Are you for or against HR 4437?
437421
For. I'm married to a "legal" alien, who became naturalized, and am a stauch advocate of immigration. But the laws pertaining to illegals have got to be revamped and most of all, enforced. That's the biggest problem. Little or no enforcement of the laws we have. So my question would be who's going to enforce this new one?
418315
Neither, I think the line is somewhere in between all of the party's ideas.  But, there is something I want to say...Republican, Democrat, or whatever you are, we should support our President and his decisions.  Even if we don't agree, we as a whole United States voted for him.  Now that he's in term, it's not about ourselves as singles-it's about us as a United States.
822599
The Secure Fence Act was HR 6061, not HB4377. You either read the wrong bill, or didn't read it thoroughly. Your information is incorrect. I've included a link to the actual text below.\n\nupdate: I see you have posted a link. That's to the failed bill in the House, which was an attempt to amend immigration law. It is not the bill that the President signed to allow building of the wall.
944716
That's a great question.  When Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act, I opposed it.  When he did nothing about Rwanda, I spoke out against it.  When he signed welfare reform, I objected.  Was that enough for me to vote him out?  Well it was his second term so I guess we'll never know.\n\nI'll tell you one thing - I will NEVER vote for a Democratic candidate who voted in favor of the Iraq war.
815818
Well, I think your facts are reversed.  As you know, many conservative Republicans are not in favor of making helping an illegal alien from another country, for example Mexico, a crime.  As you probably also know, in spring and summer of this year, there were nation-wide protests relating to this hot-button issue.  However, at his press conference the other morning, President Bush proclaimed that he could pass his agenda as far as immigration goes.  Therefore, Dem's are more likely to help President Bush pass a law making assisting illegal aliens a felony.  Therefore, I believe that you have your facts reversed. Wouldn't you want to help your own people?  Unless many of the Mexican-Americans were uninformed of the Dem's stand on this issue, then I would have to say that they would not vote Dem's into office because of their stand on this issue.
357709
I do! Yes I love America and hate to see her in this fashion! Yes I think I am being lied to! No I do not trust my government! I have read the Bill of Rights and said WTF! I am very tired of Gas Prices! I will step up and change our country! I won't vote for anyone in 2008, the voting is fixed and they are all crooked! \n\nI stand for freedom, peace, and love! Our recent and current administrations say they stand for these things but continue to fight wars, killing innocents. They stand for war and murder and fight in the name of God and greed. They tell us Gay Marriage is wrong when there can't be anything wrong with love. I say it's time to stop the blame game and start the impeaching game! Stop repeat offenders! Don't re-elect them!
1068201
I do not support illegal IMMIGRATION.\nI support AMNESTY for the illegals in the country right now.\nI want illegal immigration stopped for good.I can not believe they left the friggin borders open.
372805
Hispanics/Latinos/Mexicanos/\nSENORITAS!!!--YES-I LIKE\n\nILLEGAL Immigrants-NO-I DO NOT LIKE\n\nDEPORT ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS UPON DISCOVERY\n\nPUSH HR 4437-NO AMNESTY
900439
An interesting assignment. I would be interested in seeing how that goes...\n\nI'm a Republican, and there's really not allot that stumps me. However, I WOULD ask for proof that a guest-worker bill is NOT amnesty by another name.
1165861
I am very much in favor of term limits.  Our congress saw fit to limit the term of the presidency.  I strongly feel the same limits should applied to all elected offices at all levels. Yes, even the dog catcher if he is elected.  This will be the only way we can ever eleminate the professional politician.  Look at the mess we are now in because of these people.  Examples: Byrd of West Virginia, Kennedy of Mass., Graham of Florida, and last but not least Harry Ried.  They have been there so long that they think it is their right.  They have made our congress their Kingdoms.  We are, in essence, being held hostage by uncompromising professional politicians who never say "I support this issue because that is what my constiruents wish me to do." No it is "I feel that" or in "MY" opinion, or "I" this or that.  Why are they hollering about the national debt and actively seeking a pay raise for themselves. No one holding elective office should be allowed to receive a pay rasie during the term they were elected for.  They knew what the pay was before they campaigned for the job.  I have got a little of the subject of limiting the terms of office.  However, we must clean our government if we are to survive.  The initial step should to throw out the lot now there and institute a system that will not allow them back and will instead put people there who are everyday people with the disire to help everyday people.  What we now have is a very exclusive club which only admits the "haves" and continues to develope methods and means to exclude the "have nots."  Three things describe our current legislators. to many, to much, to long.
