While liberals and immigration rights advocates were pinning futile hopes on the Supreme Court invalidating Arizona’s anti-immigrant law, lest other conservative states stampede to pass similar bills, Mississippi conservatives quietly shelved their own version. It now appears that Arizona-type laws are more likely to suffer their demise at the hands of politics rather than judges.
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This venomous rant contains all the labels needed to enrage an unsuspecting reader. The bottom line is that illegal immigrants have inalienable rights bestowed on them by some ethereal force embedded in the liberal mind. Enjoy the flavor of her words. "GOP control of every facet of political life" - doesn't this sound like communist Russia? Shifting gears, she throws out this one - "Govenor Paul Bryant is a CREATURE OF THE TEA PARTY". Saying it does not make it so. She sees laws passed to protect the citizens of the state of Arizona as "Draconian" and have been a disaster for Arizona and Mississippi". The citizens who live there would beg to differ. Arizona reacted to their inability to fund the social and medical programs for their criminal, illegal immigrants with these laws. Their children were being denied education funds to subsidize their schools and hospitals. A majority of these American citizens demand the enforcement of federal and state laws so willfully ignored by the federal justice department. Not everyone in Mississippi grows tomatoes or depends on the abuse of illegals who receive meager wages and horrible shacks to live in. This writer paints a picture distorted by her own views that dictate a lack of reason. No reasonable, sane person would presume that a legislative tabling of a law intended to promote the enforcement of laws is evil. She says, "The victory is comforting" to see all immigrants rights restored by a legislative move to table an anti-illegal immigrant law. Plainly stated, this is liberal hog wash and begs the question whether it should have been printed at all in a responsible journal like the Globe.
Well "profox" certainly got upset, but failed to note the point of the piece. Anti-immigrant legislation was defeated by the "conservatives" of the state. Why? Because it was felt to be anti-business. The same argument is being had here in Florida, the Tea Party wants it, business doesn't. One needs to be careful who they sleep with or you can these nasty surprises as the Chamber of Commerce is discovering.
Your point is well taken, Attaturk. However, I realized the business aspect of the article. My point is the verbiage used to describe the problem. Business certainly wants this cheap labor. No doubt, they control many of the "conservative" politicians with their purse strings. That does not mean that the citizens of the state agree. I feel strongly that the writers use of inflamatory language is designed to denigrate the Tea Party and conservatives in general. Owners who need cheap, migratory labor for their crops don't care what life is life for the illegals. They also do not care if their states go broke paying for their underpaid, uninsured workers education and medical care. That is left to the unfortunate types who think of themselves as Tea Partiers.
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California, Nevada, New York and other blue states are unquestionably going to be swamped, with not just illegal aliens from across the borders, but if Arizona law is considered legal by the Supreme Court in June, masses of people from Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and others will flee to the Sanctuary states. Then I would assume with the states where policing laws are not enforced, the residents will be enraged in having to pay even more taxes, to subsidize the education, health care for the new arrivals. Illegal immigration does influence the U.S. economy and cost state taxpayers over 113 billion dollars a year. Democratic Assembly member Manuel Pérez in California is pressing his covert policy, to give hundreds of thousands of illegal farm workers a state permit, to work and settle there. Only problem is the farms and the huge acreage of agricultural businesses are poorly regulated and nothing stops these illegal laborers with their families from disappearing into the cities and towns. Although the farmers pay wages for the workers in central California, they are not held responsible for their family's health care or the children's education, which comes out of state resident's income. Americans have been continually abused by federal, state and local representatives, and unless are government starts to pay attention to not just California, from one West coast to the other. We will be overwhelmed by the throngs that keep on arriving. The fact that they are here illegal doesn't seem to register with our politician's lobotomized brains as these representatives of THE PEOPLE keep pampering them. The TEA PARTY will end this charades and punish those who have ignored the interests of the people? As with Senator Richard Lugar being unseated by the Tea Party former Treasurer, it could illustrate things to come as law makers who have shoved immigration amnesties are seeing the 'writing on the wall'. IF MITT ROMNEY BEGINS RENEGING HE WILL LOSE MANY TEA PARTY ENDORSEMENTS. FLIP-FLOPPERS CAN HARDLY BE TRUSTED, TO CARRY OUT PROMISES? Arizona was marked for intimidation by Department of Justice, as has Alabama, Georgia and other states looking out for their legal residence to protect them against court unfunded mandates. California wants more money from taxes, as they are in serious trouble with their welfare issues. Billions of dollars going towards illegal alien schooling, medical care, food stamps and other public assistance for their children smuggled in through our so-called fence or entering as a visitor by aircraft with no intentions of leaving. Two laws that need attention and not blocking a mandated E-Verify by Republican House speaker, John Boehner of Ohio and Dave Camp of Michigan, Chairman of the empowered Ways and Means Committee. Anybody who has been reluctant to sponsor these bipartisan bills needs to be removed from office. Either political party member, Governors, Mayors, Police chiefs, lower court judges and county and city managers, along with
