Are the Republicans NOT enforcing laws against ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION just  to get the Hispanic vote?
538609
that may be part of it but the main reason is because a LOT of rich business men who own big companies use cheap, immigrant workers rather than pay decent wages to American citizens.the same reason big business has moved to China,India,etc.
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Any bill touted by McCain, Martinez, or Kennedy is a rotten deal for law abiding citizens who are in this country legally. It rewards illegal behavior, and tells people trying to sneak into this country that that type of activity is ok. Anything less than what the House proposed, HR 4437 goes against what 81% of Americans polled wants: Secure borders, no amnesty.
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I think you need to get your facts straight. The Republican controlled house passed the so=called "enforcement" only bill. This is the Bill that the people want. The Democratic controlled Senate knows better than the American people because they are well, superior intellects, so they put their own bill together. The Senate amnesty bill. Look up Diane Feinsteins speech before Congress\nhttp://feinstein.senate.gov/06speeches/cr-immigration.htm\n If you look up voting records you will find that Republicans vote overwhelmingly in favor of tough immigration laws while Democrats like Dianne overwhelmingly oppose. This is precisely why nothing gets done. The Dems won't let it happen. The Republicans have the lets tackle one problem at a time approach. Let's seal the borders, let's plug the holes, then we will worry about what to do with those already here. The Dems won't hear of it. They feel we have to have a comprehensive plan. We have to solve all the problems at once. In short they are selling the American people down the river so they can play their political game. BTW it is 700 MILES of fence not 500 feet.
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Because Americans don't like Republicans either, and we are really sick of all your abuse. Americans really want to deport the Republicans instead of the illegals, at least they work for a living. And we are going to use them to get rid of the Republicans in November; because the Republicans screwed them too. So what do you think about that? The illegals are more sane than the Republicans right now.
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Politicians from both parties are the reason nothings being done. Lets face it, to them their possible future voters.\nOn the bright side, Sheriff Joe Arapio in Phoenix,AZ is deputizing private citizens and arresting them. They are breaking the law just by being here.All we can do is hope other officials finally grow a backbone and follow his lead
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As the majority of Democrats voted DOWN the 'make English the official language" bill and voted DOWN the House bill on immigration and want to grant amnesty to everyone.....I'd say they are for illegal immigration.
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Maybe someone is finally getting smart.\n\nUnless the Republican Congress can align its border policy with conservative values and pass legislation that ends illegal immigration the Republicans will loose both houses in November and the Presidency in 2008. \n\nMany Americans will not vote for anyone that sells out on this issue and allows the illegal immigration of nearly 20 million Mexicans (depending on who you believe)  into this country to stand. \n\nThe stakes are high and the issues fundamental to our nation’s security, economic well being and core belief in the sovereignty of our people, respect for the law and dignity of all immigrants looking to build a legitimate future in America.\n\nMake no mistake, this is a critical moment in America and the decisions made will have a lasting impact on our prosperity, culture and futures of our children.\n\nI think they (congress) finally figured this out.
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It will win elections for the Republicans.  The Republicans don't need to do much of anything to win these days they just let the Democrats talk about how they want to give illegals free social benefits, how they want to allow teenage girls to have abortions without even telling their parents, how they want to recognize gay marriage etc, etc, etc.   \n\nNo matter how bad and corrupt a Republican candidate is, he is always better than the immorality and social welfare of the other side.
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You always have to read inbetween the lines when it comes to politics. The Government wants to blame illegal immigration on American citizens and not the Administration who are totally responsible for losing control over this issue. It is all a strategy for coming elections.
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Most of the republicans are AGAINST the so-called "immigration reform" legislation, since they believe in law and order, and that you can't very well REFORM something that you don't CONTROL in the first place. That being said, certain right wing extremists are for the AMNESTY of illegal immigrants, simply because they are looking out for the big business interests that EMPLOY the illegals. They don't give a damn about American security, they're only interested in helping out the corporations that put them in power..count Bush, Cheney and the rest of the neocon bunch in this group. \n\nDon't paint the GOP with such a broad brush...Bush and his band of criminals ARE NOT true Republicans.
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Do not be ashamed about 'arguing' with anyone, - this is America baby, if there's every a place to find a lot of "free speech" floating around, then this is the place.\n\nI have not been following this story very closely AT ALL. But, I think the most applicable concepts are as follows.\n\n1. We are a nation of laws and representational government. We should be able to pass our laws and expect reasonable enforcement of those laws. \n\n2. As a threat to this democracy, aliens are entering this country, bleeding our resources in regards to education and medical resources, and sometimes voting. Just as much as a threat, our govn't representatives are ignoring law, and / or trying to change law to suit their political ends.\n\n3. What ever the laws / wages might be, the marketplace will eventually adjust and whether tomatoes cost $2 or $8, is the marketplace to decide. I don't like poor welfare, corporate welfare, or farmer / immigrant welfare / subsidies.\n\nI personally feel that the republicans LIKE the mexicans, since... it's their own little minority, and they are more likely vote republican. The democats have their blacks, now we have ours.\n\nI disguising the true costs, the states pay for welfare type monies, while the Federal govn't reaps huge amounts from the mexicans paying Social Security and then never collecting on it.
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Yes I do want to hear the voices of everybody in America, so I know where I stand. I don't really care for all this bullying and pushing of one sided issues on Americans. Illegals can just go and sign up to be legal, and that is what is going to happen anyway and they all know it. The rest of the racism and bigotry is just showing America who is on which side of political values. The Latinos are listening also, and their vote is critical in the process. I am sure they won't be voting Republican anytime soon.
689246
Absolutely!! Either party if they supported Amnesty aka allowing criminals to stay(illegals are breaking the law and as such are criminals)will not get my vote and I will be sure to share info about all representatives voting records for this area with all neighbors,family and friends,not getting any votes from here:)
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they don't fool me. 3 out of every 4 illegals in this country are on welfare. only 1 out of four actually work and pay taxes. i say to ship them all back where they came from.\nthey march in the streets w/ their signs that say were not criminals, well that's bull. if their here illegally that's breaking the law, therefore that makes them a criminal.
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No, they just play the race card because the socialist wing of the latino movement is trying to manipulate the common American hispanic into allowing citizenship for illegal aliens.  If you'd asked most American hispanics about their view of illegal aliens prior to this fracas, I bet most would've been in favor of sending the illegals back home.  But now that the marxist/socialists haven gotten a hold of the issue they've confused the topic with their rhetoric.  \n\nThe goal of these socialists is the delude the average all-American hispanic into letting the 10 million illegals get citizenship, and then the socialists bank at the election box on the imported socialism from Mexico.  The typical Mexican-American is not pro-socialist, and I don't think they realize they're being manipulated.\n\nAnd if you don't think they are socialist, just do some checking into the leaders' backgrounds.
679147
No.  If they were going to do the right thing, they would allow law enforcement to enforce the laws already on the books.  This is an election year, so the issue once again comes up.
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First off, I believe you mean H.R. 4437. It's a good, strong bill againt illegal immigration passed by the House and yet to be voted on by the Senate, but will probably be shot down because the GOP has become a bunch of sissies. See below for more info (especially the External Links at the bottom).