"Despite initial pledges to bring America's borders under control following 9/11, America's elected officials -- including conservative Republicans both inside and outside the Bush Administration -- have advanced programs to reward illegal immigration. Recently, the highest ranking officials charged with protecting Americans from terrorist attacks, including President Bush himself, have been dropping hints that deals are underway to legalize some 13 million "undocumented workers" living among us -- and possibly send Social Security checks south of the border."
. . . "Earlier this year, Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed much the same sentiments when he said that "the Mexicans already here in the United States and making a positive contribution to our economy, and doing a lot for themselves and doing a lot for the American people" deserve some quasi-legal status. The State Department has been hashing out the details of a proposed amnesty or guest worker program with Mexican President Vincente Fox's government since the summer of 2001. The 9/11 attacks effectively placed any such considerations on the back burner, but with the election looming -- and on the heels of the popular but incredibly costly Congressional Medicare "reform" -- it now appears that enough time has passed and enough goodwill has been created within the ranks of Congress to make a de facto amnesty program viable to the Bush Administration. "
FrontPage magazine.com
Monday, December 29, 2003
Friday, October 31, 2003
Hatch's DREAM bill - or is it a NIGHTMARE?
Commentary from MichNews.com
"Our federal government is considering a bill allowing in-state tuition for illegal alien immigrants. The Dream Act, which allows illegal aliens in-state tuition, is a bad dream being propelled by Senator Orin Hatch of Utah. Ironically, he took an oath to serve American citizens: “To defend and protect from enemies both foreign and domestic." Unfortunately, his record shows a total disregard for immigration laws as well as security and defense of our border with Mexico. Thus, 800,000 illegal aliens cross annually with a total of over 10 million to date." . . .
"The Urban Institute estimates the cost of educating illegal alien children in primary American schools exceeds $5 billion a year. It costs $7.4 billion in ESL, English as a second language, classes. It costs California $2.1 billion for its estimated four million illegal alien residents and their kids. Little wonder the 'Golden State' is $38 billion in debt." . . .
"Can any state afford in-state tuition for every student? There is a specific law on the books, one that states the following: Per Federal Law (Title 8, Chapter 14, Sec. 1623) "An alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a state . . . for any post secondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit."
"Our federal government is considering a bill allowing in-state tuition for illegal alien immigrants. The Dream Act, which allows illegal aliens in-state tuition, is a bad dream being propelled by Senator Orin Hatch of Utah. Ironically, he took an oath to serve American citizens: “To defend and protect from enemies both foreign and domestic." Unfortunately, his record shows a total disregard for immigration laws as well as security and defense of our border with Mexico. Thus, 800,000 illegal aliens cross annually with a total of over 10 million to date." . . .
"The Urban Institute estimates the cost of educating illegal alien children in primary American schools exceeds $5 billion a year. It costs $7.4 billion in ESL, English as a second language, classes. It costs California $2.1 billion for its estimated four million illegal alien residents and their kids. Little wonder the 'Golden State' is $38 billion in debt." . . .
"Can any state afford in-state tuition for every student? There is a specific law on the books, one that states the following: Per Federal Law (Title 8, Chapter 14, Sec. 1623) "An alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a state . . . for any post secondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit."
William Raspberry
Even Liberal columnist recognize the folly of illegal aliens rewards.
"The guy who illegally makes himself at home in my shed may turn out to be a pretty good deal for me. Maybe he keeps the grass cut and the snow shoveled and the porch painted — all for less than I could manage on the "legal" market.
But it doesn't follow that I have to put him in my will or otherwise give him the status of family. Isn't the in-state tuition rate for family?
And even that misses the point, which is: If the federal government fails at its job of keeping the illegals out of the country, why should it fall to the states to pay the costs produced by that failure?
The problem, at bottom, is the inability of the federal government to enforce existing immigration policy and its refusal to reform it. The states are simply stuck with the unhappy result."
deseretnews.com | Virginia's illegal-alien policy takes long view
"The guy who illegally makes himself at home in my shed may turn out to be a pretty good deal for me. Maybe he keeps the grass cut and the snow shoveled and the porch painted — all for less than I could manage on the "legal" market.
