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People and Politics by Patrick Roberts

Latinos right to confront do-nothing Harry Reid on immigration reform issue

Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 10:10 PM

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I have to say I agree with Latinos for Reform that Latinos are wasting their time voting for Harry Reid and his ilk in the upcoming election.

All the Democrats have done for two years is the old bait and switch , pretending to care about comprehensive immigration reform yet doing nothing about it.

Sure we hear the rhetoric and we hear the impassioned calls, but when it comes to action Harry Reid and Barack Obama have been far worse than President Bush who at least helped get an immigration bill through the House and onto the floor of the senate.

All the Democrats have done is whistle past the graveyard of broken dreams of Latinos and other ethnic groups desperately seeking immigration reform and hope they don't notice.

Latinos For Reform are pushing it pretty far by saying don't vote in this election, but maybe it takes a fire eating proposal like that to get some action from the Democrats.

They had a supermajority in the Senate and House for two years and did nothing. They will be lucky to retain the senate and will likely lose the house which means no immigration reform for the next two years and God knows how long after that.

Worse they crafted a last second bill on the DREAM act,allowing children of illegal immigrants, brought to this country very young to stay here-- but they failed to pass it. T

alk about broken DREAMS.

Latinos need to wake up and accept that is the reality -- and that it could have been very different.

if Obama had spent half the time lavishing love on the Latino community as he did with Wall Street and the banks something historic might have been achieved.

It is now too little too late and Harry Reid is getting called on it.

Politico's Ben Smith talked to Robert de Posada,whose organization sponsored the ad who told him:

"We're saying what a lot of people are feeling. It's the only way for Hispanics to stand up and demand some attention,"

He's right you know.

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longislander1940 | Oct 24, 2010, 02:53 PM EDT

Who the hell do these Latino illegals think they are telling us Americans what to do. And they have the nerve to protest and march in the streets. Let them go back to their countries and try complaining.

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Searlit | Oct 24, 2010, 02:39 PM EDT

The bank bailout was signed by President Bush at the end of his term in office. Right now, there is money coming in by the millions from contributors whose names aren't being disclosed, thanks to the law that The Supreme Court passed, allowing corporations to contribute, as much as they want to candidates. This Supreme Court is full of right wing conservatives put into power by the Bush Administration. They are bringing you rule by the corporations, not President Obama.

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kaydog1 | Oct 24, 2010, 12:11 PM EDT

The Dems treat Hispanics the way they treat Gays-offering them a place to send their "unwanted cash." When it comes to actually DELIVERING on anything these groups better not hold their breath, because the Dems' first priority is to pay back the Corporate interests that give them LOTS of money, not the rank and file base. The Banks and Wall Street sure got THEIRS, didn't they? THEY were first in the line-up, not you!!!

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Searlit | Oct 23, 2010, 02:30 PM EDT

It's the international corporations that should draw your ire - they are the ones responsible for the crisis of values that exists. War, is the most immoral of all economic strategies.

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maloney | Oct 22, 2010, 06:38 PM EDT

What many good Americans can & will do is vote the liberal, socialists out of office in 11 days.

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Searlit | Oct 22, 2010, 12:21 PM EDT

To quote JFK, "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country".

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maloney | Oct 21, 2010, 11:49 AM EDT

The currency of the future, salt, guns & ammunition.

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kell7757 | Oct 21, 2010, 11:49 AM EDT

We have never printed so much money in all our history. Yes, this would be a wonderful time to put more financial stress on our system. The liberals will pay for it with their compassion.

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kell7757 | Oct 21, 2010, 11:43 AM EDT

Let them all in, and welcome to the coming Weimar republic of america. Please enjoy your stay, and sorry that those welfare checks won't be worth anything once the inflation starts and our debt catches up with us. And the college degrees won't matter much when there are no jobs.

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Monsoonman | Oct 21, 2010, 10:18 AM EDT

The new currency being cooked up for the north american continent: The Amero

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Gaelicpiper | Oct 21, 2010, 08:26 AM EDT

Everyone- please direct your attention to the elephant in the room as described in this article. The elephant-- the term "Latino." That group is not here to become Americans-- this nation is being colonized. There is no assimilation-- you only need to look to the language issue to understand. With 10 to 12 milion Hispanic illegal aliens being allowed into this Nation by the corrupt politicians of both parties-- need I say more? I could write much more; however, nuff said. By the way-- this problem was created in 1965 by that great Irishman --- Teddy Kennedy. Do your research. This is not a DumoRAT vs Repub issue. This is about the survival of a great Nation.

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krisdaly | Oct 21, 2010, 12:22 AM EDT

Annex Mexico and make it the 51st state in the Union-then bring our troops home from Afghanistan and send them to Mexico to fight the Mexican drug cartels. The Mexican police and military ARE PART OF THE DRUG CARTEL. VIVA CANUSAMEX (CANADA,USA,MEXICO)

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maloney | Oct 20, 2010, 08:01 PM EDT

I thought I would try the obama/acorn method this year & vote several times myself while running little old ladies away from the polls. Already 2 reports of rep. votes being tallied on the dem. side in NC, if you can't win, cheat.

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Advocate | Oct 20, 2010, 05:44 PM EDT

If anti-American Socialists Reid, Obama, Pelosi really cared about what's left of OUR America, they'd show their love & concern via suicide! We the SHEEPle MUST ALL Vote this November! You can be sure ALL Muslim and Spanish-Speaking people will... How about You?

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cmborner | Oct 20, 2010, 04:07 PM EDT

Looks like Mr. Roberts following are one sided. Devisive and angry. How soon they forget the 8 years of devastation under the GOP domination.

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