Either political party member, Governors, Mayors, Police chiefs, lower court judges and county and city managers, along with councilors will also be discarded. This lax enforcement has gone on far too long, as the high pressure groups and campaign contributors have literary run this country into the ground. Every year these lawmakers import an estimated million and half new immigrants, the majority poorly skilled and take discount wages and conditions. Every year over 450.000 new female arrivals turn up from to take advantage of our baby delivery hospitals. By law none can be turned away, because the courts say so, which has led to closed doors, bankruptcy many hospitals in California and then the whole burden is shifted to the taxpayers. So along with mandatory E-Verify, to verify eligible American labor force, it can detect 98 percent of foreign nationals applying for work. To further enforce our laws, we must rescind the wrongly interpreted 14th amendment. It must be amended by Congress, so that only the children with either one parent must be a U.S. citizen, for the child to gain his own citizenship. Right now we have a tax and spend administration which will do just about anything, including overlooking non citizens voting to stay in power. A WTHR-TV report about illegal aliens stealing over 4.2 billion dollars, while regular citizens and residents are audited and hounded by the I.R.S for a few thousand dollars is just disgusting? It seems this isn't just an Obama issue, but goes back many years. These refundable tax returns are fraud of the highest level and the IRS says their hands are tied? Can anybody tell the American people why illegal aliens are collecting refunds for nieces and nephews and other relatives who are living back in Mexico and nothing is being done to stop this outrage? Not only are they receiving free health care, free education for their children, but they are draining America of our money now. According to the report nearly three quarters of tax returns filed by illegal aliens received such tax credits, while the rest are paid under the table by dishonest business owners. In just one instance an illegal alien with $14,000 income not only paid no taxes, but received a refund of $10,000. In another example found four illegal immigrants in one mobile home who claimed 20 dependents. They received nearly $30,000 from the IRS, but only one child was living in the home. The I.R.S. has dished out billions in Tax refunds to illegal migrants and immigrants due to this refundable "additional child tax credit," which gives eligible families $1000 per child, ignoring warnings about these abuses from the agency's own inspector general. Is it no wonder states are in such a miserable way, when their forced to financially support every illegal alien? All I can say to every patriotic American is to call Senators and House members Washington number at 202-224-3121. The Congress, specifically from GOP House speaker, John Boehner of Oh
The Congress, specifically from GOP House speaker, John Boehner of Ohio and Dave Camp of Michigan, as the Chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee to stop blocking the 50-state E-Verify bill. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) has introduced the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 that would, eliminate the practice of Birthright Citizenship by requiring at least one parent of children born in the United States to be a U.S. citizen. . Birthright citizenship for illegal aliens not only compensates illegal immigration and adds to the population growth, it also acts as a "footing" for illegal-alien family members to remain in the United States and eventually legalize their status. There are 87 Sponsors for the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 (H.R.140) and needs every patriotic American assistance to get this amendment passed to bypass the current travesty. Last but not least is the nationwide 'Secure Communities' law that any illegal alien caught, will be detained by local police and fingerprints sent to ICE for investigation of criminal acts. Although Obama has decided that not all foreign nationals are criminals, even though they entered America in the first place and millions procured U.S. citizens ID, to obtain work. That in the law books is one misdemeanor and one felony, although entering another country jurisdiction should be a felony in any case? As to the Dream Act, I think it could be assessed that some of the millions of children slipped into the country by their parents, could receive a special visa to stay, but not under the Democratic policies. The Republican criteria of mandatory military service and high achieving scholars would benefit, but no guarantee of a path to citizenship. Eligible individuals would still have to apply for permanent status through the regular channels. Sen. Marco Rubio has drafted his own plan but he stated, "he's concerned some of those the young people could sponsor their parents - the very people who brought their children to the U.S. illegally. That could open the door to as many as 3 million new immigrants". This would open the welfare door even wider than it is now. Agreeing to financially sponsor family members only work for a short time, then the whole load of entitlements falls heavily on the taxpayer once again. The Tea Party does not discriminate against any citizen, naturalized citizen or permanent resident, but is in opposition to the unlawful immigration occupation from any person, from any country who came here without consent of the nation. The TEA PARTY encompasses small and large chapters throughout America of every nationality, every race and every faith denomination? Their TEA PARTY agenda is to replace all lawmakers, Governors, Mayor, police chiefs and all elected administrators in every federal, state and municipal agency that doesn't have the same loyal ideology of the Tea Party leaders. If you cherish your sovereignty it is imperative we reject the growing rot in Congress that will b
If you cherish your sovereignty it is imperative we reject the growing rot in Congress that will benefit all of us, whereas the TEA PARTY is the place to be. We the People are discouraged and angry with both parties and they need to get it through in their head to listen to every voter or find themselves in the unemployment Line with an old dinosaur as Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana.
"Missing from that list is anything actually related to immigrants or their rights. " If the very basis by which a person is in a location is illegal, then what additional "rights" do you have?