But it doesn't follow that I have to put him in my will or otherwise give him the status of family. Isn't the in-state tuition rate for family?
And even that misses the point, which is: If the federal government fails at its job of keeping the illegals out of the country, why should it fall to the states to pay the costs produced by that failure?
The problem, at bottom, is the inability of the federal government to enforce existing immigration policy and its refusal to reform it. The states are simply stuck with the unhappy result."
deseretnews.com | Virginia's illegal-alien policy takes long view
Saturday, October 04, 2003
ARE IMMIGRANTS ONLY FILLING low PAYING JOBS???
You've heard that aliens only take the low paying jobs, in the year 2001 alone in Utah over 500 "Labor Condition Applications" were made. Here's a RANDOM sample, click to find more. (These would be LEGAL immigrants)
EPROGRAMMER ANALYSTE -H-1B- EA7ONTA- INC -7E ESALT LAKE CITYE UT $42776 Y 610/1/20016 610/1/046
KDIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTORK -H-1B- KACADEMIA CUMORAH INCK KSALT LAKE CITYK UT 1 1$20 H 110/15/20011 110/14/041
MINFORMATION SYSTEMS/ACCOUNT MM -H-1B- MACCERLERATED EQUITY & DEVELOPM MMURRAYM UT 1 $33000 Y 25/1/20012 25/1/042
FPROGRAMMER / ANALYSTF -H-1B- FACCLAIM STUDIOS SLC INCF FSALT LAKE CITYF UT 1 0$60000 Y 010/15/20010 010/14/040
OOccupations In Systems Analysis And ProgrammingO -H-1B- OACE Technologies, Inc.O OOgdenO UT 1 0$19 H 01/10/20010 011/13/030
EPROGRAMMER ANALYSTE -H-1B- EACES INTERNATIONAL INCE ESALT LAKE CITYE UT 10 3$28257 Y 310/1/20013 310/1/043
WPROGRAMMER ANALYST IIW -H-1B- WALBERTSON'S INC.W WSALT LAKE CITYW UT 1 7$49200 Y 74/15/20017 74/15/047
UPROGRAMMER ANALYSTU -H-1B- UALBERTSON'S INC.U USALT LAKE CITYU UT 1 4$56200 Y 44/15/20014 44/15/044
SDATA BASE ANALYSTS -H-1B- SALBERTSON'S INC.S SSALT LAKE CITYS UT 1 1$65095.99 Y 13/29/20011 13/29/041
ZPROGRAMMER ANALYSTZ -H-1B- ZALBERTSON'S INC.Z ZSALT LAKE CITYZ UT 1 5$56200 Y 54/15/20015 54/15/045
RSurveying/Cartographic OccupationsR -H-1B- RALM and AssociatesR RProvoR UT 1 3$2000 M 32/1/20013 31/31/043
VINTL BUSINESS MANAGERV -H-1B- VALPHAGRAPHICS INCV VSALT LAKE CITYV UT 1 1$75000 Y 19/1/20011 19/1/041
EPROGRAMMER ANALYSTE -H-1B- EA7ONTA- INC -7E ESALT LAKE CITYE UT $42776 Y 610/1/20016 610/1/046
KDIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTORK -H-1B- KACADEMIA CUMORAH INCK KSALT LAKE CITYK UT 1 1$20 H 110/15/20011 110/14/041
MINFORMATION SYSTEMS/ACCOUNT MM -H-1B- MACCERLERATED EQUITY & DEVELOPM MMURRAYM UT 1 $33000 Y 25/1/20012 25/1/042
FPROGRAMMER / ANALYSTF -H-1B- FACCLAIM STUDIOS SLC INCF FSALT LAKE CITYF UT 1 0$60000 Y 010/15/20010 010/14/040
OOccupations In Systems Analysis And ProgrammingO -H-1B- OACE Technologies, Inc.O OOgdenO UT 1 0$19 H 01/10/20010 011/13/030
EPROGRAMMER ANALYSTE -H-1B- EACES INTERNATIONAL INCE ESALT LAKE CITYE UT 10 3$28257 Y 310/1/20013 310/1/043
WPROGRAMMER ANALYST IIW -H-1B- WALBERTSON'S INC.W WSALT LAKE CITYW UT 1 7$49200 Y 74/15/20017 74/15/047
UPROGRAMMER ANALYSTU -H-1B- UALBERTSON'S INC.U USALT LAKE CITYU UT 1 4$56200 Y 44/15/20014 44/15/044
SDATA BASE ANALYSTS -H-1B- SALBERTSON'S INC.S SSALT LAKE CITYS UT 1 1$65095.99 Y 13/29/20011 13/29/041
ZPROGRAMMER ANALYSTZ -H-1B- ZALBERTSON'S INC.Z ZSALT LAKE CITYZ UT 1 5$56200 Y 54/15/20015 54/15/045
RSurveying/Cartographic OccupationsR -H-1B- RALM and AssociatesR RProvoR UT 1 3$2000 M 32/1/20013 31/31/043
