Rewarding Crime

Thanks to Right Wing News, I've got a couple stories about illegal immigrants to address.

Let's start with this one:

Democrats look to relax rules on illegal aliens

Three Democratic lawmakers yesterday proposed a broad legalization for illegal aliens that would allow many of those who have lived here for five years instant legal status.

So...you're telling me that we're giving preferential treatment to people who have spent more time breaking the law? Brilliant.

The bill, which also includes a new temporary-worker program, is much broader than what President Bush proposed in January and broader than most other immigration bills pending in Congress.

Are there any real conservatives left on this planet? Hello? Bueller?

"It is in the national interest to have all those here seeking the American dream to be able to fully participate and contribute to American society," said Rep. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat and chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.

THEN THEY SHOULD F**KING COME HERE LEGALLY, YOU F**KING MORON!

"Those who bend their back every day picking the fruits and vegetables that end up on our kitchen tables are part of America. Those who, through the sweat of their labor, dig the ditches that lay the infrastructure for the future are part of America."

It's. Still. Against. The. Law. People shouldn't even be hiring them; They should be reporting them to the INS.

He is sponsoring the bill along with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, and Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, Illinois Democrat.

Illegal aliens who have lived in the United States for five years and worked and paid taxes for two years would win permanent legal residence, or a green card, after passing a criminal background check.

O....kay...wouldn't a criminal background check reveal that they're IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY? Oh, I guess they meant real crimes.

Under the new temporary-worker program, those overseas could take part in a new, two-year visa, of which 250,000 would be issued a year, with a chance for permanent residence at the end.

Why don't we give these jobs to Americans? What happened to those horrible, tax-cut related unemployment figures the left was whining about for 2 years?

The bill would also abolish the 10-year ban, which says those who have lived in the U.S. illegally for a year and want to apply for a green card must first return to their home country for a decade.

Did I miss something? When did it become okay to live here illegally for a year in the first place?

With Hispanic voters being courted during this election year, and Mexicans making up a large part of the illegal work force in the United States, both parties are looking at immigration legislation.

"Illegal work force?" Okay, now I'm confused.

Mr. Bush in January proposed his own guest-worker program, which allows those already here illegally and those overseas to apply for a three-year work visa. The visa is renewable an unspecified number of times. Mr. Bush also proposed raising the number of green cards.

Because Mr. Bush is a freaking RINO when it comes to domestic policies.

But Mr. Kennedy and other Democrats said that with no definite connection between the guest-worker program and permanent status, illegal aliens identifying themselves under Mr. Bush's plan would risk being deported at the end of their temporary work period.

Hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Mr. Kennedy said his bill will help national security because it will convert the flow of immigrants at the border from illegal to legal and allow "immigration-enforcement agents to focus their resources on terrorists and criminals attempting to enter the country."

WHAT? How does letting more people into the country make us more secure? Were people only breaking the law because of the traumatic stigmatization that comes with being identified as illegal?

Several Republicans who have proposed their own, more limited guest-worker programs, said the Kennedy plan is unworkable.

Why don't these "Republicans" propose a program that hires LEGAL FRIGGIN' WORKERS?

Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, whose plan sets a time limit for guest workers and creates incentives for them to leave at the end of their time, said the Democrats' new bill "does little beyond encouraging further illegal immigration and does nothing to re-establish respect for the law."

Finally, something in this article that I can agree with.

Still, Don Stewart...

The Daily Show guy? Oh, wait, that's Jon Stewart.

...a spokesman for Mr. Cornyn, said the new proposal shows the immigration debate has shifted somewhat in the last few years.

"Democrats are moving away from their outright amnesty to any and all, regardless of how long you've been here, and at least moving toward some restrictions on their amnesty bills," Mr. Stewart.

"B-b-b-b-but those poor immigrants were forced to come here illegally! How dare you call them criminals!"

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee Republican, said he won't consider either Democrats' broad proposal or any of the other similar ones pending.

"We're not going to address immigration in the comprehensive manner that was initially proposed by the White House," he told reporters, although he did say "some element of immigration" will be taken up before the end of this year.

Which means essentially nothing, when you really think about it.

Possibilities include expanding the cap on seasonal-worker permits used in particular by summertime resorts and fishing industries, or passing a specific guest-worker program for agricultural workers, called the AgJobs Bill.

I'll say this again: Give the jobs to AMERICAN WORKERS.

That bill, which allows agricultural workers a path to citizenship and would legalize many workers here already, has 61 sponsors, the number needed for overcoming procedural hurdles. Sponsors include more than half of Senate Republicans and more than two-thirds of Senate Democrats.

Have I mentioned that I have no faith in humanity? I don't think I've mentioned that in a while.

Ridiculous.

Posted by CD on May 6, 2004 04:52 PM
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