Thread: Kennedy's not getting the message!!!

I received the below from Kennedy in reply to my latest blast! Same old BS!!

Dear Mr. George:

Thank you for contacting me concerning the ongoing debate over immigration reform. This is a complex issue, with many concerns, and it requires a comprehensive solution. 12 million undocumented workers are currently living in the United States, working, paying taxes, and raising children who are U.S. citizens. These undocumented immigrants contribute to our economy, and it is long past time to provide legal avenues to bring them out from the shadows.

Border enforcement has increased dramatically from 1990 to 2004. The budget for the Border Patrol has increased from $263 million in 1990 to $1.6 billion today - a six-fold increase. During this period, between 480,000 and 660,000 undocumented immigrants entered the U.S. each year. In all, nearly 9 million have arrived since 1990. Our immigration system is broken, and enforcement alone will not fix it.

We need realistic and comprehensive solutions that will protect our borders, enable temporary workers to enter the country legally, and allow workers already here to earn legal status. I?m proud to be a sponsor, with Senator McCain, of the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, a comprehensive reform of our nation?s immigration system. Under our proposal undocumented immigrants who wish to become citizens must show they are currently working, pay a $2000 fine, work for an additional six years, pass security checks, pay taxes, learn to speak English, learn about American civics, and get in line behind all other legal immigrants before being eligible for a green card.

Border Security is addressed in the bill. It establishes a National Border Security Strategy, based on "smart" border technology, information sharing, and cooperation with our neighbors. A new temporary visa will be created to allow foreign workers to enter the U.S. The visa will be valid for 3 years, and can be renewed one time for a total of 6 years. Enforcement of current laws will be strengthened, improving fraud detection and allowing random audits of employers to ensure compliance with existing labor laws. Unnecessary obstacles preventing families from being together when immigrating to the U.S. are also removed. The bill will enable undocumented immigrants to come out of the shadows, submit to background checks, and register for legal status. During this time, they would have to continue working, play by the rules, and pay substantial fines and back taxes. The bill is not an amnesty, which implies that all is forgiven. It is not. Undocumented workers must pay fines and go to the back of the line before earning a chance for citizenship.

By heritage and history, America is a nation of immigrants. Our bill proposes necessary changes in the law while preserving this tradition. These necessary changes will ensure that immigrant families today, as in the past, continue to live the American dream and contribute to our prosperity, our security, and our values.

Again, thank you for writing to me about this important issue.

Sincerely,
Edward M. Kennedy

Ted Kennedy just keeps repeating the same rhetoric when anyone opposes his position. He has always done that and always will. I have gotten more responses from this guy and they all say the same thing. More of the same crap.

Originally Posted by lsmith1338

Ted Kennedy just keeps repeating the same rhetoric when anyone opposes his position. He has always done that and always will. I have gotten more responses from this guy and they all say the same thing. More of the same crap.

I used to hear certain news anchors on Fox, say terrible things about Ted kennedy, and Hillary Clinton and I never understood why, until these last 3 months seeing them both in action!

eh...I wonder what J.F.K would've said. Or maybe we should ship some illegal aliens to his white america neighborhood, maybe then he'll change his mind.

Teddy probably has illegals cleaning his pool, house, and doing his landscaping.

Ted Kennedy will never be affected by illegal aliens in his little circle of life. Therefore he bears no responsibility for wanting them here to cater to big business.

Kennedy gets it alright! He knows EXACTLY what he is doing as does Bush, the Clintons, and others. He is one of the elitist who is hell bent on destroying this country! Don't think for one second he gives a rats rear end about American citizens! What we have as far as a government is a two headed snake!

Under our proposal undocumented immigrants who wish to become citizens must show they are currently working, pay a $2000 fine, work for an additional six years, pass security checks, pay taxes, learn to speak English, learn about American civics, and get in line behind all other legal immigrants before being eligible for a green card.

What happens after 6 years??? NONE of this will happen, except for the fine part, maybe, and that will be deferred over years. They don't give a hoot about citizenship. If they get to stay, then that's ALL they want, except for medical care, food stamps, education for the kids, etc. They are nuts if they think that any more than a hand-full of these people will learn English. WHY should they? They have NO need for it! Everything is offered to them in Spanish, from the grocery to the bank, so it's a waste of time.

The dumb-ass Senators think they are somehow penalizing them. That's a joke. The only penalty they worry about is being kicked out of the country.

Yes that is the part Ted is knowingly skipping over, they do not care if they become citizens as long as they can stay here and get the freebies.

Kennedy is a disgrace to this country. They're systematically destorying this great country with their greed and ignorance.