VINTL BUSINESS MANAGERV -H-1B- VALPHAGRAPHICS INCV VSALT LAKE CITYV UT 1 1$75000 Y 19/1/20011 19/1/041
Salt Lake City Grapples With Illegal Immigration (ABC News)
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excerpts:
Many of them come to Utah. Latinos are now the largest minority in the country and in Utah. Between legal and illegal immigrants, 19 percent of Salt Lake City, Utah's capital, is now Latino and some area residents aren't very happy about that.
. . . While many Mexicans are making a choice to break the law in hopes of finding work and a better life in America, many U.S. officials are choosing to look the other way. "Any person in any community knows that you can go to just about any job site in the United States, involving construction, or, or in your fields, or in your hotels, and you can make an arrest. We choose not to, simply, we don't have the resources. And, look, I believe that the Hispanic community is critical to Utah," said Robert Flowers, who headed the Utah Olympic Public Safety Command.
Flowers' point is illustrated by the fact that the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has 22 agents in Utah, while the state's illegal population is nearly 75,000.
If an illegal immigrant is working in America but otherwise living a law-abiding life, the chances are small that authorities will find and arrest the worker, according to Steve Branch, who heads the INS office in Salt Lake City.
The message being sent here is simply this: the federal government and the state of Utah are looking the other way. The economy needs illegal workers and the authorities are not about to go looking for them. It is a message that resonates deep into Mexico, and Mexicans find it irresistible.
. . . Almost every illegal Mexican worker knows the story of President Ronald Reagan and amnesty. In 1986 President Reagan signed a law that gave amnesty to people who had entered the country and were working illegally.
The law required illegal immigrants to register with the government and provide proof they had been in "continuous unlawful residence" in the country for at least five years.
excerpts:
Many of them come to Utah. Latinos are now the largest minority in the country and in Utah. Between legal and illegal immigrants, 19 percent of Salt Lake City, Utah's capital, is now Latino and some area residents aren't very happy about that.
. . . While many Mexicans are making a choice to break the law in hopes of finding work and a better life in America, many U.S. officials are choosing to look the other way. "Any person in any community knows that you can go to just about any job site in the United States, involving construction, or, or in your fields, or in your hotels, and you can make an arrest. We choose not to, simply, we don't have the resources. And, look, I believe that the Hispanic community is critical to Utah," said Robert Flowers, who headed the Utah Olympic Public Safety Command.
Flowers' point is illustrated by the fact that the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has 22 agents in Utah, while the state's illegal population is nearly 75,000.
If an illegal immigrant is working in America but otherwise living a law-abiding life, the chances are small that authorities will find and arrest the worker, according to Steve Branch, who heads the INS office in Salt Lake City.
