all their extended family members will replace undocumented immigration with a newly created legal immigration system and bring order to our immigration system for every third world criminal, leech and parasite.

Dixie said:

Yes, President George W. Bush chose the special interest lobby over the safety and will of the American people.

Exactly! He is not our president. A president is suppose to be a leader. He will go down in history as one of the worse presidents ever.

You know what struck me about the article is the last letter with all the organized "latino" groups. So where are the legal citizen groups?

Of course they knew in 65 they would be doing this. We didn't.