608024
Not Too Bad grim reaper\n\nI Guess Im Gettin My Point Across :-)\n\nFIRST - I Would Station Troops Along The Border With AUTHORIZATION To Use Deadly Force\nTo Prevent ANY UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY Into The United States\n\nSECOND - I Would Implement The Third Provision Of HR4437 As It Is Written\n\nAnyone or any organization who “assists” an individual without documentation “to reside in or remain” in the United States knowingly or with “reckless disregard” as to the individual’s legal status would be liable for criminal penalties and five years in prison.   This could include church personnel who provide shelter or other basic needs assistance to an undocumented individual.   Property used in this act would be subject to seizure and forfeiture.\nhttp://www.justiceforimmigrants.org/HR4437.html\n\nThat Would Cover The Employers - \n5 Years In Prison And Loss Of All Assets For Hiring Illegal Aliens - NO EXCEPTIONS\n\nTHIRD - I Would Reform The HEALTH, EDUCATION, And WELFARE Systems So That Those Services Will Be Available ONLY To The CITIZENS Of The USA - EMERGENCY Services Only To All Others\n\nFOURTH  - I Would Empty The Prisons Of All ILLEGAL Aliens And Deport Them To Their Nations Of Origin\n\nFIFTH  - I Would DEPORT ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS UPON DISCOVERY\nNo Jails\nNo Judge\nNo Jury\nYou Have The Oppurtunity To Prove You Are Authorized To Be In The USA\nIf You Are NOT AUTHORIZED To Be In This Nation, You Will Be DEPORTED\n\nSIXTH - I Would ENFORCE The 14TH Amendment -\nThe key to undoing the current misinterpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment is this odd phrase\n\n"AND SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION THEREOF."\n\nThe whole problem is caused by the fact that the meaning of this phrase, which was clear to anyone versed in legal language in 1868, has slipped with changes in usage. Fortunately, there is a large group of court precedents that make clear what the phrase actually means: \n\nThe Fourteenth Amendment EXCLUDES the children of aliens. (The Slaughterhouse Cases (83 U.S. 36 (1873) \n\nThe Fourteenth Amendment draws a distinction between the children of aliens and children of citizens. (Minor v. Happersett (88 U.S. 162 (1874)\n\nThe phrase "subject to the jurisdiction" REQUIRES "Direct And Immediate ALLEGIENCE" to the United States, NOT JUST PHYSICAL PRESENCE. \n(Elk v. Wilkins 112 U.S. 94 (1884)\n\nThere is NO automatic birthright citizenship in a particular case. (Wong Kim Ark Case, 169 U.S. 649 (1898) \n\nThe Supreme Court has NEVER confirmed birthright citizenship for the children of Illegal Aliens, temporary workers, and tourists. \n(Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202, 211 n.10 (1982) \n\n\nThat Would Be A START - Give Me A Little Time\n\n\n****In The Mean Time... I Would Have The Following Individuals (AMONG OTHERS) REMOVED FROM OFFICE And Tried For TREASONOUS CRIMES Against The United States Of America\n\n-- Antonio Villaraigosa \nMayor- Los Angeles, California-"\n\n-- Mario Obledo \nMexican American Legal Defense\n\n-- Art Torres \nCalifornia Democratic Party chairman - \n\n-- Jose Baca \nCalifornia State Senator - \n\n-- Richard Alatorre \nLos Angeles City Council - \n\n-- Gloria Molina \n Los Angeles County Supervisor\n\n-- Cruz Bustamante \nFormer Lt. Governor, California \n\n-- Fernando Guerra, \nProfessor, Loyola Marymount University -
886680
Mine is illegal aliens causing a division for Middle America.. I am opposed to the idea of having a rich and poor division here.. The rich will be rich, the poor will be poor.. how boring America will be without us Middle class citizens..
20502
I support it. I know it sucks for the rest of us, but thank God people are willing to defend a decent living for working people. They said they might arrest the president of the local. The way I see it, in a free country you shouldn't be forced to work. you should have a right to control your own body and do it collectively if you want to. It isn't illegal for a factory to close and move to China or illegal for government to give no-bid contracts to friends, so until that is illegal, not working shouldn't be either. \n\nIn the end, although it is painful now, a victory for the transit workers means a victory for working people. If you think they get paid too much, it is because the rest of us get paid too little. We should all take a page from their book and rattle our sabers a bit too.
1165163
I don't approve of his way of handling immigration. He is giving away America. We should be helping our own American citizens before anyone else. I approve the way he is handling the war in Iraq. If he had just sat there after the attack on the twin towers, someone would be saying, Why didn't you do something. It's a no win situation. Don't approve of the way the gas prices can't are won't be controlled.  I think he is doing the right thing when it comes to homosexuality. I believe only a man and a woman should be able to marry. That is the only thing that should be considered a marriage. He has good and bad points. But who doesn't.
379078
The big deal about bill HR 4437 is that it is inhumane.  This bill states that an illegal immigrant will be treated as a criminal and that anyone who assists an illegal immigrant will also be charged with the same.  So, let us say that there is a child who is dying of thirst in the middle of the desert, should it be considered a felony/crime to help them?  It it is not so simple to just enter the country legally as you said.  Seeing as how immigrants want to enter the country simply to make better lives for themselves and more importantly their family, they should not be treated as criminals like this bill says.  Now the people who already reside in this country should no longer be considered immigrants, they should be considered and technically are considered residents or citizens based on which part of the citizenship process they are in.  Therefore, these things do not affect people who are legal.  They are not granting 11 million illegal immigrants citizenship, as if it were that easy.  Besides, the government has taken a "recess" and have not formally said anything about this debate.  Just an FYI, illegal immigrants would not just be handed citizenship, they would still have to go through a long tedious process to qualify (background checks, and things of that nature.)
271850
I would cancel the "Clear Skies Initiative" that actually clears the energy companies from following REGULATIONS THAT WOULD CLEAR THE SKIES.  Pretty sneaky, that Bush.\nLucky for us - the courts are rolling it back.
341571
before i get b!tched at by hundreds of latinos, let me expain the reason why i support the house bill,otherwise knwon as HR4437\n\n1) illegals drain our circulation of wealth. yes, they contribute 5 billion in our economy but send back anywhere from 50-55 billion back to their home countries so were looking at a net loss of roughly 50 billion. \n\n2) we willl be rewarding illegal behavior with U.S. citizenship and benefits.\n\n3) our standard of living would steadily decrease.\n\n4) illegals dont pay taxes and receive the benefit of public education, the use of our roads, etc etc.\n\n5) i waited roughly 8 years to get my citizenship. if we let these people get their citizenship now, we are allowing them  to "skip" the line. america is a land of freedom and opportunity, but should also be maintained as a land of equality as well, where illegal aliens should not be placed above law abiding, freedom loving people everywhere.