The message being sent here is simply this: the federal government and the state of Utah are looking the other way. The economy needs illegal workers and the authorities are not about to go looking for them. It is a message that resonates deep into Mexico, and Mexicans find it irresistible.
. . . Almost every illegal Mexican worker knows the story of President Ronald Reagan and amnesty. In 1986 President Reagan signed a law that gave amnesty to people who had entered the country and were working illegally.
The law required illegal immigrants to register with the government and provide proof they had been in "continuous unlawful residence" in the country for at least five years.
Rep. Tancredo interview
From Insight magazine:
Q: Isn't Mexico responsible for providing jobs for its own people? Why are Americans burdened with providing jobs for Mexicans who don't have them?
A: That's a good question! It should not be a burden the American people have to bear. I'll never forget a conversation I had two years ago in Mexico with Juan Hernandez, who headed up the newly created Ministry of Mexicans Living in the United States.
Hernandez is a very interesting fellow, a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico, and a good friend of presidents Bush and [Vicente] Fox [of Mexico]. I asked about the purpose of the government agency he heads, since I had never heard of such a thing.
He said its purpose is to increase the flow of Mexican nationals to the United States. I asked, "Why?"
"It serves Mexico's needs," he said, and ticked off a list of such things as remittances to Mexico of $10 billion a year, which is 30 percent of the Mexican GDP [gross domestic product]. It provides employment for an exploding population, it alleviates social instability due to rising unemployment and it provides training for Mexicans, ultimately repatriating those skills back to Mexico.
I responded to his final aim - repatriation of trained and skilled Mexicans back into Mexico - and asked, "Then your government would oppose amnesty for the illegal Mexicans in the United States?"
He cried, "Oh no! We support amnesty totally."
I replied, "I don't understand." I assured him that if amnesty were in effect in the United States, then Mexicans would never return. He then said something riveting: "By populating the United States with millions of Hispanics who are tied economically, politically and linguistically to Mexico, we are able to exert enormous influence and pressure on U.S. policy and its dealings with Mexico."
Q: Isn't Mexico responsible for providing jobs for its own people? Why are Americans burdened with providing jobs for Mexicans who don't have them?
A: That's a good question! It should not be a burden the American people have to bear. I'll never forget a conversation I had two years ago in Mexico with Juan Hernandez, who headed up the newly created Ministry of Mexicans Living in the United States.
Hernandez is a very interesting fellow, a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico, and a good friend of presidents Bush and [Vicente] Fox [of Mexico]. I asked about the purpose of the government agency he heads, since I had never heard of such a thing.
He said its purpose is to increase the flow of Mexican nationals to the United States. I asked, "Why?"
"It serves Mexico's needs," he said, and ticked off a list of such things as remittances to Mexico of $10 billion a year, which is 30 percent of the Mexican GDP [gross domestic product]. It provides employment for an exploding population, it alleviates social instability due to rising unemployment and it provides training for Mexicans, ultimately repatriating those skills back to Mexico.
I responded to his final aim - repatriation of trained and skilled Mexicans back into Mexico - and asked, "Then your government would oppose amnesty for the illegal Mexicans in the United States?"
He cried, "Oh no! We support amnesty totally."
I replied, "I don't understand." I assured him that if amnesty were in effect in the United States, then Mexicans would never return. He then said something riveting: "By populating the United States with millions of Hispanics who are tied economically, politically and linguistically to Mexico, we are able to exert enormous influence and pressure on U.S. policy and its dealings with Mexico."
Monday, September 29, 2003
Phyllis Schlafly on Drivers Licenses for Illegals
Driver licenses for illegals is pseudo amnesty
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. . . A driver license is not merely a license to drive a car. It gives the illegal alien a passport to board a plane, get a job, rent an apartment or car, open a bank account, enter a federal building, apply for social services, travel back and forth across our borders with Mexico and Canada, buy a gun and even register to vote.
