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8.04.2009

Obama keeps to Bush's strict immigration policy

New York Times: Obama administration continues firm Bush policy on illegal immigrants

Despite early pledges by President Obama to moderate the tough Bush policy on illegal immigrants, the Obama administration is pursuing an aggressive strategy for an illegal immigration crackdown. Many Hispanic Obama supporters are antagonized by this, and ae openly protesting the national campaign.

The administration recently undertook audits of employee paperwork at hundreds of businesses, expanded a program to verify worker immigration status that has been widely criticized as flawed, bolstered a program of cooperation between federal and local law enforcement agencies, and rejected proposals for legally binding rules governing conditions in immigration detention centers.

“We are expanding enforcement, but I think in the right way,” said Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano in an interview.

Also in the South:

ALABAMA: Artur Davis unveils school dropout plan

ARKANSAS: Schools prepare for spread of H1N1 virus

FLORIDA: GOP trying to convince Lou Holtz to run for congress in central part of state

GEORGIA: GOP governors' relationship strained by water wars

KENTUCKY: State's largest e-medical records implementation plan underway

LOUISIANA: Rep. Alexander calls for ban on tax hikes for guns, ammo

MISSISSIPPI: State GOP launches voter ID campaign

NORTH CAROLINA: Six months in, Gov. Bev Perdue ranks as one of most unpopular governors

SOUTH CAROLINA: 20% in the state lack health insurance

TENNESSEE: Poll shows more Tennesseans leaning toward Democratic party

VIRGINIA: Star-Exponent: Editorial: Two ideas for legislators to consider
"Commercializing highway rest areas and privatizing liquor stores (are) worth considering if (they) will generate revenue for the state."


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At 2:47 PM, Blogger Brittanicus said...

The need to erase the blemish of illegal immigration prompted Congress to enact the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. The IRCA toughened criminal sanctions for employers who hired illegal aliens, denied illegal aliens federally funded welfare benefits, and legitimized some aliens through an amnesty program–EXCEPT THESE LAWS NEVER WERE ENFORCED? Neither the federal government, nor state county have denied most benefits to illegal immigrants. That is why one state–California–is involved in a monstrous budget deficit? California--THE SANCTUARY STATE-- has been overrun with millions of illegal entrants, as with Arizona and other border states. An the ingredients of federal law has been a breeding ground for entitlements that have been gravely compromised by pandering to minority caucuses REMEMBER THERE ARE MANY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS, WHO WANT ABSOLUTELY NO RESTRICTIONS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN BE ALLOWED INTO THE US?.

It would be untrue to accuse just the Democrats for this, because all politicians have been involved in distracting–THE PEOPLE–from the real issues that cost them billions of dollars. The population falls for these distractions every time, so they can hit you with either higher taxes or give huge tax reimbursements to their corporate comrades. Illegal immigration is a major depletion of every tax treasury, throughout this land. Giving any kind of AMNESTY will enhance the predictable–OVERPOPULATION. The complete neglect of our interstate highway system, tunnels and bridges is just the slow eroding of our infrastructure. In the near future the population growth will explode, to over another hundred million people. IT would be an unmentionable catastrophe to open the doors wide at the border, giving millions of illegal immigrant’s expressway to a path to citizenship. Already our Senate has voted to give illegal immigrants and families a right to access the new health care provisions--WHICH THE TAXPAYER WILL PAY FOR?
THEREFORE THIS IS A FREE WELFARE FOR ALL PARIAH BUSINESSES THAT STILL HIRE ILLEGAL LABORERS.

You must decide the future of future generations, because just my ranting will have very little influence on the power brokers in Washington. Call your Senator or Congressman at 202-224-3121 and impress on the people you vote into office that you want an alternative to the predatory health care insurers. You want the right to choose? That includes the Universal government run system that certainly isn’t any worse than the profiteering insurers. That you also want your political representative to sever any path to citizenship, but to enforce a firm, permanent--ALL ENCOMPASSING-- E-Verify, police 287(g) enforcement and not to rescind the no-match letter or weaken ICE raids. Tell them you are a voter and convey to them, as you voted them into office as you can remove them, just as easy? Read the naked true facts by GOOGLING--NUMBERSUSA

 

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