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Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 11:27 AM
Dangerous times for immigration reform ahead of March 21 rally
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These are dangerous times for immigration reform.
President Obama keeps talking about his "unwavering" commitment to immigration reform but there are no specifics.
He held meetings with Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham and several advocate groups - except for the Irish - on Thursday and again spoke about this "commitment."
Show us the money Barack.
The cynic in me thinks it's all lip service until the March 21 immigration rally.
But there's the thing.
No one knows how big this rally is going to be or how effective it could be.
The New York Times even referred to it as a possible "game changer."
"There is one possible game changer: an immigration march in Washington planned for March 21, designed as a last-ditch try to put reform on the agenda. Nothing like 100,000 angry, frustrated, impatient marchers, representing millions of voters, to focus the Congressional and presidential mind, if it’s not too late."
Newsday is reporting that marchers have already left Long Island in New York for the trek to Washington.
Here's hoping their efforts aren't in vain.
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Posted by Spiritranger on Mar 16, 2010, 05:55 PM EDT
Amnesty is not reform, it is weakness. ILLEGAL ALIENS are not immigrants, they are criminals. Stop the double-talking liberal propaganda. No nation on earth (including MEXICO and IRELAND) tolerates illegals residing in their country. Why the US?
Posted by texasrebel on Mar 16, 2010, 12:03 PM EDT
What you back is the opposite of Immigration reform. Immigration reform would stop the abuse of the American taxpayer by people who flaunt the law. Someone who has no right to be in the country certainly has no right to benefit from being here.
Posted by Madeleine on Mar 16, 2010, 06:33 AM EDT
the USA is taking social security to fund this medical takeover, Obama has cut Medicare, he wants no seniors left standing. Illegals should run like the wind.
Posted by Monsoonman on Mar 15, 2010, 09:15 PM EDT
Wow steber, you are on a roll, or is it role?
"an idea that will be beneficial to this country"
I have an idea, help all illegal immigrants with transportation back to their countries of origin. Then apply for legal status here. That's my idea.
Posted by steber2000 on Mar 15, 2010, 07:11 PM EDT
Instead of complaining and waving fists at the undocumented, come up with an idea that will be beneficial to this country. We all know that people who are working and not paying tax are hurting the economy, and, in effect, the people, AND, the undocumented are here to stay, SO… if you factor both of those statements into the equasion, what are we left with?… We need comprehensive immigration reform and the sooner it it happens, the sooner we get out of this recession.
Posted by steber2000 on Mar 15, 2010, 07:01 PM EDT
Whether you can see it or not, the best thing that can happen to this country is that the undocumented workers be put on the books, and any able bodied person who does not work, unless they were injured, be given the choice; work or go home, but no unemployment benefits.
Face it people! Thirty million people simply won't just disappear, so why not use them to our, our nations advantage?!Â
Posted by steber2000 on Mar 15, 2010, 07:00 PM EDT
Because of the current immigration policy there are few, or no, ways for undocumented workers to pay tax.
If there was, at least, a way for taxes to be taken from everyones salary, documented or undocumented, this country would not be in the state of financial ruin that it is.
Posted by steber2000 on Mar 15, 2010, 06:58 PM EDT
The undocumented are here to stay and there's nothing anyone can do about it, so, what NEEDS to be done is; document the undocumented, put them on the books. With thirty million extra tax payers, do you think this country would be in such a critical financial state if thirty million workers were on the books instead of not being able to pay tax?
Posted by Monsoonman on Mar 15, 2010, 02:00 PM EDT
We can learn a modern day lesson from Tibet: The Tibetan government-in-exile has stated that immigration from China has been used to culturally and economically overwhelm and marginalize Tibet's host population. To most world observers, it is clear that China has used immigration as a weapon in its past and that it has done it again in Tibet.
Posted by diamond on Mar 14, 2010, 11:37 PM EDT
You stated that there would be "100,000 angry marchers." Since when are illegal aliens voters?
The United States allows in more legal immigrants than all of the other countries combined. We are over crowded now. We don't have enough jobs for Americans. Our school, prisons and health care facilities are overwhelmed. We don't need millions more poorly educated unskilled people.
Posted by Taylor55 on Mar 14, 2010, 10:26 PM EDT
Nurse,
Section 245i was 10 years ago and it included spouses, did you get married after it passed?
Posted by Taylor55 on Mar 14, 2010, 10:15 PM EDT
"He held meetings with Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham and several advocate groups - except for the Irish"
You weren't invited because you are gringos. What do you think will happen when 50 million racist Latinos (led by La Raza) become voting citizens? Some of them want to deport all gringos to Europe, check out the Mexica Movement.org website.
Posted by medicalprofessi on Mar 14, 2010, 12:43 AM EST
I'm a Nurse and My husband is covered with 245i-Law..I was not allowed to adjust our status..MY I-140 was approved twice....they accept all my application and then they denied the I-485 ..adjustment to green card because I am not the one who was covered by 245i---Husband and wife are one in the eyes of God and Men...Reform the immigration Bill!!!Give us a chance because we're tax payer too.....
Posted by ejjghd0021 on Mar 13, 2010, 09:19 PM EST
i am married to an immigrant. and we have been together for almost 12yrs and we have three beautiful boys who love their dad... i wish the president can figure something out for the people who are here illegaly.
Posted by ejjghd0021 on Mar 13, 2010, 09:17 PM EST
I FEEL THAT WE ARE LIVING IN THE OLD DAYS WHERE THERE WERE WHITES AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICANS... I FEEL THAT EVERYONE IS THE SAME EXCEPT FOR OUR COLOR.. MY MOTHER ALWAYS TOLD ME IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT THEIR COLOR IS, IT'S WHAT'S IN THE INSIDE...
Posted by Madeleine on Mar 13, 2010, 04:41 PM EST
I have nothing against these immigrants, there is no work in their country. Instead of going after their presidente to do something for the we are getting stuck as usual. There is no work here that an Americn wouldnt' do anymore.
Posted by Monsoonman on Mar 13, 2010, 03:49 PM EST
We had a law that worked very well for many years. It allowed temporary workers into the US, help with the harvesting of crops, then return to their country of origin, it was called the Bracero Program. It was repealed by legislators who didn't want competition to union jobs. We ended up with NAFTA and 30 million illegals.
Posted by StJudefan1 on Mar 13, 2010, 03:33 PM EST
There will be never a good time for an immigration reform, enough of doing nothing, hatred, xenophobes, whiners over the undocumented, most of them are here to work not to ask for benefits. Yes we need low skilled workers, I considered many of US employers sponges not the undocumented, They use them but they don't want to give any in return. Pick the crops but you have to walk (no license), no social security, not house, not benefits, not a chance of becoming legal.
Posted by BajaRat on Mar 13, 2010, 01:41 PM EST
Any politician who would support an amnesty for millions of uneducated, unskilled third-world sponges while we are experiencing the worst recession and highest unemployment rates in decades should be immediately recalled or impeached, including that knuckle-dragging Marxist NWO puppet in the White House.
Posted by x0x0cutie16 on Mar 13, 2010, 12:40 PM EST
I'm so PRO immigration reform
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