. . .U.S. Rep. Chris Cox, R-Calif., calls the new law an "invitation to forgery" for terrorists and criminals. That's because the new system, which lacks any credible identity check, will allow criminals of any nationality to apply for a new license under a phony taxpayer ID number and use it for illegal purposes.
. . . When the 2 million illegal aliens now in California line up for their first-time driver licenses, DMV says it will need "1,000 new positions to be located in 16 new temporary field offices for 12 to 18 months of operation."
. . . Davis ignored the big lesson of Sept. 11, 2001. All 9/11 hijackers had one or more state driver licenses, which enabled them not only to board the fatal planes but also to live and travel in the United States undetected while they plotted their crimes.
. . . A driver license is pseudo amnesty and just about as much sheer lunacy as real amnesty; a driver license confers identity, it is almost a national ID card. The driver license works to erase the distinction between legals and illegals.Congress should pass H.R. 3052, authored by Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Col., to withhold federal highway funds from those states that give licenses to illegal aliens, just as Congress has done to force the states to enact acceptable laws about seat belts, speed limits and the drinking age.
. . .
Read the Entire article
. . . A driver license is not merely a license to drive a car. It gives the illegal alien a passport to board a plane, get a job, rent an apartment or car, open a bank account, enter a federal building, apply for social services, travel back and forth across our borders with Mexico and Canada, buy a gun and even register to vote.
. . .U.S. Rep. Chris Cox, R-Calif., calls the new law an "invitation to forgery" for terrorists and criminals. That's because the new system, which lacks any credible identity check, will allow criminals of any nationality to apply for a new license under a phony taxpayer ID number and use it for illegal purposes.
. . . When the 2 million illegal aliens now in California line up for their first-time driver licenses, DMV says it will need "1,000 new positions to be located in 16 new temporary field offices for 12 to 18 months of operation."
. . . Davis ignored the big lesson of Sept. 11, 2001. All 9/11 hijackers had one or more state driver licenses, which enabled them not only to board the fatal planes but also to live and travel in the United States undetected while they plotted their crimes.
. . . A driver license is pseudo amnesty and just about as much sheer lunacy as real amnesty; a driver license confers identity, it is almost a national ID card. The driver license works to erase the distinction between legals and illegals.Congress should pass H.R. 3052, authored by Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Col., to withhold federal highway funds from those states that give licenses to illegal aliens, just as Congress has done to force the states to enact acceptable laws about seat belts, speed limits and the drinking age.
. . .
Comment: DNews can't understand it, but a Reader does!
Stop flow of migrants
Jing Lin, the immigrant "Freedom Rider" you quoted in Friday's article, claimed that "the U.S. is supposed to be a place of equality." No denying that, but it's also supposed to be a place of representative democracy, where elected officials serve their constituents, not themselves.
Lawmakers receive millions in contributions from rich businessmen who profit from the dirt-cheap labor of illegal immigrants. Polls repeatedly show that over 70 percent of Americans want illegal immigration stopped and legal immigration reduced. It makes no sense to allow it when we have 9 million unemployed workers and millions more on welfare.
Bringing immigrants here won't fix their mess. It'll just make it our mess, too. This is one Republican voter that Utah's GOP just lost. Why bother electing "undercover Democrats" when we can elect real ones?
Craig Russell
Sandy
Stop flow of migrants
Jing Lin, the immigrant "Freedom Rider" you quoted in Friday's article, claimed that "the U.S. is supposed to be a place of equality." No denying that, but it's also supposed to be a place of representative democracy, where elected officials serve their constituents, not themselves.
Lawmakers receive millions in contributions from rich businessmen who profit from the dirt-cheap labor of illegal immigrants. Polls repeatedly show that over 70 percent of Americans want illegal immigration stopped and legal immigration reduced. It makes no sense to allow it when we have 9 million unemployed workers and millions more on welfare.
Bringing immigrants here won't fix their mess. It'll just make it our mess, too. This is one Republican voter that Utah's GOP just lost. Why bother electing "undercover Democrats" when we can elect real ones?
Craig Russell
Sandy
Making the best of a debacle or - There's too many so we'd better give them MORE
Deseret Morning News editorial, Sep 29,2003
Comment: Deseret News says there's too many illegal aliens, therefore we should just accept them - and pay for their education - and pay for the . . . Why worry it's only the law???!!!!
. . .Many American citizens would like to see the government crack down hard on illegal immigrants and send them packing. The point the Freedom Riders drove home was this: It is now too late to turn back the clock. There are not enough funds, not enough agents and not enough willpower to export or even detain the millions of undocumented workers. At this juncture, all we can control is our attitude toward them and our own future.
. . . Giving a driver's license to an undocumented worker seems patently unfair. But it is also a form of registration that allows officials to monitor foreign nationals who have slipped into the country.
. . . But now must be the time to make the best of it.
Comment: and lay back and enjoy.
Deseret Morning News editorial, Sep 29,2003
Comment: Deseret News says there's too many illegal aliens, therefore we should just accept them - and pay for their education - and pay for the . . . Why worry it's only the law???!!!!
. . .Many American citizens would like to see the government crack down hard on illegal immigrants and send them packing. The point the Freedom Riders drove home was this: It is now too late to turn back the clock. There are not enough funds, not enough agents and not enough willpower to export or even detain the millions of undocumented workers. At this juncture, all we can control is our attitude toward them and our own future.
. . . Giving a driver's license to an undocumented worker seems patently unfair. But it is also a form of registration that allows officials to monitor foreign nationals who have slipped into the country.
. . . But now must be the time to make the best of it.
Comment: and lay back and enjoy.
Friday, September 26, 2003
Idaho County Commissioner Vasquez slams efforts to aid illegal immigrants
Idaho Statesman
September 25, 2003
By Sandra Forester, The Idaho Statesman
Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez on Wednesday issued a searing condemnation of efforts by Idaho's congressional delegation to support legislation to help illegal immigrants.
"I am accusing Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Butch Otter and Mike Simpson of
collaborating with the unarmed enemy invading America," Vasquez wrote in
a news release issued on his official commissioner stationery. "All for
a vote to stay in office."
Vasquez opposes proposed legislation that would give undocumented
workers the opportunity to earn permanent legal status. Craig and Sen.
Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., are co-sponsoring such a bill.
Vasquez also said he opposes a proposal to allow children of illegal
immigrants to pay in-state tuition at colleges and universities instead
of higher out-of-state tuition.
The legislation would reward those who have broken laws, he said.
. . .
Fellow Commissioner Matt Beebe said while the news release was sent on
Vasquez's commission letterhead, that doesn't mean its tone or contents
represent the entire commission's views.
"I support the concept. I would not have been so aggressive toward our
congressional delegates," Beebe said. "To validate those who come here
illegally tears down the value of our citizenship."
Idaho Statesman
September 25, 2003
By Sandra Forester, The Idaho Statesman
Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez on Wednesday issued a searing condemnation of efforts by Idaho's congressional delegation to support legislation to help illegal immigrants.
"I am accusing Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Butch Otter and Mike Simpson of
collaborating with the unarmed enemy invading America," Vasquez wrote in
a news release issued on his official commissioner stationery. "All for
a vote to stay in office."
Vasquez opposes proposed legislation that would give undocumented
workers the opportunity to earn permanent legal status. Craig and Sen.
Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., are co-sponsoring such a bill.
Vasquez also said he opposes a proposal to allow children of illegal
immigrants to pay in-state tuition at colleges and universities instead
of higher out-of-state tuition.
The legislation would reward those who have broken laws, he said.
. . .
Fellow Commissioner Matt Beebe said while the news release was sent on
Vasquez's commission letterhead, that doesn't mean its tone or contents
represent the entire commission's views.
"I support the concept. I would not have been so aggressive toward our
congressional delegates," Beebe said. "To validate those who come here
illegally tears down the value of our citizenship."
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